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1379604

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021: Shell
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, for what reason Shell were not invited to COP26.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	76662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>As COP26 Presidency, we are working to encourage the innovation and commitment of everyone – people, business, countries, cities and regions – as we move the global economy to net zero emissions. This includes a wide range of energy companies.</p><p>The COP26 Presidency is working most closely with organisations that have strong climate credentials – that means companies which have committed to achieving net zero by 2050, have published a 5-10 year plan of action on how they will do this, and committed to Science Based Targets or joined the UN-backed Race to Zero.</p><p>Every country is responsible for choosing its own delegates and the UNFCCC was responsible for all accreditation to COP26.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/11/2021 17:18:57 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1286348

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Climate Change: Humanitarian Situation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, how he plans to use the Presidency of COP26 as a global platform to help ensure that the humanitarian effects of climate change are considered when developing and financing responses to the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	153208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>At COP26, adaptation and resilience will be a priority. We are calling on countries to agree and put in place delivery mechanisms for adaptation and loss and damage. As COP President Designate, I have engaged personally with over 50 countries. With donors, we have been clear that we must deliver for those that are at the front line of climate change and collectively honour the $100 billion commitment.</p><p>The UK Prime Minister launched an Adaptation Action Coalition (AAC) last month to mobilise action on adaptation and galvanize momentum ahead of COP26 and beyond and we want to encourage all parties to join. In partnership with the existing UNCAS Coalition, this will build on the Call for Action on Adaptation and Resilience to transform political commitments into tangible action on the ground.</p><p>We aim to enable action to avert, minimise and address loss and damage through wider resilience building and a specific focus on preparedness and response to natural disasters. This includes: expanding early action financing, improving early warning systems and the capacity to act on the risks they identify, and increasing insurance and social protection coverage, including through the Risk Informed Early Action Partnership (REAP) and other disaster risk reduction initiatives such as InsuResilience.</p><p>We are additionally continuing to support the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Initiative for Effective Adaptation and Resilience (LIFE-AR), which is an LDC-led, LDC-owned initiative to put in place the long term, locally responsive action that is needed to deliver a climate-resilient future.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 153206 153207 question first answered 08/03/2021 14:52:47 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1278686

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: UN Climate Conference 2021
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, how many departmental staff will be attending COP26 in an official capacity with their expenses covered.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	140782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2021 answer text <p>Numbers on departmental staff attending COP26 are to be determined in due course.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 23/02/2021 12:31:18 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1483460

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2022
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Food Supply: International Cooperation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, if he will hold discussions with his international counterparts on the potential merits of prioritising discussion of food sustainability at COP27.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	25823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>To keep 1.5C within reach, we are engaging internationally to accelerate action on reducing agricultural carbon emissions while meeting the world’s growing need for food. At COP26 we held the Policy Dialogue on Accelerating Transition to Sustainable Agriculture bringing together 34 countries to catalyse efforts to deliver the global transformation in agriculture and land use by sharing their experiences and opportunities to deliver transformation through public policies and innovation. Following these discussions, we launched the Policy Action Agenda for Transition to Sustainable Food and Agriculture, endorsed by 16 countries, to set pathways and actions that countries can take to repurpose public policies and support to food and agriculture.</p><p> </p><p>At COP27, it will be for Egypt to determine their agenda. In the lead up to this transition, we continue to work closely with Egypt as the incoming Presidency and meet regularly to discuss our priority work areas, this includes delivering on the commitments made in Glasgow and how they can be built upon for COP27.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/07/2022 16:06:19 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1379600

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Coal: China and India
	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 actions that (a) China and (b) India will take to reduce the amount of coal burned in those countries as a result of COP26.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	76658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>At COP26, all parties agreed to phase down the use of coal. The Glasgow Climate Pact secured its specific mention for the first time ever. In addition, China and India have both made commitments to act on climate change, and have endorsed the Glasgow Breakthrough Agenda. At COP26, Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Johnson jointly launched the Green Grids Initiative – One Sun One World One Grid, with over 80 signatories. India also announced a new commitment to have 50% electricity capacity from renewable sources by 2030, and China has committed to peak their carbon emissions before 2030. On coal power, both China and India committed to end overseas coal financing in the run-up to COP26.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 30/11/2021 09:42:32 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1487989

