Action in the UK - The UK Climate Change Programme
The Climate Change Programme, published in 2006, sets out our policies and priorities for action in the UK and internationally. We also made a commitment to introduce an annual report to Parliament. Subsequently, the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 placed an obligation on us to report to Parliament on greenhouse gas emissions in the UK and action taken by Government to reduce these emissions. For more details on the Act, see: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts2006/60019--a.htm#2
Annual Report to Parliament
The second annual report was published and laid before Parliament on Thursday 17 July 2008.
- Second Annual Report to Parliament (PDF 860 KB)
The first annual report was published and laid before Parliament on 26 July 2007.
- First Annual Report to Parliament (PDF 570 KB)
UK Climate Change Programme 2006
- Climate Change: The UK Programme 2006 (PDF 2.1 MB)
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- Cover and introductions/contents (PDF 340 KB)
- Section 1 (PDF 150 KB)
- Section 2a (PDF 700 KB)
- Section 2b (PDF 780 KB)
- Section 3 (PDF 100 KB)
- Section 4 (PDF 270 KB)
- Section 5 (PDF 130 KB)
Supporting documents
The Programme is supported by a Regulatory Impact Assessment which looks at the overall costs and benefits of the package.
- Regulatory Impact Assessment (PDF 360 KB)
Work was carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of the policies and measures contained in the 2000 version of the Climate Change Programme as well as appraising the impact of the proposed new policies contained in the 2006 Climate Change Programme:
This work was undertaken by a group of analysts from across Government using standard technical guidelines to promote consistency:
- Greenhouse Gas Policy Evaluation and Appraisal in Government Departments (PDF 316 KB) - April 2006
Earlier documents
The original UK Climate Change Programme was published in November 2000:
Page last modified: 17 July 2008
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