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Latest: 9 August 2019
Analysis on abating direct emissions from ‘hard-to-decarbonise’ homes (Element Energy & UCL)
Supporting researchThe Committee on Climate Change (CCC) commissioned Element Energy and UCL to carry out research on the distribution and characteristics of homes considered ‘hard to decarbonise’, with a view to developing treatment packages for decarbonisation of the existing UK housing stock and informing the CCC’s advice on the date for a net-zero emissions target in the UK.
Letter: The future of carbon pricing
LetterThis is a letter from CCC Chairman, Lord Deben, to Rt Hon. Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Roseanna Cunningham MSP, Lesley Griffiths AM and Dr. Denis McMahon about the future of carbon pricing.
The future of carbon pricing in the UK (Vivid Economics)
ReportThis report, by Vivid Economics, accompanies advice from the Committee on Climate Change about the future of the EU's Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).
Annual Report and Accounts 2018-2019
Corporate plan, report and accountsThe Committee’s 2018-2019 Annual Report and Accounts presents the CCC’s business objectives, achievements, sustainability policy and financial statements for that period.
Wood in Construction in the UK: An Analysis of Carbon Abatement Potential (BioComposites Centre)
Supporting researchThis report on the greenhouse gas abatement potential of increasing the use of timber in construction in the UK, led by the BioComposites Centre at Bangor University, informed the Committee on Climate Change’s 2018 report on the role of Biomass in a low-carbon economy..
Biopolymers (bio-based plastics) – An overview (JCH Industrial Ecology Ltd)
Supporting researchThis overview of biopolymers by Professor Callum Hill of JCH Industrial Ecology Ltd was commissioned to inform the Committee on Climate Change’s 2018 report on the role of Biomass in a low-carbon economy.
How the UK met its carbon budgets (Cambridge Econometrics)
ReportThis report by Cambridge Econometrics was produced to support the Reducing UK emissions: 2019 Progress Report to Parliament, the Committee's annual update which assesses how well the UK is doing when it comes to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions.
Briefing note on time lags in the climate system (Met Office)
Briefing noteThe Met Office has produced a technical briefing note summarising the latest scientific understanding on time lags in the climate system, and what this implies for how much climate change the world is committed to in the short-term for different emissions trajectories.
Impacts of climate change on meeting Government outcomes in England (Paul Watkiss Associates)
Supporting researchThe Adaptation Committee contracted Paul Watkiss Associates to assess how climate change might affect the ability of Government to achieve existing policy outcomes.
Research to update the evidence base for indicators of climate-related risks and actions in England (ADAS)
Supporting researchThe ADAS report presents the results of work commissioned by the Committee on Climate Change to update a number of the indicators of and evidence bases on climate-related risks and actions in England.