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1104922

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
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	Climate Change
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 publish a response to EDM 2177 on UK-wide climate emergency.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	236453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises that climate change is one of the most urgent and pressing challenges we face today, which is why we have set out ambitious plans in our Clean Growth Strategy to reduce emissions through the 2020s.</p><p> </p><p>The Strategy builds on the UK’s impressive progress to date; between 1990 and 2017, the UK reduced its emissions by over 40 per cent while growing the economy by more than two thirds – the best performance in the G7 on a per person basis.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to our ambitious policies and proposals in the Clean Growth Strategy, we have commissioned the Committee on Climate Change to provide advice on the implications of the Paris Agreement for the UK’s long-term emissions reduction targets, including on setting a net zero target. This advice is due on the 2 May and we will consider it carefully when it is received.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/03/2019 16:58:54 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1060655

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
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	Climate Change
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 EU counterparts on the effect on climate change policy of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	220772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the EU with a deal remains the Government’s top priority. This has not changed. The Government has accelerated no deal preparations to ensure the country is prepared for every eventuality. The recently updated technical notices set out the UK’s firm commitment to addressing climate change, including in a no deal scenario, and provides advice on meeting climate change requirements if there is no withdrawal agreement.</p><p> </p><p>EU exit will not affect UK emissions reduction commitments, as our ambitious emissions reduction commitments are enshrined in UK law in the Climate Change Act. Continuing discussion on global challenges such as climate change is in the UK’s and EU’s mutual interest. I have been engaging on behalf of my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State, including supporting international climate negotiations at COP24 where I had many constructive talks with EU counterparts. The importance of cooperation in the fight against climate change was recognised in the joint statement on behalf of President Junker and the Prime Minister on 7 February 2019, and we intend to continue building on this momentum in the coming months.</p><p> </p><p>My upcoming speech at a European young leaders’ event is a further example of how we are taking advantage of all opportunities to engage on this subject. We are prepared to intensify our engagement and cooperation with EU institutions and member states, and the Secretary of State stands by ready to engage counterparts.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 25/02/2019 10:09:40 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1019263

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
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	Climate Change
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what outcome they are seeking to achieve from the 24th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention and Climate Change; and how they intend to take a leadership role in efforts to combat climate change internationally after Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Barker of Battle
uin	HL11952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>At the 24th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the UK is committed to bringing the Paris Agreement to life by agreeing a robust set of rules that will support its implementation, and to encourage ambitious action globally. As part of this, we will be supporting a Talanoa Dialogue that results in a firm commitment that all countries will review and update their Nationally Determined Contributions in light of discussions and latest science.</p><p>The UK’s deep commitment to tackling climate change will be unchanged by EU Exit. The UK will continue to be a leader on both domestic and international climate action, backed up by our strong domestic legislation and international climate finance commitments. Working with our European partners will remain very important and the UK will continue to engage strongly and proactively with multilateral groupings such as the G7, G20 and the Commonwealth. We have strong relationships with a broad range of Parties in the UNFCCC, including through progressive alliances such as the High Ambition Coalition and the Cartagena Dialogue. Furthermore, we continue to support others to implement the Paris Agreement. The UK will provide at least £5.8bn in climate finance from 2016-2020, providing support for adaptation, mitigation, technical assistance and capacity building.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 10/12/2018 17:13:23 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle

1010177

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Climate Change
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 implications for his policies on (a) green energy subsidies and (b) taxes on fossil fuel emissions of the findings of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's special report, Global warming of 1.5 degrees, published in October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	192821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Just one week after the publication of the IPCC’s Special Report on global warming of 1.5 degrees, we commissioned the advice of the independent Committee on Climate Change on the implications of the Paris Agreement on our long-term target. As part of this, we have requested that they provide advice on our policies to support our transition to a low carbon economy. We look forward to receiving their advice in Spring 2019, and will consider their recommendations carefully.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 22/11/2018 16:28:55 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1007873

