Forty-Sixth Report - Achieving Net Zero

The government agrees and will set out in more detail the metrics it will track towards net zero as part of its comprehensive Net Zero Strategy by Winter 2021, building on existing annual projections.

The government agrees with the recommendation but describes existing Spending Review guidance, ongoing reviews of learning, and future publications, without specifically outlining the requested details on ensuring net zero consideration, stress-testing, and skills development across Whitehall.

The government accepts the recommendation and commits to a cross-government work programme on carbon leakage, further analysis in the Net Zero Review, a review of the UK ETS, and developing proposals for embodied emissions data transparency with a future call for evidence.

The government agrees and plans to set out more detail on its approach to public engagement on net zero, including communication coordination, as part of the forthcoming Net Zero Strategy by Autumn 2021.

The government agrees and will provide a clearer statement of national, regional, and local responsibilities and how it will work with local authorities to deliver Net Zero, as part of the Net Zero Strategy by Autumn 2021.

The government response merely acknowledges the committee's process of taking evidence and publishing a report, without addressing any substantive content from the introductory conclusion.

The government agrees, stating it is making progress on sector strategies and will publish a comprehensive Net Zero Strategy, bringing all plans together, ahead of COP26 in Autumn 2021.

The government reiterates the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's overall responsibility for achieving net zero, highlights the need for cross-governmental work, and notes varying progress in emissions reduction across sectors, but does not address the Committee's specific findings on performance monitoring and data collation.

The government agrees with the underlying sentiment of tracking progress, referring to existing annual 'Energy and Emissions Projections' and committing to set out more detailed metrics for tracking progress in a comprehensive Net Zero Strategy.

The government agrees with the underlying sentiment, explaining that Spending Review 2020 guidance required departments to include emissions of bids and that HM Treasury is reviewing learning from this exercise for future spending reviews.

The government agrees, noting that Spending Review 2020 guidance required departments to include greenhouse gas emissions in bids, and HMT is reviewing this learning, keeping these issues as a priority for 2021.

The government agrees with the underlying sentiment, explaining that Spending Review 2020 guidance required departments to include emissions of bids and that HM Treasury is reviewing learning from this exercise for future spending reviews.

The government agrees with the underlying sentiment, explaining that Spending Review 2020 guidance required departments to include emissions of bids and that HM Treasury is reviewing learning from this exercise for future spending reviews.

The government agrees with the implied recommendation on carbon leakage, stating it is jointly leading a cross-government work programme, developing an analytical framework, and will explore opportunities to provide more transparency on imported emissions by Winter 2021, with further proposals and a call for evidence planned for 2021-22.

The government agrees with the recommendation and is leading a cross-government work programme with HMT to develop an analytical framework and assess mitigation measures for carbon leakage. It will also explore opportunities to improve transparency of imported emissions data and develop proposals for product standards and embodied emissions data transparency, with a call for evidence planned.

The government agrees with the implied recommendation to address carbon leakage, stating it is jointly leading a work programme with HMT, developing an analytical framework, and will explore opportunities for greater transparency, with further proposals and a call for evidence planned for 2021-22.

The government agrees with the recommendation to develop a public engagement strategy within the next 12 months, stating it plans to set out more detail on its approach, including coordinated communications, as part of the forthcoming Net Zero Strategy by Autumn 2021.

The government agrees with the recommendation and plans to develop a public engagement strategy that coordinates communications, with a target implementation date of Autumn 2021, and will set out more detail as part of the forthcoming Net Zero Strategy.

The government accepts the recommendation, agreeing there should be a clearer statement of national, regional, and local responsibilities and how it will work with local authorities, to be provided in the forthcoming Net Zero Strategy.

The government agrees with the recommendation and will provide a more comprehensive statement on national, regional, and local responsibilities, and how it proposes to work with local authorities to deliver Net Zero, as part of the forthcoming Net Zero Strategy by Autumn 2021.

The government agrees a clearer statement of national, regional, and local responsibilities is needed and will provide a more comprehensive statement on local authority engagement within the Net Zero Strategy, building on existing collaboration.