Written question asked by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Conservative) on Tuesday, 28 January 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 February 2020. It was answered by Lord Duncan of Springbank (Conservative) on Tuesday, 4 February 2020 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Climate Change

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that their climate change targets are met.

Answer

The UK is a world leader in cutting emissions while creating wealth. Between 1990 and 2017, the UK reduced its emissions by 42% while growing the economy by 73% – the best performance in the G7 on a per person basis.

The UK over-achieved against the first (2008-12) and second (2013-17) carbon budgets. We exceeded the required emissions reduction in the first carbon budget by 1.2%, and the second carbon budget by nearly 14%.

Since setting the 2050 net zero target, we have invested £2bn and will continue to build on the strong frameworks we have in place for driving decarbonisation across the UK economy.

2020 will be a vital year for climate action, and we will set out our ambitious plans in the run up to COP26 through a number of sectoral strategies, including the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, Energy White Paper and a policy roadmap for heat.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: HL838
Session: 2019-21
Subjects: Climate change
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Climate Change

Secondary information

Librarians' tools