The Carbon Brief Interview: Chris Stark, Cheif Executive, Committee on Climate Change

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Carbon Brief: Regarding the Climate Change Act, and with the 10th anniversary this year of the act becoming law, what do you think would be a fitting way for the UK to mark that anniversary?

Chris Stark: "What I hope happens is that around October and November when we get to the actual anniversary, we can pat ourselves on the back for the success that's come from the power sector especially – and, indeed, from some other sectors like waste – but then turn our attention domestically to a whole new set of sectors and apply the lessons that we've learned over those first 10 years.

"It's really impressive, if you look at it, what's been achieved with UK policymaking, especially in the power sector. And successive governments have done it as well. It's a really impressive thing that has been achieved where there has been a kind of singular focus on achieving something. I am an optimist, so I believe we could do that in further sectors. The one I have in my sights absolutely is the transport sector. So if we could bring the same kind of level of strategic focus and ambition to the transport sector, to the agriculture sector, and to buildings, then I think we can be more optimistic about next year at least in our progress report, about where we're headed with all this.

"So, domestically, I hope that point later in the year when we consider the 10th anniversary, it is a point to reframe domestic policy and then, internationally, I think it's also a point to look again at the act. And I'm looking forward to being part of that. Claire Perry's made it very clear that she will ask us to look at the implications of the Paris Agreement on the UK target framework, so let's look at that properly and let's just check in with the act still being as valid and as important as I think it will need to be over the next 10 years."

The interview was conducted by Dr Simon Evans at the Committee on Climate Change's offices in London on 6 July 2018.

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