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Carbon Emissions: Local Government

Question for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UIN HL558, tabled on 25 May 2022

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to mandate the creation of net-zero transition plans from councils.

Answered on

13 June 2022

As outlined in the Net Zero Strategy, the Government does not believe that a new general statutory requirement is needed for Local Authorities to deliver net zero. The Government has no plans to mandate the creation of net zero-transition plans.

Answered by

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy