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Net Zero Strategy

The UK Government is implementing its statutory Net Zero by 2050 commitment through the Seventh Carbon Budget and associated delivery plans, led by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero with HM Treasury and the Prime Minister's Office. Current challenges include delivering emissions reductions in sectors reliant on technologies not yet available at scale, ensuring policy alignment across transport, buildings and infrastructure, and building public confidence through transparent engagement and credible delivery mechanisms rather than ministerial statements alone.

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2026

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4 Mar 2026 | Committee report linked

The Climate Change Committee’s advised level for the Seventh Carbon Budget is technically credible, but will require tough political decisions, and represents a necessary checkpoint in the UK’s statutory pathway to net zero by 2050. (Conclusion, Paragraph 30)

The Climate Change Committee’s advised level for the Seventh Carbon Budget is technically credible, but will require tough political decisions, and represents a necessary checkpoint in the UK’s statutory pathway to net zero by 2050. (Conclusion, Paragraph 30) Type: conclusion …

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4 Mar 2026 | Committee report linked

Public perceptions are shaped not by ministerial statements alone, but by the cumulative impact of decisions taken across Government. Where policy choices in areas such as transport, buildings and infrastructure cut across climate objectives and are not aligned, they signal that net zero is a conditional ambition rather than a binding national obligation. This inconsistency has practical consequences and would slow the uptake of low-carbon technologies and deter long-term private investment, ...

Public perceptions are shaped not by ministerial statements alone, but by the cumulative impact of decisions taken across Government. Where policy choices in areas such as transport, buildings and infrastructure cut across climate objectives and are not aligned, they signal …

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4 Mar 2026 | Committee report linked

Delivery risk is particularly acute in sectors that rely on technologies not yet available at scale and subject to significant cost, supply, and investment uncertainty. While policy frameworks exist in principle, they do not yet provide a sufficiently credible or transparent basis for delivering the scale of emissions reductions assumed in the Climate Change Committee’s pathway. Without clearer plans, Parliament, investors, and the public are being asked to take delivery on trust. (Conclusion...

Delivery risk is particularly acute in sectors that rely on technologies not yet available at scale and subject to significant cost, supply, and investment uncertainty. While policy frameworks exist in principle, they do not yet provide a sufficiently credible or …

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4 Mar 2026 | Committee report linked

The Government should set out its public participation approach for the Seventh Carbon Budget as a clear, resourced programme within the Seventh Carbon Budget Delivery Plan. This should focus on engagement, rather than just communications, and should: 64 • embed ongoing, two-way engagement, including deliberative processes at a national and local level, with transparent feedback loops showing how public input has shaped decisions; • use trusted messengers and independent advice, supporting lo...

The Government should set out its public participation approach for the Seventh Carbon Budget as a clear, resourced programme within the Seventh Carbon Budget Delivery Plan. This should focus on engagement, rather than just communications, and should: 64 • embed …

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2025

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29 Oct 2025 | Policy paper Department for Energy Security and Net Zero linked

Carbon budget and growth delivery plan

The Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan sets out how the government meets its statutory carbon budgets and secure the benefits of this transition for people and businesses.

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12 Mar 2025 | Committee report linked

Public ultra–rapid charge points across along motorways and major A–roads (collectively known as the strategic road network) are necessary to address “range anxiety” amongst motorists. Motorway service areas in particular act like the “shop window” for providing confidence to drivers that charge points are widespread.23

Public ultra–rapid charge points across along motorways and major A–roads (collectively known as the strategic road network) are necessary to address “range anxiety” amongst motorists. Motorway service areas in particular act like the “shop window” for providing confidence to drivers …

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30 Jan 2025 | Policy paper Department for Energy Security and Net Zero linked

UK's 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) emissions reduction target under the Paris Agreement

Submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to provide clarity, transparency and understanding on the UK's NDC target to reduce all greenhouse gas emissions by at least 81% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels.

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30 Jan 2025 | Announcement Department for Energy Security and Net Zero linked

The UK’s 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Information to facilitate Clarity, Transparency and Understanding (ICTU)

UIN: HLWS400 My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Ed Miliband MP) has today made the following statement:Under the Paris Agreement, all Parties are required to communicate their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) ...

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2024

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24 May 2024 | Committee report linked

We recommend that, alongside managing investor confidence through market certainty, the Government work with businesses in the sector to create an electrification supply chain roadmap, setting out how the Government will seek to ensure that the energy sector supply chain is resilient in the short term and is insulated as far as possible against possible future price volatility on international markets. This electrification supply chain roadmap should be published within three months of the St...

We recommend that, alongside managing investor confidence through market certainty, the Government work with businesses in the sector to create an electrification supply chain roadmap, setting out how the Government will seek to ensure that the energy sector supply chain …

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24 May 2024 | Committee report linked

Despite recognising the electrification skills shortage in the UK, the Government has delayed the publication of its green skills plan. We reinforce the recommendation from our 2021 report that the Government sets out how it will measure progress towards its green jobs target, including a definition of ‘green jobs’ and how it will measure the number, type and location of these over the 2020s, for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating the impact of its policies. (Paragraph 114) Planning, co...

Despite recognising the electrification skills shortage in the UK, the Government has delayed the publication of its green skills plan. We reinforce the recommendation from our 2021 report that the Government sets out how it will measure progress towards its …

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2023

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29 Nov 2023 | Committee report linked

We absolutely agree with the Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance that energy security and net zero are two sides of the same coin. However, we are concerned that many believe that the Government is sending mixed signals to the market which in turn affects investment decisions in the energy transition. While business decisions are ultimately for those businesses to make, the Government should not underestimate its own influence.

We absolutely agree with the Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance that energy security and net zero are two sides of the same coin. However, we are concerned that many believe that the Government is sending mixed signals to …

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15 Nov 2023 | Committee report linked

The Government is dependent on businesses delivering successful innovation to reach net zero, but too often it is difficult for businesses to know what support is available and how to access it. The Government is providing £4.2 billion of support for net zero research and innovation to 2025 through 115 funding programmes across eight government departments. The funding arrangements are complex because of the number of institutions and different geographies involved. DSIT tells us that it has ...

The Government is dependent on businesses delivering successful innovation to reach net zero, but too often it is difficult for businesses to know what support is available and how to access it. The Government is providing £4.2 billion of support …

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15 Nov 2023 | Committee report linked

The Government has not yet defined what success will look like for the main net zero technology challenge areas and therefore lacks benchmarks with which to judge whether progress remains on track. It is vital that desired outcomes are clearly defined to enable government and Parliament to assess whether progress in the individual innovation challenge areas are on track to contribute to the UK achieving net zero. DESNZ, with other departments, has started to establish a process for monitoring...

The Government has not yet defined what success will look like for the main net zero technology challenge areas and therefore lacks benchmarks with which to judge whether progress remains on track. It is vital that desired outcomes are clearly …

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15 Nov 2023 | Committee report linked

There is no clear mechanism for reporting publicly progress in each of the priority technology areas. Government uses its overall Net Zero Strategy to report on the overall approach and progress to net zero but acknowledges this will not give all the detail that Parliament needs on progress in the priority technology areas. Some of the investment includes projects on the Government Major Projects Portfolio, for example the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund, and in those instances, performance is reporte...

There is no clear mechanism for reporting publicly progress in each of the priority technology areas. Government uses its overall Net Zero Strategy to report on the overall approach and progress to net zero but acknowledges this will not give …

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15 Nov 2023 | Committee report linked

On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) about net zero innovation. We also took evidence from HM Treasury.1

On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) about net zero innovation. We also …

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15 Nov 2023 | Committee report linked

The Government, however, selected the 31 net zero technology areas in the Framework based on their potential carbon impact, the number of options to reach net zero and the potential for business opportunities in the UK.28 There is a risk that technology development has priority without sufficient regard being given to potential consumer needs. There is no specific programme that looks at the behavioural changes that might be needed from consumers and how to encourage them, although we were to...

The Government, however, selected the 31 net zero technology areas in the Framework based on their potential carbon impact, the number of options to reach net zero and the potential for business opportunities in the UK.28 There is a risk …

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15 Nov 2023 | Committee report linked

DESNZ has responsibility for net zero policy, while DSIT has responsibility for supporting research and innovation and creating the underlying conditions to support success.31 Many different organisations are involved in supporting innovation, both public and private, ranging from the research funding bodies such as UKRI through to policy teams, regulators and others creating the right environment to support market deployment. All of these organisations, working with research groups and busin...

DESNZ has responsibility for net zero policy, while DSIT has responsibility for supporting research and innovation and creating the underlying conditions to support success.31 Many different organisations are involved in supporting innovation, both public and private, ranging from the research …

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15 Nov 2023 | Committee report linked

DESNZ told us that it had overall responsibility for delivering carbon budgets and oversight of a “whole government effort” to reach net zero.33 The Net Zero Innovation Board (the Board), chaired by the Government Chief Scientific Advisor provides advice to DESNZ on the Innovation Framework.34 However, there is no single entity looking at how well the innovation system as a whole is working.35 It is not clear who is responsible for the delivery of the overall Framework and who is responsible ...

