The BBC has published details of how it plans to be a net zero organisation by 2050.

The broadcaster has announced the ambition in its first climate transition plan.

It plans to reduce, optimize and innovate its energy to low carbon solutions and develop skills across its organisation to focus on tacking climate change. This includes its operations, editorial and content production.

The BBC also aims to play “an important role in contributing to the industry and economy wide transition” towards net zero.

Its transition plan will be updated regulator “and will continue to review its approach to ensure that it always meets the highest standards in sustainability practice, reporting and disclosures.

Work already carried out includes reducing emissions on its Northern Ireland based police drama Blue Lights be replacing diesel fuel with HVO in generators and production trucks.

It has also replaced refrigeration chillers and gas-fired boilers with heat pumps in its offices.

This year the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approved the BBC’s long-term targets to reduce all emissions by at least 90% by 2050, building on its existing near-term targets to halve emissions by 2030.

“This Transition Plan will support the BBC’s journey to Net Zero and is a hugely important milestone as we commit to a low-carbon future,” said the broadcaster’s director of sustainability Danielle Mulder.

“Given the importance of climate change and biodiversity loss, we know our commitment to Net Zero matters to our staff, our suppliers and our audiences. We invite everyone we work with to get involved as we reduce our environmental impact.”

Last year the BBC revealed that it was ahead of target in cutting emissions and had reduced its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by more than a fifth.

Scope 1 covers emissions that the organisation has direct control over, whereas Scope 2 refers to indirect emissions.

The broadcaster had also cut Scope 3 emissions, covering its supply chain, by 9%.

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