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· BBC
reports that the Prime Minister is to Chair a newly-formed
Cabinet Committee on Climate Change
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· Committee
first mooted by Business Secretary to the BEIS Committee on
15 October
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· REA
comment
Commenting on the report, Amy MacConnachie, Head of
External Affairs at the Renewable Energy Association (REA)
said:
“The REA has been calling for responsibility and
accountability for the climate emergency to sit at the top, with
No 10 and the Cabinet Office. We welcome the news that the Prime
Minister will chair a new cabinet committee on climate change to
drive action to cut emissions across government.
“There are presently too many examples of policy being a
blockage to the deployment of renewable energy and clean
technologies across the UK. Solar and onshore wind deployment
have stalled, a more flexible power sector is slow to emerge, and
heat and transport policy are in limbo. Breaking down silos in
government will unleash innovation and investment, getting us
back on track to meet our carbon budgets.
“We will be writing to request a joint meeting between No 10,
the Cabinet Office and BEIS to discuss the cabinet committee on
climate change, and ensure that renewable energy and clean
technology are central to the government’s co-ordinated plans to
cut emissions.”
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