DESNZ told us that it had overall responsibility for delivering carbon budgets and oversight of a “whole government effort” to reach net zero.33 The Net Zero Innovation Board (the Board), chaired by the Government Chief Scientific Advisor provides advice to …

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15 Nov 2023 | Committee report linked

The Net Zero Innovation Board, established in 2020, had responsibility for overseeing the development of the Framework. It now has several ongoing functions including providing strategic direction and seeking to influence spending decisions. The Board does not, however, have authority to direct decisions on the use of individual funds or policies. Since July 2022, the Board has been supported by a sub-group, the Innovation Delivery Board, comprising senior officials, which has responsibility ...

The Net Zero Innovation Board, established in 2020, had responsibility for overseeing the development of the Framework. It now has several ongoing functions including providing strategic direction and seeking to influence spending decisions. The Board does not, however, have authority …

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15 Nov 2023 | Committee report linked

Both DSIT and DESNZ recognised however that there is more to do to oversee performance across the portfolio of activities. DESNZ acknowledged that “we are not at the finished article yet”.39 DSIT and HM Treasury told us that oversight of innovation is done at the project level through peer-level and project-level reviews with experts who understand the field.40 DESNZ agreed that it would be sensible to have a clearer lead for each of the seven technology categories in the Framework. DESNZ als...

Both DSIT and DESNZ recognised however that there is more to do to oversee performance across the portfolio of activities. DESNZ acknowledged that “we are not at the finished article yet”.39 DSIT and HM Treasury told us that oversight of …

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15 Nov 2023 | Committee report linked

We were told that the Innovation Delivery Board is starting to collate risk assessments for individual net zero innovation projects.53 DESNZ told us that there is an “honesty” about when an innovation project does not work compared with other government projects, because it is about seeing what does and does not work across a portfolio of projects. It agreed with our view that a ‘failure’ when trying a range of innovative projects is not a failure if it is identified early. DESNZ noted that f...

We were told that the Innovation Delivery Board is starting to collate risk assessments for individual net zero innovation projects.53 DESNZ told us that there is an “honesty” about when an innovation project does not work compared with other government …

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15 Nov 2023 | Committee report linked

The complexity of public sector funding will make it hard for DESNZ and the Innovation Delivery Board to track spending.55 We challenged witnesses on how the Government will report to the public on progress against plans for delivering net zero innovations and reaching carbon objectives.56

The complexity of public sector funding will make it hard for DESNZ and the Innovation Delivery Board to track spending.55 We challenged witnesses on how the Government will report to the public on progress against plans for delivering net zero …

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15 Nov 2023 | Committee report linked

DESNZ suggested that while it is a complex picture and the delivery plan was a first attempt at publishing details on net zero innovation, it accepted that government could be better at articulating its plans towards net zero.57 DESNZ said that it has produced several “weighty documents”, including the net zero strategy, the Framework and the delivery plan. It acknowledged that the Net Zero Strategy does not provide all the detail that Parliament, businesses and other interested parties might...

DESNZ suggested that while it is a complex picture and the delivery plan was a first attempt at publishing details on net zero innovation, it accepted that government could be better at articulating its plans towards net zero.57 DESNZ said …

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15 Sep 2023 | Research Department for Energy Security and Net Zero linked

Approaches to achieving net zero across the UK

Achieving net zero by 2050 in the UK will require co-ordinated action by the UK and devolved governments, due to different challenges faced. Report type: value_for_money | Departments: ['Department for Energy Security and Net Zero', 'Devolved administrations'] | Topics: ['Climate …

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18 Aug 2023 | Committee report linked

Military equipment will need to be adapted to operate effectively under the more extreme temperature ranges that are predicted, as well to help reduce emissions, although this should be achieved without compromising military capability. This process cannot be delayed; more than a 1,000 new tanks and other armoured vehicles with conventional diesel engines will enter service in the next few years and will still be in service after the 2050 net zero target. Armed Forces training will also need ...

Military equipment will need to be adapted to operate effectively under the more extreme temperature ranges that are predicted, as well to help reduce emissions, although this should be achieved without compromising military capability. This process cannot be delayed; more …

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18 Aug 2023 | Committee report linked

Undertaking the role of global leader is not easy. Rear Admiral Paul Beattie, Director Naval Staff, Royal Navy, recently described the measures necessary for climate change adaption in the military as the “… biggest change programme in defence”. He noted that, unusually for technology, countries “can’t look to the US” for global leadership and that some were therefore looking to the UK. However, such a role 32 Defence and Climate Change requires considerable resources, and time, so was not a ...

Undertaking the role of global leader is not easy. Rear Admiral Paul Beattie, Director Naval Staff, Royal Navy, recently described the measures necessary for climate change adaption in the military as the “… biggest change programme in defence”. He noted …

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22 Jun 2023 | Policy paper Department for Energy Security and Net Zero linked

Net Zero Growth Plan and Carbon Budget Delivery Plan: analysis methodology

This technical annex to Powering Up Britain sets out the methodological approach taken to analysis in the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan and the Net Zero Growth Plan.

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21 Jun 2023 | Committee report linked

We are not convinced that government is providing enough clarity to the private sector to attract the investment that is necessary to build infrastructure, spur innovation and drive competition to lower costs. Government estimates that hundreds of billions of pounds in public and private investment will be needed to decarbonise the power sector, and private investment will be a major component of that. The Department considers that the UK has the market mechanisms, business models and regulat...

We are not convinced that government is providing enough clarity to the private sector to attract the investment that is necessary to build infrastructure, spur innovation and drive competition to lower costs. Government estimates that hundreds of billions of pounds …

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21 Jun 2023 | Committee report linked

The government estimated in its 2021 Net Zero Strategy that £280 to £400 billion of public and private investment in new generating capacity would be needed by 2037 to decarbonise the power sector. These costs represent the construction costs for power generation only, and do not include the costs for all aspects of decarbonising the power sector, such as network construction or research and innovation on technologies.25 Private investment will be a major contributor to the financial capital ...

The government estimated in its 2021 Net Zero Strategy that £280 to £400 billion of public and private investment in new generating capacity would be needed by 2037 to decarbonise the power sector. These costs represent the construction costs for …

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21 Jun 2023 | Committee report linked

More generally, changes in policy direction can affect investor confidence in government.36 Energy policy instability, such as the stop-start nature of some initiatives like the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme, which was extended and then abruptly closed, have eroded investor confidence in government.37 In March 2022 we highlighted that, in this Committee’s recent reports into Achieving Net Zero (HC 935), Environmental tax measures (HC 937), Low emission cars (HC 186) and the Green Homes Gra...

More generally, changes in policy direction can affect investor confidence in government.36 Energy policy instability, such as the stop-start nature of some initiatives like the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme, which was extended and then abruptly closed, have eroded investor …

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21 Jun 2023 | Committee report linked

The Department told us that it is essential that it builds strong partnerships and collaborative relationships with relevant departments across Whitehall, and that it works with No. 10 and the Cabinet Office to ensure that departments are aligned.48 However, other departments and organisations have their own issues and competing ambitions.49 The Department told us that a shortage of skills in, for example, the nuclear industry would take many years to address.50 39 C&AG’s Report, footnote 2 4...

The Department told us that it is essential that it builds strong partnerships and collaborative relationships with relevant departments across Whitehall, and that it works with No. 10 and the Cabinet Office to ensure that departments are aligned.48 However, other …

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21 Jun 2023 | Committee report linked

We also asked the Department about how government can influence consumer behaviour. The Department told us that its modelling of power sector decarbonisation by 2035 covers different pathways characterising different assumptions of consumer behaviour and energy efficiency (such as home storage), but acknowledged that it does not know which of those pathways we are on.71 We reported in March 2022 that significant uncertainty remains as to whether consumers will rapidly change their behaviours ...

We also asked the Department about how government can influence consumer behaviour. The Department told us that its modelling of power sector decarbonisation by 2035 covers different pathways characterising different assumptions of consumer behaviour and energy efficiency (such as home …

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28 Apr 2023 | Committee report linked

To deliver the Government’s target to decarbonise the power system by 2035, the UK needs to deploy low-carbon technologies at a faster rate than has been achieved historically. A whole host of regulatory and policy barriers continue to impede the deployment of clean technologies. The evidence submitted to our inquiry made clear that, at the current rate of policy delivery, the UK Government will miss its target to decarbonise power by 2035. While the Government’s “Powering Up Britain” plans o...

