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1123846

registered interest
date	30/04/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) the US, (b) China and (c) Russia on reducing their cumulative CO2 emissions.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	249308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>The UK continues to demonstrate the strong leadership needed to tackle climate change, both at home and abroad. As an issue of significant public and international importance, my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State and I regularly meet with their international counterparts to discuss a range of issues including climate change. As the Cabinet Minister most directly responsible for climate change, I regularly attend major international climate meetings, recently at COP24 in Poland.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 07/05/2019 16:04:35 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1123935

registered interest
date	30/04/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to address the projection in his Department’s Updated Energy and Emissions Projections 2018, published 11 April 2019, that the UK will miss its carbon targets for 2023 to 2027 by 5.6% and for 2028 to 2032 by 9.6%; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	249176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>Carbon budgets four and five end in 8 and 13 years respectively and we are already over 90% of the way towards meeting them from a 1990 baseline, even before many of the policies and proposals in the Clean Growth Strategy are taken into account.</p><p>The Strategy sets out our plans to build on our progress in decarbonising the power sector, while looking further across the whole of the economy and the country. It includes ambitious proposals on housing, business, transport, the natural environment and green finance.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/clean-growth-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/clean-growth-strategy</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 07/05/2019 16:03:53 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1083537

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has in place to ensure that UK carbon emissions continue to fall year on year.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	229728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK has been a world leader in cutting emissions while creating wealth. Between 1990 and 2017 the UK reduced its greenhouse emissions by 42% while growing our economy by 72%. The Clean Growth Strategy sets out our plan for meeting future carbon budgets and progressing decarbonisation across the whole of the economy. It includes ambitious proposals on housing, business, power, transport, the natural environment and green finance.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/03/2019 11:39:49 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1081938

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to increase the rate of reduction in the UK's carbon emissions.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	227991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK has been a world leader in cutting emissions while creating wealth. Between 1990 and 2017 the UK reduced its greenhouse emissions by 42% while growing our economy by 72%. The Clean Growth Strategy sets out our plan for meeting future carbon budgets and progressing decarbonisation across the whole of the economy. It includes ambitious proposals on housing, business, power, transport, the natural environment and green finance.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/03/2019 11:40:36 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1006100

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to introduce legislation proposals to set the target of net-zero emissions by 2050.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	190876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Following the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s special report on the impacts of climate change of 1.5 degrees on 8 October, we commissioned our independent experts, the Committee on Climate Change, to provide their advice on the implications of the Paris Agreement for the UK’s long-term emissions reduction targets, including on setting a net zero target. The letter requesting the CCC’s advice is available <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-climate-targets-request-for-advice-from-the-committee-on-climate-change" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We will consider the Committee’s evidence-based advice carefully when it is received in Spring 2019. We believe that is the right way to approach such an important question.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/11/2018 15:46:48 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

997310

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the time required to restructure the UK's economy to reach zero carbon emissions before 2050.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	184875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>Following the publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s special report on global warming of 1.5°C last month, I have asked our independent experts, the Committee on Climate Change, for their advice on the implications of the Paris Agreement for the UK’s long-term emissions reduction targets, including on setting a net zero target and how emissions reductions might be achieved across the economy.</p><p> </p><p>We will consider their advice carefully when it is received.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 05/11/2018 09:44:05 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

968240

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the feasibility of a UK net emissions target of zero before 2050.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	170860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Clean Growth Strategy made clear that the Government believes the UK will need to legislate for a net zero emissions target at an appropriate point in the future.</p><p> </p><p>We announced in April that we will seek the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) advice on the implications of the Paris Agreement for the UK’s long-term emissions reductions targets, once the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change publish their special report on 1.5°C later this year. We will consider the CCC’s advice carefully when it is received.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/09/2018 15:22:37 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

967797

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the role of prosumers in the transition to a low carbon economy.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	170375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>On 19<sup>th</sup> July Government published a call for evidence to understand further the challenges and opportunities for small-scale low-carbon generation – including rooftop solar. The call for evidence has now closed to responses. The evidence that has been submitted is being analysed and will be used to inform any future policy proposals in due course.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 17/09/2018 13:19:51 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

923955

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to match the Scottish Government's target of reducing carbon emissions by 90 per cent by 2050.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	153874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government announced at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in April that we will be seeking advice from the UK’s independent advisers, the Committee on Climate Change, on the implications of the Paris Agreement for the UK’s long-term emission reduction targets after the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Clean Growth Strategy made clear that the Government believes the UK will need to legislate for a net zero emissions target at an appropriate point in the future, to provide legal certainty on where the UK is heading.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/06/2018 12:42:04 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

895250

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to meet new international climate change targets of net zero emissions.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	140094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>We will seek the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) advice on the implications of the Paris Agreement for the UK’s long-term targets, after the release of the IPCC Special Report later this year. We will consider the CCC’s advice carefully when it is received.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/05/2018 16:35:01 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon