The action plan sets out a more strategic approach to policy and delivery on the natural environment. It sets out a number of actions for Defra and key partners and stakeholders to move collectively towards an ecosystems approach to conserving, managing and enhancing the natural environment in England
The Climate Change Communication Initiative is led by Defra in partnership with the Energy Saving Trust, the Carbon Trust, the Department of Trade and Industry, the Environment Agency, the UK Climate Impacts Programme and the Department for Transport.
The Bill will create a new approach to managing and responding to climate change in the UK through: setting ambitious targets, taking powers to help achieve them, strengthening the institutional framework, enhancing the UK’s ability to adapt to the impact of climate change and establishing clear and regular accountability to the UK, Parliament and devolved legislatures
The UK Government is committed to addressing both the causes and consequences of climate change and to that end is bringing forward proposals for a Climate Change Bill.
The Bill will introduce a clear, credible, long-term framework for the UK to achieve its goals of reducing carbon dioxide emissions and ensure steps are taken towards adapting to the impacts of climate change.
The UK is acting now to adapt to climate change and to reduce the risk by reducing our contribution to the causes. These pages explains what climate change means for the UK and what we are doing about it.
The Energy Services Directive will promote energy efficiency in the UK and must be fully implemented by 17 May 2008. It will impact on both providers and users of energy. The Directive’s full name is the EC Directive on Energy End Use Efficiency and Energy Services and, as announced in the Energy White Paper, new policy measures may be needed to implement it. Defra has lead responsibility for implementing the Directive and is working closely with other government departments and the devolved administrations to ensure it is implemented on time.