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Planning and preparing for extreme weather events
July 11th, 2012 by Committee on Climate Change
The Adaptation Sub-Committee (ASC) of the UK’s Committee of Climate Change, which assesses progress on the UK Government adaptation programme for issues such as floods and water policy, finds that four times as many households and businesses in England could be at risk of flooding in the next twenty years if further action is not […]
UK household energy bill increases caused mainly by rising cost of gas
December 14th, 2011 by Committee on Climate Change
The UK Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has published its first comprehensive analysis of the impact of meeting carbon budgets on household energy bills. The Committee concludes that recent bill increases are primarily due to increased wholesale gas costs. Out to 2020, policies to achieve a low-carbon economy will add around £110 to bills – […]
UK Government provides weak response to recommendations on reducing aviation emissions
August 25th, 2011 by WWF
WWF expresses disappointment that the long-awaited UK Government response to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) on their recommendations for reducing aviation emissions has shed little light on future aviation policy. Instead, their response focusses on what the UK Government might do rather than what they will do.
Key messages from the UK Committee on Climate Change’s June 2011 progress report
July 7th, 2011 by Committee on Climate Change
Are the UK Government behind target or not? In 2009 there was a decrease in UK emissions caused by the recession (9%). There has therefore been a downward shift in emissions, and annual emissions are below the level of the 1st and 2nd budgets. In 2010 UK emissions increased 3%. Stripping out the impact of […]
The UKs Committee on Climate Change’s report to Parliament highlights lack of progress made in reducing emissions
July 7th, 2011 by Committee on Climate Change
The UK’s Committee on Climate Change (CCC) third progress report to Parliament finds that emissions increased by 3% in 2010, mainly as a result of the colder winter months. After adjusting for weather impacts, emissions were broadly flat. This is incompatible with the 3% annual average emissions reduction required to meet the first four carbon […]
Meeting Carbon Budgets – the need for a step change – A Progress Report to the UK Parliament
October 12th, 2009 by Richard Lord
“Meeting Carbon Budgets – the need for a step change” is the Committee on Climate Change‘s (CCC) first annual progress report to Parliament. It assesses the progress that has been made by Government so far in reducing emissions and the implications of the recession and ‘credit crunch’ for meeting carbon budgets. The report will set […]
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