Question follow-through · 21306

Department for Business and Trade: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what targets his Department has set to help achieve the Government's commitments to net zero.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
19 Dec 2024
Target answer date
7 Jan 2025
Answer
7 Jan 2025 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what targets his Department has set to help achieve the Government's commitments to net zero.

  2. 7 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Climate Change Act sets our commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050 in law. The UK has halved its emissions, having cut them by around 53% between 1990 and 2023. As my Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister announced on 12th November, the UK has pled...

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