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Written question asked by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Conservative) on Monday, 13 September 2021, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 September 2021. It was answered by Lord Callanan (Conservative) on Monday, 27 September 2021 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Carbon Emissions: Devolution

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the devolved administrations regarding achieving net zero by 2050.

Answer

The UK Government is working closely with Devolved Administration colleagues at Ministerial and official level to achieve our climate goals. This includes input into the Net Zero Strategy to deliver on the UK’s carbon budgets leading up to 2050.

This close working is facilitated through a Net Zero Inter-Ministerial Group involving Ministers from the UK Government and the Devolved Administrations, a senior-official level Net Zero Nations Board which meets on alternate months, a monthly supporting working group, a programme of deep dives this summer across a range of economic sectors and enabling activities, and through considerable sector-specific engagement.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL2643
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Devolution Carbon emissions
Link
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