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 26 July 2007.
Other activity:
ACT ON CO2 advice line launched - Call 0800 512 012 (Mon-Fri 9am – 5pm), or go to www.est.org.uk to find out how energy suppliers are required to help you tackle climate change - Read more... See also Green Neighbourhoods, and Benn takes the fight against climate change Into homes and communities (Defra news release) (2 April 2008)
Funding for Low Carbon Technologies: The Environmental Transformation Fund has been increased to £400m over the next three years; the first set of schemes to be funded by Defra's share of the new joint Defra/BERR fund has been announced. (see Defra news release) (21 February 2008)
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. See www.occ.gov.uk.
Climate Change Bill: Latest - 18 February 2008: Summary of Government’s proposals for strengthening the Climate Change Bill together with the 2050 target review terms of reference
Code of Best Practice for Carbon Offsetting - framework for the Code of Best Practice announced on 19 February 2008
We commission a wide range of scientific research on climate change and funds programmes on climate modelling and work on impacts and adaptation.
We fund a number of programmes to encourage business to reduce emissions and to find cost effective measures to tackle climate change - including the Climate Change Levy and Climate Change Allowances and emissions trading schemes. We also fund 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: 2 April 2008
Page published: 01 December, 2005