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1331068

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to raise international ambition to address the climate vulnerability of small island developing states ahead of COP26.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	900925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to working in partnership with Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to keep 1.5 alive and deliver the Paris Agreement goals.</p><p>To better support those already experiencing climate impacts, the UK has committed to doubling our climate finance. We are calling on others to follow our lead.</p><p>We are amplifying the voices of SIDS and continue to drive action on their priorities - including through our hosting of the Climate &amp; Development Ministerial, co-chairing of the NDC Partnership, and leadership of the Adaptation Action Coalition.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 09/06/2021 13:57:41 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1332028

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of appointing a loss and damage champion to help identify the potential suffering caused by climate change.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	13977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>In November 2020, the Rt. Hon. Anne Marie Trevelyan was appointed by the Prime Minister as the UK's International Champion on Adaptation and Resilience for the COP26 Presidency. In this role she is actively promoting work on adaptation and building resilience, which includes activities to avert, minimise and address loss and damage.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/06/2021 12:56:48 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1279808

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are discussing climate and environment issues with any less economically developed country with the aim of increasing any such country's investment in clean energy and green technologies.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
	uin	HL12551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>We cannot meet Sustainable Development Goal 7 or the temperature goals of the Paris Agreement without a clean energy transition that leaves no-one behind. As COP26 President, the UK has made clean energy transition one of the five thematic campaigns underpinning COP26. We want to ensure that developing countries are able to access the investment and assistance they need to transition to clean power, which will be crucial in helping those countries achieve more ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions. The COP26 Energy Transition Council is facilitating dialogue between countries seeking energy transition support and the major international actors offering that support, to find and implement solutions more rapidly.</p><p>The doubling of the UK's International Climate Finance (ICF) to £11.6 billion between 2021/22 and 2025/26 includes up to £1 billion for developing and testing new technology in areas such as energy storage, renewable energy, low carbon and electric transport, and industrial decarbonisation. This funding for innovation is targeted at driving forward the clean energy transition in developing countries, by creating and demonstrating new technologies and business models to deploy them.</p><p>As part of a wider ICF energy portfolio, FCDO is also investing £38 million in the Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) research programme to support developing countries to accelerate their transition to green energy while growing their economies. CCG will provide data, tools and evidence to inform country policies and investments in clean energy and transport infrastructure, helping to ensure that developing countries adopt a growth path that is sustainable for decades to come.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 08/02/2021 17:33:18 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1309577

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to compensate poorer countries for the effects of climate change resulting from carbon emissions from wealthier nations.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	181442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2021 answer text <p>Tackling climate change and biodiversity loss is an international priority for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and we are calling for significantly increased action to support the most vulnerable to adapt and build resilience to the impacts of climate change. The UK has pledged to double its International Climate Finance to £11.6 billion from 2021-26 and we are using our COP26 and G7 Presidencies to urge all other donors to be equally ambitious in their commitments.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 23/04/2021 13:56:15 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1348793

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the COP Presidency paper entitled Priorities for Public Climate Finance in the Year Ahead, published January 2021, whether his Department is planning to changing climate funding mechanisms to encourage adaptation and resilience programmes that remove barriers to family planning and girls’ education.
	tabling member constituency	Sutton Coldfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Mitchell
	uin	36531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2021 answer text <p>Coping with climate change is a challenge that faces us all. The poor in developing countries are likely to be hit first and hardest. Our International Climate Finance (ICF) reaches those most in need and we are committed to doubling our ICF to £11.6bn over the next five years. In our adaptation programming we prioritise locally-led action with a strong grounding in the local context and needs, targeting marginalised groups.</p><p>We do not need to change climate funding mechanisms to ensure that, through quality education, more girls are empowered and equipped as agents of change. Voluntary family planning programmes empower women and girls to choose whether and when to have children - this in turn supports the health, prosperity and resilience of their communities and countries.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 28/07/2021 14:11:42 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell

