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The ElephantThe climate change and environmental emergency: a comprehensive resource for journalists, politicians, policy makers, activists and citizens
'A matter of urgency': CCC slams past policy failures as it calls for bold action to hit climate goals
2024-07-18 in Business GreenClimate Change Committee's annual progress report criticises dearth of climate leadership over past year, as it urges new government to redouble decarbonisation efforts
Tagged under: Committee on Climate Change UK
‘Disappointing and surprising’: Why isn’t this a climate election in the UK?
2024-06-10 in The GuardianMore than 400 scientists write to political parties urging ambitious action or risk making Britain and the world ‘more dangerous and insecure’
Tagged under: Committee on Climate Change UK
UK is failing to put climate crisis at centre of national security measures, MPs told
2024-05-14 in The GuardianExperts say changing climate is ‘threat multiplier’ and that US and Germany already include it in planning
Tagged under: Committee on Climate Change UK | Drought
'UK less ambitious on climate than before' says watchdog
2024-04-20 (or before) in The BBCChris Stark, head of the Climate Change Committee (CCC), told the BBC the prime minister had not prioritised the issue.
Tagged under: Committee on Climate Change UK
Economists urge Bank of England to 'step up, not back' on climate change
2024-03-18 in Business GreenLetter to Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey calls for Bank to push forward with urgent work to tackle escalating climate risks
Tagged under: Committee on Climate Change UK
UK plans to adapt to climate crisis ‘fall far short’ of what is required
2024-03-13 in The GuardianGovernment has no credible plan for effects of extreme weather, says Committee on Climate Change
Tagged under: UK | UK Politics | Climate Change Adaption | Committee on Climate Change UK
New gas power plants needed to bolster energy supply, PM says
2024-03-12 in The BBCCritics say a commitment to build new, gas-fired power stations would threaten climate pledges.
Tagged under: Net Zero | Committee on Climate Change UK | UK Politics
Climate chiefs admitted net zero plan based on insufficient data, lea…
2024-03-11 (or before) in Archive.is - web archiveTagged under: Net Zero | UK Politics | Committee on Climate Change UK
Climate chief told staff to 'kill' negative net zero story with 'tech…
2024-03-11 (or before) in Archive Today - web archiveTagged under: UK Politics | Committee on Climate Change UK
Climate chief told staff to ‘kill’ negative net zero story
2024-03-11 (or before) in The TelegraphChris Stark accused of obfuscation after being asked for clarity over claims of a mistake made by the Climate Change Committee
Tagged under: UK Politics | Committee on Climate Change UK
Ministers could use loophole to water down carbon reduction commitments
2024-02-28 in The GuardianClimate committee urges government not to relax future targets after UK overachieved in 2018-22, in part thanks to lockdowns
Tagged under: Carbon Offsetting | Committee on Climate Change UK
Climate Change Committee advises against 'carry-over' of Third Carbon Budget emissions savings
2024-02-28 in Business GreenGovernment will be putting climate goals at risk if it decides to loosen future carbon budgets, climate advisors warn
Tagged under: Net Zero | Committee on Climate Change UK
'A damning indictment': Lord Deben intervenes in High Court legal challenge against government climate plans
2024-02-21 in Business GreenConservative peer and former chair of the Climate Change Committee submits witness statement in support of legal action accusing government of breaching Climate Change Act
Tagged under: Litigation | UK Politics | Net Zero | Committee on Climate Change UK
The UK’s electric vehicle strategy needs a rapid recharge says Lords Committee - Committees - UK Parliament
2024-02-14 (or before) in UK Parliament CommitteesThe Environment and Climate Change Committee has published its report 'EV strategy: rapid recharge needed'.
Tagged under: Committee on Climate Change UK
Electric cars: Lords urge action on 'misinformation' in press
2024-02-06 in The BBCThe Lords Climate Change Committee called on the government to push back against mistruths on range and cost.
