Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy committee transcript: Net zero and UN climate summits - Jan 19

The BEIS Committee has launched a standing inquiry on the UK’s ‘Net Zero’ target and the UN Climate Summits. The Committee expects this inquiry to run for the duration of this Parliament. It will consider issues including:

• Progress in delivering the UK’s 2050 net zero target;
• Progress in cutting emissions to meet the UK’s five-yearly Carbon Budgets;
• The role of BEIS in leading climate change mitigation policy across Government;
• The potential role of business and industry in the net zero agenda;
• Preparations for the 2021 Climate Summit in Glasgow, and the UK’s performance as Summit host;
• The ongoing role of the UK in international climate talks and initiatives to tackle climate change.