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Climate change, as is the case in many other countries, is a part of research, lobbying and politics of the United Kingdom
Research
The University of East Anglia operates the Climatic Research Unit, set up in 1971 to study natural and anthropogenic climate change. In November 2009 there was an e-mail hacking incident where thousands of emails and other documents were leaked on the internet.
The Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research is part of, and based at the headquarters of the Met Office in Exeter. The Hadley Centre provides a focus in the United Kingdom for the scientific issues associated with climate change.
Stern Review
The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change is a 700-page report released in 2006 by economist Nicholas Stern for the British government, which discusses the effect of global warming on the world economy. Although not the first economic report on climate change, it is significant as the largest and most widely known and discussed report of its kind.
The Review's executive summary states that "the Review first examines the evidence on the economic impacts of climate change itself, and explores the economics of stabilising greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The second half of the Review considers the complex policy challenges involved in managing the transition to a low-carbon economy and in ensuring that societies can adapt to the consequences of climate change that can no longer be avoided".
Legislation
- Climate Change Act 2008
- Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006
- Committee on Climate Change
- Planning Act 2008
- United Kingdom Climate Change Programme
- Department of Energy and Climate Change
Lobbying
See also
- Climate of the United Kingdom
- Dimmock v Secretary of State for Education and Skills
- King Review
- London Green500
- Energy Technologies Institute
- Energy Saving Trust
References
- Francis Cairncross (30 October 2006). "" Time to get Stern on climate change"". The First Post.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Stern, N. (2006). "Stern Review on The Economics of Climate Change (pre-publication edition). Executive Summary". HM Treasury, London.
External links
- UK Climate Impacts Programme
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
- Met Office Hadley Centre