Source · Select Committees · Treasury Committee
Recommendation 3
3
Not Addressed
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In the Net Zero Review final report, the Government should set out what mechanisms it...
Recommendation
In the Net Zero Review final report, the Government should set out what mechanisms it will put in place to integrate the net zero target within departments’ spending review commitments, and how departments will be held to account should they fail to meet their targets.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government stated that lead departments are responsible for and produce sectoral strategies, citing the BEIS Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy as an example, but did not set out specific mechanisms for integrating net zero targets into spending review commitments or how departments would be held accountable for failing targets.
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Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government · verbatim extract
Not Addressed
The Net Zero Review final report will be an analytical document that uses existing data to explore the key issues and trade-offs as the UK decarbonises. It will not be making policy recommendations, including on individual departmental spending and net zero commitments. However, it will include an update on how climate considerations are being embedded within HM Treasury governance arrangements, guidance and processes.
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