Tagged under: Cars | Committee on Climate Change UK | Disinformation and Misinformation
Delivering a reliable decarbonised power system - Climate Change Committee
2024-01-27 (or before) in Climate Change CommitteeThis report illustrates what a reliable, resilient, decarbonised electricity supply system could look like in 2035, and the steps required to achieve it.
Tagged under: Electricity | Committee on Climate Change UK
Jeremy Hunt’s net zero target claims criticised by climate advisers
2024-01-07 in The GuardianClimate Change Committee tells chancellor issuing new oil and gas licenses is ‘inconsistent’ with government’s temperature goals
Tagged under: Legislation | UK Politics | UK | Oil Industry | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero | Committee on Climate Change UK
UK likely to miss Paris climate targets by wide margin, analysis shows
2023-12-05 in The GuardianExclusive: Under current policies, Britain could fall short of internationally agreed goal of 68% cut in emissions by 2030
Tagged under: Finance | Committee on Climate Change UK
Claimants take UK government to court over inadequate climate adaptation
2023-11-01 in The GuardianKevin Jordan, whose home is 5 metres from the cliff edge in Norfolk, says government’s shortcomings breach his human rights
Tagged under: Committee on Climate Change UK
Government shirks request from MPs to disclose carbon impact of net-zero policy rollbacks
2023-10-26 by in Edie AwardsThe Environmental Audit Committee has expressed disappointment with the government's lack of clarity on meeting carbon reduction targets, particularly regarding the rollback of existing policies. The committee hoped for further detail in the government's response to the Climate Change Committee's report but this has not been forthcoming.
Tagged under: Net Zero | Committee on Climate Change UK
Committee on Climate Change 2023 progress report: government response
2023-10-26 (or before) in GOV.UKGovernment response to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) 2023 progress report to Parliament.
Tagged under: Committee on Climate Change UK
'We have to be realistic': Government dismisses CCC's concerns over UK's net zero progress
2023-10-26 in Business GreenGovernment insists UK can meet all its climate targets, but rejects recommendations 'that force families to make costly and burdensome changes to their lifestyles'
Tagged under: Net Zero | COP28 | Committee on Climate Change UK
'We need to get on with it': Government urged to boost UK infrastructure investment to deliver net zero
2023-10-18 in Business GreenNational Infrastructure Commission warns annual public and private infrastructure investment needs to rise by tens of billions of pounds to deliver on net zero and levelling up ambitions, saving households thousands of pounds a year in the process
Tagged under: UK Politics | Net Zero | Electricity Grid | Committee on Climate Change UK
CCC assessment of recent announcements and developments on Net Zero - Climate Change Committee
2023-10-12 by in Climate Change CommitteeThis is the CCC's independent assessment of recent announcements and developments on Net Zero.
Tagged under: Net Zero | Committee on Climate Change UK
Ministers ‘misrepresented’ UK climate advisory body, say scientists
2023-10-06 in The GuardianGovernment challenged to explain claim that UK will need 25% of energy to come from fossil fuels in 2050
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Committee on Climate Change UK
Housing and climate: UK homes need urgent adaptation to protect our health
2023-10-05 (or before) in The BMJ: British Medical JournalWe must ensure that health is once again central to all housing policy, say Isobel Braithwaite and colleagues The climate emergency is already affecting our homes,1 and it will drive a range of key health risks in the coming decades.2 Many of these are closely connected to our housing system, including overheating and increased flood risks. This situation is further exacerbated in the UK by its wider housing crisis, with high levels of unaffordability—particularly in the private rental sector—as well as low tenure security, rising rates of homelessness and use of temporary accommodation, and an ageing and poor qua...
Tagged under: Climate Change | Housing | Health | Committee on Climate Change UK
Tories took £291,000 from airports lobbying for expansion
2023-09-18 (or before) in openDemocracyDonations raise eyebrows with Rishi Sunak expected to reject Climate Change Committee advice on banning expansions
Tagged under: Climate Change | Rishi Sunak | Committee on Climate Change UK
Defence and Climate Change - Committees - UK Parliament
2023-09-12 (or before) in UK Parliament CommitteesTagged under: Climate Change | Committee on Climate Change UK
The UK has lost its net zero leadership – so why are we still stalling on proven technologies like onshore wind?
