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Is the Government's Nationally Determined Contribution up to scratch?

3rd December 2020

The Goverment will soon be announcing it's long awaited Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) 2030 target ahead of COP26. But will the NDC position the UK as a climate leader?

The Committee on Climate Change have recommended a 2030 decarbonisation target of at least 68% against 1990 levels, and the Government are widely expected to adhere to this advice. This would be world leading as things stand. But does it go far enough? And beyond the headline target, what else should the NDC include?

New core sponsorship agreement with PwC

27th July 2020

Policy Connect is excited to announce a new 15-month core sponsorship agreement with PwC to support the work of the All-Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group (APPCCG). Since 2018 PwC have provided guidance to the APPCCG through membership of the Advisory Board. This new agreement provides additional support in this crucial year ahead of the COP26 climate conference.

APPCCG launches COP26 inquiry

9th April 2020

The All-Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group is launching a series of evidence session to explore the UK's preparations for COP26

This project will look at the key procedural issues to be addressed in the run up to COP26 as well as the substantive issues to be debated at the conference. With the conference now postponed and covid19 requiring a significant Government coordination effort, the first evidence sessions in the series will focus on the new challenges facing conference preparations.

The project is led by five cross-party co-chairs:

APPCCG Net Zero Essay Collection

9th April 2020

As announced on our main news feed, Policy Connect’s sustainability team is curating a collection of essays on meeting the UK’s target of net zero emissions by 2050.

A week is a long time in climate politics

23rd April 2019

In the last week, activities of UK protesters and the arrival of student climate striker Greta Thunberg have driven unprecedented public and political attention to the climate issue. At our special parliamentary reception Greta told MPs they have not acted fast enough on climate change, drawing words of contrition from Environment Secretary Michael Gove MP.

Cross party parliamentarians call for urgent action on climate change

13th December 2018

Cross party group of parliamentarians call for urgent action on climate change by adapting the 2008 Climate Change Act so it is in line with the Paris Agreement, and pursuing simple, lower cost solutions like solar, onshore wind and increased rates of energy efficiency.

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