Interministerial Group for Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change communiqué: 17 October 2024
Published 22 November 2024
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The Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change Interministerial Group met on 17 October 2024, in Edinburgh. The meeting was chaired by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP (UK government).
Attendees
The attending ministers were as follows.
From the UK government
The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, and Michael Shanks MP, Minister for Energy
From the Scottish Government
Gillian Martin MSP, Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy, and Dr Alasdair Allan MSP, Acting Minister for Climate Action,
From the Welsh Government
Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs (attended virtually)
From the Northern Ireland Executive
Andrew Muir MLA, Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (attended virtually), and Conor Murphy MLA, Minister for the Economy (attended virtually)
What was discussed
The Interministerial Group considered items on meeting our Net Zero ambitions and decarbonising the power sector, which included discussion of each administration’s priorities, challenges, key milestones and areas for cross-UK action in meeting these ambitions.
The group also agreed to endorse a paper on future collaboration which outlines presumptive principles for engagement, and resolved to refresh the group’s Terms of Reference before the group’s next meeting.