Now the Cop26 summit is over, what next for the Government’s Net Zero agenda?

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Blog by Nick Mills and Emma Andrews
This is a question that needs answering urgently by the Government. Now that the Cop26 summit is over (with varying views as to how successful it was and whether politicians have done enough to have kept 1.5 degrees within reach), the focus must return to action.
Key to this call to action is the Net Zero Strategy, setting out the Government's proposals for decarbonising measures across all sectors of the UK economy in order to achieve net zero by 2050. Government plans to secure up to 440,000 jobs, release £26bn of government capital and unlock £90 billion in private investment by 2030.
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Whilst the Net Zero Strategy represents a positive culmination of recent ‘green policy’ announcements, there now needs to be clear policy from Government that results in changes to the UK economy of the type and scale envisaged.
To decarbonise so many sectors and initiate so much change at the rate required needs a level of collaboration, clarity and cogency that government planning and organisation has sometimes been accused of lacking. We look forward to the release of further detailed policy, which is needed in order to facilitate investment decisions in the private sector.
The commitments made will unlock up to £90 billion of private investment by 2030, and support 440,000 well-paid jobs in green industries in 2030
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uks-path-to-net-zero-set-out-in-landmark-strategy