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.
The first evidence session in this workstream, Mapping the path to net zero: The CCC Progress Reports to Parliament on net zero and adaptation was held on 21 July 2021, when the Committee discussed the Climate Change Committee's 2021 Progress Report to Parliament with the CCC Chief Executive, Chris Stark.
The second evidence session, Mapping the path to net zero: Local government and net zero in England [1] was held on 8 September 2021. This session was related to issues raised in the National Audit Office’s report into Local government and net zero in England. Read the call for evidence for more detail.
The third evidence session, Mapping the path to net zero: Local government and net zero in England [2] was held on 22 September 2021, and was also related to issues raised in the National Audit Office’s report into Local government and net zero in England. Read the call for evidence for more detail.
The fourth evidence session, Mapping the path to net zero: Local government and net zero in England [3] was held on 21 October 2021, and was also related to issues raised in the National Audit Office’s report into Local government and net zero in England. Read the call for evidence for more detail.
The fifth evidence session, Mapping the path to net zero: Outcomes of the Net Zero Review was held on 9 March 2022. The session was focused on the outcomes of the Treasury’s Net Zero Review, which was published alongside the Government’s Net Zero Strategy in October 2021.
The sixth evidence session, Mapping the path to net zero: the Climate Change Committee’s annual report to Parliament for 2022 was held on 13 July 2022.
The seventh evidence session was held on 15 March 2023, and heard from the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero.