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Phasing Abatement (Quick Wins → Deep Cuts)
2025: efficiency & demand reduction. 2030: electrification. 2040+: residual + offsets.
10 min read · Jacob Willis, Net Zero Lead · Last reviewed July 2026
A net-zero goal decades away means nothing without a plan to reach it. A roadmap sequences the journey into phases - quick wins first, deep cuts later - turning a distant target into a series of concrete, scheduled steps. The sequencing is not arbitrary; it follows a logic that minimises cost and maximises effect.
In this lesson
- 01Why phasing matters
- 02The sequencing logic
- 03Why efficiency comes first
- 04Why electrify before fully decarbonising supply
- 05Quick wins and momentum
- 06Interim milestones
- 07The hard-to-abate residual
- 08Building the roadmap
- 09The roadmap as the integrating plan
- 10Sources and further reading