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Government action needed to avoid impact of climate change in UK

Open-access content Wednesday 1st July 2015 — updated 4.00pm, Tuesday 26th May 2020
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1 July 2015 | Laura Edgar


The new Parliament must act quickly both to ensure that the UK's emissions reductions remain on track and to adapt to climate change, says the Committee on Climate Change.


In its 2015 Progress Report to Parliament, the independent Committee on Climate Change explains that many policies aimed at reducing emissions are due to expire during this Parliament.


Therefore, says the report, the government faces two questions:


1. What steps will it take during this Parliament to make sure that targets to reduce emissions for the 2020s and beyond are achieved in a cost-effective way?

2. How will it address the increasing risks caused by past emissions?


The committee evaluated the UK National Adaptation Programme, concluding that despite the increased funding for flood defences, more households will be at risk of flooding, farming is threatened in some of the "most productive parts of the country", and the risks associated with higher temperatures are not being addressed.


Lord Deben, chairman of the Committee on Climate Change, said the government must act now to set how it plans to keep the UK on track for reducing its emissions.


"This government has a unique opportunity to shape climate policy through the 2020s. Acting early will help to reduce costs to households, business and the Exchequer. It will improve people's health and wellbeing and create opportunities for business in manufacturing and in the service sector," he said.


The progress report makes several recommendations to the government, including:

  • Extending funding for low-carbon electricity generation to 2025, support investment and innovation, and continue cutting costs;
  • Agreeing on an action plan. This should deliver low-carbon heat and energy efficiency, allowing homes to be heated for less, and address the risks from increasing temperatures and flooding; 
  • Continuing supporting low-emission vehicles; and
  • Developing new infrastructure aimed at combating climate change that is resilient to its impacts.

 

The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) supports the committee's recommendations, and urges the government to "continue its action to demonstrate domestic and international leadership on climate change issues".

 

Nick Blyth, IEMA's lead on climate change, said: "There is an undoubted need and support for continuing strong domestic action and UK international commitments. IEMA members are making a strong call for renewed political climate leadership from the UK Government."


This article first appeared yesterday on FM World's sister publication, The Planner.


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