Findings of the Report of Climate Assembly UK
Business and Trade Committee
Closed
Inquiry
The BEIS Committee was one of six select committees of the House of Commons (joining Environmental Audit; Housing, Communities and Local Government; Science and Technology; Transport; and Treasury) to support Climate Assembly UK , a citizens’ assembly on combatting climate change and achieving the pathway to net zero carbon emissions. …
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10
Recommendations
1
Report
1
Oral session
1
Event
Activity timeline 3 events
9 Sep
2021
2021
8 Jul
2021
2021
Report published
15 Jun
2021
2021
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
15 Jun 2021
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Panel 1; Panel 2; Panel 3
Chris Thompson · Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
David Joffe · Climate Change Committee
Ibrahim Wali · Climate Assembly UK
Rebecca Willis · Climate Assembly UK
Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Signe Norberg · Aldersgate Group
Sue Peachey · Climate Assembly UK
Reports 1 report · click to expand
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Report - Climate Assembly UK: where are we now? | HC 546 | 8 Jul 2021 | 10 | Responded |
Recommendations & Conclusions
3 results
1
Recommendation
Not Addressed
Second Report - Climate Assembly U…
Despite its commitment to engage the public on the key choices to be made on...
Despite its commitment to engage the public on the key choices to be made on the path to Net Zero, the Government’s initiatives to date, though welcome, are insufficient. The lack of specific plans to engage with those who are …
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Government Response
The government response is a general statement about the necessity of individual behavioral shifts for net zero and does not address the committee's concern about insufficient public engagement or plans to remedy it.
Department for Business and Trade
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2
Recommendation
Not Addressed
Second Report - Climate Assembly U…
We agree with the Climate Change Committee and endorse its recommendation that the Government must...
We agree with the Climate Change Committee and endorse its recommendation that the Government must publish a net zero Public Engagement Strategy, which includes detailed plans for education and engagement during the transition to net zero. We recommend that the …
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Government Response
The government response is a general statement about the necessity of individual behavioral shifts for net zero and does not address the recommendation to publish a specific Public Engagement Strategy.
Department for Business and Trade
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6
Recommendation
Not Addressed
Second Report - Climate Assembly U…
We recommend that the Government publish a comprehensive, point-by-point response to the CAUKs report.
We recommend that the Government publish a comprehensive, point-by-point response to the CAUKs report. This would provide clarity on how the Government has engaged with the report.
Government Response
The government explains that it has already provided a comprehensive view of the Climate Assembly's work through its response to the Select Committee's evidence call and will provide further details in the upcoming Net Zero Strategy, but does not commit to publishing a separate, point-by-point response to the CAUK report.
Department for Business and Trade
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