 Climate Change Committee | |
| Formation | December 2008 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-departmental public body |
| Purpose | Advisory body on climate change |
| Origins | Climate Change Act (2008) |
Region served | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Interim Chair | Piers Forster[1] |
Chief Executive (interim) | James Richardson |
| Website | https://www.theccc.org.uk/ |
The Climate Change Committee (CCC), originally named the Committee on Climate Change, is an independent non-departmental public body, formed under the Climate Change Act (2008) to advise the United Kingdom and devolved Governments and Parliaments on tackling and preparing for climate change. The Committee provides advice on setting carbon budgets (for the UK Government carbon budgets are designed to place a limit or ceiling on the level of economy-wide emissions that can be emitted in a five-year period), and reports regularly to the Parliaments and Assemblies on the progress made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.[2] Notably, in 2019 the CCC recommended the adoption of a target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by the United Kingdom by 2050.[3] On 27 June 2019 the British Parliament amended the Climate Change Act (2008) to include a commitment to net zero emissions by 2050.[4] The CCC also advises and comments on the UK's progress on climate change adaptation through updates to Parliament.[5]
- ^ "About the Climate Change Committee". Climate Change Committee. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Committee on Climate Change – Independent, evidence-based advice to the UK Government and Parliament".
- ^ "'This report will change your life': what zero emissions means for UK". The Guardian. 2 May 2019.
- ^ "UK becomes first major economy to pass net zero emissions law". gov.uk. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "How the UK is preparing". Climate Change Committee. Retrieved 2 October 2021.