Whilst good progress was made in Bonn, the important question is was it good enough? There is only one answer to this question: no. The pace of progress is disappointing and in fact quite frightening. But this pace is not the result of complex technical barriers that we must wait to overcome. The current pace [...]
With 100 days left to reduce central govt emissions by 10% or 74,000tCO2, with 19 departments and 3000 buildings and over 150 initiatives, and DECC has reduced its emissions by 100tCO2 in 9 months (against a target reduction of 134tCO2 this year) … But this isn’t just about numbers. We were set a real challenge [...]