UK water companies have joined forces as part of the international Race to Zero campaign, pledging to deliver a net zero water supply for customers by 2030.

Water UK is the first industry trade body to be made just one of 20 official partners to the UNFCCC’s Race to Zero campaign, which aims to rally leadership across businesses, cities, regions and investors for a healthy, resilient, zero carbon recovery.

Anglian Water and Severn Trent have been confirmed as the first companies to join the campaign under the Water UK umbrella, building on the launch of the sector’s Net Zero 2030 Routemap in November last year. Designed to provide water companies with a framework on which to build their own net zero action plans, the Routemap estimates potential investments of £2-4bn into tackling the emissions associated with providing clean water to over 28 million homes and businesses.

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