Co-benefits were placed at the centre of government’s decarbonisation approach in the Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan and the decision on the seventh carbon budget level, and it will continue to guide future plans. The CB7 Impact Assessment demonstrates how this approach informed the decision. Whilst the Impact Assessment is policy agnostic, it gives an assessment of the potential co-benefits of the CB7 level: energy security, cleaner air, warmer homes, better health, protected nature. It concludes that the CCC recommended level will bring forward co-benefits of decarbonisation and improve people’s lives by protecting households, businesses, and consumers from fossil fuel price shocks and unlocking real health and environmental gains. More broadly, the government is pursuing policies which deliver tangible improvements to the everyday lives of working people, by harnessing clean energy and supporting the transition to greener transport, including electric vehicles (EVs). Alongside the ambitions set out in Better Connected, these policies help cut bills, deliver warmer homes, while supporting cleaner, more efficient vehicles on our roads. The Warm Homes Plan is the biggest ever public investment in British home upgrades, with £15 billion of investment to cut energy bills, bring households out of fuel poverty, increase our energy security and make our homes warmer and more efficient. Warmer, decent homes can improve people’s physical and mental health, whilst the transition to EVs improves air quality for communities across the country. We recognise that our Clean Energy Mission will only succeed if we take people with us and ensure that everyone can feel the benefits of a more sustainable, more prosperous society. Our priority is making it easier and more affordable for people to switch to clean technologies and more sustainable behaviours, creating better lives now and for generations to follow. We take a clear approach to demonstrating the opportunities and benefits that the transition can deliver. We are committed to achieving this by working in partnership with industry to drive innovation, develop new low-carbon technologies and eliminate barriers so that people can make the choices that are right for them. This includes through the Net Zero Council, which was relaunched in 2025 with an expanded membership and a commitment to maximise the many economic and societal opportunities of the transition. The first UK-wide climate and nature public participation plan, Energising Britain, sets out how we will involve and engage the public in the policies and decisions that will help to tackle climate change. This includes increasing the use of social and behavioural research to help deliver the government’s ambition for a fair and affordable transition. The plan is being delivered according to five principles that were co-designed with experts: Communicate, Listen, Enable, Grow and Collaborate. The government continues to consult widely with experts in behavioural science and public engagement, and these insights inform our climate and energy policies. Engaging widely enables better informed decisions and helps build trust and legitimacy by having open and transparent discussions with people, communities, businesses and trade unions. Energising Britain guides how we work in partnership with organisations leading high-quality engagement and deliberation across the country ensuring we are listening to the views and needs of communities on a wide range of issues. Government is committed to ongoing inclusive and participatory approaches and will continue to explore the full range of two-way engagement at local and national levels to ensure a diverse range of views are captured and inform policy design and delivery. We are also launching a new, annual Energising Britain event in 2026 to support and learn from the vital climate and nature action taking place across the country. Alongside this we are creating a new Youth Climate and Nature Panel under the Net Zero Council to ensure young people’s insight and intergenerational perspectives are embedded in climate and nature policymaking.