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
1 Conclusion Not Addressed
Twenty-Third Report - Measuring an…
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence...
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the Department for Environment. Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) and HM Treasury on how the … Read more
Government Response
The government response consists of correcting a factual error in the committee's conclusion regarding the date of the hearing and publication of the report.
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7 Conclusion
Twenty-Third Report - Measuring an…
BEIS has not spelt out the assumptions underpinning its ambitions to decarbonise the public sector,...
BEIS has not spelt out the assumptions underpinning its ambitions to decarbonise the public sector, in particular the extent to which it is relying on technological innovation to meet its long-term targets. BEIS told us that it expects electric heat … Read more
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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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