Net-Zero Carbon Emissions

Earl of Caithness Excerpts

Monday 7th June 2021 Lords Chamber

[Lord Callanan (Con)]

We are closely engaging with young people. The Youth Climate Action Team is closely working with many young people’s groups on this agenda.

[The Earl of Caithness (Con)]

My Lords, does my noble friend agree that what he is going to publish before COP is merely the start of a long, ongoing process that will happen every year, for many years to come? Could he tell the House what he is doing, particularly with schools, as an education programme? Unless we are all educated, we will not achieve anything near the target that we all hope for.

[Lord Callanan (Con)]

Indeed, my noble friend is right that COP is an important milestone, but that this work—this strategy and policy—will go on for many years until we achieve our net-zero target in 2050. The young people in schools and taking part in youth groups now will be consumers in the years ahead, so it is important that they are educated and informed of the changes that they will need to make.