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Recommendation 3

3 Accepted Paragraph: 22

The Public Engagement Strategy should include details of how the Government will work to engage...

Recommendation
The Public Engagement Strategy should include details of how the Government will work to engage all segments of the public, including those who are no longer in formal education, or those who are disengaged. This should be published as soon as possible, but, at the very latest alongside the long-awaited Net Zero Strategy.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government accepts the recommendation, outlining its COP26 Public Engagement Strategy which aims to engage all segments of the public, including harder-to-reach groups, through initiatives like the 'One Step Greener' campaign and collaboration with various societal groups.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
Paragraph Reference: 22
Government Response Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract Accepted
20. As we deliver on the UK’s net zero target, there will need to be increasing information and citizenship involvement around climate change and net zero. Public engagement can help build awareness, acceptability, and uptake of sustainable technologies and approaches over the long term and can also help improve the effectiveness of policies. We plan to set out our public engagement approach in our Net Zero Strategy.
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