Committee on Climate Change

How Cadent is building a low-carbon future for the UK

Today (Thursday 2 May) the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) published its long awaited ‘Net Zero – The UK’s contribution to stopping global warming’ report. I believe its release, just days after the Extinction Rebellion protests and Labour’s call to declare a ‘Climate Emergency’, marks a really important step towards the low, or even zero, carbon economy that we need to build in the UK.

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CCC report outlines measures needed to achieve climate targets

In a new report ‘UK housing: Fit for the future?‘ the CCC warns that the UK’s legally-binding climate change targets will not be met without the near-complete elimination of greenhouse gas emissions from UK buildings. The report finds that emissions reductions from the UK’s 29 million homes have stalled, while energy use in homes – which accounts for 14% of total UK emissions – increased between 2016 and 2017.

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