To deliver the Government’s target to decarbonise the power system by 2035, the UK needs to deploy low-carbon technologies at a faster rate than has been achieved historically. A whole host of regulatory and policy barriers continue to impede the …

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30 Mar 2023 | Committee report linked

The publication of the National Bus Strategy was greeted with enthusiasm across the country, but this has dissipated in the many areas which received no funding to put their ambitious plans into action. Allowing roughly half the country to miss out risks entrenching, and in some cases creating, a two-tier system in which bus services improve in one area while, across an invisible county border, they worsen or even disappear. Without further rounds of funding this ‘national’ Strategy will bare...

The publication of the National Bus Strategy was greeted with enthusiasm across the country, but this has dissipated in the many areas which received no funding to put their ambitious plans into action. Allowing roughly half the country to miss …

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10 Mar 2023 | Committee report linked

The UK and Scottish Governments have different net zero target dates of 2050 and 2045 respectively. We recommend the UK and Scottish Governments respond to this report explaining how they will work together to ensure respective targets will be met. The Scottish Government should demonstrate how it is engaging with UK Government in reserved areas to ensure net zero is reached in Scotland five years earlier than the rest of the UK.

The UK and Scottish Governments have different net zero target dates of 2050 and 2045 respectively. We recommend the UK and Scottish Governments respond to this report explaining how they will work together to ensure respective targets will be met. …

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8 Mar 2023 | Committee report linked

A consistent theme throughout our inquiry was the need for long-term certainty to provide confidence to the sector and unlock investment. Much of this investment is likely to go to Port Talbot and the Port of Milford Haven which are set to play a key role in the delivery of floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea. Preparing these 30 Floating Offshore Wind in Wales ports will require significant investment and this will only be forthcoming with a credible pipeline of projects over future deca...

A consistent theme throughout our inquiry was the need for long-term certainty to provide confidence to the sector and unlock investment. Much of this investment is likely to go to Port Talbot and the Port of Milford Haven which are …

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1 Mar 2023 | Policy paper Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Department for Energy Security and Net Zero linked

Heat and buildings strategy

This strategy sets out how the UK will decarbonise our homes, and our commercial, industrial and public sector buildings, as part of setting a path to net zero by 2050.

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5 Jan 2023 | Committee report linked

We welcome the inclusion of tidal power in Contracts for Difference auctions which has resulted in 40MW of clean power from tides being awarded contracts. Tidal and other marine energy projects should be a vital component of the Government’s strategies for delivering both net zero and energy security. Tidal and other marine energy projects should be a vital component of the Government’s strategies for delivering both net zero and energy security. We recommend that the Government incorporate, ...

We welcome the inclusion of tidal power in Contracts for Difference auctions which has resulted in 40MW of clean power from tides being awarded contracts. Tidal and other marine energy projects should be a vital component of the Government’s strategies …

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5 Jan 2023 | Committee report linked

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has overall responsibility for net zero delivery, but the gaps in its British Energy Security Strategy suggest that it is failing to drive the departments responsible for other high emitting sectors, such as transport and buildings, to accelerate their own contribution to energy security and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has overall responsibility for net zero delivery, but the gaps in its British Energy Security Strategy suggest that it is failing to drive the departments responsible for other high emitting sectors, such …

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2022

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2 Nov 2022 | Committee report linked

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 …

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2 Nov 2022 | Committee report linked

At present, only central government departments and their arm’s-length bodies are required to measure and report their emissions in accordance with HM Treasury’s Sustainability Reporting Guidance, which leaves huge areas of the public sector, including 5 C&AG’s Report, para 1.2 6 Q 5 7 C&AG’s Report, para 12 8 Qq 15–16, 39–40 9 C&AG’s Report, para 9 & 1.13 10 Qq 23–24 11 Qq54–56, C&AG’s Report, para 3.12 12 Qg 16, 34 13 Qq 42–45 14 Q 69 10 Measuring and reporting public sector greenhouse gas ...

At present, only central government departments and their arm’s-length bodies are required to measure and report their emissions in accordance with HM Treasury’s Sustainability Reporting Guidance, which leaves huge areas of the public sector, including 5 C&AG’s Report, para 1.2 …

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2 Nov 2022 | Committee report linked

Given that the public sector faces a significant challenge in decarbonising at the rates required, the centre of government could be doing more to share examples of good practice. We are encouraged that BEIS intend to use the local net zero forum to spread the lessons arising from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme.45 38 Q 25 39 Q 26 40 Q 29 41 Q 70 42 Q 31 43 Qq 30, 31, C&AG’s Report, para 3.14 44 Q 48 45 Q 37 14 Measuring and reporting public sector greenhouse gas emissions

Given that the public sector faces a significant challenge in decarbonising at the rates required, the centre of government could be doing more to share examples of good practice. We are encouraged that BEIS intend to use the local net …

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26 Oct 2022 | Committee report linked

The NAO reports that, by not tracking spend across its work on air quality, government risks being unable to evaluate the relative cost-effectiveness of its spending on the issue. The NAO highlighted the example of government’s preparations for EU Exit, where it found that a lack of spending information at a cross-government level created risks to financial management, programme management, and public accountability.40 We have seen similar weaknesses in government’s approach to Net Zero, with...

The NAO reports that, by not tracking spend across its work on air quality, government risks being unable to evaluate the relative cost-effectiveness of its spending on the issue. The NAO highlighted the example of government’s preparations for EU Exit, …

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22 Sep 2022 | Announcement Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy linked

UK’s Updated 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution

UIN: HCWS296 The Glasgow Climate Pact, agreed by almost 200 countries at COP26 in November 2021, recognised the need for accelerated action to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures. It called for all countries to “revisit and strengthen …

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22 Sep 2022 | Announcement Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy linked

UK’s Updated 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution

UIN: HLWS295 My Right Honourable friend the Minister of State for Climate (Graham Stuart) has today made the following statement:The Glasgow Climate Pact, agreed by almost 200 countries at COP26 in November 2021, recognised the need for accelerated action to …

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18 May 2022 | Committee report linked

The Department has commissioned evaluation of its business support schemes; however, it cautioned that it is proving challenging to separate the impact of various aspects of government’s overall support package which also included, for example the furlough scheme.61 Several of the Department’s major areas of expenditure in the coming years, such as supporting public sector decarbonisation and achieving net zero, will again require routing taxpayer funds through third parties as it did with CO...

The Department has commissioned evaluation of its business support schemes; however, it cautioned that it is proving challenging to separate the impact of various aspects of government’s overall support package which also included, for example the furlough scheme.61 Several of …

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5 Apr 2022 | Policy paper Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Department for Energy Security and Net Zero linked

Build Back Greener

This strategy sets out policies and proposals for decarbonising all sectors of the UK economy to meet our net zero target by 2050.

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↓ Forewords ↓ Executive summary ↓ 1. Why Net Zero ↓ 2. The journey to Net Zero ↓ 3. Reducing emissions across the economy ↓ 4. Supporting the transition across the economy ↓ Climate science annex ↓ Technical annex ↓ Indicative annual range for each year within the sixth carb… ↓ Net Zero Strategy: charts and tables (updated 5 April 2022) ↓ Net Zero Strategy: emissions taxonomy
2 Mar 2022 | Committee report linked

Significant uncertainty remains as to whether consumers will rapidly change their behaviours in line with the expectations of government’s Net Zero Strategy. For government to achieve net zero by 2050 requires extensive consumer engagement with its policies and behaviour change in line with its objectives, from installing heat pumps and better insulation to driving electric vehicles. For example, government has a target of installing 600,000 heat pumps a year by 2028, and that by 2035 all new...

Significant uncertainty remains as to whether consumers will rapidly change their behaviours in line with the expectations of government’s Net Zero Strategy. For government to achieve net zero by 2050 requires extensive consumer engagement with its policies and behaviour change …

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2 Mar 2022 | Committee report linked

Government’s Net Zero Strategy relies heavily on private investment and innovation driving down costs; however, government has a poor track record of providing investor confidence. The Strategy relies on government leveraging billions of pounds of private investment to spur innovation in pursuit of its objectives. Despite this, in some areas such as heat and buildings government is only ‘fairly confident’ that the measures it is putting in place, including grant funding and regulatory reform,...

Government’s Net Zero Strategy relies heavily on private investment and innovation driving down costs; however, government has a poor track record of providing investor confidence. The Strategy relies on government leveraging billions of pounds of private investment to spur innovation …

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2 Mar 2022 | Committee report linked

We are disappointed by government’s apparent lack of urgency in clarifying how it will work with local government to achieve net zero. We have previously reported that local authorities have significant scope to influence emissions in their local area, but government had not sufficiently engaged with them on their role in achieving net zero. The Strategy includes the Department’s new role of having overall responsibility for improving coordination with local government, and its plans to estab...

