Committee on Climate Change

The Committee on Climate Change is an advisory body which was established under the Climate Change Act to advise the U.K Government "on emissions targets, and to report to Parliament on progress made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions."

Setting Targets
In December 2008 the committee released its first report, Building a low-carbon economy, proposed that the UK government should adopt a 2020 target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 42% from the 1990 base year if a successor agreement to the Kyoto Protocol was negotiated and 34% is one wasn't.

Contact Details
Committee on Climate Change Area 7B, 3-8 Whitehall Place London SW1A 2HH Website: http://www.theccc.org.uk/

Related SourceWatch Articles

 * Greenhouse gas emission reduction targets
 * United Kingdom and coal
 * COP14
 * COP15

External Articles

 * "World-beating UK targets for 2020 ... hang on, could you just confirm that?, ECO, Climate Action Network International, December 2, 2008.