Committee On Climate Change articles

Breaking: Decarbonisation target goes down to narrow defeat

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Attention now turns to House of Lords as close vote confirms widespread parliamentary support for decarbonisation target

04 Jun 2013

Climate Committee warns 'dash for gas' more costly than low carbon energy mix

Chimney emitting pollution at Conesville power plant

Report slams Treasury support for gas-focused energy strategy, warns failure to deliver post-2020 policies will push up cost of decarbonisation

23 May 2013

Climate Comittee: Why global emissions deal "essential" to tackling imported carbon

Portuguese export credentials lure GPs back

Committee on Climate Change chief says UK must continue to focus on reducing domestic emissions while pressing for international action

24 Apr 2013

Committee on Climate Change praises Scotland's green progress

But CCC also calls for Scotland to play a more active role in shaping UK-wide energy policy

12 Mar 2013

Five Green Things we learnt this week

From Fairtrade success to a banking bonus we can all get behind, we run down the top stories from the past seven days

01 Mar 2013

Lord Deben: Chancellor’s dash for gas would leave government’s green power plans in tatters

Committee on Climate Change Chair warns delay in setting decarbonisation target would be 'particularly damaging for investment'

27 Feb 2013

Wales urged to beef up climate resilience

Climate Change Commission for Wales sets out seven point plan to help cut emissions three per cent year-on-year

18 Feb 2013

"Don't put us at the mercy of Putin's children," warns Lord Deben

Chairman of Climate Change Committee reiterates warning that government would be left open to judicial review if it adopted "dash for gas" strategy

18 Feb 2013

Lack of global deal is no excuse for climate inaction, warns Gummer

Lord Deben urges businesses to prepare for climate change action as new report shows global policy landscape 'is moving in one direction'

15 Jan 2013

How green was my valley? Climate advisers praise Wales’ 'good progress' on emissions reduction

Committee on Climate Change hails impressive progress on energy efficiency and recycling, but warns emissions targets remain 'very challenging'

15 Jan 2013

Time to get real about clean energy costs – and benefits

David Powell of Friends of the Earth says today's Committee on Climate Change report shows the true value of clean energy investments

13 Dec 2012

Yeo: the fight for a decarbonisation target is not over yet

Senior Tory MPs tells newspaper that he is considering tabling an amendment to the Energy Bill that would revive the emissions target for the power sector

29 Nov 2012

MPs declare aviation and shipping should be in carbon budgets

Committee warns that a failure to include aviation and shipping in carbon budgets would result in tougher decarbonisation targets for rest of the economy

07 Nov 2012

Exclusive: Davey hints at 'flexible' carbon target

Energy and Climate Secretary hints at possible compromise over controversial decarbonisation target

05 Oct 2012

Five green things we learnt this week

From 'illegal' government policies to solar panels with spinach, BusinessGreen runs down the week's top stories

14 Sep 2012

The Climate Committee is right – the government created this appalling investment climate

The Committee on Climate Change’s latest intervention lays bare the scandal at the heart of the government’s energy policy

13 Sep 2012

Climate Change Committee Energy Bill warning letter - in full

The apparently ambivalent position of the Government about whether it is trying to build a low-carbon or a gas-based power system weakens the signal provided by carbon budgets to investors

13 Sep 2012

Breaking: Climate Change Committee says “dash for gas” would be illegal

Explosive intervention from Climate Change Committee slams government over comments suggesting unabated gas can play a role in the energy mix after 2030

13 Sep 2012

Lord Deben confirmed as Climate Committee chairman

John Gummer replaces Lord Turner as head of government's climate advisors and backs green growth as "essential" to economic recovery

12 Sep 2012

John Gummer warns: Don't dump green agenda

Incoming climate chief says growth impossible without renewable energy after chancellor supports new 'dash for gas'

10 Sep 2012

Government agrees to be more open about embedded carbon

DECC, BIS, and Defra respond to MPs report on consumption-based emissions

25 Jul 2012

Green businesses slam chancellor for 'meddling' with UK's low carbon future

Renewable energy firms back Lord Lawson's call for Chancellor to 'concentrate on his day job'

24 Jul 2012

Flood risks to keep rising without funding burst, warns Climate Committee

Flood defence spending needs to rise £20m above inflation each year or four times as many properties may end up at risk

11 Jul 2012

UK needs "fourfold increase" in emissions-cutting efforts

Damning report from Climate Change Committee argues a fraction of UK emissions reductions are result of policy measures

29 Jun 2012

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