Select Committee · Business and Trade Committee

Findings of the Report of Climate Assembly UK

Status: Closed Opened: 19 Apr 2021 Closed: 27 Sep 2021 10 recommendations 1 report

The BEIS Committee was one of six select committees of the House of Commons (joining Environmental Audit; Housing, Communities and Local Government; Science and Technology; Transport; and Treasury) to support Climate Assembly UK , a citizens’ assembly on combatting climate change and achieving the pathway to net zero carbon emissions. Darren Jones, BEIS Committee Chair, … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Second Report - Climate Assembly UK: where are we now? HC 546 8 Jul 2021 10 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
4 Recommendation Second Report - Climate Assembly UK: wh… Acknowledged

Climate Assembly UK has proved that deliberative engagement is important for both building consensus and...

Climate Assembly UK has proved that deliberative engagement is important for both building consensus and maintaining public trust in the net zero transition and will facilitate the behavioural change required to underpin a successful transition to net zero. We recommend that the Government, in its Net Zero Strategy, sets out … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government acknowledges the importance of public engagement and outlines broad plans to engage various groups, but does not commit to setting out specific plans for deliberative methods like citizens' assemblies or juries in the Net Zero Strategy as requested.
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Department for Business and Trade

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
15 Jun 2021 Chris Thompson · Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, David Joffe · Climate Change Committee, Ibrahim Wali · Climate Assembly UK, Rebecca Willis · Climate Assembly UK, Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Signe Norberg · Aldersgate Group, Sue Peachey · Climate Assembly UK View ↗

Who gave evidence

7 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Chris Thompson · Director of Clean Growth Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy 1
David Joffe · Head of Carbon Budgets Climate Change Committee 1
Ibrahim Wali · Assembly Member Climate Assembly UK 1
Rebecca Willis · Expert Lead Climate Assembly UK 1
Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan · Minister for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Cha… Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 1
Signe Norberg · Head of Public Affairs and Communications Aldersgate Group 1
Sue Peachey · Assembly Member Climate Assembly UK 1