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Local Government: Carbon Emissions

Question for Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UIN HL5341, tabled on 1 February 2023

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to put finance rules in place to support the requirement for local authorities to account for their carbon emissions.

Answered on

15 February 2023

Local authorities are not required to account for their carbon emissions but the Government is supporting local authorities to help them reduce the carbon emissions from their areas. This is set out in the Net Zero Strategy.