Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 14005
Carbon Emissions
Tabled: 13 November 2024
Answered: 18 November 2024
Named DayQuestion
Sir Christopher Chope
Conservative — Christchurch
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of reductions in carbon emissions since 1990 on climate change in the UK.
Answer
Kerry McCarthyThe UK was the first country to set legally binding carbon budgets and the first major economy to establish a net zero target in law. The Impact Assessment of the Sixth Carbon Budget included a cost-benefit analysis which showed the economic costs and ben...
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