BBC:

Major changes in policy are still needed to meet climate targets despite emission cuts brought about by the recession, say government advisors.
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) calls for a “step change” in power generation, insulation and transport.
Continuing to rely on “light touch” approaches will not work, it says.
The government says it is committed to being “the greenest ever”, and is expected to bring in new energy legislation within its first year.
The is the committee’s second annual report to parliament, and follows a year in which UK greenhouse gas emissions plummeted by 8.6%, mainly due to the recession but also because of increased fossil fuel prices.
“The recession has created the illusion that progress is being made to reduce emissions,” said CCC chairman Lord Adair Turner.

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