UK Climate Change Adviser Hires Pinchbeck to Lead Net-Zero Push
- New Labour government is targeting clean power grid by 2030
- Climate Change Committee is preparing advice for late 2030s
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Emma Pinchbeck was appointed the new head of the UK’s Climate Change Committee, which advises the government on how to meet its net-zero goals.
Pinchbeck will start her new role in November, after leading the trade association Energy UK since January 2020. She will oversee the preparation of recommendations covering the 2038 to 2042 period, when the focus will include more challenging sectors for decarbonization such as transport and industry.