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

THREAD

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
CCC: UK risks ‘egg on face’ unless it accelerates climate plans

The UK government “must seize the opportunity” for a “green recovery”, says the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) in its latest report.

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."

1⃣6th carbon budget advice/law
2⃣UK NDC
3⃣Treasury net-zero review
4⃣new policy https://www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-uk-risks-egg-on-face-unless-it-accelerates-climate-plans
CCC: UK risks ‘egg on face’ unless it accelerates climate plans

The UK government “must seize the opportunity” for a “green recovery”, says the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) in its latest report.

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
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
CCC: UK risks ‘egg on face’ unless it accelerates climate plans

The UK government “must seize the opportunity” for a “green recovery”, says the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) in its latest report.

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
CCC: UK risks ‘egg on face’ unless it accelerates climate plans

The UK government “must seize the opportunity” for a “green recovery”, says the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) in its latest report.

https://www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-uk-risks-egg-on-face-unless-it-accelerates-climate-plans
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