Recommendation 26

HM Government Accepted

Agree 30. The Government values the important role the Climate Change Committee plays as our independent advisor on climate change. The Government pays close attention to the advice of the Climate Change Committee and is leading an increase in climate ambition from the UK domestically which will enhance our climate leadership. 31. The Government is committed to taking urgent action to achieve our targets, as the CCC recommend in their 2024 Progress Report. The net zero transition will not only be the economic opportunity of the century, but it will also support the creation of hundreds of thousands of good jobs across the UK, protect our economy from future price shocks that reliance on fossil fuels create, while delivering a range of social and health benefits. 32. That is why making Britain a clean energy superpower is one of the five missions of this Government - delivering clean power by 2030 and accelerating to net zero across the economy. The Government will deliver an updated plan in due course out to the end of carbon budget 6 in 2037 with full detail of policy packages for all the sectors. 33. As set out on 12th November 2024 to the House of Commons by DESNZ Secretary of State Ed Miliband and to the House of Lords by Lord Hunt of King’s Heath, the 2035 UK Nationally Determined Contribution is based on advice from the independent Climate Change Committee (CCC). This commits the UK to reducing economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions by at least 81% by 2035, compared to 1990 levels, excluding emissions from international aviation and shipping. It is a clear progression on the UK’s previous NDC pledging to reduce emissions by at least 68% by 2030. It was informed by the outcomes of the Global Stocktake from COP28 and is aligned with limiting global warming to 1.5°C. It is aligned with the level of ambition in Carbon Budget 6 (2033–37) on the pathway to net zero by 2050. 34. Further detail on this will be given to the UN by February and laid before Parliament.