1358796

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support countries that are vulnerable to disruption caused by climate change; what discussions they have had with the government of Burundi about the impact of rising water levels of Lake Tanganyika on the displacement of people; and what support, if any, they intend to provide to that country to mitigate the effects of climate change.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
	uin	HL2920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>We recognise that it is often the most vulnerable countries who are being hit hardest by the impact of climate change. We are clear that COP26 needs to deliver ambitious outcomes on adaptation as well as mitigation. That is why the UK has committed to doubling our climate finance for mitigation and adaptation to £11.6 billion from 2021-2025. This will help developing countries take action to tackle climate change. During discussions in June, the former Minister for Africa encouraged Burundi to engage on climate adaptation, including through COP26.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 26/10/2021 10:42:40 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1359115

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will make it its policy to introduce specific targets for climate finance that support gender equality and women and organisations at the frontlines of the climate crisis.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
	tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
	uin	56168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>Since 2011, UK International Climate Finance (ICF) has directly supported 88 million people to cope with the effects of climate change. We have committed to doubling our ICF to £11.6bn between 2021 - 2026 and through this will continue to empower and support women and girls. Through the UK COP Presidency, we are championing the implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Action Plan which seeks to increase the gender-responsiveness of climate finance.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 20/10/2021 07:56:14 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
	tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1360752

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support the Government is providing to third world countries to tackle climate change.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford South
	tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
	uin	58561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister has said, Climate is the top priority for the UK. I am looking forward to COP next week which will be the key moment to promote international cooperation on tackling climate change.</p><p>Since 2011 UK International Climate Finance has helped over 88 million people cope with the effects of climate change, installed 2,400 megawatts of clean energy and reduced or avoided 180 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in developing countries.</p><p>We remain committed to our pledge to spend £11.6 billion on international climate finance between 2021 and 2026 and to continuing to support developing countries to adapt to the impacts of climate change, adopt clean growth pathways and reduce carbon emissions.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 26/10/2021 15:51:15 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
	tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1404700

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to establish a process to discuss finance for loss and damage due to climate change in developing countries.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
	uin	HL5554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to supporting efforts to assist developing countries avert, minimise and address loss and damage.</p><p>As COP26 Presidency, the UK will work with the incoming Egyptian Presidency for COP27 and UNFCCC Subsidiary Body Chairs to follow up on the actions set out in the COP26 Decision text. This includes the Glasgow Dialogue which will discuss the arrangements for the funding of activities to avert, minimise and address loss and damage. As Presidency we will also be supporting the process to operationalise the Santiago Network, which will catalyse and deliver technical support to enable countries to cope with the impacts of climate change.</p><p>We are also taking action through our International Climate Finance (ICF) - which will total £11.6 billion over the next 5 years, with an extra £1bn in if fiscal conditions allow - as well as through broader humanitarian assistance. Between 2016 and 2019, the UK spent £2 billion of ICF on adaptation and investments in areas needed to address loss and damage, including around £202 million on humanitarian assistance directly linked to climate change and building resilience to it, and £115 million on financial protection and risk management.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park grouped question UIN HL5555 HL5556 HL5557 question first answered 25/01/2022 12:05:56 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

1404703

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure developing countries affected by loss and damage due to climate change are not pushed further into debt.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
	uin	HL5557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to supporting efforts to assist developing countries avert, minimise and address loss and damage.</p><p>As COP26 Presidency, the UK will work with the incoming Egyptian Presidency for COP27 and UNFCCC Subsidiary Body Chairs to follow up on the actions set out in the COP26 Decision text. This includes the Glasgow Dialogue which will discuss the arrangements for the funding of activities to avert, minimise and address loss and damage. As Presidency we will also be supporting the process to operationalise the Santiago Network, which will catalyse and deliver technical support to enable countries to cope with the impacts of climate change.</p><p>We are also taking action through our International Climate Finance (ICF) - which will total £11.6 billion over the next 5 years, with an extra £1bn in if fiscal conditions allow - as well as through broader humanitarian assistance. Between 2016 and 2019, the UK spent £2 billion of ICF on adaptation and investments in areas needed to address loss and damage, including around £202 million on humanitarian assistance directly linked to climate change and building resilience to it, and £115 million on financial protection and risk management.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park grouped question UIN HL5554 HL5555 HL5556 question first answered 25/01/2022 12:05:56 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover