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First Special Report - Defence and Climate Change

Published 8 November 2023

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The government's response

This document responds to Eighth Report - Defence and Climate Change.

This is the government's response, published 8 November 2023.

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

The MOD welcomes the inquiry and says its climate work is "already aligned to many of the Inquiry's recommendations", while stating that it will "never damage our national security for the sake of sustainability targets".

  • On the Committee's recommendation for more demanding Science Based Targets, the MOD says it is "currently not planning on using Science Based Targets", because they "could undermine or drive perverse decisions" about current capabilities.
  • On independent verification of emissions and a standalone annual climate report, it says there are "no plans" for either, citing the scale and complexity of its activities for verification.
  • On separate emissions reporting by Top Level Budget holders, the MOD says only that it "will assess whether" these organisations' emissions "should also be reported" in its Annual Reports and Accounts.
  • On the housing stock and MACA tasks, it commits to timed reviews: an accommodation investment strategy review "planned to conclude by the end of 2023" and a DSTL review of MACA and HADR activity "to be complete by end 2023".

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