Policy paper

Interministerial Group for Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change Communiqué: 15 November 2023

Updated 27 February 2024

The Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change Interministerial Group met on 15 November 2023.

The meeting was chaired by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition, Màiri McAllan MSP (Scottish Government).

1. Attendees

The attending Ministers were as follows.

1.1 From the UK Government

Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero, The Rt Hon Graham Stuart MP

1.2 From the Scottish Government

Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition, Màiri McAllan MSP

1.3 From the Welsh Government

Minister for Climate Change, Julie James MS

1.4 From the Northern Ireland Executive

A senior official from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in the absence of Northern Ireland Ministers

2. What was discussed

The Interministerial Group:

  • discussed the Prime Minister’s speech on Net Zero from 20 September 2023
  • considered a forward look of topics for discussion during 2024
  • took part in a discussion on Green Skills

Ministers resolved to continue to work collaboratively on these matters.