The Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) has published guidance on 26 February 2025 outlining the implementation programme for the Automated Vehicles Act 2024. The programme aims to establish the regulatory framework for automated vehicles by 2027, including secondary legislation, approval processes, and in-use regulation. The guidance details objectives across deployment, regulation, and international capability, with implementation being jointly delivered by seven government bodies including the Department for Transport and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has published its report on the government’s progress in reducing emissions. The report emphasises that the UK's Third National Adaptation Programme must be strengthened by including clear objectives and targets to address growing climate change risks. The report also indicates that, despite a significant reduction in emissions in 2023, the UK is not on track to meet its Nationally Determined Contribution target of reducing emissions by 68% by 2023 in comparison to 1990 levels. The CCC recommends that in addition to phasing out coal-generated electricity, the UK needs to rapidly reduce oil and gas usage. The report also highlights that emissions data confirm that the UK has achieved its Third Carbon Budget, covering the period from 2018 to 2022. The CCC's policy assessment suggests that the new government needs to set out a clear commitment to the Net Zero transition, supported by rapid policy action and a focus on removing barriers to deployment.

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has published its 2025 report on the UK government’s progress in reducing emissions, presented to Parliament under section 36(1) of the Climate Change Act 2008 (CCA 2008). The report shows that the UK’s territorial emissions—including international aviation and shipping—fell by 2.5% in 2024 to 413.7 MtCO₂e, representing a 50.4% reduction from 1990 levels. This decline was primarily driven by the electricity supply and industry sectors. However, this progress was partially offset by increased emissions from aviation, which now contribute a larger share of total UK emissions than the entire electricity supply sector. The report notes that while 61% of the emissions reductions required to meet the UK’s 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution are supported by credible or partially credible plans, 39% face significant risks or have insufficient or unquantified plans. It also notes that over 80% of the emissions reductions needed between now and 2030 must come from sectors beyond energy supply. The report details progress in several areas, including the closure of the UK’s last coal power station, a 56% increase in heat pump installations, and electric vehicle sales reaching a 19.6% market share. The CCC further highlights that the government has made good or moderate progress on 20 of the CCC’s 35 priority recommendations from 2024.

The Climate Change Committee has published their ‘Progress in adapting to climate change: 2025 report to Parliament’. This report assesses the extent to which the UK’s Third National Adaptation Programme and its implementation are preparing the UK for climate change.

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has published its 2026 report to Parliament on the progress in reducing UK emissions. Laid before Parliament under section 36(1) of the Climate Change Act 2008, the statutory report assesses the government’s advancements toward meeting carbon budgets, the 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution and the Net Zero 2050 target. The CCC notes that the UK remains among a leading group of nations demonstrating sustained emissions reductions and highlights positive action in low‑carbon electricity, including record renewable capacity procured in the latest Contracts for Difference allocation round. However, the report cautions that the government is not moving quickly enough to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or to protect households and businesses from volatile fossil fuel prices.

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has published its statutory advice on Wales’ Fourth Carbon Budget, recommending a 73% reduction in average annual emissions from 1990 levels over the 2031–35 period, including emissions from international aviation and shipping. The CCC sets out that electrification delivers 67% of the total emissions reduction required by 2033, with targets for 39% of cars to be electric and for 23% of homes to adopt low-carbon electrified heating. Demand reduction measures account for 21% of the required reduction, while low-carbon farming, low-carbon fuels, and carbon capture and storage (CCS) contribute a further 10%. The report outlines 16 key recommendations to assist the Welsh Government in meeting this target. The Welsh Government must propose a level for the Fourth Carbon Budget to the Senedd, which must be set by the end of 2025.

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has published a letter from the Chair of the Adaptation Committee, Baroness Brown, to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Emma Hardy MP. The letter responds to a request for advice on strengthening the UK's adaptation objectives. The CCC recommends that these objectives should prepare the UK for weather extremes expected under 2°C of global warming above pre-industrial levels by 2050, while also taking into account potential 4°C warming by the end of the century in adaptation planning. It further advises that the next National Adaptation Programme should include a framework of clear long-term objectives, supported by interim milestones and five-year targets.

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has published its initial assessment of the Third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) which seeks to ensure that the country is well equipped for the effects of climate change. In its assessment, the CCC found that the existing adaptation policy strategy proves ineffective, with the main issues being that the adaptation in the UK is inadequately funded, private sector adaptation is poorly understood and the frameworks needed to track adaptation and climate risk effectively in the UK. The CCC has established three important priorities which include reforming governance to put adaptation at the centre of government, aligning further developments of NAP3 with the next spending review and creating accountability with targets and monitoring.

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has published A Well Adapted UK, its independent assessment for the UK’s fourth Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA4). The report assesses the UK’s preparedness for climate change impacts and identifies increasing risks relating to flooding, overheating, water scarcity, food security, infrastructure resilience, ecosystem degradation and public health.

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has published a letter from its Chair, Nigel Topping CMG, to the Minister for Industry, Chris McDonald MP, setting out advice on a regulatory framework to recognise and implement carbon dioxide (CO₂) non-pipeline transport (NPT) within the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS).

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has published a letter of advice on the UK’s 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), following a request from the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, on 8 August 2024. The CCC recommends that the UK’s NDC commit to reducing territorial greenhouse gas emissions by 81% from 1990 levels to 2035. This recommendation aligns with the CCC’s upcoming advice for the UK’s Seventh Carbon Budget, scheduled for publication on 26 February 2025.

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has published its statutory report on Northern Ireland's Fourth Carbon Budget, advising on a 77% reduction in average annual emissions compared to 1990 levels, for 2038-2042. The reccomendation outlines a pathway requiring electrification of transport and heating, renewable energy expansion, agricultural emissions reductions, and carbon capture deployment. The CCC estimates implementation costs at £90m per year on average between 2025-2050, equivalent to 0.2% of the GDP. The recommendations aim to keep Northern Ireland on track to achieve its legislated Net Zero target by 2050 under the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022.