We are disappointed by government’s apparent lack of urgency in clarifying how it will work with local government to achieve net zero. We have previously reported that local authorities have significant scope to influence emissions in their local area, but …

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We are concerned that neither the private sector nor the civil service yet have the necessary skills to deliver the Net Zero Strategy. The Department acknowledges that the private sector does not currently have the skills to deliver key aspects of the Strategy, such as for buildings and low-carbon heating. It is, nevertheless, confident of this capacity and capability in future. For example, it considers it will achieve its target to install 600,000 heat pumps a year by 2028 because discussio...

We are concerned that neither the private sector nor the civil service yet have the necessary skills to deliver the Net Zero Strategy. The Department acknowledges that the private sector does not currently have the skills to deliver key aspects …

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2 Mar 2022 | Committee report linked

Increasing focus on its domestic Net Zero Strategy should not detract government from leading global action to tackle climate change. Climate change is a global challenge which requires a global solution. Government aims to lead by example domestically to help drive action and ambition internationally. However, delays in publishing targets for reducing public sector emissions risk undermining its credibility nationally and internationally. There is also a risk that policies driving emissions ...

Increasing focus on its domestic Net Zero Strategy should not detract government from leading global action to tackle climate change. Climate change is a global challenge which requires a global solution. Government aims to lead by example domestically to help …

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2 Mar 2022 | Committee report linked

We took evidence from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (the Department), and HM Treasury, on government’s Strategy to achieve net zero by 2050 and how it will fund the transition to a green economy.

We took evidence from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (the Department), and HM Treasury, on government’s Strategy to achieve net zero by 2050 and how it will fund the transition to a green economy. Type: conclusion | …

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2 Mar 2022 | Committee report linked

Although the Strategy relies on private investment, government does not have a good track record of providing investor confidence in climate policy.18 For example, government set out plans for zero carbon homes in 2006, but cancelled these in 2015.19 Even today, on the back of Net Zero and COP 26 commitments, the UK continues to build over 200,000 new homes per year, the overwhelming majority use fossil fuel heating systems and traditional building methods with insufficient insulation. This i...

Although the Strategy relies on private investment, government does not have a good track record of providing investor confidence in climate policy.18 For example, government set out plans for zero carbon homes in 2006, but cancelled these in 2015.19 Even …

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2 Mar 2022 | Committee report linked

Despite its track record, the Department considers that the Strategy will have greater permanence than previous climate policies that have subsequently been reduced or withdrawn.24 This is partly because the Strategy was developed in conjunction with HM Treasury’s 2021–2 to 2024–5 multi-year spending review, and partly because it contains long-term targets and trajectories which are grounded in legal commitments to carbon budgets up to 2033–7, and then ultimately net zero by 2050.25 However, ...

Despite its track record, the Department considers that the Strategy will have greater permanence than previous climate policies that have subsequently been reduced or withdrawn.24 This is partly because the Strategy was developed in conjunction with HM Treasury’s 2021–2 to …

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2 Mar 2022 | Committee report linked

In March 2021 we reported that as much as 62% of future emissions reductions would rely on individual choices and behaviour but that government had not yet properly engaged with the public on substantial behavioural changes that achieving net zero would require.28 In our current inquiry, the Department told us that the most important consumer behaviour changes government is now seeking through its Strategy are the choices to buy an electric car, a heat pump and housing insulation.29 The Strat...

In March 2021 we reported that as much as 62% of future emissions reductions would rely on individual choices and behaviour but that government had not yet properly engaged with the public on substantial behavioural changes that achieving net zero …

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2 Mar 2022 | Committee report linked

Achieving net zero will clearly be challenging. The Department stressed that although many of the technologies the strategy relies on are currently very expensive, it is confident that the cost of these will reduce over time.33 For example, a heat pump is currently more expensive than a gas boiler; however, the Department hopes that by 2035, replacing a gas boiler at the end of its working life with a heat pump will be a money-saving choice for consumers.34 Non-financial issues also play a pa...

Achieving net zero will clearly be challenging. The Department stressed that although many of the technologies the strategy relies on are currently very expensive, it is confident that the cost of these will reduce over time.33 For example, a heat …

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2 Mar 2022 | Committee report linked

We questioned whether the Department was also monitoring and collecting data on the impacts of net zero policies on individuals and groups with different characteristics.38 The Department pointed to HM Treasury analysis of household exposure to net zero ‘abatement’ costs by income deciles, but also described why it does not consider income to be the defining feature of how net zero policies impact an individual. Rather, it considers a range of relevant factors that all contribute to determini...

We questioned whether the Department was also monitoring and collecting data on the impacts of net zero policies on individuals and groups with different characteristics.38 The Department pointed to HM Treasury analysis of household exposure to net zero ‘abatement’ costs …

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2 Mar 2022 | Committee report linked

We previously reported in 2021 that local authorities have a key role to play in achieving net zero as they have significant scope to influence emissions in their area, by leading decarbonisation of sectors such as housing and transport, and by influencing local businesses and residents to take climate action. We also reported that although the Department had not sufficiently engaged with local authorities on their role in achieving net zero, it committed to engaging actively with local autho...

We previously reported in 2021 that local authorities have a key role to play in achieving net zero as they have significant scope to influence emissions in their area, by leading decarbonisation of sectors such as housing and transport, and …

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2 Mar 2022 | Committee report linked

The Department reiterated that local government is key to achieving net zero particularly in delivering emission reductions in buildings, transport and waste management.45 Government analysis suggests that more than 30% of emissions reductions to deliver the Sixth Carbon Budget rely to some extent on local authority involvement, and in evidence submitted to us the Local Government Association noted that net zero can only be achieved with decarbonisation happening across the country, which req...

The Department reiterated that local government is key to achieving net zero particularly in delivering emission reductions in buildings, transport and waste management.45 Government analysis suggests that more than 30% of emissions reductions to deliver the Sixth Carbon Budget rely …

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2 Mar 2022 | Committee report linked

The Strategy sets out plans for how central government will work with local government in pursuit of net zero.49 The Department will take overall responsibility for improving coordination with local government and other local actors on the design and delivery of local net zero policies.50 The Department will establish a Local Net Zero Forum to regularly bring together senior officials from national and local government to discuss policy and delivery options.51 However, the Department describe...

The Strategy sets out plans for how central government will work with local government in pursuit of net zero.49 The Department will take overall responsibility for improving coordination with local government and other local actors on the design and delivery …

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2 Mar 2022 | Committee report linked

The Energy Systems Catapult highlighted the importance of expanding local authority competence and resources to ensure the capacity and capability to conduct project appraisal and to access funding to help deliver net zero.59 The Department explained that local net zero hubs exist to help local authorities secure funding, and that, for example, the public sector decarbonisation scheme is accompanied by the low-carbon skills fund to ensure local authorities have the capability to put together ...

The Energy Systems Catapult highlighted the importance of expanding local authority competence and resources to ensure the capacity and capability to conduct project appraisal and to access funding to help deliver net zero.59 The Department explained that local net zero …

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2 Mar 2022 | Committee report linked

The Department recognises the need to upskill the private sector to have the capacity and capability to provide goods and services that will contribute to the government’s net zero goals.63 We have recently reported that while the failure of the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme was largely down to design and timetable it was also hampered by a lack of workers with the necessary skills.64 The Department agreed that the private-sector workforce does not currently have the necessary skills in su...

The Department recognises the need to upskill the private sector to have the capacity and capability to provide goods and services that will contribute to the government’s net zero goals.63 We have recently reported that while the failure of the …

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2 Mar 2022 | Committee report linked

The civil service also needs to ensure it has people with the right skills to address net zero challenges.69 We previously reported that some departments had failed to provide detailed assessments of the climate impacts of their capital expenditure plans for spending review 2020, despite HM Treasury requesting that they do so. HM Treasury told us that the main reason for this was that the relevant capability was concentrated in the Department. HM Treasury recognised that there was more it cou...

The civil service also needs to ensure it has people with the right skills to address net zero challenges.69 We previously reported that some departments had failed to provide detailed assessments of the climate impacts of their capital expenditure plans …

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2 Mar 2022 | Committee report linked

We questioned whether there remained a net zero skills imbalance across government.74 The Department told us that it has a high concentration of relevant skills, and there are secondary but still substantial concentrations in the Department for Transport and the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. The Department told us that these two other departments had invested in these skills over the last year, and that more departments would follow suit.75

We questioned whether there remained a net zero skills imbalance across government.74 The Department told us that it has a high concentration of relevant skills, and there are secondary but still substantial concentrations in the Department for Transport and the …

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2 Mar 2022 | Committee report linked

In 2020 government established the Government Skills and Curriculum Unit. The Strategy indicates that this Unit is working with the Department to review the skills, training and networks that civil servants need to achieve net zero.76 In addition, the Department told us that government is also building its talent pipeline by, for example, embedding climate considerations in the Policy Profession Standards, the competency framework for civil servants developing policy, and introducing climate ...

