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25 June 2020 Progress Report to Parliament 2020 1. Introduction Chris Stark, Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change 2. Report welcome Darren Jones MP, Chair, BEIS Select Committee 3. Overview of recommendations Lord Deben, Chairman,

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Progress Report to Parliament 2020

25 June 2020

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1. Introduction Chris Stark, Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change 2. Report welcome Darren Jones MP, Chair, BEIS Select Committee 3. Overview of recommendations Lord Deben, Chairman, Committee on Climate Change 4. Presentation of findings Chris Stark, Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change 5. Government response The Rt Hon George Eustice MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 6. Q&A Chaired by Jo Barrett, Head of Communications, Committee on Climate Change

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Finding certainty in the long-term priorities

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Source: CCC analysis

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Content of the report

  • 1. A review of the climate challenge after COVID-19

Introduction setting out the new context for climate policy in the UK.

  • 2. Progress since 2008

Look back at progress reducing emissions globally and in the UK since 2008, including territorial and consumption accounting.

  • 3. Lessons learned since 2008

Look back at themes since the Climate Change Act was passed and how they can inform future policy.

  • 4. Progress on emissions, indicators and policy in the last year

Deep dive into developments of the last 12 months.

  • 5. Planning a resilient recovery

The role for climate policies in the economic recovery following the COVID-19 crisis.

  • 6. What is needed now – UK climate policy

Climate policy priorities that need to be tackled across Government and beyond, especially in the coming year.

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Progress on emissions

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Greenhouse gas emissions vs GDP over time

Source: BEIS (2020) 2019 UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Provisional Figures; BEIS (2020) 2018 UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Final Figures; ONS (2020) Gross Domestic Product: chained volume measures: Seasonally adjusted £m; Defra (2019) UK’s carbon footprint; CCC analysis

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Progress on emissions

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Decomposition of the UK’s consumption emissions footprint in 2017

Source: Defra (2019) The UK’s carbon footprint; CCC analysis

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Progress on emissions

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Decomposition of the UK’s consumption emissions footprint in 2017

Source: Defra (2019) The UK’s carbon footprint; CCC analysis

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Progress on emissions

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Decomposition of the UK’s consumption emissions footprint in 2017

Source: Defra (2019) The UK’s carbon footprint; CCC analysis

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Progress on emissions

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UK greenhouse gas emissions by sector 1990-2019

Source: BEIS (2020) 2019 UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Provisional Figures; BEIS (2020) 2018 UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Final Figures

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Power Industry Waste Buildings Shipping Surface transport F-gases Agriculture & LULUCF Aviation

Change in emissions 2008-2018 (MtCO₂e)

50 100 150 200 250 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

Emissions (MtCO2e)

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Summary policy progress

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Cross-economy coordination Sectoral policy

Net Zero as headline goal Cabinet Committee set up HMT Funding Review underway UK ETS will reflect Net Zero Climate Assembly Offshore wind, onshore wind & solar Flexibility for energy system

Power

Heat and Buildings strategy must transform heating Future Homes

Buildings

Agriculture & Environment Bills in development Funding for woodland & peat

Agriculture and land use change

Progressed In development Policy gap

Transport strategy in development HGVs ≤2035 EV switch

Transport Industry

Some industry funds No industry or Hydrogen strategies CCS plans

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Impact of COVID-19

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Source: Le Quéré, C. et al. (2020) Temporary reduction in daily global CO₂ emissions during the COVID-19 forced confinement.

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Impact of COVID-19

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Source: COBR (2020) Datasets to accompany coronavirus press conference: 4 June 2020; CCC analysis.

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COVID-19 recovery priorities

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Letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson Building a resilient recovery from the COVID-19 crisis

  • 1. Use climate investments to support the economic recovery and jobs.
  • 2. Lead a shift towards positive long-term behaviours.
  • 3. Tackle the wider ‘resilience deficit’ on climate change.
  • 4. Embed fairness as a core principle.
  • 5. Ensure the recovery does not ‘lock-in’ greenhouse gas emissions or increased

climate risk.

  • 6. Strengthen incentives to reduce emissions when considering fiscal changes.

Source: CCC (May 2020)

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Resilient recovery policies

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Infrastructure investment

  • Housing retrofits; small business

energy efficiency; district heating

  • Local area energy plans & green

building passports

  • Electricity, CO2, H2 networks
  • EV charging
  • Flood defences
  • Circular economy

Supporting people

  • Reskilling & Retraining
  • Nature recovery
  • Remote working & e.g. remote NHS
  • Cycling and walking

Taking a global lead

  • UK as UN lead on “Inclusive and sustainable recovery”

Driving the pace of transition

  • Carbon taxes
  • ‘Green strings’ for bail-outs
  • Science & Innovation
  • Climate risk assessments
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What must come next

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Source: CCC analysis based on BEIS (2019) Updated energy and emissions projections 2018, and BEIS (2020) Provisional UK greenhouse gas emissions national statistics 2019.

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