2023-07-31 (or before) in thriverenewables.co.ukFollowing a recent report from the Climate Change Committee, we give our thoughts on the state of the energy transition in the UK, including the government’s consultation into ‘community engagement’ around onshore wind.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Climate Change | Net Zero | Wind Power | Committee on Climate Change UK
Labour urged to work with Tories to counter ‘ignorant’ climate policy attacks
2023-07-25 in The GuardianTory former minister and chair of Climate Change Committee condemns ‘absolutely unacceptable’ attacks on Labour stance
Tagged under: Climate Change | Committee on Climate Change UK
UK should quit ‘climate-wrecking’ energy treaty, say official advisers
2023-07-10 in The GuardianClimate Change Committee recommends leaving energy charter treaty, which critics say is ‘weaponised’ by fossil fuel firms
Tagged under: Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Committee on Climate Change UK
UK airports say they can reach net zero and still expand. Is it just pie in the sky?
2023-07-01 in The GuardianDespite the Climate Change Committee’s warnings to stop growing capacity, Gatwick is gearing up for another try at a second runway
Tagged under: Climate Change | Net Zero | Committee on Climate Change UK
2023 Progress Report to Parliament - Climate Change Committee
2023-06-28 (or before) in Climate Change CommitteeThis year saw the release of new detail on the Government’s plans for Net Zero with the publication…
Tagged under: Climate Change | Net Zero | Committee on Climate Change UK
Climate Change Committee warns UK has 'lost' its global net zero leadership position
2023-06-28 in Business GreenAnnual progress report warns government's official advisors have 'markedly less' confidence in the UK's ability to meet its decarbonisation targets from 2030 onwards
Tagged under: Climate Change | Net Zero | Decarbonisation | Committee on Climate Change UK
Climate Change Committee says UK no longer a world leader - BBC News
2023-06-28 (or before) in The BBCThe UK's statutory climate body criticises the government for backing new oil and gas projects.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Committee on Climate Change UK
Better transparency is no substitute for real delivery - Climate Change Committee
2023-06-27 by in Climate Change CommitteeFollowing last year’s High Court ruling, the UK Government has published the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan (CBDP), providing much greater transparency on its Net Zero plans. However, despite over 3,000 pages of new detail, the Climate Change Committee’s confidence in the UK meeting its goals from 2030 onwards is now markedly less than it was in our previous assessment a year ago.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Net Zero | Committee on Climate Change UK
'Pretty depressing weekend': Key net zero policies face fresh wave of criticism
2023-06-05 in Business GreenFrom oil and gas licenses to heat pumps and recycling to active travel, crucial planks of the government’s climate policy framework are coming under attack from all sides
Tagged under: Climate Change | Net Zero | US Politics | Committee on Climate Change UK
Does the UK really need to drill for more North Sea oil and gas?
2023-05-01 in The GuardianMinisters are weighing up a new gasfield but is more UK fossil fuel production necessary or desirable given its climate commitments?
