Beyond Stern: from the climate change programme review to the draft Climate Change Bill seventh report of session 2006-07 report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence

House of Commons papers 460 2006-07

Corporate Author:

Great Britain Parliament House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee

Author:

Tim Yeo (chairman)

Publisher:

TSO (The Stationery Office)

This report is about how the Government: sets targets for reductions in UK green house gases; assess progress towards these targets by forecasting the likely levels of future emissions; choose policy instruments to deliver the requisite cuts in emissions; and revises its package of policies in the light of experience. It is two main parts, the first looks at the Climate Change Programme Review, whilst the second examines the proposed Climate Change Bill. The Climate Change Programme Review revealed a number of weaknesses in the UK climate change policy as it became apparent that the target of a 20% reduction in carbon emissions by 2010 would be missed. Revisions to the projection of emissions had not been done frequently enough, so by the time Ministers knew there were problems it was too late to introduce new measures. The programme is however likely to be rescued, somewhat, by Phase II of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, which promises to deliver some real savings. The draft Climate Change Bill, alongside other developments such as the creation of the Office of Climate Change and requirements of the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006, are broadly well designed and a far-reaching responses to these issues.

Extent	[2], 80, Ev 132p.	ISBN	9780215035561
Size	N/A	Price	£22.00
Binding	Paperback	Published	30 Jul 2007
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