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Net Zero: Government to instruct Committee on Climate Change to explore how to meet 1.5C goal

Madeleine Cuff

Madeleine Cuff

15 October 2018 • 7 min read

As Green Great Britain Week launches the governments will today formally ask climate watchdog to assess whether UK should set a date for achieving net zero emissions

The UK government will today officially instruct the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) to advise on whether the UK should set a target for net zero emissions. In a long-trailed move, Energy and Clean...

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