Eighth Report - Defence and Climate Change

Select Committee
Defence Committee HC 179 18 August 2023
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 16 items (4 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 16 of 16 classified)
Accepted 9
Acknowledged 2
Deferred 1
Rejected 4
Government response
First Special Report - Defence and Climate Change · published 8 Nov 2023
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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 results
15 Conclusion Deferred
Para 93
Dual responsibilities for MoD climate change director hinder urgent decarbonisation efforts.
Conclusion
Given increasing scientific concerns around failing to hold to the 1.5° limit on warming and the need for Defence to transition from establishing a comprehensive baseline of carbon emissions in Epoch 1 to significantly reducing emissions in Epoch 2, having … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government's response for this conclusion consists only of a page reference and provides no substantive comment on the committee's observation that the dual responsibility of the climate change director may be too distracting.
Ministry of Defence
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