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Recommendation 10
10
Accepted
The Government must also re-double its efforts to lead a joined-up approach to net zero...
Recommendation
The Government must also re-double its efforts to lead a joined-up approach to net zero with local authorities, business and citizens. Central to this is improved, co- ordinated policymaking across Whitehall. The inadequacy of cross departmental coordination across Whitehall in delivering net zero has been brought into sharp focus in the context of the UK’s Presidency of COP26, and increased focus on and scrutiny of Government policy and activity in the run up to the conference itself in November 2021. Cross-departmental co-ordination will be the focus of our new inquiry into Net Zero Governance. (Paragraph 52) 22 Climate Assembly UK: where are we now?
Government response summary AI-generated
The government states it is already taking a whole-systems approach and has significantly strengthened net zero governance by establishing two Cabinet committees in 2020, which the Prime Minister chairs, to improve cross-Whitehall coordination.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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48. Placing climate at the centre of government decision-making is vital to ensuring the UK remains on track to achieving net zero emissions. The Government is aiming to take a whole systems approach to reaching net zero by 2050. This means considering policy areas and economic sectors as parts of an interconnected system, where changes to one area directly or indirectly impact others.
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