30 Jun 2021
The CCC has issued its 2021 Progress Report to Parliament. This is the CCC’s annual assessment of UK progress in reducing emissions and biennial assessment of progress in adapting to climate change. Key messages The Government has made historic climate promises in the past year, for which it deserves credit. However, it has been too […]
01 Jul 2020
Last week we covered the Climate Change Committee’s 2020 report to Parliament. Recently, the Committee also set out its recommendations for a resilient recovery from Covid-19 (published May) and (last week) on the coverage of Environmental Land Management Scheme in letters to the Prime Minister, and Defra, respectively. On the green recovery, the CCC’s recommendations […]
13 Jul 2016
CCC – ASC ‘New report provides authoritative scientific assessment of climate change risks to UK Climate change is happening now. Globally, 14 of the 15 hottest years on record have occurred since 2000. The impacts of climate change are already being felt in the UK, and urgent action is required to address climate-related risks, the […]
20 Oct 2015
The Government has responded to the Climate Change Committee 2015 progress report. Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, and Rt Hon Liz Truss MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, are the responsible Cabinet Ministers. In their response they say: “This Government remains committed to our carbon targets and to protecting […]
15 Jul 2015
This is the Committee’s first report to the new Parliament and the first report under sections 36 and 59 of the Climate Change Act, covering both progress towards meeting carbon budgets and progress on adaptation to climate change. It includes the CCC’s first ever statutory assessment of the National Adaptation Programme http://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/reducing-emissions-and-preparing-for-climate-change-2015-progress-report-to-parliament/ Different editorials have lead on […]
13 Jul 2015
In the build up to Paris we will get more and more of this type of material but will it make a difference to George Osborne & Co. From post-election decisions apparently not. Ocean scientists give stark warning to governments ahead of Paris climate negotiations UK Ocean Acidification Association ‘A healthy ocean is essential for […]