Action in the UK - Business
The commitment of business and the public sector to tackling climate change is growing. Many firms and public sector organisations have recognised and acted on the cost effective opportunities that are available for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Some leading firms and authorities have adopted high profile initiatives bringing wide-ranging benefits - they deliver real cuts in emissions, offer good examples for others to emulate and introduce a constructive and practical note into climate change debate. We welcome action already taken, but more significant changes will be needed as part of the move to a lower carbon economy.
The Climate Change Programme aims to encourage and enable organisations of all kinds to take the lead in finding and implementing cost effective measures that will cut greenhouse gas emissions. The intention is to tackle climate change while ensuring that a healthy and competitive business base is maintained and, where possible, improved.
Climate Change Simplification Project
The Climate Change Simplification Project reviewed Defra’s three major climate change instruments - EU Emissions Trading Scheme, Climate Change Agreements and the proposed Carbon Reduction Commitment - with the aim of eliminating avoidable overlap, simplifying regulation, and ensuring that the regulatory burden on the economy is kept to a minimum. Read more...
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Page last modified: 9 February 2009
Page published: 1 December, 2005