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The Latest Breaking News from Climate Change Committee

Campaigners call for steeper cuts to UK greenhouse gas emissions

Climate Change Committee advised Ed Miliband to cut level by 81% but activists want bigger promises

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt’s net zero target claims criticised by climate advisers

Climate Change Committee tells chancellor issuing new oil and gas licenses is ‘inconsistent’ with government’s temperature goals

The Guardian - UK

Controversial huge new oil and gas field Rosebank given green light by regulator

Environmental campaigners have opposed the plans

Evening Standard

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David Attenborough’s Cop 26 speech had no impact, says Chris Packham

Springwatch host claims politicians ignored veteran conservationist’s message on the climate crisis – and ‘failed humanity wholesale’

The Guardian - UK

Ignoring call to halt new airports would be ‘electoral carnage’, Sunak warned

Campaigners speak out amid suggestion government could reject Climate Change Committee’s advice

The Guardian - UK

Outgoing climate tsar slams SNP and Tories' record on environmental targets

Lord Deben, who has just finished a 10-year term as chair of the Climate Change Committee, slammed both governments for failing to hit their green targets.

Daily Record

I'm one of the UK's official climate change advisers – our new report says the country is no longer a world leader

The UK’s Climate Change Committee – the official independent advisory body of which I am interim chair – has spent the past three months poring over thousands of pages of government strategy documents to inform its latest annual progress report to parliament. And our confidence in the UK meeting its…

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Humanity’s chaotic response to the climate crisis

Our Government and civil service are overwhelmed by the complexity of our mitigation and adaption challenges, says Rod Oram

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‘Urgent changes’ needed to achieve decarbonised power system, report says

The Climate Change Committee said planning, regulation and consent policy is holding back investment in renewable energy.

The Independent UK

West Cumbria Mining: What is coking coal and why are critics against a new mine?

This will be the first mine to open in the UK in 30 years, much to the dismay of climate change activists

Evening Standard

Scottish Government is big on climate promises but poor on delivery

A verdict by the Climate Change Committee says there is no clear delivery plan for the Scottish Government's targets.

Daily Record

SNP government climate change targets 'could become meaningless due to lack of clear plan'

Ministers have overseen a 'trend of failure' in meeting Scotland’s emissions goals and the country no longer leads the UK on Net Zero, the independent Climate Change Committee warned.

Daily Record

Warning that Scotland’s ‘trend of failure’ on emissions targets could continue

The Climate Change Committee issued the warning in its latest progress report on emissions reductions in Scotland.

The Independent UK

Climate summit president warns of hit to UK ‘reputation’ if coal mine gets go-ahead

Alok Sharma insists mine is not needed and won’t create many jobs – ahead of likely decision within days

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Boost energy-saving advice to households to curb winter bills, Government told

Climate Change Committee says reducing energy demand is the ‘biggest gap’ in the Government’s energy policy.

The National (Scotland)

Multinational fertiliser firm extracting peat in planning breach, documents allege

A MULTINATIONAL which extracts peat from a site in Dumfries and Galloway has been doing so “in breach of...planning permission,” local authority…

The Guardian - UK

Not too late to insulate homes this winter, says Lord Deben

Climate Change Committee chair says measures needed to cut energy bills will also help reach net zero

The Independent UK

Home insulation installations plunge by 50%, adding to pain of rocketing energy bills

Failure to lag leaky homes branded ‘astonishing’, nearly a year after Labour called for an urgent ’national mission’

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The Independent UK

Why the UK is so unprepared for extreme heat?

Experts call for resilience to be made a high political priority and homes and hospitals to be adapted for extreme heat

Daily Mirror

Forging green steel requires 'biggest overhaul since Industrial Revolution'

A major report by trade body UK Steel outlined how the sector could transition to environmentally-friendly production and help fight climate change

The National (Scotland)

Scottish ministers urged to reject new gas plant amid climate fears

A PROPOSED gas plant at Peterhead is on “rotten foundations” and could “seriously jeopardise” Scotland’s climate targets, the Scottish…

The Guardian - UK

Labour pledges to create 30,000 jobs at electric car battery gigafactories

Party makes promise amid reports UK is falling behind European rivals in production capacity for EVs

The Conversation

Insulate Britain or miss net zero

The UK is failing to enact the policies that would put it on track to reach net zero emissions by 2050, according to a progress report by the Climate Change Committee. The head of this expert body, which advises the government on its climate strategy, described the UK’s record on…

Wales Online

‘Shocking’ lack of insulation action in face of high bills – climate advisers

Climate Change Committee report warns that Government plans for tackling global warming will not deliver on legal targets to cut emissions in the coming decades

The Guardian - UK

Tory MPs call the green transition ‘unaffordable’. Europe is proving that’s a lie

The latest wave of climate deniers claim green schemes are ‘unaffordable’. Success stories from Europe prove that’s not true, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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