Mission Zero

Mission Zero is a landmark independent report into the delivery of the UK's commitment to net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Chaired by Chris Skidmore, the UK's former Energy Minister who was responsible for signing net zero into law, its conclusions set out, for the very first time, a new economic narrative for climate policy, demonstrating the vast financial opportunity that net zero can deliver. This timely and crucial report acts as a template for how all countries can map out future challenges and opportunities and, above all, deliver their own pathway to net zero while also creating new jobs, industries and investment for the future. Commissioned by the UK's Prime Minister in September 2022, Mission Zero is the largest engagement exercise on net zero conducted to date and has been widely recognised as the most informative and detailed document on the topic, covering every sector and aspect of society. This important book is a vital piece of work and an indispensable must-read for anyone interested in energy, climate and sustainability policy.

Rt Hon. Chris Skidmore OBE MP was appointed chair of the UK's independent review of net zero in September 2022 and published Mission Zero in January 2023. He was the UK's Minister for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (attending Cabinet) when he signed the UK's net zero commitment into law in June 2019 - making the UK the first G7 country to do so. He also secured the UK's presidency of the UN COP26 conference in Glasgow. Previously, he has served in five government departments, including twice as Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation between 2018 and 2020. He is a senior fellow (2021-23) at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School and a professor of practice, focusing on net zero policy, at the University of Bath.