Q&A: How UK’s seventh carbon budget will deliver ‘£865bn’ in economic benefits Simon Evans 06.03.26Simon Evans 03.06.2026 | 9:11amThe Labour government wants to cut UK greenhouse gas emissions to 87% below 1990 levels by 2040, which it says will deliver £865bn in economic benefits. The target has been set out in draft legislation for the seventh “carbon budget”, a legally binding limit on emission...