Climate actions your MP can promote: recommendations from UK scientists

The document presents a series of expert suggestions for UK government climate policy, focusing on the need for deep emission reductions, a shift toward renewable energy, and the removal of fossil fuel subsidies. Key proposals include the creation of a major infrastructure fund for energy saving and storage, the implementation of strict emission limits for new electricity generation (50gCO2/kWh), and the adoption of stringent, annually tightening emission standards for CO2 sources such as cars.

• Scientists suggest the UK government establish a major infrastructure fund, supported by government underwriting and pension fund investment, to fund renewable energy technologies, energy storage, and large-scale home energy saving programmes to increase energy self-sufficiency.
• To meet a global 2°C climate target, experts from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research argue the UK must eliminate nearly all energy-related CO2 during the 2030s, reduce total energy demand by more than 50% across all sectors (including international transport), and end energy poverty.
• Recommendations for electricity generation include imposing an environmental emissions limit of 50gCO2/kWh on all new capacity, which would allow for renewables and biogas from waste while excluding new natural gas generators.
• Experts propose shifting from price and trading policies to regulations that set maximum emission standards for major CO2 sources, suggesting these standards be tightened by 8% per year for a decade, such as requiring new cars to emit less than 100gCO2/km.
• Additional recommendations include the immediate provision of policy certainty and support for renewable energy beyond 2020, the implementation of transformational infrastructure changes for climate adaptation, and the cessation of fossil fuel subsidies.

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Scientists for Global Responsibility (n.d.). Climate actions your MP can promote: recommendations from UK scientists. https://www.sgr.org.uk/sites/default/files/Climate actions your MP can promote.pdf

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@techreport{scientistsforglobalresponsibilityndclimate, author = {{Scientists for Global Responsibility}}, title = {{Climate actions your MP can promote: recommendations from UK scientists}}, institution = {Scientists for Global Responsibility}, url = {https://www.sgr.org.uk/sites/default/files/Climate actions your MP can promote.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }