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Mapping the path to net zero

Inquiry

This committee workstream, comprising a series of related evidence sessions, is focused on the strategies for delivery of the Government’s net zero strategy. The announcement follows the Climate Change Committee’s warning that time is running out for realistic climate commitments. 

In line with its remit "to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non­departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development" and to audit their performance against targets  by Ministers, the Committee plans to examine whether the Government’s present strategies to meet its net zero targets are adequate to meet its policy ambitions.The Committee will collaborate closely with the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee in that Committee's own inquiry into Net Zero Governance, announced on 24 June 2021. The Committee also intends to work collaboratively with other departmental select committees monitoring carbon-intensive departments and their net zero strategies.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 5:00pm on 26 August 2021.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Wednesday 22 November 2023
2:30pm Private
3:15pm Public
Mapping the path to net zero - Oral evidence 22 November 2023
3:15pm
  • Chris Stark (Chief Executive at Climate Change Committee)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 19 July 2023
1:00pm Private
1:15pm Public
Mapping the path to net zero - Oral evidence 19 July 2023
1:15pm
  • Chris Stark (Chief Executive at Climate Change Committee)
  • The Baroness Brown of Cambridge DBE FREng FRS (Chair, Adaptation Sub-Committee at Climate Change Committee)
2:15pm
  • Rt Hon Graham Stuart MP (Minister of State (Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero) at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
  • Jonathan Mills (Director General for Energy Markets and Supply at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 15 March 2023
2:00pm Private
2:15pm Public
Mapping the path to net zero - Oral evidence 15 March 2023
2:15pm
  • Rt Hon Grant Shapps (Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
  • Ashley Ibbett (Director General for Energy Infrastructure at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 13 July 2022
1:30pm Private
1:45pm Public
Mapping the path to net zero - Oral evidence 13 July 2022
1:45pm
  • The Rt Hon. the Lord Deben (Chair at Climate Change Committee)
  • Mike Thompson (Chief Economist at Climate Change Committee)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

We receive a significant number of emails each day. All requests and invitations are considered but we do not respond directly to everyone. Please be aware, the committee does not look at individual cases or specific complaints.

  • Email: eacom@parliament.uk
  • Address: Environmental Audit Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA