Policy paper

UK National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP)

The UK’s draft National Energy and Climate Plan sets out our integrated climate and energy objectives, targets, policies and measures. This has been superseded by the Energy white paper.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 29 January 2019
• Last updated: 7 June 2021 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Documents

The UK's integrated National Energy and Climate Plan - final (as per 31 January 2020)

PDF, 3.19 MB, 276 pages

The UK's integrated National Energy and Climate Plan - draft (December 2018)

PDF, 3.35 MB, 139 pages

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Details

Under the Clean Energy Package negotiated in 2018, EU member states were required to produce a National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP).

In line with the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has submitted and published its final NECP. However, as we are not a member state, our performance in the areas of energy and climate change no longer contributes towards EU targets.

The content in the NECP is wholly accurate up to 31 January 2020, the date the UK left the EU. However, policy announcements and publications after this date have not been incorporated, and the NECP does not supersede these announcements. The impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19) are also not taken into account.

See the Energy white paper and the Prime Minister’s Ten point plan for a green industrial revolution, which set out how the UK will clean up its energy system to reach net zero emissions by 2050.

Published 29 January 2019
Last updated 7 June 2021 + show all updates

1. 7 June 2021

   Added the UK's final integrated National Energy and Climate Plan as per 31 January 2020.

2. 29 January 2019

   First published.