Committee On Climate Change
'There is no other option': Five key takeaways from the CCC's green recovery advice
The Committee on Climate Change has today set out its detailed green recovery recommendations – here is BusinessGreen's need-to-know guide
'Go for it': Climate advisors urge government to deliver green recovery blitz
Covid-19 stimulus plan must prioritise green building upgrades, tree planting, fossil fuel taxes, and skills training, advises Committee on Climate Change
CCC urges Defra to ensure that Environmental Land Management scheme aligns with UK climate goals
Government's climate advisory body gives it take on scheme designed to pay farmers for carrying out work that enhances the environment .
How best to solve a problem like carbon pricing?
A new OECD report weights up the pros and cons of a host of carbon pricing options, from cap and trade systems to flat fuel taxes
'Farming is going to have to change': NFU President Minette Batters on net zero, changing diets, and Brexit
Net zero can help farmers 'build a better, climate smart business' Batters tells BusinessGreen, but major challenges lie ahead
'We are witnessing the impacts of a disorderly transition': CCC boss Chris Stark on net zero in the wake of Covid-19
Committee on Climate Change CEO discusses infrastructure, airline bailouts, COP26 and making the best of a bad situation
CCC urges government to craft climate-resilient Covid-19 recovery plans
Letter to the Prime Minister by government climate advisers adds further weight to cross-sector calls for coronavirus stimulus packages to eschew carbon-intensive practices in favour of low-carbon, climate-resilient industries and projects
'Nothing has changed, yet everything has changed': Net zero in the wake of Covid-19
What does the coronavirus crisis mean for delivering net zero policy and a successful COP26?
'A good time to tax fossil fuels': Experts react to plummeting oil price
Low oil price likely to stick around for some time prompting fundamental change to energy investment that could accelerate net zero, experts suggest
CCC to push UK government to deliver climate-resilient coronavirus recovery
Committee on Climate Change plans to shortly offer advice to ministers on building an economic recovery consistent with the UK's 2050 net zero target
Coronavirus: Calls grow for green recovery, as battle lines drawn over US stimulus
Leading experts from around the world argue policymakers should avoid locking in fossil fuel infrastructure, as President Trump attacks the 'ridiculous Green New Deal'
'Societal engagement is essential': New study shines light on net zero challenges
Less meat consumption and flying, huge scaling up of carbon capture and clean energy capacity, and transformational changes to land use are all to deliver net zero emissions by 2050, major new study argues
The government must deliver clear sighted energy efficiency policy - nothing else will do
The government must deliver on its promises to tackle the UK's woefully inefficient housing stock, argues Andrew Warren
Climate resilience: Government urged to seize 'excellent opportunity' to deliver ambitious plans
Ministers should urgently 'make a clear statement of ambition' on climate and flood resilience, UK climate, infrastructure and insurance experts warn
CCC: Weak UK housing rules risk raising net zero costs and climate vulnerability
Government's current green housing policies 'do not go far enough' to protect against climate change or cutting CO2, advisory body warns
Scottish Government unveils plans for £1.8bn net zero spending blitz
Scottish Government says tackling climate emergency is 'at the heart' of its tax and spending plans for year ahead
Urgency and consistency must be the watchwords for UK climate action in 2020
The UK must respond to the climate emergency with not just urgency but consistency in its net zero policies, argues WWF UK's Gareth Redmond-King
Heathrow.com launches new carbon offsetting service for passengers
The initiative is the aviation firm’s latest attempt to green its operations, while controversy over plans to construct a third runway rumbles on
Food and Drink Federation data reveals emissions and water-saving progress, but food waste challenges remain
The food and drink industry is on track to hit its emissions and water goals, but efforts to halve food waste by 2030 need to be redoubled
New net zero taskforce launched to guide transformation of UK infrastructure
The taskforce will begin by researching two reports on the net-zero transition that will be shared at COP26 in Glasgow in November
Wild solutions: Public bodies back CCC call for expansion of forests, peatlands, and wetlands
The Environment Agency, Forestry Commission and Natural England have voiced strong support for several key recommendations outlined in today’s Committee on Climate Change land use report
Less meat, more trees: UK climate advisors urge overhaul of 'unsustainable' farmland management
Committee on Climate Change tells ministers radical change in how land is managed across UK required reach net zero emissions
'We must get our own house in order': CCC urges immediate net zero action from government
UK's climate advisors set key priorities for Boris Johnson's government in 2020 and beyond, urging him to 'seize opportunity' of landslide election win
CCC: Bolder climate action needed as Scotland gears up to host COP26
Scottish progress in cutting emissions in sectors outside the power industry is not yet up to scratch, according to the government's climate change advisors
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