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1535204

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	date	24/10/2022
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Methane: Pollution Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, what plans he has to publish a strategy for reducing methane emissions in the UK to meet commitments made in the Global Methane Pledge, ahead of COP27.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	69481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK has been working closely with Egypt and the UAE, as incoming COP27 and COP28 Presidencies, with the UNFCCC Secretariat and other international organisations, to ensure commitments and agreements made at COP26 are built upon and delivered. The UK remains committed to playing a leadership role on the global stage tackling climate Change.</p><p>The UK is showing global leadership on reducing our methane emissions, cutting emissions across energy, waste and agriculture by just over 60 percent since 1990, more than any other OECD country.</p><p>The UK will continue to implement domestic methane emissions reductions as we strive to meet our net zero target by 2050. For example, as set out in the Net Zero Strategy we are exploring policies to work towards the near elimination of biodegradable municipal waste to landfill by 2028. Building on our commitments under the Global Methane Pledge, we will publish a methane memorandum by the end of the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/10/2022 16:52:20 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1535211

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2022
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, what plans he has to ensure the UK stays on track to meet its commitments made in the Global Methane Pledge; and what plans he has to help maintain Britain’s global leadership on climate at COP27.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	69483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK has been working closely with Egypt and the UAE, as incoming COP27 and COP28 Presidencies, with the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)<strong> </strong>Secretariat and other international organisations, to ensure commitments and agreements made at COP26 are built upon and delivered. The UK remains committed to playing a leadership role on the global stage tackling climate change.</p><p>The UK is showing global leadership on reducing our methane emissions, cutting emissions across energy, waste and agriculture by just over 60 percent since 1990, more than any other OECD country.</p><p>The UK will continue to implement domestic methane emissions reductions as we strive to meet our net zero target by 2050. For example, as set out in the Net Zero Strategy we are exploring policies to work towards the near elimination of biodegradable municipal waste to landfill by 2028. Building on our commitments under the Global Methane Pledge, we will publish a methane memorandum by COP27.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/10/2022 15:16:29 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1535394

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2022
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Climate Change Convention: Egypt
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, which members of the Government will be attending COP27 in Egypt.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	69789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>COP26 President Alok Sharma will attend COP27 and negotiate on behalf of the UK. The wider composition of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Government" target="_blank">UK Government</a>'s delegation will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/10/2022 14:43:35 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones