Recommendation 21

DESNZ suggested that while it is a complex picture and the delivery plan was a first attempt at publishing details on net zero innovation, it accepted that government could be better at articulating its plans towards net zero.57 DESNZ said that it has produced several “weighty documents”, including the net zero strategy, the Framework and the delivery plan. It acknowledged that the Net Zero Strategy does not provide all the detail that Parliament, businesses and other interested parties might need.58 It did not, however, see a need for a single document, instead explaining that there are “several layers of plans and strategies” that feed into updated versions of the overall net zero strategy.59 In addition, some major government net zero innovation programmes, such as Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage, require public reporting of spend and risks because they are part of the Government Major Projects Portfolio. However, this requirement does not apply to many of the technologies included in the Framework.60 52 Qq 11, 12 53 Q 13 54 Q 47 55 C&AG’s Report, para 2.17 56 Qq 16, 64, 57 Qq 74, 75, 79 58 Q 74 59 Qq 64, 74 60 Q 16 14 Support for innovation to deliver net zero