ICE responds to Climate Change Committee’s Progress Report

Responding to the Climate Change Committee’s Progress Report, published today (Wednesday), Chris Richards, Director of Policy at the Institution of Civil Engineers, said:

“Infrastructure professionals will take heart from the progress outlined in today’s report – emissions and the cost of deploying renewable energy are coming down.

“They will also agree with the conclusions on what is holding back further progress: poor coordination and accountability across levels of government, a planning system that serves as a barrier and the shrugging of shoulders on climate adaptation and resilience.

“The rising cost of living has shown that the UK desperately needs to move away from energy sources that carry a high economic and environmental cost, and go big on renewables and energy efficiency.

“Engineers have the technical know-how and the ambition to build the low-carbon infrastructure of tomorrow, but policy changes and coordination at all levels of government are needed today.”