Internationally, the UK is actively promoting a low carbon, high growth economy through an ambitious new global climate change agreement as well as a visible and accelerated shift in business investment towards low carbon solutions.

Domestically, Britain is striving to “walk the talk” by committing itself to an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over 1990 levels by 2050 through its landmark new Climate Change Law  and other pro-active measures to green its economy.

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In Canada, we work with policy makers, business leaders and others to encourage acceptance that early and ambitious action on climate security will be good for jobs, growth, competitiveness and economic security.

“We cannot afford to put climate change into the international pending tray because of the present economic difficulties. On the contrary, we must use the imperative to act for our future prosperity through the transition to a low carbon economy and reduced oil dependency as a route to creating jobs and economic opportunity for our peoples today.”

- UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown

A new global agreement

The Kyoto Protocol will expire in 2012 and negotiations are underway to reach a new global climate change agreement at the meeting of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in December 2009 in Copenhagen. more...

Climate change law

In November 2008 the UK Parliament passed a landmark climate change law that commits the country to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 80% over 1990 levels, by 2050. more...

The business of climate security

Climate security also represents a tremendous economic opportunity for business. As government regulations evolve in leading countries, the road will be dotted not just with environmental hurdles, but with commercial prospects. more...