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1378926

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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 his priorities are for the remainder of his presidency of COP26.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	75924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2021 answer text <p>The Glasgow Climate Pact, combined with increased ambition across adaptation, finance and mitigation means that 1.5°C remains in sight, but only with concerted and immediate global efforts. So our Presidency year, which started in Glasgow and will end at COP27 in November 2022, will continue to focus on high ambition and driving ambition across our four goals: mitigation, adaptation, finance and collaboration. Through the UK’s Presidency year, we will build on the legacy of the Glasgow Climate Pact.</p><p>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. We will continue to use the year of our COP26 Presidency to keep up the pressure to deliver on the commitments made and go further and faster.</p><p>We will continue to demonstrate strong UK leadership over our Presidency year, working with our COP26 partners Italy, the incoming COP Presidency Egypt, the Chairs of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies, the UNFCCC Secretariat, parties and civil society partners to build on the momentum and high ambition from COP26.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 75926 question first answered 06/12/2021 10:55:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1378927

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Coal: 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 likelihood of achieving a new global deal on coal by COP27.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	75925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2021 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. The Global Coal to Clean Power Transition Statement gained 77 signatures from countries, subnationals, and organisations, and the Powering Past Coal Alliance grew to 165 members. The Just Energy Transition Partnership for South Africa was also announced, which will demonstrate the strength of a just transition from coal to clean power.</p><p>Consigning coal to history remains a priority for the UK in our COP Presidency year. The UK Presidency will work alongside the Powering Past Coal Alliance, Energy Transition Council, and other international mechanisms to ensure that there is more progress on moving from coal to clean power by COP27. This includes a strategic partnership between the Energy Transition Council and the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, a $10 billion fund aiming to deliver clean, renewable energy to 1 billion people in developing countries. Clean power is already cheaper than coal in most of the world, generating more jobs, and giving people cleaner air as well as a safer climate. We want to help all countries access those benefits as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/12/2021 10:53:06 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1378928

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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, what his priorities will be for COP27.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	75926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2021 answer text <p>The Glasgow Climate Pact, combined with increased ambition across adaptation, finance and mitigation means that 1.5°C remains in sight, but only with concerted and immediate global efforts. So our Presidency year, which started in Glasgow and will end at COP27 in November 2022, will continue to focus on high ambition and driving ambition across our four goals: mitigation, adaptation, finance and collaboration. Through the UK’s Presidency year, we will build on the legacy of the Glasgow Climate Pact.</p><p>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. We will continue to use the year of our COP26 Presidency to keep up the pressure to deliver on the commitments made and go further and faster.</p><p>We will continue to demonstrate strong UK leadership over our Presidency year, working with our COP26 partners Italy, the incoming COP Presidency Egypt, the Chairs of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies, the UNFCCC Secretariat, parties and civil society partners to build on the momentum and high ambition from COP26.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 75924 question first answered 06/12/2021 10:55:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1378931

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021: Glasgow South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, how local community groups and charities in Glasgow South West constituency may be able to apply for some of the 6000 items of furniture donated by IKEA which were used for COP26.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	75916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government, IKEA and Glasgow City Council are working closely together to ensure these donations are responsibly distributed amongst community groups and third sector organisations such as NGOs, voluntary organisations and cooperatives within Glasgow and the wider region.</p><p>We are working on a platform to facilitate this process. In the meantime organisations can get in touch through <a href="mailto:COP26Enquiries@glasgow.gov.uk" target="_blank">COP26Enquiries@glasgow.gov.uk</a> to register their interest.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 22/11/2021 15:51:35 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1378443

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
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, which members of the Government attended the COP26 conference in Glasgow.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	75126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>Alongside the Prime Minister and COP President, 33 Ministers attended COP26 from 15 different Departments across Government. Please see list below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP</p></td><td><p>HMT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP</p></td><td><p>FCDO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Ahmad</p></td><td><p>FCDO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon James Cleverly MP</p></td><td><p>FCDO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Amanda Milling MP</p></td><td><p>FCDO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vicky Ford MP</p></td><td><p>FCDO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP</p></td><td><p>BEIS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Greg Hands MP</p></td><td><p>BEIS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Callanan</p></td><td><p>BEIS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lee Rowley MP</p></td><td><p>BEIS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eddie Hughes MP</p></td><td><p>DLUHC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith</p></td><td><p>DEFRA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon George Eustice MP</p></td><td><p>DEFRA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rebecca Pow MP</p></td><td><p>DEFRA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jo Churchill MP</p></td><td><p>DEFRA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP</p></td><td><p>DfE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Barran</p></td><td><p>DfE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP</p></td><td><p>DfE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alex Burghart MP</p></td><td><p>DfE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP</p></td><td><p>DHSC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gillian Keegan MP</p></td><td><p>DHSC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trudy Harrison MP</p></td><td><p>DfT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robert Courts MP</p></td><td><p>DfT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP</p></td><td><p>DIT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP</p></td><td><p>MoD</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Alister Jack MP</p></td><td><p>SO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Simon Hart MP</p></td><td><p>WO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Nadine Dorries MP</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wendy Morton MP</p></td><td><p>FCDO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>John Glen MP</p></td><td><p>HMT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Therese Coffey MP</p></td><td><p>DWP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Helen Whately MP</p></td><td><p>HMT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP</p></td><td><p>CO</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 78501 question first answered 23/11/2021 10:53:04 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1378450

