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date	27/05/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021: Carbon Emissions
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 carbon footprint of COP26 with all delegates attending in person.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	8520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>Our intent remains to hold the conference in person, respecting the wishes of all parties, many of whom feel strongly that the COP must be in person. However, we also continue to explore how technology and other innovations can make it more resilient, safe and inclusive.</p><p>We are working with our Sustainability Consultant on the principle priority to reduce emissions from the conference within a robust Carbon Management Plan, with any unavoidable carbon emissions from COP26 to be offset. We will encourage all delegates to consider low-carbon travel options and will be offsetting the emissions associated with travel, including those of the COP President and UK officials in the run up to COP26.</p><p>As part of our COP26 carbon management planning process, we are currently developing a baseline assessment of the scale of carbon emissions and the priority areas for action. All carbon accounting is being carried out in line with the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol and other sources of best practice guidance and will be published once the event has been delivered.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 8521 8522 question first answered 09/06/2021 08:07:29 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1328833

registered interest
date	27/05/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021: Video Conferencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, whether he plans to make virtual participation in COP26 available.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	8521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>Our intent remains to hold the conference in person, respecting the wishes of all parties, many of whom feel strongly that the COP must be in person. However, we also continue to explore how technology and other innovations can make it more resilient, safe and inclusive.</p><p>We are working with our Sustainability Consultant on the principle priority to reduce emissions from the conference within a robust Carbon Management Plan, with any unavoidable carbon emissions from COP26 to be offset. We will encourage all delegates to consider low-carbon travel options and will be offsetting the emissions associated with travel, including those of the COP President and UK officials in the run up to COP26.</p><p>As part of our COP26 carbon management planning process, we are currently developing a baseline assessment of the scale of carbon emissions and the priority areas for action. All carbon accounting is being carried out in line with the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol and other sources of best practice guidance and will be published once the event has been delivered.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 8520 8522 question first answered 09/06/2021 08:07:29 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1328834

registered interest
date	27/05/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021: Video Conferencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making COP26 a virtual conference which can recommend reducing air travel through leading by example.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	8522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>Our intent remains to hold the conference in person, respecting the wishes of all parties, many of whom feel strongly that the COP must be in person. However, we also continue to explore how technology and other innovations can make it more resilient, safe and inclusive.</p><p>We are working with our Sustainability Consultant on the principle priority to reduce emissions from the conference within a robust Carbon Management Plan, with any unavoidable carbon emissions from COP26 to be offset. We will encourage all delegates to consider low-carbon travel options and will be offsetting the emissions associated with travel, including those of the COP President and UK officials in the run up to COP26.</p><p>As part of our COP26 carbon management planning process, we are currently developing a baseline assessment of the scale of carbon emissions and the priority areas for action. All carbon accounting is being carried out in line with the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol and other sources of best practice guidance and will be published once the event has been delivered.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 8520 8521 question first answered 09/06/2021 08:07:29 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood