Climate Change Committee

Business leaders, campaigners, and climate experts react to the CCC's official advice on the next phase of the UK's net zero transition

Experts are sceptical the government will be able to show that a third runway is compatible with legally-binding emissions targets

New analysis suggests airport expansion plans risk maxing out the UK's Carbon Budgets, as Ed Miliband reiterates any new runways would have to operate within UK climate goals

Former UK civil servant set to take over reins at corporate climate targets non-profit by early summer

Government promises to 'tread lightly on people's lives' as it set out plans to accelerate net zero transition in its formal response to the Climate Change Committee's 2024 progress report

Climate Change Committee welcomes renewed efforts from the UK at recent UN Climate Summit, but calls for far more leadership and policy detail in 2025

CBI, Corporate Leaders Group, and others welcome clarity provided by government's new target to slash emissions by 81 per cent by 2035

Ethical Consumer study lauds 'incredible power of many small actions' in nudging consumers towards healthier diets, but also warns UK moving in the wrong direction on transport, heating and consumer goods

Climate Change Committee argues UK's updated Paris Agreement climate plan should aim for an 81 cut in emissions, excluding aviation and shipping, against a 1990 baseline

Businesses call on government to accelerate decarbonisation efforts, as Climate Change Committee publishes guidance on UK's next UN climate target