In 2020 government established the Government Skills and Curriculum Unit. The Strategy indicates that this Unit is working with the Department to review the skills, training and networks that civil servants need to achieve net zero.76 In addition, the Department …

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2 Mar 2022 | Committee report linked

The Department recognises that climate change is a global challenge requiring a global solution. The Strategy identifies international collaboration as a key aim for the UK’s presidencies of COP26 and the G7. The Strategy further commits to lead by example internationally on climate policies, in part by building on a strong foundation of domestic action.78 However, its credibility can legitimately be questioned when the government has delayed the introduction of new Greening Government Commit...

The Department recognises that climate change is a global challenge requiring a global solution. The Strategy identifies international collaboration as a key aim for the UK’s presidencies of COP26 and the G7. The Strategy further commits to lead by example …

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2 Mar 2022 | Committee report linked

In its new Strategy, government recognises the importance of addressing the risk of carbon leakage so that its net zero interventions do not lead to increased emissions elsewhere, and to ensure that UK industry has confidence to decarbonise.82 The Department sought to assure us that it has not found serious problems with carbon leakage, and that Defra report the UK’s ‘carbon footprint’, which includes consumption emissions relating to imports from China, the EU or the rest of the world. The D...

In its new Strategy, government recognises the importance of addressing the risk of carbon leakage so that its net zero interventions do not lead to increased emissions elsewhere, and to ensure that UK industry has confidence to decarbonise.82 The Department …

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2 Mar 2022 | Committee report linked

The Strategy commits government to providing an annual public update on progress made in the previous year towards net zero. This will include progress against the ‘targets and ambitions’ set out in the strategy, commentary on contextual changes that might affect the expected pathway to meeting decarbonisation commitments, and a summary of progress against the pathway, policies and proposals within the Strategy.91

The Strategy commits government to providing an annual public update on progress made in the previous year towards net zero. This will include progress against the ‘targets and ambitions’ set out in the strategy, commentary on contextual changes that might …

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2 Mar 2022 | Committee report linked

In its 2020 report Achieving net zero, the NAO stated that neither the Department nor HM Treasury collated information on the total costs and benefits of government policies that contribute to achieving net zero.96 HM Treasury told us that costs associated with achieving the Nationally Determined Contribution (which commits the UK to reducing economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions by at least 68% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels), achieving the Sixth Carbon Budget, contributing to international...

In its 2020 report Achieving net zero, the NAO stated that neither the Department nor HM Treasury collated information on the total costs and benefits of government policies that contribute to achieving net zero.96 HM Treasury told us that costs …

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The Department pointed to the cost-benefit analysis it prepared as part of government’s consideration for legally adopting the Sixth Carbon Budget, and also its financial resources (expressed as capital and operating expenditure limits) set against different targets including net zero and contained within its Outcome Delivery Plan.101 The Department told us that it was possible for it to make aggregated calculations of how much money it and other departments were assigning to net zero objecti...

The Department pointed to the cost-benefit analysis it prepared as part of government’s consideration for legally adopting the Sixth Carbon Budget, and also its financial resources (expressed as capital and operating expenditure limits) set against different targets including net zero …

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3 Feb 2022 | Committee report linked

In addition to working with industry and trade unions, we recommend that the Government works closely with local and regional authorities in England allowing local leaders to deliver coherent services to their populations, for example through the regional delivery of the adult skills budget and promote the connection between net zero policies and ‘green job’ creation. (Paragraph 93) Costs

In addition to working with industry and trade unions, we recommend that the Government works closely with local and regional authorities in England allowing local leaders to deliver coherent services to their populations, for example through the regional delivery of …

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Local authorities will be particularly important in ensuring a just transition to net zero, since no layer of government is closer to people or better able to tailor climate action to meet the needs of local communities. Only by harnessing local government can central government deliver a just transition that benefits all communities. Without that just transition, the Government will struggle to persuade the public to make the necessary changes.

Local authorities will be particularly important in ensuring a just transition to net zero, since no layer of government is closer to people or better able to tailor climate action to meet the needs of local communities. Only by harnessing …

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29 Oct 2021 | Committee report linked

We welcome the ambitious targets set by many local authorities, and we are pleased the Government has now committed in its Net Zero Strategy to clarifying the relationship between central and local government in the delivery of net zero and to improving co-ordination between different layers of government. It remains to be seen, however, if this will amount to the comprehensive delivery framework called for by the Climate Change Committee. We also recommend that any framework strike a careful...

We welcome the ambitious targets set by many local authorities, and we are pleased the Government has now committed in its Net Zero Strategy to clarifying the relationship between central and local government in the delivery of net zero and …

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29 Oct 2021 | Committee report linked

We note that the Net Zero Strategy assigns responsibility for co-ordinating with local government to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and that the role of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities remains undefined.

We note that the Net Zero Strategy assigns responsibility for co-ordinating with local government to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and that the role of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities remains undefined. Type: conclusion …

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29 Oct 2021 | Committee report linked

In line with the recommendation from the Climate Change Committee, and seemingly in line with its own commitment in the Net Zero Strategy, we urge the Government to immediately begin consulting local government on the contents of a draft net zero delivery framework setting out the relative roles and responsibilities of local and central government. The framework should also clarify the critical role local government must play in delivering a just transition that benefits all communities. The ...

In line with the recommendation from the Climate Change Committee, and seemingly in line with its own commitment in the Net Zero Strategy, we urge the Government to immediately begin consulting local government on the contents of a draft net …

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29 Oct 2021 | Committee report linked

Either in that framework, or elsewhere, the Government should also clarify what role, if any, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities will play in supporting local authority climate action, given that the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is now responsible for co-ordinating with local government in this area. (Paragraph 31) Local government and the path to net zero 53

Either in that framework, or elsewhere, the Government should also clarify what role, if any, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities will play in supporting local authority climate action, given that the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial …

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25 Oct 2021 | Committee report linked

There is no single definition, nor single way to measure green jobs. The Government’s ambitions for accelerating the number of green jobs over the 2020s are welcome, but without a clear definition and metric, the Government will be unable to assess whether its policies are leading to good quality, green jobs in the sectors and regions they are needed.

There is no single definition, nor single way to measure green jobs. The Government’s ambitions for accelerating the number of green jobs over the 2020s are welcome, but without a clear definition and metric, the Government will be unable to …

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25 Oct 2021 | Committee report linked

We recommend that the Government, in its response to this report, set out its arrangements for cross-departmental delivery of green jobs and skills ambitions, identifying: a) each department’s responsibilities; b) how it will monitor and co-ordinate delivery across departments; and c) how it will collaborate with the devolved administrations and local authorities. We recommend that these arrangements include tasking the cabinet committees on climate action with overseeing the delivery of gree...

We recommend that the Government, in its response to this report, set out its arrangements for cross-departmental delivery of green jobs and skills ambitions, identifying: a) each department’s responsibilities; b) how it will monitor and co-ordinate delivery across departments; and …

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25 Oct 2021 | Committee report linked

We welcome the Government’s commitment to ensuring regions are not left behind in the transition. To ensure this is delivered, it is vital that the Government carry out some planning for a just transition and how the Government intends to support it. This must include plans for public engagement to maintain public support for net zero, provision for wider support such as pensions and employability support, and ensuring local skills provision and (re-)training opportunities.

We welcome the Government’s commitment to ensuring regions are not left behind in the transition. To ensure this is delivered, it is vital that the Government carry out some planning for a just transition and how the Government intends to …

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25 Oct 2021 | Committee report linked

As action to deliver a just transition will require collaboration across Government and co-ordination with local government and the devolved administrations, the plan also needs to set out departmental responsibilities, and monitoring and co- ordinating arrangements. This plan might be included alongside the document setting out departmental responsibilities and funding, recommended in Chapter 1. The Government’s plan for a just transition should also consider replacement jobs in green sector...

As action to deliver a just transition will require collaboration across Government and co-ordination with local government and the devolved administrations, the plan also needs to set out departmental responsibilities, and monitoring and co- ordinating arrangements. This plan might be …

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25 Oct 2021 | Committee report linked

Some regions will be particularly affected by the transition. While the Government cannot actively manage the whole transition, it is important to assess where impacts will fall to ensure there are policies for support and replacement green jobs in place, in line with the Government’s levelling up ambitions.

Some regions will be particularly affected by the transition. While the Government cannot actively manage the whole transition, it is important to assess where impacts will fall to ensure there are policies for support and replacement green jobs in place, …

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25 Oct 2021 | Committee report linked

We recommend that a just transition plan: a) be published by the end of 2021; b) assess regional as well as sectoral impact, to ensure regional skills transitioning plus employment and pensions support is in place; and c) include a strategy for maintaining public support for net zero. As cross-departmental action is required, this plan should set out the departments or bodies co-ordinating just transition action and each department’s responsibilities, alongside plans for monitoring progress a...

