A year before COP26 took place, HSBC commissioned research from UCL to investigate four key sectors that would need to decarbonise for the UK to have any prospect of meeting its legally binding net-zero commitment for 2050. The four sectors were agriculture, freight transport, manufacturing and commercial real estate. In the subsequent months, researchers from the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources (ISR) and the UCL Energy Institute produced their reports on the decarbonisation of these sectors. Each report was launched by HSBC with an online webinar featuring the lead researcher, an HSBC commentator, and discussants from the relevant sector. All the reports were published in this way prior to COP26, and also released by UCL through its COP26 Campaign, ‘Together for Climate Action’.
Read the reports:
Report by UCL academics and released by HSBC, states that farmers need to be prepared to take action now in order to achieve Net Zero in the agriculture sector by 2050.
This report report explores the solutions and barriers for net zero in freight transport.
This report highlights the need for UK manufacturing to be prepared to take urgent action in order to achieve net zero by 2050.
This report highlights the need for UK manufacturing to be prepared to take urgent action in order to achieve net zero by 2050.