FOI2026/00760 - Net Zero Staff and Consultant Spending
Published 13 July 2026
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1. Your request
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the following recorded information.
From the last 3 financial year’s budgeted figures (2022/23, 23/24, 24/25):
- Climate-related posts
a) The number of posts if any (headcount, and FTE where recorded) employed with job titles that include any of the following terms:
Climate; Net Zero; Sustainability; Carbon; Emissions; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Climate Action; Climate Policy; Climate Programme; Climate Project; Climate Data; Climate Reporting; Climate Adaptation; Climate Resilience; Energy and Climate; Sustainable Procurement; Green Finance; Green.
- Cost of those posts
The total employment cost for the posts (if any) identified in Question 1, including salary and employer on-costs (e.g. pension and National Insurance), as recorded.
- External consultants
The total amount paid during the same financial year to external consultants, companies, or contractors where the expenditure is recorded under any cost centre, project code, budget line, or purchase description that includes one or more of the following terms:
Climate; Net Zero; Sustainability; Carbon; Emissions; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Climate Action; Climate Policy; Climate Programme; Climate Project; Climate Data; Climate Reporting; Climate Adaptation; Climate Resilience; Energy and Climate; Sustainable Procurement; Green Finance; Green.
2. Our reply
The number of posts employed with job titles that include any of the terms listed is 0 (0 FTE).
There was no expenditure recorded against any of the terms listed for external consultants.