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1490920

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential effect on domestic manufacturing of including carbon that is embedded in imports in calculations of the UK's carbon footprint.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	901188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK follows the agreed international approach for reporting greenhouse gas emissions, whereby countries report emissions produced within their territories.</p><p>We will continue to drive international co-operation to counter the risk of emissions offshoring and the Government will consult later this year on Carbon Leakage Mitigation options.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2022 16:54:37 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1490921

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Climate Change: Investment
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 potential role of private finance in delivering COP26 objectives.
tabling member constituency	Broadland
tabling member printed	Jerome Mayhew
uin	901190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>Action from private finance will be vital in helping to deliver many of the commitments made by countries and companies at COP26.</p><p>For example, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, representing over 130 trillion dollars, will have a key role to play in mobilising capital to support green projects in emerging economies.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2022 16:55:00 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4739 label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew

1490922

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of global (a) GDP and (b) emissions generated by countries that have net zero commitments.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	901193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>When the UK took on the role of organising COP26 less than 30% of the global economy was covered by Net Zero targets.</p><p>As a result of the work the UK did with partners, by the time we got to COP26 over 90% of the world's economy was covered by Net Zero targets.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2022 16:55:02 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1490923

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the findings and recommendations of the Climate Change Committee’s 2022 Progress Report to Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	901194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>I met with the chair of the Climate Change Committee following the publication of the report.</p><p>The Cabinet’s Climate Action Implementation Committee, which I chair, has also had an initial discussion on the findings of the report.</p><p>The Government will set out a formal response later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2022 16:54:50 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1490924

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Businesses: Climate Change
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 progress of businesses in developing solutions to climate change.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
uin	901195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>Businesses absolutely drive the innovation in green technologies, both in terms of efficiency and also reduction in costs.</p><p>The wind, solar and electric vehicle sectors demonstrate what R&amp;D, innovation and economies of scale can do in terms of the expansion of clean technologies across the world.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2022 16:55:05 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1490925

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
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 assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Government policies to tackle climate change.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	901197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>Over the last thirty years the UK has reduced its emissions by over 40% whilst GDP has gone up over 80%.</p><p>In recent years, we have decarbonised our economy faster than any other G7 nation.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2022 17:01:23 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1488373

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what progress the Government is making on each of the commitments it made at COP26, and whether it is on track to deliver all of them.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	34972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>Delivery of the Glasgow Climate Pact is the top priority for the UK Presidency. The UK and Egypt recently convened Ministers in Copenhagen to discuss progress and heard strong commitment to deliver.</p><p>Since COP26, and following the call in the Glasgow Climate Pact, there have been 16 NDC submissions. A further eight National Adaptation Plans have been published, meaning 2 billion people are now covered by adaptation plans globally. We recently held the 5th Energy Transition Council Meeting where countries reinforced their commitment to implement tailored solutions to decarbonise their power sectors more rapidly. Over 180 countries, regions, cities, and businesses have now signed up to the Zero Emission Vehicles Declaration.</p><p>In total, six countries have endorsed the Agriculture Breakthrough, with Morocco and Sweden endorsing at Stockholm+50. On the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use, where 145 countries committed to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030, we are working closely with key signatories to establish a new annual meeting to drive the delivery of this goal.</p><p>We have continued the push to mobilise finance to support energy transition, including the announcement of progress on four new Just Energy Transition Partnerships at the G7 summit. We are working with international partners to meet the $100bn delivery plan for public finance and the doubling of adaptation finance by 2025.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2022 09:34:54 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1487969

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	COP26: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, when he last met Ministers in the Welsh Government in Cardiff.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	33922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>COP26 Devolved Administrations Ministers Meetings, which I chair, have formally convened five times. Communiqués from these meetings can be found on GOV.UK. The Welsh Government Minister for Climate Change has been present at these meetings.</p><p> </p><p>Energy policy, including energy efficiency, falls within the remit of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). With support from the devolved administrations, BEIS established an Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) that is responsible for discussing Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change. This aims to meet every two months and brings together Ministers from the four administrations to discuss emission reduction efforts across the UK. This intergovernmental engagement on net zero will continue to facilitate collaboration and coordination across devolved and reserved competence, ensuring we are delivering effectively for all parts of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to working with the devolved administrations to achieve our shared goals of leading the charge against climate change.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 33923 question first answered 18/07/2022 15:35:29 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1487970

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Energy: Conservation
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 counterparts in the devolved Administrations on the role of energy efficiency in meeting the UK’s climate targets.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	33923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>COP26 Devolved Administrations Ministers Meetings, which I chair, have formally convened five times. Communiqués from these meetings can be found on GOV.UK. The Welsh Government Minister for Climate Change has been present at these meetings.</p><p> </p><p>Energy policy, including energy efficiency, falls within the remit of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). With support from the devolved administrations, BEIS established an Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) that is responsible for discussing Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change. This aims to meet every two months and brings together Ministers from the four administrations to discuss emission reduction efforts across the UK. This intergovernmental engagement on net zero will continue to facilitate collaboration and coordination across devolved and reserved competence, ensuring we are delivering effectively for all parts of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to working with the devolved administrations to achieve our shared goals of leading the charge against climate change.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 33922 question first answered 18/07/2022 15:35:29 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1487989

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Climate Change: Commonwealth
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 adequacy of the response of Commonwealth nations on tackling climate change.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	33760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>Last month I joined the Prime Minister in Kigali for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). In the communique text coming out of this meeting, leaders renewed their commitment under the Paris Agreement to keep the increase in global average temperature to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and resolved to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius as outlined in the COP26 Glasgow Climate Pact. They also stressed the urgency of enhancing ambition and action in relation to mitigation, adaptation, and finance in this critical decade to address the gaps in the implementation of the goals of the Paris Agreement, and welcomed the substantive progress made at COP26.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Four Commonwealth countries have already come forward with new or strengthened NDCs since COP26: Australia, Gabon, Dominica, and Mozambique. We look forward to working with other member states to deliver on these commitments ahead of COP27.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/07/2022 13:34:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord