Including the closely related term government.
… of course. 8 UK Climate Assembly Following the ground-breaking declaration of a climate emergency by the UK Government in 2019, it was recognised that any combination of policy actions to achieve net zero carbon was going to impact on every person in the UK. It was imperative that people in the UK had their say on the best policy actions to take. Six parliamentary select committees worked…
… the net zero carbon target, depending on the technologies available and the preferred local route to decarbonisation. The preferred pathway will also depend on actions and policy interventions that national government enact. Setting interim targets in line with the LCR carbon budget will be helpful in planning a carbon reduction trajectory and to ensure that progress can be monitored over time…
…. A Climate Emergency was declared by the Liverpool City Region (LCR) Combined Authority (CA) in June 2019, pledging the LCR to become net zero carbon by 2040. In July 2019 the Government committed to achieve this target across the UK by 2050. The scale and pace of action required to achieve these ambitious targets is not underestimated, however the recent COVID pandemic has shown how effective rapid…
… together to set up a truly democratic UK citizens’ assembly on climate change. The UK Climate Assembly included representatives from all walks of life and a wide range of opinions, ages and ethnicities to ensure that all voices were represented fairly. The recommendations made by the Climate Assembly are not binding on government and they do not provide answers to all of the questions we might have…
… the outcomes and recommendations in full, see the Climate Assembly website: Climate Assembly UK (climateassembly.uk) UK Climate Assembly Recommendations • Informing and educating everyone (including the public, industry, individuals and government) was the highest rated principle agreed by the Climate Assembly. This reflects their views that it is imperative for everyone to understand the need…