UK emissions policy
This topic examines efforts to engage UK decision-makers on policy issues related to climate change and the environment, with a major focus on delivering the legislated target of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Our work in this area includes detailed policy analysis, responses to parliamentary consultations, and engagement with decision-makers. Specific issues covered include energy policy, carbon taxes, carbon dioxide removal technology and how to reduce emissions from sectors that are ‘hard to abate’, such as housing and transport.
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View all- Why should the UK take action on climate when it is responsible for only a relatively small fraction of today’s global emissions?
- How will climate policy impact the British public and what factors underpin support for climate action?
- What does more North Sea oil and gas mean for UK energy supply and net zero?
- How will the transition to net zero affect the UK economy?
- How is the UK responding to heatwave risk?
- How much do renewables contribute to the UK’s energy mix and what policies support their expansion?
- What is tidal stream energy?
- What is the UK’s policy approach to carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS)?
- What is the Stern Review?
- What is the UK’s Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA)?
- What is the 2008 Climate Change Act?
- What are Britain’s carbon budgets?
- How is climate change affecting coastal flooding in the UK?
- How important is offshore wind energy to the UK?
- What is a carbon price and why do we need one?
- Do renewable energy technologies need government subsidies?
- How much shale gas is there in the UK and what is the status of fracking?
- What is carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) and what role can it play in tackling climate change?
- What is the role of nuclear in the energy mix and in reducing greenhouse gas emissions?
- How important is onshore wind energy to the UK?