The Committee and secretariat congratulate Chris Stark on being awarded a CBE in the New Years Honours list.
Under Chris’s leadership, the Committee recommended a UK Net Zero target for greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Net Zero was put into law under Prime Minister Theresa May, making the UK the first major economy in the world to do so.
In 2020, the Climate Change Committee provided independent advice on the detailed path to Net Zero for the UK, in the Sixth Carbon Budget advice. The UK’s Sixth Carbon Budget was legislated by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Government, in June 2021.
In 2021, the Climate Change Committee published the UK’s third Climate Change Risk Assessment. This outlined the priorities for the Governments of the UK, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales to respond to the climate risks faced in the UK.
Chris oversaw the production of over 100 publications, including six UK progress reports. He supported Lord Deben in the last five years in the position of Chair, and Professor Piers Forster in his current role as interim Chair.
Since leaving his role at the Climate Change Committee, Chris has become the Head of Mission Control in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.