Recommendation 5

In legislating for the Seventh Carbon Budget, the Government should consider the United Kingdom’s contribution to global efforts to limit warming, alongside its domestic statutory framework. While the UK has exercised international leadership through the Climate Change Act 2008, the statutory net zero target and its 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution, continued leadership cannot be assumed. The credibility of the UK’s climate framework depends on domestic emissions limits 57 being consistent with its obligations under the Paris Agreement and its commitment to a just transition, as well as the coherence of its overall contribution to global climate action. (Conclusion, Paragraph 38)