Committee on Climate Change

Independent advisors to the UK Government on tackling and preparing for climate change

Economics & Impacts

In advising on the level of the carbon budgets up to 2020 and the long-term 2050 target, the Committee considers the full range of economic impacts for the UK, this includes analysis of the:

•    Costs and opportunities associated with meeting carbon budgets

•    Impacts on the UK’s competitiveness

•    Impacts of the recession on efforts to tackle climate change

•    The level of the carbon price

•    Security of supply issues

•    Fuel poverty impacts

•    Impact of carbon budgets on people

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