Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 02/2009

The forecast for tomorrow: the UK's climate for change

September 2008

Oxfam Publishing

Abstract

The forecast for tomorrow is a snapshot of a country deeply torn by good and bad climate policies and actions among business, public and government - with each group inextricably bound by the actions of the others. Whether the UK succeeds in achieving its emissions reduction targets and in becoming a leader in international climate negotiations depends on whether good or bad policies prevail. At stake are the lives and livelihoods of millions of poor people around the world, who will suffer first and worst from climate change despite being the least responsible for it.