Climate change: What we are doing in the UK
UK Climate Change Programme:
The 2006 UK Climate Change Programme is the UK’s key strategy for its work on tackling climate change. It sets out the policies and measures which the UK is using to cut its emissions of greenhouse gases. It also explains how the UK plans to adapt to the impacts of climate change.
We published our first annual report to Parliament on the 2006 Programme on 26 July 2007.
Other activity:
Office of Climate Change… Online
OCC website launched - 27 November 2007
The Office of Climate Change (OCC) works across Government to support the development of climate change policy and strategy. Defra is one of the OCC’s key partner departments. The OCC also works closely with BERR, DFID, FCO, DfT, HMT and CLG. Go to www.occ.gov.uk to find out more.
Climate Change Bill: Bill introduced to Parliament (14 November 2007) and published on www.parliament.uk (15 November 2007). 29 October 2007 - Government published its response to the parliamentary scrutiny and public consultation in the Command Paper Taking Forward the UK Climate Change Bill
The Government commissions a wide range of scientific research on climate change and funds programmes on climate modelling and work on impacts and adaptation.
It also funds a number of programmes to encourage business to reduce emissions and to find cost effective measures to tackle climate change. The Climate Change Levy and Climate Change Allowances and emissions trading schemes have been set up to tackle this issue. The Government also funds the Carbon Trust and the Energy Saving Trust, who provide advice and help for businesses and the public.
Further information:
External sites
Page last modified: 12 December 2007
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