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1522726

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps the Government has taken to help tackle the global climate emergency.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	64290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The net zero target remains a Government priority and the net zero transition will provide huge opportunities for jobs, investment, innovation and exports.</p><p>The UK continues to lead internationally in pursuit of our climate goals. The Government drives global climate ambition through leadership in multilateral forums, including the COP26 Presidency, as well as the recent Global Clean Energy Action Forum in the United States.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/10/2022 16:58:50 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

1489390

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he has taken to tackle climate change in response to the final report of Climate Assembly UK, The path to net zero.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	36814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government welcomed the Climate Assembly UK report when it was published in September 2020 and has responded to all major areas of the report through the BEIS Select Committee’s Climate Assembly UK inquiry.</p><p> </p><p>The recommendations are an important part of the evidence base for developing the Government’s approach to net zero. Many of the recommendations are already being delivered through the Government’s Net Zero Strategy, which keeps the UK on the path to net zero.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/07/2022 13:08:27 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1489409

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that UKRI continues to deliver on climate change (a) mitigation and (b) adaptation.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	36815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government has committed over £25 billion up to 2025 to UKRI to help deliver the Government’s priorities on developing the UK's science and research capabilities.</p><p> </p><p>Net Zero is one of the key strategic priorities agreed with UKRI for allocating this funding and is reflected in UKRI’s five-year strategy over 2022-2027. This includes working across business, academic, policy and regulatory interfaces to deliver fundamental change in how the Government tackles the global climate crisis.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/07/2022 13:17:57 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1485299

registered interest
date	01/07/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the UK's ratification of the Energy Charter Treaty on climate change.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	28891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>Contracting Parties to the Energy Charter Treaty have reached an Agreement in Principle on modernisation of the Treaty. The modernised Treaty recognises the urgent need to address climate change and align with the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>After adoption of the final text later this year, the modernised Treaty will come into force once the ratification requirements of the Treaty are met. When deciding whether to seek ratification of the modernised Treaty, the Government will consider its potential impact on all relevant Government objectives.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 11/07/2022 15:40:34 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1471411

registered interest
date	17/06/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Glasgow Climate Pact, whether his Department plans to amend the UK's Nationally Determined Contribution before the end of 2022.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	20231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government is continuing to review the latest available evidence to ensure that its target remains aligned with the Paris temperature goal and exploring other ways to strengthen its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).</p><p>The Government will publish any updates to the NDC ahead of the UN synthesis report deadline on 23 September and urges other parties to do the same.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/06/2022 16:14:01 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1440900

registered interest
date	14/03/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to update the UK's Nationally Determined Contribution in advance of COP27.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Anthony Browne
uin	139597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>The UK is encouraging all countries to revisit and strengthen their 2030 targets as necessary to align with the Paris Agreement temperature goal by the end of 2022, following the agreement reached in the Glasgow Climate Pact.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/03/2022 14:38:50 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne

1379999

registered interest
date	18/11/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what parameters his Department are monitoring to determine the rate of climate change.
tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
tabling member printed	Mr William Wragg
uin	77468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The HadCRUT5[1] global temperature series, produced by the Met Office, University of East Anglia and UK National Centre for Atmospheric Science, is the primary data set BEIS uses to assess the rate of climate change.</p><p> </p><p><em>[1] <a href="https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcrut5/" target="_blank">https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcrut5/</a></em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 29/11/2021 13:43:00 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

1359728

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the need to finance local climate solutions; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of setting up a national just transition commission tasked with coordinating regional bodies with devolved powers for identifying local needs for the just transition.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	56947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting local areas to deliver net zero.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 26/10/2021 10:10:36 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1329494

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the International Energy Agency’s report entitled Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector, published in May 2021, what steps his Department plans to take to tackle the (a) social and (b) economic effects on people and communities of achieving the UK’s climate change targets.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Ed Davey
uin	10149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>People from all over the UK are already doing their bit on climate change, and, with the Together for our Planet campaign, we aim to celebrate this and inspire even more of our fellow citizens to join them. The Government is already supporting people to adapt to new lower carbon technologies with initiatives such as Go Ultra Low and the Simple Energy Advice service.</p><p>On economic effects, we are determined to seize the once-in-a-generation economic opportunities of the net zero transition by creating new business opportunities and supporting up to 2 million green jobs by 2030 across all regions of the UK. HM Treasury will publish in full its Net Zero Review this Spring, and has already published an interim report. The review will set out how the transition to a net zero economy will be funded, and where the costs will fall.</p><p>In order to ensure we have the skilled workforce to deliver net zero, we have launched the Green Jobs Taskforce, working in partnership with business, skills providers and unions, to help us develop plans for new long-term good quality, green jobs by 2030. The Government will make sure that our growing green economy is inclusive, benefitting people across the UK, supporting workers as industries transform and ensuring costs as well as the benefits are shared fairly, protecting consumers, workers and businesses.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 09/06/2021 14:45:44 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1315896

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he last discussed the climate emergency with Ministers in the Welsh Government.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	3156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government and the devolved administrations have established an Inter-ministerial Group that covers Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change. This meets at least bi-monthly and brings together Ministers from the four administrations to discuss emission reduction efforts across the UK. The most recent meeting of the Group was in April.</p><p> </p><p>This intergovernmental engagement on net zero will continue to facilitate collaboration and coordination across devolved and reserved competence, ensuring we are delivering effectively for all parts of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 26/05/2021 15:14:38 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones