
This week we discuss the UK's commitment to achieving net zero by 2050, and the significant changes that will be required.
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The UK has committed to achieving net zero by 2050. To achieve this, nearly all sections of the economy will have to undergo significant changes - from trade and transport, to agriculture and construction.
What will this shift look like? How easy will it be to transition? What role will government play in driving net zero?
Here to talk through these issues is Chris Stark, Chief Executive of the UK's Climate Change Committee (CCC), the UK’s independent advisory group on tackling climate change.
Host

Director
Paul has been the Director of the IFS since 2011. He is also currently visiting professor in the Department of Economics at University College London.
Participants

Chief Executive Climate Change Committee
Podcast details
- DOI
- 10.1920/pd.ifs.2024.0089
- Publisher
- IFS
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