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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-09-16more like thismore than 2021-09-16
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Fossil Fuels more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether at the UN General Assembly the Government discussed the open letter to participating nations from scientists and academics calling on governments to negotiate a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty for the managed global phase out of coal, oil and gas published on 13 September; and if he she make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Brighton, Pavilion more like this
tabling member printed
Caroline Lucas remove filter
uin 50656 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-09-24more like thismore than 2021-09-24
answer text <p>On 31 March 2021, the UK Government implemented its new, world leading policy to no longer provide new direct financial or promotional support for the fossil fuel energy sector overseas. At the G7 Leader’s Summit in June, leaders agreed to phase out new direct government support for international carbon-intensive fossil fuel energy as soon as possible, and to end new direct government support for unabated international thermal coal power generation by the end of 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The UK, as COP26 President, welcomes President Xi’s announcement at the UN General Assembly that China will stop building coal fired power projects abroad and increase support for renewable energy in developing countries, and the Republic of Korea’s April commitment to end its international public finance for coal power plants.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham more like this
answering member printed Greg Hands more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-09-24T10:16:50.737Zmore like thismore than 2021-09-24T10:16:50.737Z
answering member
1526
label Biography information for Greg Hands more like this
tabling member
3930
label Biography information for Caroline Lucas more like this