Is the UK making enough progress on reducing emissions? MPs ask Climate Change Committee
On Wednesday, the Environmental Audit Committee questions the Climate Change Committee (CCC) on the UK’s progress in reducing emissions.
In June, the CCC published its latest progress report, finding that the government was not moving fast enough to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and needed a more ambitious plan to electrify the UK.
Appearing before the Committee will be the CCC’s Chief Executive, Emma Pinchbeck, and Acting Director for Net Zero, Dr Eoin Devane.
Meeting details
MPs are likely to ask witnesses for their key messages to the new Prime Minister and Secretaries of State for energy and environment respectively, as well as the risks of the government’s current reliance on technology rather than behavioural change to deliver the Seventh Carbon Budget.
Other topics are likely to include:
- The UK’s transition to electric vehicles (EVs) including the potential weakening of targets for EV sales by 2030.
- Measures to decarbonise buildings such as the rollout of heat pumps.
- The electrification of industry and the risks of offshoring emissions.
- The scale-up of sustainable aviation fuels and the likelihood of measures to directly manage demand for flights.
- Agricultural emissions following the publication of plans such as the Land Use Framework and the 2050 Farming Roadmap.