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Recommendation 2
2
Acknowledged
Paragraph: 37
The UK has become used to reliable global energy markets providing a large proportion of...
Conclusion
The UK has become used to reliable global energy markets providing a large proportion of its energy needs. Vladimir Putin’s apparent weaponisation of gas supplies has shown that the physical accessibility of energy supplies remains a crucial policy consideration, at least in the short to medium term. The UK Government needs to ensure that citizens and businesses have access to secure and affordable energy while at the same time doing its fair share towards limiting global temperature increase to 1.5°C, in line with its common, but differentiated responsibilities as a signatory to the Paris Agreement and the Glasgow Climate Pact.
Government Response Summary
The government welcomes the Environmental Audit Committee’s report and provides context for the response, including mentioning the machinery of government change and contributions from other departments.
Paragraph Reference:
37
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
1. The Government welcomes the Environmental Audit Committee’s report Accelerating the Transition from Fossil Fuels and Securing Energy Supplies, published on 5 January 2023. We are grateful to the Committee for delivering such a comprehensive report at an opportune time. 2. As the Committee will be aware, there was a machinery of government change during the production of the Government’s response. References to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) are to activities and events prior to 8 February, those to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero from that date on. 3. The Department for Transport; the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and HM Treasury have provided material on the recommendations relevant to those departments. The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has provided responses on recommendations 35, 38, and 39. As the NSTA is independent from the Government, these are provided in a separate annex. 4. The structure of this paper corresponds to the conclusions and recommendations section of the Committee’s report. Paragraphs with recommendations are quoted, with the recommendation itself in italics and the government response in bold underneath