Welcome to the Green Alliance podcast. We are a charity and think tank dedicated to achieving ambitious

leadership for the environment. I'm Holly Brazier-Atoe, Director of Politics at Green Alliance.

The UK has made impressive progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions since passing the Climate

Change Act in 2008, meeting all three of its carbon budgets so far. These budgets set targets for total

greenhouse gas emissions produced over a five-year period, and they've been steering the UK

towards a low-carbon economy. The UK is now over halfway to achieving net zero carbon, and

it's driving growth, with the green economy growing in value three times faster than the wider economy.

As part of this, the government faces a number of legal deadlines,

by which time it needs to produce a climate action plan,

laying out their plans for what they think is a credible pathway towards a lower carbon economy.

However, both of the previous two climate action plans have

been ruled unlawful by the courts for failing to demonstrate sufficient detail on how targets

will be met and the deadline for the most recent plan was the 29th of October 2025. It came,

you guessed it, on the 29th of October. Labelled the incredibly catchy carbon budget and growth delivery plan.

The latest plan included a number of documents, including a broad narrative talking about the necessity for action on climate and nature.

A huge document laying out the calculations for how the government think they'll meet the targets across different sectors.

An investor prospectus aimed at providing

certainty for businesses about the UK's commitment to the green economy, and a methane action

plan, laying out the importance of action on methane emissions specifically. To make sense of all

of that, I am thrilled to be joined by Sam Alvis, Associate Director for Energy and Environment at Think Tank,

KIPPR. We've been waiting a long time for this climate plan. Why do you think it matters?

Why do you think they're significant for UK climate strategy? Yeah, I mean, two judicial

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