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CCC: UK risks 'egg on face' unless it accelerates climate plans
Progress report finds…
still off track overall
14 of 21 sectoral indicators failed
14 of 31 policy milestones completely missed
just 2 of 31 milestones passed in full
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https://www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-uk-risks-egg-on-face-unless-it-accelerates-climate-plans
Progress report finds…
still off track overall 14 of 21 sectoral indicators failed 14 of 31 policy milestones completely missed just 2 of 31 milestones passed in fullTHREAD
https://www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-uk-risks-egg-on-face-unless-it-accelerates-climate-plans
But out of the coronavirus crisis, the UK also has a huge opportunity to get back on track says @theCCCuk
Govt "must seize the opportunity" for a "green recovery", the committee says, joining many others https://www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-uk-risks-egg-on-face-unless-it-accelerates-climate-plans
Govt "must seize the opportunity" for a "green recovery", the committee says, joining many others https://www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-uk-risks-egg-on-face-unless-it-accelerates-climate-plans
. @ChiefExecCCC says cut "a bit of slack" due to covid etc but next yr crucial for UK before COP26
"They are going to have egg on their face unless they get this year right."
6th carbon budget advice/law
UK NDC
Treasury net-zero review
new policy https://www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-uk-risks-egg-on-face-unless-it-accelerates-climate-plans
"They are going to have egg on their face unless they get this year right."
6th carbon budget advice/lawUK NDCTreasury net-zero reviewnew policy https://www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-uk-risks-egg-on-face-unless-it-accelerates-climate-plans
This year's report uses much more forceful language than last year as @theCCCuk ramps up rhetorical pressure
#dataviz with words!
146x "must" in 2020 (49 in 2019)
200x "require" (83)
121x "recommend" (21)
(chart normalised by pages)
https://www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-uk-risks-egg-on-face-unless-it-accelerates-climate-plans
#dataviz with words!
146x "must" in 2020 (49 in 2019)
200x "require" (83)
121x "recommend" (21)
(chart normalised by pages)
https://www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-uk-risks-egg-on-face-unless-it-accelerates-climate-plans
There are some bright spots in @theCCCuk progress report with the power sector getting a "big tick from us" acc @ChiefExecCCC who can't imagine having been able to say that a few years ago
onshore wind/solar back in mix
"stonking" 40GW offshore goal https://www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-uk-risks-egg-on-face-unless-it-accelerates-climate-plans
onshore wind/solar back in mix"stonking" 40GW offshore goal https://www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-uk-risks-egg-on-face-unless-it-accelerates-climate-plans
Also signs of potential govt progress elsewhere-
Big opportunities from upcoming:
transport decarb plan
buildings/heat strategy
energy white paper
Treasury net-zero review
@theCCCuk has broken it all down dept-by-dept for first time https://www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-uk-risks-egg-on-face-unless-it-accelerates-climate-plans
Big opportunities from upcoming:
transport decarb planbuildings/heat strategyenergy white paperTreasury net-zero review@theCCCuk has broken it all down dept-by-dept for first time https://www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-uk-risks-egg-on-face-unless-it-accelerates-climate-plans
There's another great thread on the CCC report here from @_richardblack https://twitter.com/_richardblack/status/1276057481140228097
