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Recommendation 19

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The Seventh Carbon Budget must deliver genuine emissions reductions, not reductions achieved by exporting emissions...

Recommendation
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)
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 11 June 2026. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