Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Carbon Emissions

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the net zero targets are for (a) their Department and (b) its arm’s-length bodies; and whether guidance has been issued on adopting net zero targets earlier than 2050.

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1. 17 December 2025

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the net zero targets are for (a) their Department and (b) its arm’s-length bodies; and whether guidance has been issued on adopting net zero targets earlier than 2050.

   Source: Commons

2. 12 January 2026

   Answer

   The Net Zero target in the Climate Change Act 2008 is a target for the whole of the UK, not individual departments or arms-length bodies. The Greening Government Commitments are the central framework setting out the actions UK Government departments and t...

   Source: Written answer

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