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Climate Change Committee hails ‘strong proposals’ from government and urges Ministers to bridge gaps on behaviour change, agriculture, tax reform and public engagement

Former climate diplomat Pete Betts, WWF's Tanya Steele, CBI's Tania Kumar, and the CCC's Chris Stark offered their views on a crucial period for global climate action at last week's launch of the Net Zero Festival

CEO of the UK's Climate Change Committee calls for more debate and scrutiny over how to deliver the UK's net zero transition

BusinessGreen rounds up all the reaction to the CCC's climate assessment from green businesses, think tanks, politicians and NGOs

All the top reaction from leading figures across business, politics, academia, think tanks and green groups to the CCC's latest assessment of the UK's preparedness for climate change

But big questions remain over how the UK will meet hugely ambitious new targets, after government signalled it will not sign off on all the CCC's policy recommendations

Government expected to confirm ambitious new goals for early-2030s ahead of President Biden's high profile Leaders Summit

1.4GW of new gas power won £350m of funding in the government's latest Capacity Market auction, held last week, sparking concern among campaigners

Coalition of green groups argue UK should set global precedent by including emissions generated by international travel in next carbon budget

Letter to Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick warns new mine would raise UK emissions and could find it has no domestic market for its coal from 2035 onwards