We recommend that a just transition plan: a) be published by the end of 2021; b) assess regional as well as sectoral impact, to ensure regional skills transitioning plus employment and pensions support is in place; and c) include a …

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25 Oct 2021 | Committee report linked

To be able to monitor whether its ambitions to increase diversity and inclusion in the green workforce are being achieved, the Government needs to articulate these ambitions in a measurable way and have a metric for measuring diversity and inclusion in the green workforce.

To be able to monitor whether its ambitions to increase diversity and inclusion in the green workforce are being achieved, the Government needs to articulate these ambitions in a measurable way and have a metric for measuring diversity and inclusion …

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25 Oct 2021 | Committee report linked

There is a gap in the public’s awareness of green job opportunities and how to access them. It is welcome that the Government acknowledges the importance of green careers advice, however the Government’s latest Careers Strategy (2017) pre-dates both its net zero (2019) and 25 Year Environment Plan (2018) ambitions, and needs to be updated so that careers advice can play its role in delivering these.

There is a gap in the public’s awareness of green job opportunities and how to access them. It is welcome that the Government acknowledges the importance of green careers advice, however the Government’s latest Careers Strategy (2017) pre-dates both its …

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30 Sep 2021 | Committee report linked

We recommend that the Government urgently prioritise the development of the indicator on overseas environmental impacts of UK consumption of key commodities, since a better understanding of the environmental impacts of imported products is crucial to meeting the Government’s objectives in this regard. The indicator ought to be prepared for release not later than the date of the next Outcome Indicator Framework update. We also recommend that the Government commit to setting an environmental fo...

We recommend that the Government urgently prioritise the development of the indicator on overseas environmental impacts of UK consumption of key commodities, since a better understanding of the environmental impacts of imported products is crucial to meeting the Government’s objectives …

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30 Sep 2021 | Committee report linked

The Committee looks forward to seeing an ambitious approach from Government to embedding Net Zero in all policy decisions in its forthcoming Net Zero Strategy.

The Committee looks forward to seeing an ambitious approach from Government to embedding Net Zero in all policy decisions in its forthcoming Net Zero Strategy. Type: conclusion | Number: 5 | Paragraph: 27 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: The …

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30 Sep 2021 | Committee report linked

The Net Zero Strategy should include an explicit commitment to Net Zero stress test all future fiscal events and a commitment to develop a nature stress test to be used for fiscal events. The Net Zero Strategy must be published before the start of COP26.

The Net Zero Strategy should include an explicit commitment to Net Zero stress test all future fiscal events and a commitment to develop a nature stress test to be used for fiscal events. The Net Zero Strategy must be published …

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17 Sep 2021 | Committee report linked

The Scottish Government suggested in analysis that 130,000 green jobs could have been created by 2020, we are disappointed that the evidence we received from Unite the Union stated that only 6% of this was reached. Funding for a green recovery from the UK and Scottish Governments is welcome and we look forward to seeing how this improves job prospects for the people of Scotland including upskilling workers. This is vital to meet renewable energy and net zero targets. The evidence presented to...

The Scottish Government suggested in analysis that 130,000 green jobs could have been created by 2020, we are disappointed that the evidence we received from Unite the Union stated that only 6% of this was reached. Funding for a green …

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29 Jul 2021 | Committee report linked

The shift to a net zero economy will be one of the most significant economic transformations in decades. It will have far reaching consequences for communities and individuals across the UK, for livelihoods and lifestyles. While this decarbonisation journey offers potentially rich rewards, it also contains significant risks for the Welsh economy. While Wales’ natural resources may lend themselves to renewable generation projects, there is no guarantee that the supply chains and workforces inv...

The shift to a net zero economy will be one of the most significant economic transformations in decades. It will have far reaching consequences for communities and individuals across the UK, for livelihoods and lifestyles. While this decarbonisation journey offers …

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29 Jul 2021 | Committee report linked

If the UK Government intends to ensure that jobs will not be lost during the transition to a greener economy, it needs to work with the business sector and stakeholders including the Welsh Government to develop a comprehensive strategy for upskilling the current workforce, leveraging new opportunities and tackling the barriers, including grid constraints, that currently threaten to undermine the potential gains from the shift to a net-zero economy. As a sign of the UK Government’s commitment ...

If the UK Government intends to ensure that jobs will not be lost during the transition to a greener economy, it needs to work with the business sector and stakeholders including the Welsh Government to develop a comprehensive strategy for …

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29 Jul 2021 | Committee report linked

Effective collaboration and co-operation between the UK and Welsh governments will be essential if Wales is to achieve net zero by 2050. Significant issues such as grid capacity and port infrastructure, in particular, require cross-government working if they are to be resolved, and there are a number of key areas where there are common interests and opportunities for further collaboration between the UK and Welsh governments. Existing programmes and schemes to develop the supply chain’s capac...

Effective collaboration and co-operation between the UK and Welsh governments will be essential if Wales is to achieve net zero by 2050. Significant issues such as grid capacity and port infrastructure, in particular, require cross-government working if they are to …

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14 Jul 2021 | Announcement Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy linked

Business Update

UIN: HCWS176 As we look ahead to publishing our comprehensive Net Zero Strategy and hosting COP26 in the autumn, we must focus on how we invest in the UK’s most important asset – our workforce – so that people have …

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8 Jul 2021 | Committee report linked

Despite its commitment to engage the public on the key choices to be made on the path to Net Zero, the Government’s initiatives to date, though welcome, are insufficient. The lack of specific plans to engage with those who are no longer in formal education, or those who are disengaged are particularly stark and must be remedied.

Despite its commitment to engage the public on the key choices to be made on the path to Net Zero, the Government’s initiatives to date, though welcome, are insufficient. The lack of specific plans to engage with those who are …

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8 Jul 2021 | Committee report linked

We agree with the Climate Change Committee and endorse its recommendation that the Government must publish a net zero Public Engagement Strategy, which includes detailed plans for education and engagement during the transition to net zero. We recommend that the Government base the content of the Public Engagement Strategy on the conclusions from the Climate Assembly UK report, and explicitly refer to the Assembly’s recommendations on a topic where relevant.

We agree with the Climate Change Committee and endorse its recommendation that the Government must publish a net zero Public Engagement Strategy, which includes detailed plans for education and engagement during the transition to net zero. We recommend that the …

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8 Jul 2021 | Committee report linked

The Public Engagement Strategy should include details of how the Government will work to engage all segments of the public, including those who are no longer in formal education, or those who are disengaged. This should be published as soon as possible, but, at the very latest alongside the long-awaited Net Zero Strategy.

The Public Engagement Strategy should include details of how the Government will work to engage all segments of the public, including those who are no longer in formal education, or those who are disengaged. This should be published as soon …

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8 Jul 2021 | Committee report linked

Climate Assembly UK has proved that deliberative engagement is important for both building consensus and maintaining public trust in the net zero transition and will facilitate the behavioural change required to underpin a successful transition to net zero. We recommend that the Government, in its Net Zero Strategy, sets out its plans for deliberative engagement on net zero policies through citizens assemblies, citizens juries and other methods.

Climate Assembly UK has proved that deliberative engagement is important for both building consensus and maintaining public trust in the net zero transition and will facilitate the behavioural change required to underpin a successful transition to net zero. We recommend …

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8 Jul 2021 | Committee report linked

We are disappointed that the Minister has rowed back on the commitment given to us in oral evidence that the Government would provide a comprehensive and point-by-point response to the recommendations in CAUK’s ambitious report. We do not consider the Government’s submission and the Minister’s oral evidence to this Committee as being sufficient in this regard and ask the Minister to honour her commitment to provide a full response.

We are disappointed that the Minister has rowed back on the commitment given to us in oral evidence that the Government would provide a comprehensive and point-by-point response to the recommendations in CAUK’s ambitious report. We do not consider the …

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8 Jul 2021 | Committee report linked

We recommend that the Government publish a comprehensive, point-by-point response to the CAUKs report. This would provide clarity on how the Government has engaged with the report.

We recommend that the Government publish a comprehensive, point-by-point response to the CAUKs report. This would provide clarity on how the Government has engaged with the report. Type: recommendation | Number: 6 | Paragraph: 39 | Response status: not_addressed Government …

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8 Jul 2021 | Committee report linked

This point-by-point response to Climate Assembly UK’s recommendations should provide a full assessment of which recommendations will be accepted in full or in part and which will be rejected, along with an explanation for why the recommendation is being rejected. We expect this response to be published before the Assembly’s one-year anniversary in September and as part of the Government’s response to this report. (Paragraph 40) Climate Assembly UK: where are we now? 21 A fair transition

This point-by-point response to Climate Assembly UK’s recommendations should provide a full assessment of which recommendations will be accepted in full or in part and which will be rejected, along with an explanation for why the recommendation is being rejected. …

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8 Jul 2021 | Committee report linked

The upcoming Net Zero Review is critical in ensuring fairness across society in the transition to net zero. This should be published as a matter of priority to maximise the time available, both, to consult and engage the public and businesses. We recommend that BEIS work closely with HM Treasury to ensure that the Net Zero Review be published as soon as possible, and at the very latest, alongside the Net Zero Strategy, expected in September.

