We are not convinced that departments are making effective use of the emissions data to drive decision-making. Central government and other public sector bodies need to use emissions data to decide priorities and assess the affordability of plans. While the NAO report highlighted examples of good practice, the maturity of decarbonisation plans across the public sector is variable. At a central level, BEIS has not used the wealth of data at its disposal to develop estimates of the potential co...

We are not convinced that departments are making effective use of the emissions data to drive decision-making. Central government and other public sector bodies need to use emissions data to decide priorities and assess the affordability of plans. While the NAO report highlighted examples of good practice, the maturity of decarbonisation plans across the public sector is variable. At a central level, BEIS has not used the wealth of data at its disposal to develop estimates of the potential cost of decarbonising the public sector or to check whether resources are being effectively targeted. For example, it is issuing the £1.425 billion of fund Type: conclusion | Number: 4 | Response status: accepted Government response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Recommendation implemented The government has based its plans for decarbonising the public sector on the best available data. As decarbonisation maturity increases across the sector, new data will be reviewed a