The Latest Breaking News from the Climate Change Committee

Up to 500,000 more plug-in hybrids could be sold because of government flexibility on the zero-emission mandate

Campaigners condemn decision amid growing evidence of harm to health and climate from heating appliances

The advisory Climate Change Committee says a third of the emissions reductions needed in 15 years will come from household action

But the Climate Change Committee is being ‘less prescriptive’ on airport capacity than in previous advice to Government.

A round-trip to New York could be £300 more expensive

The Climate Change Committee is recommending a 87% cut in UK greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.

Critics say chancellor’s ‘growth at all costs’ plans are not compatible with UK’s climate targets

The Energy Secretary has vocally opposed the west London airport’s expansion in the past.

The UK is required to reach net zero emissions by 2050 under the Climate Change Act, with five-yearly carbon budgets in place to track progress towards this goal. But earlier this year, the Climate Change Committee, which advises the UK and devolved governments, warned that only a third of the…