Consultation Hub

This site will help you find, share and participate in consultations run by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and its predecessor, the former Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

For more information on government consultations, or see a list of consultations across government, visit GOV.UK.

Open Consultations

  • Code Manager Licence Conditions and Code Modification Appeals to the CMA

    In this joint DESNZ/Ofgem consultation, we set out our proposals for code manager standard licence conditions and code modification appeals to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). This follows our first joint consultation in 2024, which consulted on a selection of code manager licence...

    Closes 27 June 2025

  • Clean Heat Market Mechanism: Revisions ahead of Scheme Year 2 (2026/2027)

    Following the launch of the Clean Heat Market Mechanism on 1 April 2025, this consultation sets out the Government’s proposals for Year 2 of the scheme and invites stakeholders to provide their views on these proposals. Read the consultation document on GOV.UK .

    Closes 2 July 2025

  • Voluntary Carbon and Nature Markets: Raising Integrity

    This consultation seeks to clarify and test the UK Government’s proposed policy and governance framework for helping to ensure the integrity of Voluntary Carbon and Nature Market credits and the use of credits. It provides a response to calls from business, finance, farming, and environmental...

    Closes 10 July 2025

  • Community Benefits and Shared Ownership for Low Carbon Energy Infrastructure

    The Clean Energy Superpower Mission is crucial for economic growth, energy security and reducing electricity bills. By rapidly adopting clean, homegrown energy, Great Britain can control its energy supply and protect both household and national finances from fossil fuel price spikes with cleaner,...

    Closes 16 July 2025

  • Growing the market for low carbon industrial products: policy framework

    The consultation sets out proposals to deliver a voluntary policy framework to grow the market for low carbon industrial products, with an initial focus on steel, cement, and concrete. Building on the 2023 Carbon Leakage consultation, where the government committed to establish...

    Closes 15 September 2025

Closed Consultations