Energy industry trade body chief to head UK’s climate watchdog

Emma Pinchbeck will take over as chief executive of Climate Change Committee next month

The government's official climate watchdog has appointed the head of the energy industry's trade association to lead its work helping to drive the UK's emissions to net zero by 2050.

Emma Pinchbeck, the head of Energy UK, will take up the role of chief executive of the Climate Change Committee (CCC) from early next month after four years at the helm of the trade association.