Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 19
19
The Seventh Carbon Budget must deliver genuine emissions reductions, not reductions achieved by exporting emissions...
Conclusion
The Seventh Carbon Budget must deliver genuine emissions reductions, not reductions achieved by exporting emissions overseas. Meeting carbon budgets through offshoring would undermine their environmental purpose 61 and the integrity of the UK’s climate framework, and risks weakening public confidence in decarbonisation by creating the appearance of progress without reducing global emissions. (Conclusion, Paragraph 101)