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1455933

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) relevant stakeholders on integrating divestment in Russian supply of oil and gas with COP26 objectives to cut climate degradation.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	150225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine demonstrates the integral link between climate change, energy security and the vulnerability caused by our dependence on fossil fuels. I have discussed these matters with stakeholders in the UK and around the world, whilst recognising that governments need to deal with their immediate and acute energy needs.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Though the United Kingdom is not heavily reliant on imports of Russian hydrocarbons, the Government has set out steps to bolster UK energy security in the recent British Energy Security Strategy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Through the policies and targets included within the Strategy, the UK will source much more clean, home-grown power from renewables and nuclear energy, reduce demand for energy by investing in efficiency measures, while ensuring there is a fair and managed transition with respect to oil and gas reserves in the North Sea.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/04/2022 15:47:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1455955

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Climate Change: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what discussions he has had with his Egyptian Government counterpart on establishing a finance facility for countries affected by loss and damage at COP27.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	150103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>Making practical progress on averting, minimising and addressing loss and damage this year is a priority for the UK. We are working closely with Egypt, as well as other key partners, to achieve this. At COP26, parties agreed to set up the Glasgow Dialogue on Loss and Damage, which aims to discuss the arrangements for the funding of activities to enhance action to address loss and damage, concluding in 2024.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Alongside the dialogue, we are also working with Egypt and other countries and institutions to press forward the final operationalisation of the Santiago Network on loss and damage, and secure offers of funding for this operation and the technical assistance the Network provides.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/04/2022 12:40:52 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1452821

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Forests and Land Use
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what recent discussions he has had with other signatories of the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use made at UNFCCC COP26 on (a) governance of the Declaration, (b) accountability for implementation, and (c) tracking of progress.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	143620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>The Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use is an unprecedented commitment from over 140 countries covering over 90% of global forests to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030. It is underpinned by almost $20bn of public and private finance, by commitments to sustainable trade and by support for indigenous peoples’ rights. We are working with other countries that endorsed the Declaration to convert this political commitment into strong action on forests and land use. This will include working through multilateral events in 2022 such as meetings of the G7 and G20, and at COP15 of the Convention on Biological Diversity.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>All Parties to the Paris Agreement must report on their progress towards its goals via their national Greenhouse Gas Inventories - which cover every emitting sector including forests and land use. In addition, where Parties have opted to include forests and land use in their nationally determined contributions, they will also be obliged to report on these to show progress towards achieving their emission reductions targets. At COP26, as part of the Glasgow Climate Pact, countries agreed to revisit and strengthen their current emissions targets to 2030 in 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 28/03/2022 14:49:16 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1452870

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Climate Change: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what steps the Government is taking as COP President to ensure that the $100 billion International Climate Finance commitment is met before 2023.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	143808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>In the lead up to COP26, the UK Presidency has made significant progress in securing new and ambitious finance commitments. 95% of the largest donors made new commitments to the $100bn goal, which will be reached by 2023 at the latest, and continue on a rising trajectory through to 2025. It is now likely that $500 billion will be mobilised over the period 21-25.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Throughout our Presidency year, working with other donor countries will be a top priority, and we will continue to work with developed countries to ensure the implementation of the climate finance Delivery plan. At COP26, we also agreed to a first report on the $100bn/yr goal under the UNFCCC to ensure we maintain focus and build trust.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 28/03/2022 14:50:05 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1451802

registered interest
date	16/03/2022
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 steps is he taking to ensure COP26 commitments are upheld by signatories.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	141130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>At COP26, almost 200 countries agreed to the historic Glasgow Climate Pact which keeps alive the aim of limiting average global temperature rise to 1.5°C. Today, 90% of global GDP is covered by net zero pledges, up from 30% when the UK took on the COP Presidency, and 154 countries have submitted emissions reductions targets for 2030. Under the UK’s Presidency, 95% of the largest developed country climate finance providers made new commitments, with many doubling or even quadrupling their support for developing countries to take climate action.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Paris Agreement made promises and now Glasgow’s legacy is focused on delivery. We will work closely with Egypt and the UAE, as incoming COP27 and COP28 Presidencies, with Germany and Indonesia, respectively G7 and G20 Presidencies, with the UNFCCC and other international organisations, to ensure commitments and agreements made at COP26 are built upon and delivered. We will use the full calendar of international events in 2022 to progress this work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/03/2022 17:49:21 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1440792

registered interest
date	14/03/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Climate Change: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what recent discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on tackling climate change.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	139364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2022 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with China’s Special Climate Envoy, Xie Zhenhua. We last spoke on the 16 February about the need for all countries to deliver on the commitments in the Glasgow Climate Pact.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 17/03/2022 12:01:50 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1437823

registered interest
date	03/03/2022
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 recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the role of the food system in global emissions.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	133986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>In February 2021, the UK and Indonesia established the Forest, Agriculture and Commodity Trade (FACT) Dialogue, bringing together major producer and consumer countries of agricultural commodities to work together to protect forests while promoting development and trade. COP President addressed members of the dialogue on the importance of the food system in global emissions and building sustainable supply chains to keep 1.5 degrees alive and saw the launch of the FACT Roadmap at COP26, which committed members to work together to advance sustainable production and trade, and outlining actions to incentivise sustainability, support smallholder farmers, improve transparency of supply chains, and drive innovation.</p><p>The UK Government and World Bank co-convened a Policy Dialogue on Accelerating Transition to Sustainable Agriculture, which brought together 34 leading countries to share their experience and opportunities to deliver transformation through repurposing public policies and support and innovation. The UK COP Presidency raised visibility and mobilised action for transformation in agriculture, land use and food systems. We will continue to work with key partners in taking forward delivery of COP26 commitments in 2022 to deliver on the ambition of accelerating a transition to a more sustainable food system.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 28/03/2022 14:48:20 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1437316

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Climate Change: Carbon Capture and Storage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what recent assessment he has made of the role of carbon capture and storage in meeting the UK's climate change and COP26 commitments.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
uin	905820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2022 answer text <p>Carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) will of course play a role in meeting the UK’s 2050 net zero commitment. As we announced in our Ten Point Plan in November 2020, our aim is to establish CCUS in at least two industrial clusters by the mid-2020s and a further two by 2030, subject to value for money and affordability considerations.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 02/03/2022 16:58:28 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1437317

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
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 comparative impact assessment he has made of the use of imported critical minerals and domestically-sourced minerals on delivering COP26 commitments.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Mark Jenkinson
uin	905821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s critical mineral strategy, to be published this year, will focus on a resilient, long term supply chain for critical minerals, addressing both domestic and international opportunities. The Government is also establishing a Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre to provide robust, dynamic analysis on stocks and flows.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 02/03/2022 16:59:02 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4752 label Biography information for Mark Jenkinson

1437318

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Geothermal Power
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 role of geothermal energy in delivering the UK's COP26 commitments.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Dr Kieran Mullan
uin	905825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2022 answer text <p>Geothermal energy has a role to play as part of a diversified energy mix and last year, I visited a geothermal facility connected with the Eden Project, which is receiving demonstrator funding from the government.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 02/03/2022 16:59:32 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4860 label Biography information for Dr Kieran Mullan