The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, concluded there is a massive gap between the target of cutting emissions by 51% by 2030 and the actions needed to deliver on it. Even in the unlikely event that every measure in the climate policy and climate action plan is acted upon, emissions will fall by only 28% by 2030, just over half of this supposedly legally binding target. Let us be clear: even if all the Minister's current plans are successful, they will still result in only half of what is required. The next eight years are the most significant if we are to prevent the worst impacts of climate change and give future generations some hope, but now we learn the Minister's plans are wholly inadequate. It is clear that the climate action plan and carbon budgets need to be changed radically. Is the Minister willing to do this? More important, are his partners in government willing to take the necessary action?

I believe they are. We do not have a choice. The EPA report referred to European measures. These differ slightly from those in our climate action plan, which is our national plan, but they are analogous. Particularly with the increased ambition in Europe, and because of REPowerEU and the Fit for 55 legislation, there is not much of a difference now. If we do not do this, we will face fines, miss out on the new economies that are developing and face reputational damage. Also, there will be a missed opportunity. The EPA said that we absolutely need to do more, but it also said there is an opportunity. It is important that we frame it in that way because if we always frame it as negative, a cost and burden, or if we focus on any one sector or blame certain people, we will miss the boat or what we need to do. There are additional things we could do. Earlier, during questions on the climate, district heating was raised. That is one of the areas where we could really-----

The Minister will have to avail of an opportunity later. We are way over time.