Carbon Emissions: Local Government
(asked on 25th May 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to mandate the creation of net-zero transition plans from councils.
Answered by
Lord Callanan
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 13th 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.