Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee has today written to
both the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero and
the Secretary of State for Transport to request outstanding
Government responses to its predecessor Committee's work.
Following the Committee forming, members are keen to receive
Government responses to the reports ‘Net zero and UK shipping'
and ‘Enabling sustainable electrification of the UK economy',
both published in May 2024.
The Committee is also following up on its report, ‘Environmental
audit in the 2024 Parliament', seeking specific responses on a
post legislative review of the Environment Act 2021 and to
facilitate Parliamentary scrutiny of the Seventh Carbon Budget.
Environmental Audit Committee Chair, MP, said:
“Decarbonising the maritime sector and making sure the
electricity grid is compatible with our Net Zero goals are huge
opportunities. Just this week Neso concluded that although
immensely challenging, the Government's goal to achieve clean
power by 2030 is credible but urgent action is required.
Ministers need to make the policy decisions to get this right.
“Significant progress is being made in doubling down on the UK's
greenhouse gas emissions. Yet there is still a long way to go to
tackle the climate emergency. While the Government of the day has
since changed following our predecessor Committee's reports,
these major issues continue to rumble on. Learning how the
Government intends to overcome them will be of great interest as
our Committee's work programme takes shape.”
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