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1519873

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date	10/10/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: North Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, if he will hold discussions with the President of COP27 on the potential climate impact of increased gas (a) exploration and (b) extraction in the North Sea.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	59340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The COP President meets with the COP27 President, Minister Shoukry, on a regular basis to discuss a range of issues from negotiations outcomes to energy security and demand, including the climate impact of oil and gas.</p><p>Energy security has had a raised profile this year due to Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. We continue to discuss with our counterparts what is required domestically to meet both global energy demand and climate commitments.</p><p>The UK is a world leader in renewable energy, particularly offshore wind which is set to increase by 50GW of offshore wind power by 2030. This expansion is part of our British Energy Security Strategy, which sets out how the UK will become more self-sufficient and move away from our reliance on oil and gas imports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 59342 question first answered 13/10/2022 10:36:07 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1519874

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: North Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, if he will hold discussions with the President of COP27 on the potential climate impact of the North Sea Transition Authority's latest round of offshore licenses.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	59342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The COP President meets with the COP27 President, Minister Shoukry, on a regular basis to discuss a range of issues from negotiations outcomes to energy security and demand, including the climate impact of oil and gas.</p><p>Energy security has had a raised profile this year due to Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. We continue to discuss with our counterparts what is required domestically to meet both global energy demand and climate commitments.</p><p>The UK is a world leader in renewable energy, particularly offshore wind which is set to increase by 50GW of offshore wind power by 2030. This expansion is part of our British Energy Security Strategy, which sets out how the UK will become more self-sufficient and move away from our reliance on oil and gas imports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 59340 question first answered 13/10/2022 10:36:07 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1519942

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Climate Change: Caribbean
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, whether he has had recent discussions with his Caribbean counterparts on their call for a loss and damage funding facility to help tackle the impact of the climate emergency in that region.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	59465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>Throughout the UK’s Presidency I have engaged with all parties, including my Caribbean counterparts, on the issue of loss and damage. During my time in New York this September, in the margins of UNGA, I engaged with the High Ambition Coalition. Addressing loss and damage will continue to be a priority for the UK Presidency in the run up to and at COP27.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/10/2022 10:23:36 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton