Climate Policies 'Need New Tools', Advisers Say
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 31
No. 7,
July 2011
This was due to extra energy demand in cold weather; but the general trend is flat, which is "incompatible" with the 3% annual cuts needed, the CCC says.
Energy Secretary Chris Huhne said the government's once-in-a-lifetime reforms showed it was serious about making the changes "vital to cut emissions".
The CCC's report says people are buying less polluting vehicles and installing more efficient boilers, but progress on home insulation is slowing.
The government has formally adopted five-yearly sets of emission targets - "carbon budgets" - proposed by the CCC.
Emissions for 2010 were within budget - but that was mainly due to the recession, which lowered economic activity and therefore emissions during 2009. Read the full report here.
Source: by Richard Black, Environment correspondent, BBC News, U.K.
