Climate Change Committee
James Richardson is Chief Economist at the Climate Change Committee (CCC). The CCC is the UK’s official, independent advisor to Government on climate change. It also advises Parliament on progress by government against climate objectives.
James oversees the CCC’s analytical teams covering both Net Zero and Adaptation. James led the CCC’s work on the Seventh Carbon Budget advice to the UK Government, and parallel advice to the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland governments. He also led the work on the CCC’s independent advice on the fourth Climate Change Risk Assessment, and the A Well Adapted UK report.