The upcoming Net Zero Review is critical in ensuring fairness across society in the transition to net zero. This should be published as a matter of priority to maximise the time available, both, to consult and engage the public and …

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8 Jul 2021 | Committee report linked

The Government must ensure that the rationale behind the route to net zero is made clear and is transparent. This is key to earning the trust of both business and citizens, which would, in turn incite positive action across the population. We recommend that the Net Zero Strategy include specific timelines for the implementation of specific policies through to 2050 in order to prepare business, supply chains, and citizens for the changes that will come with achieving net zero. Where there is u...

The Government must ensure that the rationale behind the route to net zero is made clear and is transparent. This is key to earning the trust of both business and citizens, which would, in turn incite positive action across the …

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8 Jul 2021 | Committee report linked

The Government must also re-double its efforts to lead a joined-up approach to net zero with local authorities, business and citizens. Central to this is improved, co- ordinated policymaking across Whitehall. The inadequacy of cross departmental coordination across Whitehall in delivering net zero has been brought into sharp focus in the context of the UK’s Presidency of COP26, and increased focus on and scrutiny of Government policy and activity in the run up to the conference itself in Nove...

The Government must also re-double its efforts to lead a joined-up approach to net zero with local authorities, business and citizens. Central to this is improved, co- ordinated policymaking across Whitehall. The inadequacy of cross departmental coordination across Whitehall in …

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30 Apr 2021 | Committee report linked

UKRI considered that meeting the target as very challenging but also described it as plausible if it could, for example, maintain the momentum the Fund had generated around private investment. It asserted that having an ambitious target was important “otherwise, one won’t even meet unambitious targets, let along ambitious ones”.30 UKRI acknowledged though that the “hit to the economy” from COVID19 would make prioritising public investment in R&D challenging.31 28 Q 16, C&AG’s Report, footnote...

UKRI considered that meeting the target as very challenging but also described it as plausible if it could, for example, maintain the momentum the Fund had generated around private investment. It asserted that having an ambitious target was important “otherwise, …

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28 Apr 2021 | Committee report linked

HM Treasury also said that two years ago it had been asked to prepare a report on the costs and benefits of transition to net zero.12 This report was due in autumn 2020 but has been delayed.13 An interim report was published in December 2020.14 HM Treasury 6 C&AG’s Report, paras 4–5; HM Revenue and Customs, Annual Report and Accounts 2019 to 2020, HC 891, November 2020, pages 185, 191 7 C&AG’s Report, para 2.19 8 Ev 1, The Association of Accounting Technicians, paras 3.41–3.45 9 Ev 3, OVO Ene...

HM Treasury also said that two years ago it had been asked to prepare a report on the costs and benefits of transition to net zero.12 This report was due in autumn 2020 but has been delayed.13 An interim report …

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28 Apr 2021 | Committee report linked

HM Treasury told us that the final report will provide an analytical framework to consider the economic and fiscal costs of moving to net zero.16 HMRC said the final report would dovetail within a broader cross-government strategy on how to achieve net zero which BEIS is due to publish later in 2021.17 HM Treasury said that the particular contribution tax should make to net zero, alongside other tools, needs to be thought of in the context of this overall strategy. It also said that there was...

HM Treasury told us that the final report will provide an analytical framework to consider the economic and fiscal costs of moving to net zero.16 HMRC said the final report would dovetail within a broader cross-government strategy on how to …

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28 Apr 2021 | Committee report linked

We asked whether by the time we get to COP 26 everybody will have a good idea of exactly how the government is going to meet its net carbon target by 2050. HM Treasury told us this was really a matter for BEIS. It explained that net zero would require an “immensely complicated” programme of work over nearly 30 years, and which will depend on things that are unknowable today, for example future technological change. While HM Treasury was clear that current and future governments would need to ...

We asked whether by the time we get to COP 26 everybody will have a good idea of exactly how the government is going to meet its net carbon target by 2050. HM Treasury told us this was really a …

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28 Apr 2021 | Committee report linked

When we asked HM Treasury whether the tax system would have a role to play in achieving net zero, it said the role of tax would evolve over time from Budget to Budget.35 However, HM Treasury also recognises that as net zero is a 30-year programme, it needs to think about interventions over a long timeframe and not simply year by year.36

When we asked HM Treasury whether the tax system would have a role to play in achieving net zero, it said the role of tax would evolve over time from Budget to Budget.35 However, HM Treasury also recognises that as …

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28 Apr 2021 | Committee report linked

In September 2020, the Institute for Government called for HM Treasury to publish a tax roadmap to net zero, showing taxpayers how and when taxes might change.37 More recently, in February 2021, the House of Commons Treasury Committee recommended that the government should draw up a tax strategy for consultation that contains principles including for meeting climate change goals for net zero and other environmental objectives whilst giving consideration to those who are on lower incomes.38

In September 2020, the Institute for Government called for HM Treasury to publish a tax roadmap to net zero, showing taxpayers how and when taxes might change.37 More recently, in February 2021, the House of Commons Treasury Committee recommended that …

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28 Apr 2021 | Committee report linked

Against this background, we asked HM Treasury whether it would publish its plans so that taxpayers may prepare for how and when taxes might need to change in order to achieve net zero. HM Treasury said that it was sure that in setting out its plans the government will be very conscious of the need to give households and businesses proper time to understand the nature of the transition and where the likely costs might fall, so that they can plan accordingly.39 31 Qq 35–36 32 HM Treasury, Budge...

Against this background, we asked HM Treasury whether it would publish its plans so that taxpayers may prepare for how and when taxes might need to change in order to achieve net zero. HM Treasury said that it was sure …

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22 Apr 2021 | Committee report linked

The Government has made bold claims that the economic recovery will be a green recovery. In order to achieve that, the Government needs to set out in its Net Zero Strategy who, at ministerial level, will be responsible for delivering net zero, coordinating the roles of different departments, and ensuring that the UK remains on track to meet its net zero target in a cost-effective way.

The Government has made bold claims that the economic recovery will be a green recovery. In order to achieve that, the Government needs to set out in its Net Zero Strategy who, at ministerial level, will be responsible for delivering …

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22 Apr 2021 | Committee report linked

In the Net Zero Review final report, the Government should set out what mechanisms it will put in place to integrate the net zero target within departments’ spending review commitments, and how departments will be held to account should they fail to meet their targets.

In the Net Zero Review final report, the Government should set out what mechanisms it will put in place to integrate the net zero target within departments’ spending review commitments, and how departments will be held to account should they …

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22 Apr 2021 | Committee report linked

There are a number of different estimates of the cost of achieving net zero by 2050. However, the Government has not yet committed to its own cost estimates and should set these out as soon as possible. The Government should include in the Net Zero Review final report its own methodology on costs; and it should set out clearly where the uncertainties lie. The Treasury should also include a range of scenarios on how net zero might be achieved, and the associated cost for each scenario.

There are a number of different estimates of the cost of achieving net zero by 2050. However, the Government has not yet committed to its own cost estimates and should set these out as soon as possible. The Government should …

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22 Mar 2021 | Committee report linked

Sustained delivery of measures to support the transition to a 68 per cent reduction in emissions by 2030, and net zero by 2050, will require strategic planning and thorough engagement with all stakeholders. The Government’s strategic ambitions here require multi-annual spending commitments which may need to supersede Spending Review perspectives. Short-term tactical fixes in this sector, designed to deliver quick wins, have been proven to be counterproductive when not designed as part of an o...

Sustained delivery of measures to support the transition to a 68 per cent reduction in emissions by 2030, and net zero by 2050, will require strategic planning and thorough engagement with all stakeholders. The Government’s strategic ambitions here require multi-annual …

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5 Mar 2021 | Committee report linked

HM Treasury has not yet clarified how it will ensure net zero is given adequate weight in the assessment of government policies and projects. Achieving net zero will be an all-encompassing challenge requiring all parts of government to contribute to reducing emissions. Therefore, government must build net zero into the structures and processes that govern departmental spending and prioritisation. For example, by assessing the carbon impact of new projects or programmes to consider their impac...

HM Treasury has not yet clarified how it will ensure net zero is given adequate weight in the assessment of government policies and projects. Achieving net zero will be an all-encompassing challenge requiring all parts of government to contribute to …

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5 Mar 2021 | Committee report linked

Government has not adequately communicated to the general public the changes that individuals will need to make in the transition to net zero emissions. Achieving Net Zero 7 Achieving net zero will depend on individuals choosing to change their behaviour, from personal lifestyle choices, as well as decisions that rely to some degree on related technological developments such as buying an electric car or changing how they heat their homes. The Climate Change Committee estimated in 2019 that 62...

Government has not adequately communicated to the general public the changes that individuals will need to make in the transition to net zero emissions. Achieving Net Zero 7 Achieving net zero will depend on individuals choosing to change their behaviour, …

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5 Mar 2021 | Committee report linked

The Department has not sufficiently engaged with local authorities on their role in the achievement of net zero across the UK. Local authorities have significant scope to influence emissions in their area, both by leading decarbonisation of sectors (such as housing and transport) and by influencing local businesses and residents to take climate action themselves. However, local government representatives report a lack of clarity from central government on the role local authorities should pla...

The Department has not sufficiently engaged with local authorities on their role in the achievement of net zero across the UK. Local authorities have significant scope to influence emissions in their area, both by leading decarbonisation of sectors (such as …

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5 Mar 2021 | Committee report linked

On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (the Department) and HM Treasury about achieving net zero.1

On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (the Department) and HM Treasury about achieving net zero.1 Type: conclusion | Number: 1 | Response …

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5 Mar 2021 | Committee report linked

Net zero is an all-encompassing challenge that will affect every part of government. It will not be achieved if it is not sufficiently prioritised when departments make decisions that could impact on greenhouse gas emissions.18 We asked whether other departmental priorities, such as building enough homes, could supersede net zero and if the Department had the power to overrule these decisions in favour of net zero. We also asked how net zero was being prioritised in decisions like the grantin...

Net zero is an all-encompassing challenge that will affect every part of government. It will not be achieved if it is not sufficiently prioritised when departments make decisions that could impact on greenhouse gas emissions.18 We asked whether other departmental …

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5 Mar 2021 | Committee report linked

We asked what impact measures such as the Green Book guidance had on major infrastructure projects like High Speed 2. The Department told us that departments were each responsible for ensuring that the projects within their areas remained below their overall emissions envelope and that it did not micromanage individual projects. It explained that in the case of the Department for Transport, the plans to achieve net zero would include a range of transport modes, from cycling, walking, cars, tr...

We asked what impact measures such as the Green Book guidance had on major infrastructure projects like High Speed 2. The Department told us that departments were each responsible for ensuring that the projects within their areas remained below their …

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5 Mar 2021 | Committee report linked

We asked how the Department would ensure that the impact of the UK’s progress towards net zero would not inadvertently result in higher emissions elsewhere. The 23 Q 45 24 Q 62 25 Q 54; C&AG’s Report, para 2.13 26 Qq 32 & 62 27 C&AG’s report, para 1.2; Climate Change Committee, Net Zero, 2019, pp 47, 105 28 Q 20 29 Climate Change Committee, Net Zero, 2019, pp 47, 104, 105 Achieving Net Zero 13 Department told us that, so far, reductions in the UK’s emissions had been the result of real change...

We asked how the Department would ensure that the impact of the UK’s progress towards net zero would not inadvertently result in higher emissions elsewhere. The 23 Q 45 24 Q 62 25 Q 54; C&AG’s Report, para 2.13 26 …

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5 Mar 2021 | Committee report linked

Achieving net zero will depend on people changing their habits and lifestyles, adopting new technologies, and in some cases big personal investments. For example, buying zero- emission vehicles, such as electric vehicles, instead of cars that run on petrol or diesel; changing the way they heat their homes by replacing domestic gas boilers with renewable alternatives, such as electric heat pumps; and lifestyle changes such as consuming fewer meat and dairy products. The Climate Change Committe...

Achieving net zero will depend on people changing their habits and lifestyles, adopting new technologies, and in some cases big personal investments. For example, buying zero- emission vehicles, such as electric vehicles, instead of cars that run on petrol or …

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5 Mar 2021 | Committee report linked

We welcome the Government’s headline ambitions for COP26 but note that no details have yet been provided on how success will be measured against each of these goals. We recommend that the headline ambitions be expanded to a clear list of measures, with a set of criteria attached to each in terms of how success will be measured. We ask that the Government share these details with this Committee in its response to this report.

We welcome the Government’s headline ambitions for COP26 but note that no details have yet been provided on how success will be measured against each of these goals. We recommend that the headline ambitions be expanded to a clear list …

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5 Mar 2021 | Committee report linked

We welcome the assurances from the COP26 President on the level of resourcing that is available to the COP26 Unit. It is vital that, as the largest summit ever organised in the UK and a critical event in the global response to climate change, COP26 is provided the greatest levels of resourcing and is held in highest priority across Government.

We welcome the assurances from the COP26 President on the level of resourcing that is available to the COP26 Unit. It is vital that, as the largest summit ever organised in the UK and a critical event in the global …

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5 Mar 2021 | Committee report linked

We welcome the Government’s decision to accept the CCC’s advice on the level of the UK’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution. In the year of the UK’s COP26 Presidency this sends the right signal about the Government’s commitment to domestic climate policy. However, while we acknowledge the need to fully assess the sixth budget advice, we reiterate the need for the Government to show global leadership by taking 12 Net zero and UN climate summits: Scrutiny of Preparations for COP26 – int...

We welcome the Government’s decision to accept the CCC’s advice on the level of the UK’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution. In the year of the UK’s COP26 Presidency this sends the right signal about the Government’s commitment to domestic climate …

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5 Mar 2021 | Committee report linked

We further encourage the Government to follow the advice of the CCC in engaging with the public and other stakeholders early to ensure that necessarily detailed delivery plans accompany legislative targets in a timely fashion, building in the considerations of Climate Assembly UK. (Paragraph 35) Net zero and UN climate summits: Scrutiny of Preparations for COP26 – interim report 13

We further encourage the Government to follow the advice of the CCC in engaging with the public and other stakeholders early to ensure that necessarily detailed delivery plans accompany legislative targets in a timely fashion, building in the considerations of …

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5 Mar 2021 | Written evidence linked

Local authorities have a key role to play in achieving net zero. They have significant scope to influence emissions in their area, for example, by leading decarbonisation of sectors such as housing and transport. These represent a substantial proportion of UK emissions, and where the emissions reduction challenge will vary by location. Local authorities can also influence local businesses and residents to take climate action themselves. The NAO found that government’s co-ordination arrangemen...

Local authorities have a key role to play in achieving net zero. They have significant scope to influence emissions in their area, for example, by leading decarbonisation of sectors such as housing and transport. These represent a substantial proportion of …

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1 Mar 2021 | Committee report linked

The Government should develop a tax strategy to meet net zero. This should include tax measures to incentivise the behavioural changes needed to achieve net zero while at the same time providing short term support in the tax system for pump-priming green innovation and balancing the need to protect those on low incomes.

The Government should develop a tax strategy to meet net zero. This should include tax measures to incentivise the behavioural changes needed to achieve net zero while at the same time providing short term support in the tax system for …

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29 Jan 2021 | Committee report linked

We asked about the capacity of both government and the private sector to deliver large increases in activity efficiently and effectively. The Government’s commitment to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 will add further challenges to meeting these commitments.8 The IPA told us that it sees the government’s plans as ambitious but achievable. It has assessed the supply chain and, provided that there are stable long- term plans, it believes industry will invest in the capabilities needed t...

We asked about the capacity of both government and the private sector to deliver large increases in activity efficiently and effectively. The Government’s commitment to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 will add further challenges to meeting these commitments.8 …

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2020

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14 Dec 2020 | Announcement Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy linked

Business Update

UIN: HCWS642 Today the Government has published the Energy White Paper which sets out the strategic vision for how we will transform our energy system to build a cleaner, greener future for our country, people and planet. Building on the …

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9 Dec 2020 | Committee report linked

We were disappointed that the Department remained unwilling to clarify how it will achieve this rate of building, which it now refers to as an ambition rather than a target. We asked why it thought that there should not be greater transparency about how it would achieve 300,000 new homes per year. The Department argued that the ambition was an incredibly challenging one because of uncertainty in the housing market, which made it impossible to be transparent over the path to meeting this ambit...

We were disappointed that the Department remained unwilling to clarify how it will achieve this rate of building, which it now refers to as an ambition rather than a target. We asked why it thought that there should not be …

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7 Dec 2020 | Announcement Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy linked

The UK’s new Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)

UIN: HCWS624 On Friday 4 December the Prime Minister announced the UK’s new Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement. This commits the UK to a new ambitious target to reduce the UK’s emissions by at least 68% by …

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7 Dec 2020 | Announcement Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy linked

The UK’s new Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)

UIN: HLWS618 My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Alok Sharma has today made the following statement:On Friday 4 December the Prime Minister announced the UK’s new Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under...

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18 Nov 2020 | Announcement Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy linked

Business Update

UIN: HCWS586 The Prime Minister has today set out a Ten Point Plan to drive a Green Industrial Revolution in the UK - an innovative and ambitious programme of job creation that will support levelling up, and up to 250,000 …

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