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Climate Change: Developing Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, if he will use the remainder of his time as COP President to establish a process to identify (a) the scale of funding required to address loss and damage and (b) suitable mechanisms to deliver that finance to developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	75078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>In Glasgow, COP26 made progress on the issue of loss and damage. It agreed to establish a process to discuss the funding of actions to avert, minimise and address loss and damage. It also recognised that funding for loss and damage already flows from a number of sources and called for this to be scaled up. COP further agreed on practical steps to deliver technical assistance to countries to set the needs they have and the action required on loss and damage.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In our Presidency year, we will be taking forward the decision made at COP, facilitating and encouraging further progress on the issue of loss and damage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 23/11/2021 10:54:37 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1378017

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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 estimate he made of the total (a) energy usage and (b) emissions before offsetting by the operation of COP26.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	73822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>Based on available estimates of floor areas for the Blue Zone and Green Zone, energy usage amounted to approximately 900,000 kWh electrical and 2,500,000 kWh thermal. This accounts for the build, live-event, and de-rig phases of the conference.</p><p>We have estimated total emissions of 102,500t of CO2 which includes a wide range of sources – including delegate and visitor transport, accommodation, catering, energy usage, and policing and security impacts. COP26 will be a carbon neutral event, achieved through mitigating impacts in delivery and then offsetting unavoidable emissions.</p><p>Regarding flights, this data will be forthcoming from UNFCCC and will inform our final carbon reporting.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 73823 question first answered 30/11/2021 17:59:16 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1378018

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what estimate he has made of the total number of (a) flights and (b) air miles for delegates attending COP26 during the period of that Conference.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	73823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>Based on available estimates of floor areas for the Blue Zone and Green Zone, energy usage amounted to approximately 900,000 kWh electrical and 2,500,000 kWh thermal. This accounts for the build, live-event, and de-rig phases of the conference.</p><p>We have estimated total emissions of 102,500t of CO2 which includes a wide range of sources – including delegate and visitor transport, accommodation, catering, energy usage, and policing and security impacts. COP26 will be a carbon neutral event, achieved through mitigating impacts in delivery and then offsetting unavoidable emissions.</p><p>Regarding flights, this data will be forthcoming from UNFCCC and will inform our final carbon reporting.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 73822 question first answered 30/11/2021 17:59:16 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1378026

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, if he will make it his policy to sign the UN Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action on behalf of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	73892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK has long recognised the unequivocal threat that climate change and environmental degradation pose to the lives and wellbeing of individuals and communities across the world, including the most marginalised and vulnerable.</p><p>The UK has been committed to amplifying the voices of young people from across the world through our COP26 presidency and domestic frameworks.</p><p>In the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ 25 Year Environment Plan, the Government sets out a plan for how the natural environment will be protected and enhanced for our, and future, generations. One of the actions it commits to is to help children and young people from all backgrounds engage with nature and improve the environment.</p><p>We support many of the principles in the Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action and will carefully consider how to engage with it.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 22/11/2021 15:47:13 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1366919

registered interest
date	08/11/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021: Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to all areas of the Scottish Event Campus.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	71400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>Inclusivity and accessibility were key priorities for COP26 and the venue was designed to facilitate that. When officials were made aware of the issue in question, which was a genuine mistake, they worked urgently with the Israeli delegation to resolve this and the UK Government apologised to Minister Elharrar. The permanent structures were fully wheelchair accessible and the venue holds gold level accessibility status. For the temporary structures a complete accessibility audit was completed and they were fully compliant. There were blue badge spaces for the conference, along with two fully accessible shuttle routes.</p><p>An accessibility support desk was on hand to help with any requests for assistance, and there were hearing loops available in conference and plenary rooms. During the second week, BSL was provided at the COP26 Presidency and UK Prime Minister press conferences, and key presidency events including the closing plenaries. Officials regularly met with the UNFCCC Disability lead to address any accessibility concerns.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 71401 71402 question first answered 25/11/2021 17:24:01 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft