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Findings of the Report of Climate Assembly UK

Inquiry

The BEIS Committee was one of six select committees of the House of Commons (joining Environmental Audit; Housing, Communities and Local Government; Science and Technology; Transport; and Treasury) to support Climate Assembly UK, a citizens’ assembly on combatting climate change and achieving the pathway to net zero carbon emissions.

Darren Jones, BEIS Committee Chair, welcomed Climate Assembly UK’s final report published in September, in the House of Commons. The Climate Assembly final report set out a clear, internally consistent and timely path for how the UK can reach its legally binding target of net zero emissions by 2050. Climate Assembly UK’s report showed how a representative sample of the population believe the UK should meet its net zero emissions commitment with detailed recommendations across ten areas including: how we travel; what we eat and how we use the land; what we buy; heat and energy use in the home; how we generate our electricity; and greenhouse gas removals.

The Committee wishes to monitor and review, on a regular basis, the Government’s engagement and interaction with the findings of the assembly and progress in implementing its proposals.

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Reports, special reports and government responses

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Second Report - Climate Assembly UK: where are we now?
Inquiry Findings of the Report of Climate Assembly UK
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Response to this report
Fifth Report - Climate Assembly UK: where are we now?: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2021–22
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Oral evidence transcripts

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15 June 2021
Inquiry Findings of the Report of Climate Assembly UK
Witnesses Climate Assembly UK, and Lancaster University, Climate Change Committee, Aldersgate Group, Climate Assembly UK, Climate Assembly UK, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Committees Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
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Written evidence

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CAUK0024 - Findings of the Report of Climate Assembly UK
Witnesses Stephen Elstub (Reader in British Politics at Newcastle University and Study of Parliament Group Member), Professor David Farrell (Professor of Politics at University College Dublin), and Patricia Mockler (PhD Candidate at Queens University Belfast)
Committees Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
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CAUK0025 - Findings of the Report of Climate Assembly UK
Witnesses Citizens Advice
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CAUK0026 - Findings of the Report of Climate Assembly UK
Witnesses Policy Connect
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Government Responses
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Contact us

  • Email: beiscom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 8586 (General) / 020 7219 0258 (Media)
  • Address: Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA