Carbon Emissions: Local Government
(asked on 20th February 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask His Majesty's Government what financial assistance they are providing to local authorities to help them meet net zero targets.
Answered by
Lord Callanan
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This Government is providing significant financial support to local authorities to meet the national net zero target. On top of the core funding, local authorities can access specific grant funds for net zero programmes, and the Government has ensured that local growth funding contains a Net Zero Principle to support net zero projects.
The Net Zero Strategy sets out the Government's commitments to enable local areas to deliver net zero. This includes funding five Local Net Zero Hubs in each region of England which support local authorities to develop net zero projects and attract commercial investment; and funding work to develop business models to increase private sector investment in local net zero.