Tagged under: Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Committee on Climate Change UK
Progress in adapting to climate change - 2023 Report to Parliament - Climate Change Committee
2023-03-29 (or before) in Climate Change CommitteeThis report provides the Committee’s biennial report of progress in preparing for climate change as required under the…
Tagged under: Climate Change | Committee on Climate Change UK
UK ‘strikingly unprepared’ for impacts of climate crisis
2023-03-28 in The GuardianGovernment’s official advisers point to ‘lost decade’ in efforts to protect lives and livelihoods
Tagged under: Climate Change | Climate Change Impacts | Committee on Climate Change UK
Budget does little to meet UK’s net zero carbon goals, say campaigners
2023-03-15 in The GuardianChancellor silent on home insulation, oil and gas windfall tax, and onshore windfarms – but freezes fuel duty
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | Climate Change | Wind Power | Insulation | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero | Committee on Climate Change UK
Revealed: cabinet ministers warned of legal action over UK’s failure to tackle climate crisis
2023-03-04 in The GuardianSenior civil servants have issued the warnings as government is way behind on net zero pledges, according leaked documents
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Net Zero | Committee on Climate Change UK
Zero Hour's Ambition Gap report - Zero Hour
2022-08-10 by in Zero Hour - Join the campaign for the Climate & Ecology BillThe Climate Change Committee is doing a great job highlighting the delivery gap, but we need to talk about the ambition gap whilst there’s still time to do something about it. For details of the Parliamentary launch event for MPs and Lords on Tues 18th Oct with Caroline Lucas MP, click here. Are you an MP looking for […]
Tagged under: Climate Change | Committee on Climate Change UK
It’s democracy v plutocracy – this is the endgame for our planet | George Monbiot
2022-07-06 in The GuardianThe US supreme court is helping to destroy our climate. But it was a much smaller decision, closer to home, that was the final straw for me, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Rivers | Wildlife | US Politics | Committee on Climate Change UK
2022 Progress Report to Parliament - Climate Change Committee
2022-07-04 (or before) in Climate Change CommitteeThis statutory report provides a comprehensive overview of the UK Government’s progress to date in reducing emissions. It…
Tagged under: Climate Change | Committee on Climate Change UK
Sixth Carbon Budget - Climate Change Committee
2022-05-22 (or before) in Climate Change CommitteeThe Sixth Carbon Budget, provides ministers with advice on the volume of greenhouse gases the UK can emit during the period 2033-2037.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Committee on Climate Change UK
10 Recommendations for Direct Air Carbon Deployment Policy in Europe - Sussex Energy Group at SPRU
2022-01-27 in University of SussexThese ten recommendations were submitted as Supplemental Testimony to the Technological Innovations and Climate Change: Negative Emissions Technologies Inquiry held by the UK Parliament’s Environment Audit Committee in January 2022. Follow the Bellona Principles Principle 1 is to emphasize collection…Read more ›
Tagged under: Climate Change | Innovation | Committee on Climate Change UK
CCC welcomes Government report assessing UK climate risk - Climate Change Committee
2022-01-17 in Climate Change CommitteeThe Climate Change Committee (CCC) today welcomes the publication of the UK Government’s assessment of the risks and opportunities facing the UK from climate change.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Committee on Climate Change UK
Cleanup cost of Heathrow third runway doubles to £100bn, MPs told
2021-12-22 in The GuardianPrice to offset runway’s carbon emissions has increased from £50bn since expansion approval in 2018
Tagged under: Climate Change | Committee on Climate Change UK
New trade deals ‘are unfair on farmers and won’t help emissions’
2021-10-23 in The GuardianChair of the UK’s Climate Change Committee condemns New Zealand and Australia agreements as unworkable
Tagged under: Farming | COP26 | Climate Change | Committee on Climate Change UK
Climate advisers warn Cambo oil field yet to be justified
2021-09-02 (or before) in Herald ScotlandINDEPENDENT advisers have warned there must be a “very, very, very strong” justification for approving new oil and gas projects as the…
Tagged under: Climate Change | Committee on Climate Change UK
UK failing to protect against climate dangers, advisers warn
2021-06-16 in The GuardianIt is ‘absolutely illogical’ not to tackle the risks of heatwaves and power blackouts, says Climate Change Committee
Tagged under: Heatwaves | Trees | Committee on Climate Change UK
UK Climate Risk
2020-07-31 (or before) in UK Climate RiskUK Climate Risk hosts outputs from the Committee on Climate Change’s independent climate change risk assessment evidence report, which informs the UK Government’s third CCRA
Tagged under: Climate Change | Committee on Climate Change UK
COVID-19 can be an historic turning point in tackling the global climate crisis - Climate Change Committee
2020-06-24 in Climate Change CommitteeMinisters must seize the opportunity to turn the COVID-19 crisis into a defining moment in the fight against climate change, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) says today. In its annual report to Parliament, the Committee provides comprehensive new advice to the Government on delivering an economic recovery that accelerates the transition to a cleaner, net-zero emissions economy and strengthens the country’s resilience to the impacts of climate change.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Net Zero | Climate Change Impacts | Committee on Climate Change UK
Letter: Building a resilient recovery from the COVID-19 crisis to Prime Minister Boris Johnson - Climate Change Committee
2020-05-06 (or before) in Climate Change CommitteeThis is a letter from Lord Deben, Chairman of the Committee on Climate Change, and Baroness Brown, Chair of the CCC’s Adaptation Committee, to Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP Prime Minister of the UK. As the Government considers its approach to rebuilding after the COVID-19 crisis we are writing to advise on how climate policy can play a core part.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Committee on Climate Change UK
Climate change is getting worse but it is no worse than we predicted - Climate Change Committee
2020-05-04 in Climate Change CommitteeWorsening climate change should not be mistaken for individual events that are worse than expected. Recent extremes give a clear picture of the impacts and risks that come with a human-driven warming climate. Extreme events also emphasise the urgency of action to achieve Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change, write Professor Piers Forster and Professor Corinne Le Quéré.
