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Sustainability and HM Treasury

Contents

Summary

1 Introduction

Defining sustainability

2 Importance of the Treasury

3 Understanding of environmental sustainability

Short-term vs. long-term

Taking account of long-term issues

Political priorities

4 Performance on environmental sustainability

Meeting carbon budgets

Cancellation of the carbon capture and storage competition

Cancellation of the zero carbon homes policy

Landfill tax and PFI credits

Conclusion

5 Improving performance and ensuring accountability

Industrial strategy

Monitoring Treasury performance and ensuring accountability

6 Conclusion

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

Published written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament



16 November 2016