Expert Comment: What does the Seventh Carbon Budget mean for the UK's drive to net zero?

The UK’s Climate Change Committee has recently released its recommendation for a cap on emissions over the five-year period of 2038–2042. Dr Injy Johnstone, Oxford Net Zero and Smith School Research Fellow in Net Zero Aligned Offsetting; Jessica Zionts, Oxford Net Zero Researcher and DPhil student at the Environmental Change Institute; Millicent Sutton, Oxford Net Zero Researcher on net zero aviation; and Sindi Kuci, Researcher with the Oxford Sustainable Finance Group, break down what it all means for the UK’s efforts to reach net zero by 2050.