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Greenhouse Gases | Predictions | Climate Change | Net Zero | Climate Change Impacts | Committee on Climate Change UK
The stark truth about UK government climate action: there is no one in charge
2020-03-12 (or before) by in The ConversationThe Committee on Climate Change criticises slow progress, but has little to say about how to reconfigure government to make climate action a priority.
Tagged under: Committee on Climate Change UK | UK Politics | UK | Climate Change
Let's abandon climate targets, and do something completely different | George Monbiot
2020-01-29 in The GuardianSetting targets for climate action sounds sensible, but is actually impeding progress, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Climate Change | Committee on Climate Change UK
Climate Change Committee
2020-01-28 (or before) in Climate Change CommitteeThe UK's independent adviser on tackling climate change
Tagged under: Climate Change | Committee on Climate Change UK
Behaviour change, public engagement and Net Zero (Imperial College London) - Climate Change Committee
2019-10-14 (or before) in Climate Change CommitteeThe Committee on Climate Change (CCC) appointed Dr. Richard Carmichael from Imperial College London to work with us on understanding the potential for people to make choices that can contribute to reducing emissions, and what this means for policy.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Net Zero | Committee on Climate Change UK
Climate change: what faith groups can do
2019-10-03 in Bath Quakers - Local meeting of the Religious Society of FriendsChristine Goodgame-Nobes sends an article from Marigold Bentley of the Quaker Committee for Christian & Interfaith Relations (QCCIR), under the heading Quakers, churches and sustainability in Q…
Tagged under: Climate Change | Religion | Sustainability | Committee on Climate Change UK
Introduce frequent flyer levy to fight emissions, government told - BBC News
2019-09-27 (or before) in The BBCThe Committee on Climate Change says the extra tax would help curb the growing demand for air travel.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Air Travel | Committee on Climate Change UK
Theresa May’s net-zero emissions target is a lot less impressive than it looks | Caroline Lucas
2019-06-12 in The GuardianThe government’s pledges on climate change are too little, too late, says Green party MP Caroline Lucas
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Net Zero | Committee on Climate Change UK
‘This report will change your life’: what zero emissions means for UK
2019-05-01 in The GuardianCommittee on Climate Change sets out how UK can reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero | Committee on Climate Change UK
Climate change is exacerbating world conflicts, says Red Cross president
2018-10-21 in The Guardian‘It’s obvious some of the violence we are observing … is directly linked to climate change,’ says Peter Maurer
Tagged under: Conflict | Climate Change | Africa | Committee on Climate Change UK
UK poorly prepared for climate change impacts, government advisers warn
2016-07-12 in The GuardianA 2,000 page report by Committee on Climate Change predicts global warming will hit UK with deadly heatwaves, more flooding and water shortages
Tagged under: Farming | Climate Change Impacts | Heatwaves | Committee on Climate Change UK
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