Explainer: Sixth Carbon Budget - The Path to Net Zero
Channel: Climate Change Committee
Date: 2020-12-18

The Sixth Carbon Budget, required under the Climate Change Act, provides ministers with advice on the volume of greenhouse gases the UK can emit during the period 2033-2037. This video with Chris Stark, Chief Executive of the Climate Change Committee (CCC) and Mike Thompson, Director of Analysis / Chief Economist of the CCC provides the key messages from the report.

About the Sixth Carbon Budget
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) published its recommendation on the level of the Sixth Carbon Budget in December 2020. The Sixth Carbon Budget, required under the Climate Change Act, provides Ministers with advice on the volume of greenhouse gases the UK can emit during the period 2033-2037.

Sixth Carbon Budget documents available at: https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/sixth-carbon-budget/