Publication of the Emissions Reduction Plan I Clean Growth Plan

ClientEarth expresses concern over the incremental delays in publishing the Emissions Reduction Plan | Clean Growth Plan, noting that the government's timeframe shifted from December 2016 to "as early on in 2017 as possible". The organization argues that Sections 12 and 14 of the Climate Change Act require the plan to be published "as soon as is reasonably practicable" following the setting of the fifth carbon budget. ClientEarth highlights that institutional investors require a "detailed policy framework" to mobilize capital for the Paris Agreement targets and calls for a formal consultation process similar to the one used for the 2011 Carbon Plan. The letter demands a revised publication date and an explanation for any further delays.

• The UK Government has repeatedly pushed back the expected publication date of the Emissions Reduction Plan | Clean Growth Plan, moving from December 2016 to February 2017, then to the first quarter of 2017, and finally to "as early on in 2017 as possible".
• ClientEarth asserts that the Climate Change Act does not allow for indefinite delays, as the Secretary of State is legally required to publish the Plan and an indicative annual range for the net UK carbon account as soon as is reasonably practicable after the fifth carbon budget is set.
• The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has stated that a detailed policy framework within the Plan is necessary to encourage institutional investors to provide the hundreds of billions in long-term capital needed to achieve Paris Agreement targets and a low-carbon economy.
• ClientEarth proposes that the Government publish a draft Plan for consultation, citing the precedent of the 2011 Carbon Plan, which was released in draft form in March 2011 before final publication in December of that year.

APA

ClientEarth (2017). Publication of the Emissions Reduction Plan I Clean Growth Plan. https://www.clientearth.org/media/tqopgasd/letter-to-nick-hurd-mp-on-delayed-publication-of-emissions-reduction-plan-ce-en.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. Publication of the Emissions Reduction Plan I Clean Growth Plan. 2017. https://www.clientearth.org/media/tqopgasd/letter-to-nick-hurd-mp-on-delayed-publication-of-emissions-reduction-plan-ce-en.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{clientearth2017publication, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{Publication of the Emissions Reduction Plan I Clean Growth Plan}}, publisher = {ClientEarth}, year = {2017}, month = apr, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/tqopgasd/letter-to-nick-hurd-mp-on-delayed-publication-of-emissions-reduction-plan-ce-en.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }