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Written question asked by Marquess of Lothian (Conservative) on Thursday, 28 June 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 July 2018. It was answered by Lord Henley (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 July 2018 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Carbon Emissions

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the 2018 Progress Report to Parliament of the Committee on Climate Change published on 2 June, what measures they intend to take to meet its recommendation that action must be taken now to avoid unnecessary costs to the public in the shift to a low-carbon economy.

Answer

Since the Climate Change Act came into force 10 years ago the UK has proven to be a world-leader in tackling climate change – including by cutting emissions faster than any other G7 country since 1990. As the Committee on Climate Change has recognised, the UK has made strong progress to date in cleaning up the power and waste sectors. Our ambitious Clean Growth Strategy sets out our plans to go further, looking across the whole of the economy and the country. It includes ambitious policies and proposals on housing, business, transport, the natural environment and green finance and our priority is now on delivering these.

The Government will respond formally to the Committee on Climate Change’s 2018 progress report in the Autumn.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL9085
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Consumers Costs Climate change Carbon emissions
Link
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