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Second Report - Climate Assembly UK: where are we now?
Business and Trade Committee
HC 546
Published 8 July 2021
Government response
Fifth Report - Climate Assembly UK: where are we now?: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2021–22 · published 9 Sep 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
Para 20
Despite its commitment to engage the public on the key choices to be made on...
Recommendation
Despite its commitment to engage the public on the key choices to be made on the path to Net Zero, the Government’s initiatives to date, though welcome, are insufficient. The lack of specific plans to engage with those who are …
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Government Response Summary
The government response is a general statement about the necessity of individual behavioral shifts for net zero and does not address the committee's concern about insufficient public engagement or plans to remedy it.
Department for Business and Trade
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2
Recommendation
Not Addressed
Para 21
We agree with the Climate Change Committee and endorse its recommendation that the Government must...
Recommendation
We agree with the Climate Change Committee and endorse its recommendation that the Government must publish a net zero Public Engagement Strategy, which includes detailed plans for education and engagement during the transition to net zero. We recommend that the …
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Government Response Summary
The government response is a general statement about the necessity of individual behavioral shifts for net zero and does not address the recommendation to publish a specific Public Engagement Strategy.
Department for Business and Trade
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
Para 39
We recommend that the Government publish a comprehensive, point-by-point response to the CAUKs report.
Recommendation
We recommend that the Government publish a comprehensive, point-by-point response to the CAUKs report. This would provide clarity on how the Government has engaged with the report.
Government Response Summary
The government explains that it has already provided a comprehensive view of the Climate Assembly's work through its response to the Select Committee's evidence call and will provide further details in the upcoming Net Zero Strategy, but does not commit to publishing a separate, point-by-point response to the CAUK report.
Department for Business and Trade
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