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1、What does the Seventh Carbon Budget mean for local authorities?Preliminary findings.24 February 2026Louise Marix Evans and Dr Sandra Bogelein,Lead Analyst People and Net Zero/AdaptationThe role of the Climate Change CommitteeThe CCCs statutory remit is to produce reports to government,Parliament,and

2、 their devolved equivalents.Carbon budgets:produced every five years to advise on the legal limit for the UKs emissions over a five-year period.The Seventh Carbon Budget advice was published in 2025.Climate Change Risk Assessments:produced every five years to inform the Governments assessment of the

3、 risks of climate change.The Fourth Climate Change Risk Assessment(CCRA4)advice will be published in 2026.Progress reports:for the UK Parliament these are produced every year(for mitigation)and every two years(for adaptation).Progress reports are also produced for Scotland,Wales,and Northern Ireland

4、.The role of the Climate Change CommitteeAdvising government,reporting to ParliamentSource:CCC analysis.010020030040050020152020202520302035204020452050Greenhouse gas emissions(MtCO2e)Low-carbon choicesEfficiencyDemand:Low-carbon supplyElectric vehiclesHeat pumpsElectricity:IndustrialOtherSAF and sh

5、ipping fuelsHydrogenCCSLow-carbon fuels and CCS:OtherTree plantingPeatland restorationOtherNature:Engineered removalsEngineered removals:DemandElectricityFuels and CCSEngineered removalsNatureWhere the emissions reductions are within the Balanced Pathway60%from electrifying key technologies and deca

6、rbonising and expanding electricity supplyThe role of local authorities preliminary findingsThe role of local authoritiesLocal authorities are key for delivering the Seventh Carbon Budget.There are many barriers and challenges to local authority action to reduce emissions.However,there are many meas