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Industry calls for 'honest conversation' about how to replace fuel duty

Automotive

Industry calls for 'honest conversation' about how to replace fuel duty

Pressure mounts on new government to deliver a more ambitious policy programme to accelerate the decarbonisation of road transport in the UK

clock 03 September 2024 • 6 min read
'Progress has stalled': New Council for Net Zero Transport aims to rev up decarbonisation efforts

Transport

'Progress has stalled': New Council for Net Zero Transport aims to rev up decarbonisation efforts

Lord Deben appointed chair of new group bringing together businesses, trade bodies, and campaigners

clock 07 June 2024 • 3 min read
'A damning indictment': Lord Deben intervenes in High Court legal challenge against government climate plans

Policy

'A damning indictment': Lord Deben intervenes in High Court legal challenge against government climate plans

Conservative peer and former chair of the Climate Change Committee submits witness statement in support of legal action accusing government of breaching Climate Change Act

clock 21 February 2024 • 5 min read
'Politicians get stuck in old ways of thinking': Lord Deben on net zero and the next election

Politics

'Politicians get stuck in old ways of thinking': Lord Deben on net zero and the next election

As he steps down from the Climate Change Committee after 10 years, the Conservative peer has vowed to continue to make the case for a faster net zero transition

clock 04 July 2023 • 14 min read
'One of the best roles in public life': Search begins for new UK Climate Change Committee chair

Skills

'One of the best roles in public life': Search begins for new UK Climate Change Committee chair

Lord Deben set to stand down at the end of his term this summer after a decade in the high-profile role

clock 10 March 2023 • 3 min read
CCC wades into row over Mexican beef import talks

Supply chain

CCC wades into row over Mexican beef import talks

Climate Change Committee warns carbon targets could be 'compromised by a decision to allow the importation of meat with a higher carbon footprint than our own'

clock 22 February 2023 • 3 min read
CCC: How the Chancellor can put energy efficiency at heart of subsidy 'exit strategy'

Efficiency

CCC: How the Chancellor can put energy efficiency at heart of subsidy 'exit strategy'

Climate Change Committee writes to the Treasury to explain how 'many small changes can make a meaningful contribution to reducing energy demand'

clock 09 November 2022 • 8 min read

Climate change

'This is not a scary transition': Six key takeaways from the CCC's net zero progress report

In what is a crucial year for climate action in 2021, there CCC has today given the government much food - but little time - for thought - here are its top takeaways

clock 24 June 2021 • 15 min read

Net Zero Now

'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

clock 25 June 2020 • 7 min read

Policy

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

clock 05 March 2020 • 5 min read