UK appoints Cambridge Prof Laura Díaz Anadón to Climate Change Committee
UK ministers have appointed University of Cambridge Professor Laura Díaz Anadón to the independent statutory body which advises their governments on greenhouse gas emissions targets and reports to parliament on climate progress.
The CCC has been a pioneering institution globally and I look forward to contributing
Prof Laura Díaz Anadón
Professor Anadón was appointed to the Climate Change Committee (CCC) for five years by ministers of the UK and Devolved Governments.
Anadón is the Chaired Professor of Climate Change Policy at Cambridge and a leading global expert on climate and energy policy.
The CCC is an independent, statutory body established under the Climate Change Act 2008. Its purpose is to advise the UK and devolved governments on emissions targets and to report to Parliament on progress made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preparing for and adapting to the impacts of climate change.
“I am honoured to join the Climate Change Committee at this important moment for climate change mitigation,” Anadón said. “The CCC has been a pioneering institution globally and I look forward to contributing to further its role as a key provider of independent, evidence-based advice to the UK and devolved governments.”
Professor Anadón is also Director of the Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance (CEENRG) in the Department of Land Economy and a Fellow of St John's College.
She is a founding member of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate and a lead author for both the 6th and 7th IPCC Assessment Reports prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN body for assessing the science related to climate change.
The CCC is made up of two separate committees: one on mitigation (the Committee) and one on adaptation (the Adaptation Committee). The Act requires that the Committee comprises a Chair and not fewer than five but not more than eight other Members appointed by the national authorities (UK Government and the Devolved Governments).
This article was originally published on the University of Cambridge website on 18 March 2026:
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/uk-appoints-cambridge-prof-laura-diaz-anadon-to-climate-change-committee