Committee On Climate Change

Politics

From the Underground to the Arctic, we need climate action now

WWF's Emma Pinchbeck argues climate action this year is essential to protect today's generation, as well as tomorrow's

clock 19 April 2016 • 3 min read

Politics

Committee on Climate Change adds new expert members

Professor Corinne Le Quéré from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and Professor Nick Chater from Warwick Business School become the latest members of influential government watchdog

clock 30 March 2016 • 2 min read

Politics

Lord Deben: Brexit poses a 'huge threat' to Paris Agreement

Chair of the Committee on Climate Change claims Brexit would be a major setback to global action on climate change

clock 21 March 2016 • 2 min read

Politics

Government confirms zero-emission Paris goal to be enshrined in law

Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom says net zero Paris goal will be written into UK law following advice from the Committee on Climate Change in the autumn

clock 15 March 2016 • 5 min read

Legislation

Scotland should reduce emissions over 60 per cent by 2030, says CCC

Lord Deben says Scotland's impressive action on climate change must be accelerated

clock 15 March 2016 • 2 min read

Legislation

Fifth carbon budget should not be changed by Paris deal, says CCC

Government's climate change advisory body says targets are enough for now despite ramped-up global ambition of the Paris deal

clock 28 January 2016 • 3 min read

Risk

Claims flood defence spending up 'essentially meaningless'

Committee on Climate Change questions ministers' claims of increased investment and urges more spending on defences

clock 11 January 2016 • 6 min read

Policy

What does a global climate deal mean for the UK?

Paris Agreement should give UK more confidence to back renewable energy and make deep emissions cuts, say onlookers

clock 12 December 2015 •

Politics

Committee on Climate Change to collaborate with Chinese counterpart on assessing climate risk

Government advisory group will work with Chinese climate advisors to develop joint programme on climate risk assessment

clock 10 December 2015 •

Climate change

UK should target 57 per cent CO2 cut by 2032, say climate advisors

Committee on Climate Change calls for step change in rate of decarbonisation, as it outlines fifth carbon budget proposals for period from 2028 to 2032

clock 26 November 2015 •