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| Committee on Climate Change Newsletter - January 2011 |
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| Government proposes electricity market reforms |
| The Government has announced proposed reforms to the electricity market which will aim to put in place a carbon price floor and encourage investment in clean energy by setting out long term contracts for low carbon generation. |
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| UK should commit to a 60% cut in emissions by 2030 |
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The Committee recently published a report recommending a level for the 4th carbon budget for 2023-27 and a target to cut emissions by 60% relative to 1990 levels in 2030 (46% relative to current levels).
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| Predicting wintery weather |
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Stephen Smith, Scientific Adviser at the CCC writes on our blog about the challenge facing forecasters in predicting wintery spells of weather...
Whilst the UK shivers in the cold and snow for the third winter in a row, Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has asked John Beddington, the government’s chief scientific advisor, to say whether we should be expecting more of these harsh winters in the coming years. |
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| Unlocking climate uncertainty |
| Leading figures from the world of climate science, government and mathematics recently convened to hear the latest from a ground-breaking mathematics research programme aimed at advancing one of the most challenging and economically important mathematical problems of all time – how to reduce the uncertainty of climate change forecasts.... |
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