Asked by: Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that Environmental, Social and Governance frameworks prevent the displacement of emissions to unregulated regions.
Answered by Lord Whitehead - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Government is working to reduce the risk of emissions displacement through adopting and supporting the use of internationally recognised sustainability standards.
The Government is also taking action to address carbon leakage, including by introducing a carbon border adjustment mechanism from January 2027. This will ensure highly traded, carbon intensive products from jurisdictions outside the UK face a comparable carbon price to that paid by UK manufacturers, so that UK decarbonisation efforts lead to a true reduction in global emissions rather than simply displacing carbon emissions overseas.
Asked by: Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of corporate Environmental, Social and Governance targets in reducing global emissions.
Answered by Lord Whitehead - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Evidence from DESNZ analysis and evaluations, including the evaluation of the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting framework, suggests that well-designed climate and ESG disclosures can strengthen corporate governance, improve monitoring and management of emissions, and support firms to identify and implement emissions reduction measures. The Government therefore supports approaches that promote credible, science-based targets and transition planning.
Asked by: Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 19 March (HL5463), how many people the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero employs on zero-hour contracts.
Answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) does not employ people on 0 hour contracts.