Climate Change Committee's seventh Carbon Budget

That this House recognises the Climate Change Committee (CCC)’s seventh carbon budget as a clear pathway to UK energy security, protecting families and businesses from volatile fossil fuel prices controlled by authoritarian regimes; is deeply concerned by the CCC's findings that the UK has deliverable plans for only a third of the emissions reductions needed to meet climate targets; understands that urgent action is required to expand domestic energy capacity; regrets that the former Conservative Government cut home insulation schemes, which would have saved customers thousands and made homes warm and safe; is further concerned by the Government’s continued subsidies for the Drax biomass plant, airport expansion, and delays to the energy-saving benefits of Future Home Building Standards; calls for ambitious upfront investment in a ten-year emergency upgrade programme to provide free insulation and heat pumps for low-income households; urges the Government to introduce an energy social tariff to tackle fuel poverty and health inequalities caused by cold, damp homes; welcomes the CCC’s recognition of nature’s role in tackling climate change and strengthening communities against extreme weather; further calls for urgent action on nature recovery, including tree planting and regenerative farming, to ensure food security, restore ecosystems, and reduce carbon emissions; and further urges the Government to restore the UK’s position as a global leader in renewable energy.

• Pippa Heylings Sponsor
• Andrew George
• Wera Hobhouse
• Jess Brown-Fuller
• Edward Morello
• Clive Jones
• Mr Lee Dillon
• Christine Jardine
• Sarah Dyke
• Ian Sollom
• Mr Will Forster
• Ben Maguire
• James MacCleary
• Dr Roz Savage
• Charlotte Cane
• Richard Foord
• Susan Murray
• Freddie van Mierlo
• Gideon Amos
• Brian Mathew
• Tom Gordon
• Manuela Perteghella
• Anna Sabine
• Alex Brewer
• Alison Bennett
• Caroline Voaden
• Calum Miller
• Layla Moran