Achieving Net Zero: Follow up

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 21 Sep 2021 Closed: 26 Apr 2022 Parliament page
In March 2021 the Committee warned that Government has “no plan” for achieving Net Zero, two years after setting target in law . With the major international COP 26 climate conference hosted by the UK fast approaching, PAC will question senior officials at DBEIS and HM Treasury on how the … Read more
11 Recommendations
18 Conclusions
1 Report
2 Oral sessions
1 Letter
2 Events
Activity timeline 7 events
28 Apr
2022
Report published
2 Mar
2022
Report published
18 Nov
2021
Correspondence
17 Nov
2021
Oral evidence
17 Nov
2021
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
25 Oct
2021
Oral evidence
25 Oct
2021
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
17 Nov 2021
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Achieving Net Zero: Follow up; Covid-19: Cost tracker update (+ Spending Review)
Cat Little · Cabinet Office Conrad Smewing · HM Treasury Sir Tom Scholar · HM Treasury Steve Field · HM Treasury
25 Oct 2021
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Achieving Net Zero: Follow up
Ben Rimmington · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Lee McDonough · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Sarah Munby · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Forty-First Report - Achieving Net Zero: Follow up HC 642 2 Mar 2022 29 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
3 Recommendation Not Addressed
Forty-First Report - Achieving Net…
Government’s Net Zero Strategy relies heavily on private investment and innovation driving down costs; however,...
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 … Read more
Government Response
The response is unrelated to the recommendation, referring to a delayed SEND review instead of technology costs or private investment in Net Zero.
HM Treasury
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Government Response AI assessment · 29 of 11 classified
Accepted 12
Acknowledged 14
Not Addressed 1
Rejected 2
Total 11 recs + 18 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
18 Nov 2021 Correspondence from Sarah Munby, Permanent Secretary, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, re follow up from Achieving Net Zero hearing on 25 October, dated 15 October 2021
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