CBI welcomes amendments to Climate Change Bill
November 13th 2007

The CBI has praised the Government's amendments to its draft Climate Change Bill, saying it provides a credible framework for businesses to work towards.

"Business urgently needs a credible framework to work towards a low carbon economy, and we believe the Climate Change Bill can provide that, comments Michael Roberts, CBI Director of Business Environment.

"A stronger Climate Change Committee, and asking the Committee to review the case for increasing the 2050 target and including international aviation emissions within the targets, are all sensible steps.

"The use of an interim target and rolling 'carbon budgets' should help to provide the right balance of certainty and flexibility, although the 2020 target continues to look extremely challenging."

Read more on The Climate Change Bill

More articles from CBI: