Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what scientific evidence his Depatment has which demonstrates the need to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report provides a comprehensive and up to date synthesis of the current understanding of climate change, its impacts, future risks and options for adaptation and mitigation. The UK Government regards the assessments of the IPCC as the most authoritative view on the science of climate change available and uses it to inform its policies.