While the market for EVs continues to expand, broader electrification across the UK’s energy system is failing to keep pace.
The UK Government’s Climate Change Committee (CCC) progress report for 2025 underlines the scale of the challenge facing the country’s energy transition.
UK emissions dropped by 1.8% last year, supported by record renewable energy contracts and a 26% rise in peatland restoration.
However, momentum in electrification has weakened. Installations of heat pumps in existing homes rose by just 7%, a sharp slowdown from 56% growth the year before.
Electricity’s share in industrial energy consumption also edged down, leaving businesses more exposed to fossil fuel price swings and placing future carbon targets at risk.