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Climate Change: Commonwealth
	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 adequacy of the response of Commonwealth nations on tackling climate change.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	33760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>Last month I joined the Prime Minister in Kigali for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). In the communique text coming out of this meeting, leaders renewed their commitment under the Paris Agreement to keep the increase in global average temperature to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and resolved to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius as outlined in the COP26 Glasgow Climate Pact. They also stressed the urgency of enhancing ambition and action in relation to mitigation, adaptation, and finance in this critical decade to address the gaps in the implementation of the goals of the Paris Agreement, and welcomed the substantive progress made at COP26.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Four Commonwealth countries have already come forward with new or strengthened NDCs since COP26: Australia, Gabon, Dominica, and Mozambique. We look forward to working with other member states to deliver on these commitments ahead of COP27.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/07/2022 13:34:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1379598

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021
	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 main outcomes of COP26.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	76656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>Our key aims for COP26 were to keep alive the possibility of limiting the rise in global temperature to 1.5°C (mitigation); help the world to adapt to protect communities and natural habitats (adaptation); to accelerate the delivery of resources needed to fund the transition (finance); to complete the Paris rulebook, and to work together to deliver a safe and inclusive COP (collaboration).</p><p>We have delivered against those goals. Over 90% of world GDP is now covered by net zero commitments and 153 countries put forward new 2030 emissions targets. COP26 boosted efforts to deal with climate impacts and 80 countries are now covered by either Adaptation Communications or National Adaptation Plans. COP26 mobilised billions towards delivering the $100 billion climate finance goal and will reach it by 2023 at the latest. Through the Glasgow Climate Pact we have finalised the Paris Rulebook, and secured amongst other things a route to ambition raising on NDCs, increased funding for adaptation, and progress on action to manage loss and damage. The goal of limiting temperature rises by the end of the century to 1.5°C is still within reach. But this is based on commitments made and relies on concerted and dedicated delivery by all countries.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/11/2021 17:58:20 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1379599

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021
	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 effect of the actions agreed at COP26 on the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 celsius.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	76657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2021 answer text <p>Our key aim was to keep alive the possibility of limiting the rise in global temperature to 1.5°C, and we have delivered. But this is based on commitments made and relies on concerted and dedicated delivery by all countries.</p><p>The UK Presidency has also given significantly more focus to championing real world sectoral action than ever before and as a result has garnered significant commitments across high emitting sectors of coal, nature and land use, road transport, and methane, critical to achieving a 1.5 degree pathway.</p><p>Pledges, initiatives and funding announced in Glasgow have contributed to reducing the significant gap to achieving 1.5. The Glasgow Climate Pact requests Parties to revisit and strengthen the 2030 targets in their nationally determined contributions as necessary to align with the Paris Agreement temperature goal by the end of 2022, taking into account different national circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/12/2021 10:46:44 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1379601

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Forests
	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 progress made on tackling deforestation at COP26.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	76659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>At COP26, more than 140 world leaders whose countries contain over 90% of the world’s forests endorsed the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use, committing to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030. This powerful coalition of governments, businesses, Indigenous Peoples and civil society committed to a step-change in global action on forests. The political commitment is backed by almost £14 billion ($19.2 billion) in public and private funding, including £1.5 billion from the UK, which will support action in developing countries, including restoring degraded land, tackling wildfires and advancing the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/11/2021 17:25:35 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1487997

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Carbon Emissions: International Cooperation
	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 progress of nations on submitting new Nationally Determined Contributions since COP26.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	33764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>Since COP26, there have been 16 NDC submissions. This represents progress but the Government continues to work closely with partner countries and organisations to drive climate ambition, and to urge all countries to revisit and strengthen their NDCs by the end of 2022 to close the ambition gap and keep 1.5C within reach.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 32939 question first answered 20/07/2022 17:07:32 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord