Question follow-through · 2193

Carbon Emissions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the total public expenditure committed to achieving net zero by 2050, including projected liabilities, broken down by year and department.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
18 May 2026
Target answer date
20 May 2026
Answer
26 May 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 18 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the total public expenditure committed to achieving net zero by 2050, including projected liabilities, broken down by year and department.

  2. 20 May 2026

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  3. 26 May 2026

    Answer published

    The government has allocated £65bn in capital spending to clean energy, climate and nature including nuclear across 2025-26 to 2029-30. This is an average of £16bn a year, mainly across the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Department for Trans...

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