The UK’s Climate Change Committee (CCC) has today (June 28) delivered its 2023 report to Parliament on the progress in reducing emissions, with a largely scathing assessment on the UK’s journey to Net Zero from both the report itself and various branches of the energy sector.
A lack of urgency and policy priorities are two of the biggest criticisms facing the UK Government as a result of the report.
As widely reported in mainstream media, it is argued that the UK has lost a former position of leadership on climate action since it hosted COP26 in Glasgow in 2021 and when bold statements were made on its aims to reach Net Zero – targets that are said to have been missed on many fronts.
Key messages cited by the report are:
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