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
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	Climate Change
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 implications for his Department's policies of the (a) IPCC’s report on global warming of 1.5 degrees and (b) the outlined scenarios in that report of (i) 1C, (ii) 1.5C and (iii) 2C warming.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	191964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The IPCC report makes clear the significant threat posed by climate change. The Government has acted quickly in response to the report by commissioning 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. We will consider their advice carefully when it is received.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/11/2018 17:09:47 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1002149

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
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	Climate Change
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 effect of climate change on GDP in the next four decades.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	188092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The 2007 Stern Review concluded that the impacts of unmitigated climate change could be equivalent to losing 5-20% of global GDP, with the higher range accounting for a wide range of impacts and risks. A range of scientific evidence also makes clear that the risks and impacts could be severe, with some potentially catastrophic. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) 5th Assessment Report and 1.5°C Special Report show that human-caused climate change has had widespread impacts on human and natural systems, for example, heatwaves are longer, hotter, and more frequent, and the sea-level is rising at a rate of 2.6 – 2.9 millimetres per year.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s 2017 Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) finds that climate change poses multiple risks to the UK. Communities, businesses and infrastructure will be affected by flooding and coastal change, domestic and international food production and trade could be impacted, and our natural capital (including ecosystems, soils and biodiversity) will be at risk. People’s health, wellbeing and productivity will be at risk from high temperatures, and people, animals and plants will be at risk from new and emerging pests and diseases. The CCRA also identified that there may be economic opportunities for UK business from an increase in global demand for adaptation-related goods and services like engineering and insurance.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/11/2018 17:44:04 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

997563

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how he plans to assess the effectiveness of his Department's implementation of the recommendations that are forthcoming from the Committee on Climate Change in their response to the IPCC report on global warming of 1.5 degrees.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	185489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>Last month we asked 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. We expect to receive their response in spring 2019 and will consider their recommendations carefully before deciding any appropriate next steps to take.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 05/11/2018 09:44:36 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

934644

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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	Climate Change
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which this year’s sustained period of dry weather is a symptom of climate change; and whether they will discuss climate change with the President of the United States during his visit to the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL9221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The 2017 Climate Change Risk Assessment projects that the likelihood of hotter and drier summers in the UK will increase with climate change and that heatwave events such as in 2003 are projected to become the norm in the UK by the 2040s. It is not yet possible, however, to say to what extent the recent period of warm and dry weather has been affected by human influence on the climate until a full scientific study has been carried out. This study will be carried out by the Met Office Hadley Centre, as part of the Met Office Hadley Centre Climate Programme, once the full context of the current warm spell is clear. It is expected to report in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p>My rt.hon. Friend the Prime Minister will discuss a number of issues with the President of the United States during his visit to the UK. The Prime Minister has raised the issue of climate change with the President of the United States previously. She has been clear that she believes the Paris Agreement is the right global framework for tackling climate change.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 18/07/2018 11:07:03 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

892181

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Climate Change
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 his Department is taking to ensure that there is continued cooperation with the EU on climate change after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	138514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The agreement governing our future relationship with the EU can only be legally concluded once the UK has left the EU. Article 50 sets out that the Withdrawal Agreement should take account of the framework of the future relationship with the EU, so at the same time as we negotiate the Withdrawal Agreement, we will seek to articulate our ambition for a deep and special partnership with the EU. Whatever the nature of the future UK-EU relationship, the UK will remain committed to international efforts to tackle climate change and working closely with the EU on such global challenges will remain very important.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 138513 question first answered 09/05/2018 16:33:10 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

834199

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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	Climate Change
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 accuracy of methodology used in the Committee on Climate Change report, published on 17 January 2018 and what assessment his Department has made of whether the UK is on course to meet the fourth and fifth carbon budgets.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	125836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The independent Committee on Climate Change is a vital part of the Climate Change Act framework, and the Government welcomes the scrutiny it provides.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently reviewing the report and the recommendations contained within it.</p><p> </p><p>We remain fully committed to meeting our carbon budgets and our ambitious Clean Growth Strategy sets out how we intend to do this. Our latest estimates show that we are on track to be 97% and 95% of the way to meeting our fourth and fifth carbon budgets respectively, even before many of the new policies and proposals in the Clean Growth Strategy are taken into account.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 05/02/2018 14:33:50 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham