Net Zero Council
This is a partnership between government, business and civil society, providing strategic leadership to support delivery of the government’s Clean Energy Superpower Mission.
Making Britain a clean energy superpower is one of the five missions of this government – delivering clean power by 2030 and accelerating to net zero across the economy.
The Council will provide advice to government to support net zero strategy development, coordinate action to address cross-economy challenges and maximise the many economic and societal opportunities offered by the net zero transition.
Read the news story announcing the Council’s relaunch (17 December 2024).
Objectives
The Council has three broad functions:
- provide expert insight: advising government in the development of its net zero strategy
- drive action towards decarbonisation across the economy: convening senior leaders across the highest emitting sectors of the economy to tackle cross-cutting barriers to decarbonisation, supporting businesses to take action and enabling them to realise the benefits of the transition
- outreach and communications to the wider business community: members will engage across their networks, advocate for action and promote climate leadership
Members
The Council is co-chaired by:
- DESNZ Secretary of State, Ed Miliband
- Chief Executive of The Co-operative Group, Shirine Khoury-Haq
Full membership to be confirmed in due course.
Minutes from the Net Zero Council, 2023-2024
Minutes from the Net Zero Council under the 2022-2024 Sunak Conservative Government.
Contact details
If you would like to get involved with the Net Zero Council and contribute to its goals, please contact NetZeroCouncil@energysecurity.gov.uk.