The Climate Change Committee's Progress Report to Parliament
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) is an independent adviser to the UK and devolved Governments on tackling climate change established in 2008 as a statutory body under the Climate Change Act 2008.
Beyond advising the Government on emission targets (including on net zero by 2050), they provide an annual report to Parliament on progress made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preparing for and adapting to the impacts of climate change.
In their most recent progress report to Parliament published in June 2023, the CCC said its confidence in the UK meeting its climate goals from 2030 is now markedly less than it was a year ago. Arguing that the UK has been too keen to embrace the production of new coal, oil and gas in favour of cleaner, cheaper energy alternatives.
In line with the report’s arguments, Lord Deben (the CCC’s outgoing Chair) labelled the potential new development such as Rosebank, the UK’s largest undeveloped oil field, as ‘unnecessary’ and a ‘bad example’ to the world. Rosebank has the potential not only to bust UK climate goals but produce the equivalent annual CO2 emissions of 28 low-income countries combined.
With the world’s temperature continuing to rise and the impacts of climate change becoming ever clearer there has never been a more critical time for the Government to deliver policies that not only cut emissions to secure a liveable planet but create economic opportunities across Britain too.
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