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<p>The UK Government has kept all the Devolved Administrations informed of modernisation
of the Energy Charter Treaty and its impacts. At the Energy Charter Conference on
22 November, the decision to adopt the modernised Treaty was postponed and the UK
is closely monitoring the positions taken by other Contracting Parties.</p><p> </p><p>In
the event that the modernised ECT is adopted, the Government will lay an Explanatory
Memorandum in Parliament which will include an assessment of how climate provisions
have been strengthened to ensure compatibility between the ECT and modern international
agreements, including the Paris Agreement.</p>
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