Measuring and reporting public sector greenhouse gas emissions

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 9 Jun 2022 Closed: 24 Feb 2023 Parliament page
In June 2019, the government committed in law to achieving ‘net zero’ greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The overall responsibility for achieving net zero was assigned to the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy which published the Net Zero Strategy two years later in October 2021, committing government and … Read more
11 Recommendations
7 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
1 Letter
1 Event
Activity timeline 5 events
24 Feb
2023
Report published
2 Nov
2022
Report published
8 Sep
2022
Correspondence
4 Jul
2022
Oral evidence
4 Jul
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
4 Jul 2022
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Measuring and reporting public sector carbon emissions
Ben Rimmington · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero David Hill · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Sarah Munby · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Steve Field · HM Treasury
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Twenty-Third Report - Measuring and reporting public sector gree… HC 39 2 Nov 2022 18 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
3 Recommendation Acknowledged
Twenty-Third Report - Measuring an…
Leadership and oversight of emissions measurement and reporting in central government is fragmented and ineffective.
Leadership and oversight of emissions measurement and reporting in central government is fragmented and ineffective. At present, there are at least three departments issuing guidance to central government bodies on how to measure and report emissions. However, the guidance is … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges that there are cases where different documents may be required for different purposes. In late 2022, the updated GGCs Reporting Requirements resolved terminology differences between the GGCs and SRG, and HM Treasury has provided further clarifications in the recently published SRG 2022-23.
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12 Conclusion Acknowledged
Twenty-Third Report - Measuring an…
At present, BEIS, Defra and HM Treasury play important roles in setting expectations for public...
At present, BEIS, Defra and HM Treasury play important roles in setting expectations for public sector emissions reporting, with a number of other bodies, such as the Department for Transport and Office for Government Property also playing more minor roles … Read more
Government Response
Government acknowledges the fragmented leadership and agrees to consolidate, simplify, and clarify current measuring and reporting guidance. A timeline for this will be set out in Summer 2023.
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Government Response AI assessment · 17 of 11 classified
Accepted 12
Acknowledged 2
Deferred 2
Not Addressed 1
Total 11 recs + 7 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
8 Sep 2022 Correspondence from Sarah Munby, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, re PAC hearing on ‘Measuring and reporting public sector greenhouse gas emissions’, 26 July 2022
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