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Action to tackle climate change

UK energy policy

In 2008, the UK passed its Climate Change Act and became the first country in the world with a legal duty to meet an annual carbon budget. The Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 also includes legally binding targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. More...

View of power station near Rainham Marshes nature reserve

Reduced emissions from deforestation

Tropical rainforests are the most biodiverse places on earth – they support around three quarters of the planet's land-based species. More...

Wardens patrolling, Gola Forest, Sierra Leone

Land use, land use change and forestry

We are strongly in favour of international efforts to develop a global climate treaty for 2012 and beyond, but fear that if talks proceed as they have to date, with countries making up their own rules on how they account for forest carbon it would be disastrous for the planet. More...

Aerial shot of rainforest, Sumatra, Indonesia

What can I do?

A changing climate will affect us all, but don't just get hot under the collar about it. Keep up to date with all the latest news and views, plus find out how you can help, on our climate change blog.