Nature Conservation: Carbon Emissions

(asked on 14th December 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Climate Change Commission's Net Zero pathway will be amended to account for the Government's commitment to protecting 30 per cent of land and sea by 2030.


Answered by
Trudy Harrison Portrait
Trudy Harrison
This question was answered on 21st December 2022

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) is an independent, statutory body created by the Climate Change Act 2008. The CCC provides advice to the UK and devolved Governments on greenhouse gas emissions targets and also reports to Parliament on progress made in reducing these emissions. We value the CCC’s advice, and will respond to the recommendations in their 2022 Progress Report in the Government's official response in March.

We have already committed to protect 30% of land and sea in the UK by 2030 (30by30). In addition, we committed in the Food Strategy to publish a Land Use Framework for England in 2023. This will articulate how we find the right balance between the many priorities which place a demand on our limited supply of land including: food production; sustainable development; supporting action on climate mitigation and adaptation; and promoting nature’s recovery to address biodiversity loss.

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