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First Report - The financial sector and the UK's net zero transition
Environmental Audit Committee
HC 277
Published 29 November 2023
Recommendations
31
Accepted in Part
Para 163
Reform local net zero funding by moving from competitive to needs-based and core grants
Recommendation
We welcome the work that the Government has done so far to provide a “one stop shop” of information on net zero grants to which local authorities can submit competitive bids. The Government appears to have streamlined the number of …
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Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the role of local authorities and is providing £19m for a Local Net Zero Accelerator programme with pilots in three areas, alongside existing programmes. It is exploring how to simplify and consolidate local net zero funds and has announced pilots for devolved building retrofit approaches, but does not commit to moving away from competitive grants or providing universal core funding for climate action for all councils.