Our 2023 Climate Action Plan contains several actions to deliver on the decarbonisation of our economy, supported by a robust governance structure. The Climate Action Delivery Board has an enhanced role in relation to delivery, including providing recommendations for overcoming barriers, while taskforces are being established to focus on key specific areas or initiatives of climate delivery that require cross-Government collaboration.
Government published in March this year the first phase of the Land-use Review, which focused on the evidence. The first phase was chaired by the Department for the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) and Department for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and several other agencies and bodies across government setting out the evidence base for the land use, land use change and forestry sector.
The final report consists of 10 documents and 19 recommendations indicating the need for more monitoring, enhancing of our mapping capability and better application of these tools to inform decision-making.
Building on Phase 1 of the Land-use Review, Phase 2 will seek to optimise land use across key Government objectives such as improving socioeconomic, climate, biodiversity, water, and air quality outcomes. To deliver this phase as with the first phase, several working groups are being established to deliver on the review’s technical, policy and engagement needs. These groups will be composed of subject matter experts drawn from the relevant civil, industry organisations, agencies, and bodies from across government. This critical second phase will soon commence.
