Nature Conservation: Economic Growth
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of nature depletion on trends in the level of GDP growth.
Answered by James Murray
The Treasury continues to make progress and explore ways to strengthen processes for assessing the climate and environmental impacts of fiscal decisions and improve the Green Book in line with emerging evidence and best practice.
The Government is investing in sustainable farming and nature recovery, both boosting productivity and supporting food and economic security.
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