Fifth Report - Climate Assembly UK: where are we now?: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2021–22

This is the government's response, published 9 September 2021.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government sets out its existing public engagement work and says it "plans to set out" its engagement approach in the Net Zero Strategy, without stating that it accepts the Committee's recommendations.

• On engagement, it points to the 'Together for our Planet' campaign and says it will work with young people, schools, civil society groups and businesses, "including those who are harder to reach".
• On Climate Assembly UK, it says the findings are "an important addition" to its evidence base and are informing the Net Zero Strategy; it says it responded to the major areas of the report, and further detail will come in the Net Zero Strategy "in due course".
• On the Net Zero Review, it says the final report will be published "in due course, and in advance of COP26".
• On timelines, it cites dates already set, such as ending the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030, and says the Net Zero Strategy will be set out ahead of COP26 while "maintaining the flexibility to make strategic decisions".

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