Climate Change Committee

We have some more dates for your diaries for next year. With the publication of the UK’s Seventh Carbon Budget in February, we will follow this with carbon budget advice in each of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. This will provide the complete picture for decarbonisation around the UK and will be published in March and May. https://lnkd.in/gua4_FuF

CALL FOR EVIDENCE! In partnership with the Met Office, the Climate Change Committee have launched a second round Call for Evidence to gather input for the Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk. This will underpin the Fourth Climate Change Risk Assessment.   We are looking to use this Call for Evidence to gather input for both outputs of CCRA4-IA: 📓 The Technical Report – a review of the risks and opportunities the UK faces from climate change. The Technical Report is being delivered by a consortium led by the Met Office. In this Call for Evidence we are requesting evidence specific to each of the 45 risks and opportunities being assessed (these are set out in the webpage linked above). In particular, we are asking for quantitative evidence about the impact these risks could pose, as well as evidence on how existing and planned government and non-government adaptation will moderate these impacts. 📓 The Well-Adapted UK Report – this new output will set out the adaptation response needed to address the risks and opportunities from climate change. The Well-Adapted UK Report is being delivered by the CCC. For this Call for Evidence, we are requesting evidence about effective adaptation solutions, including evidence of their impact, the investment need and associated barriers and enablers. We are also interested in evidence which could inform targets for climate resilience.    The survey for submitting evidence can be accessed online: https://lnkd.in/e3p6eEpQ The Call for Evidence closes on the 31 March 2025.   The Call for Evidence helps to ensure we are aware of the latest and most relevant information on UK climate risk and adaptation. Thank you in advance for taking the time to contribute to this important step in our methodology, through which you are supporting the robustness of the CCRA4-IA. Contributions to the Call for Evidence will be acknowledged in both outputs.

The Climate Change Committee is hiring the job of a lifetime 📰 🤳📻 📺 LINK HERE: https://lnkd.in/eYcU3iZT We're looking for a Media and Comms Senior Manager (G7) to join an incredibly busy and delightfully fun team. This role will be responsible for leading our media and corporate communications day to day work and will report to me. The role will work closely with senior management and both Committees (the Climate Change Committee and the Adaptation Committee). The deadline for applications is very short - but please don't let that put you off. You don't have to be a civil servant (although applications from civil servants are very welcome). You need to be enthusiastic about climate, the UK's media landscape, and communicating complex topics in a concise way. You will be: 📞Excited about developing an ambitious media outreach approach with organisations and outlets in a range of disciplines. 🗒️ Experienced in briefing senior stakeholders ahead of high-profile events and media appearances. 📅 Keen to manage and implement communications plans for many of the CCC’s key projects. LINK HERE: https://lnkd.in/eYcU3iZT 📰 🤳📺Please share with all the media and comms pros in your life! 📰 🤳📺

The Committee and secretariat congratulate Chris Stark on being awarded a CBE in the New Years Honours list. Chris oversaw the production of over 100 publications, including six UK progress reports. He supported Lord Deben in the last five years in the position of Chair, and Professor Piers Forster in his current role as interim Chair. https://lnkd.in/exV7iDgB

The UK, Northern Ireland, Scottish and Welsh Governments have opened the appointment process for the Chair of the Climate Change Committee. The Chair plays an important part in steering and developing the work of the CCC. It comes at an important time for climate policy in the UK. Find out more about the process. https://lnkd.in/eXA7GTGM

The UK played a clear role in supporting the best possible outcomes from this COP at a challenging time. Ultimately, COP29 delivered mixed results. Several decisions have been deferred until next year.  The UK can play a significant role in supporting climate progress in the next year, as it did most notably in driving Net Zero targets around the world when it hosted COP26. There are three key areas: 1. The UK is well positioned to support the delivery and mobilisation of the finance goal.   2. The UK needs to ensure the Global Clean Power Alliance complements other coalitions.   3. The UK’s NDC must be formalised, with plans on adaptation and finance included. Read more in our latest briefing: https://lnkd.in/eN37HidC

We are recruiting an analyst to join the carbon budgets team leading and coordinating the analysis carried out by our specialised teams (including energy supply, transport, buildings, agriculture, and industry), to provide advice on carbon budgets, and monitor progress on the path to Net Zero across the UK. The deadline is Tuesday 12 November. For more information and to apply - https://lnkd.in/eE3-kqB

The Adaptation Committee has three new members. They will cover infrastructure, farming and health. They will support our work on assessing progress and advising the Government on the risks of climate change. The Committee also welcomes four expert adviser roles. Professor Davies and Professor Dawson transitioning to advisers on the Adaptation Committee until Apr-25, joining Professor Betts. Professor Willis will advise on our mitigation work. https://lnkd.in/e97ADt5Y

The Committee has responded to a request for advice on expanding the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) to include Energy from Waste and waste incineration from 2028. We support this inclusion but recommend keeping the current emissions cap. This presents an opportunity to strengthen the UK ETS and boost decarbonisation efforts. This is especially important given the slow progress in both traded and non-traded sectors. Read our advice in full: https://lnkd.in/davZzm69

We recommend the UK’s NDC commits to reduce territorial greenhouse gas emissions by 81% from 1990 to 2035. It is informed by the latest science, technological developments, and the UK’s national circumstances. This sets the right level of ambition for the UK. Meeting both this and the 2030 NDC requires rapid but achievable action with low-carbon technologies becoming mainstream. We need investment and action on electric vehicles, heat pumps, and renewables need to come now. An ambitious NDC must also be accompanied by action on adaptation to climate change, climate finance and delivery on international initiatives. Action to deliver the UK NDC can help to speed up global efforts to decarbonise. Through proving delivery and bringing down costs, many of the UK actions such as achieving a low-carbon power system, rolling out electric vehicles and deploying carbon capture and storage will make an important and timely wider contribution to global decarbonisation. https://lnkd.in/eHQ5KSt9