Schools: Carbon Emissions
Commons · Question 44860 · Tabled 7 Apr 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to decarbonise schools in order to meet the emission reduction targets by 2035.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 22 Apr 2025
The department is committed to supporting the UK net-zero carbon targets. Since 2021, the department’s own building standards require that all new school buildings delivered by the department are net-zero carbon in operation and are adapted to climate cha...