Climate geeks like myself got the ultimate Christmas present – 282 pages of climate commitments delivered across 22 chapters addressing everything from citizen engagement to agriculture and taxation to the circular economy. This year’s Climate Action Plan is a weighty read – each chapter describes the current state of play and then sets out the actions needed to reduce emissions with targets focused on 2025 and 2030.  What makes the Government’s new plan extra important is that, as Thomas wrote in December, it was “drafted within a scientific carbon budget defined by the Climate Change Advisory Council under law, and…

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