Reducing emissions and preparing for climate change: 2015 Progress Report to Parliament

This is the Committee’s 2015 Progress Report to Parliament. It covers both progress towards meeting carbon budgets and progress on adaptation to climate change. It includes the Adaptation Sub-Committee’s first ever statutory assessment of the National Adaptation Programme.

The report comes in 3 volumes:

1. Reducing emissions and preparing for climate change: 2015 Progress Report to Parliament: Summary and recommendations
2. Meeting Carbon Budgets – Progress in reducing the UK’s emissions: 2015 Report
3. Progress in preparing for climate change: 2015 Report to Parliament

Supporting research

• BVG Associates (2015) Approaches to cost-reduction in offshore wind
• HR Wallingford (2015) for the ASC: Update analysis of the number of properties located in areas at risk of flooding and coastal erosion in England

Supporting Data

Volume 2: Meeting Carbon Budgets – Progress in reducing the UK’s emissions: 2015 Report to Parliament

Charts and graphs

• Overview
• Chapter 1: Power
• Chapter 2: Buildings
• Chapter 3: Industry
• Chapter 4: Transport
• Chapter 5: Agriculture
• Chapter 6: Waste and F-gases
• Chapter 7: Devolved administrations
• Final UK emissions figures for 2014

Technical annexes

• Overview
• Annex 1: Power
• Annex 2: Buildings
• Annex 3: Industry
• Annex 4: Transport
• Annex 5: Agriculture
• Annex 6: Waste F-gases
• Annex 7: Devolved administrations

Volume 3: Progress in preparing for climate change: 2015 Report to Parliament

Charts and graphs

• Overview
• Chapter 2: Built environment
• Chapter 4: Healthy and resilient communities
• Chapter 5: Agriculture and forestry
• Chapter 7: Business
• Chapter 8: Local government

Technical annexes

• Annex 1: NAP actions
• Annex 2: Built Environment
• Annex 3: Infrastructure
• Annex 4: Healthy and resilient communities
• Annex 5: Agriculture and forestry
• Annex 6: Natural environment
• Annex 7: Business chapter
• New development in flood risk areas: updated figures (February 2016)

ASC indicators

• ASC indicators by adaptation priority

 

Related Publications

• Local authority action on climate change adaptation (by JBA and LUC)
• Soil erosion and water use in agriculture (by Cranfield University)
• Potential Carbon Capture and Storage Cost Reduction Mechanisms (by Pöyry and Element Energy)
• Cost reduction in carbon capture and storage and offshore wind (by Imperial)