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1717173

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date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Climate Change Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on policy priorities in advance of COP 29.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	25651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State continues to have ongoing discussions with colleagues concerning Departmental business.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero will continue to lead on international climate policy across Government, working closely with other Departments to raise ambition and drive forward action to deliver on the Paris Agreement at COP29 and at other key international meetings, including the G7 and G20.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/05/2024 06:20:12 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1678002

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Climate Change Convention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether any UK minister was in Dubai at COP28 on 12 December during negotiations to include the transitioning away from all fossil fuels in the UAE Consensus; and if no minister was present at that time, what assessment they have made of the impact this will have on British diplomacy and global influence.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL1156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>On 12 December Minister Stuart returned to the UK to attend Parliament in his role as an MP. There continued to be full UK representation at the summit throughout, with my noble Friend Lord Benyon representing the UK at Ministerial level alongside UK officials.</p><p> </p><p>Minister Stuart continued to be the lead UK Minister for negotiations and remained in constant contact with the UK Lead Climate Negotiator and my noble Friend Lord Benyon, with any final decisions agreed with him. Minister Stuart returned on 13 December for the final day of negotiations and attended the closing plenary.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 20/12/2023 09:34:34 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1673394

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Climate Change Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what criteria she plans to use to assess the adequacy of the outcomes agreed at COP28.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	900355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>COP28 will be judged by whether it leads to a step change in ambition and action to keep the 1.5 ° in reach. We will set out more detail on these priorities in a Written Ministerial Statement before COP28.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/11/2023 13:26:56 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1661207

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Climate Change Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will publish his Department's priorities for COP28.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	200044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>Building on the legacy of the UK's COP26 Presidency and leadership on net zero, the Government's aim is to work with international partners to deliver a COP outcome that puts the world on track to keep 1.5 degrees within reach. The Government wants to see ambitious action across all pillars of the Paris agreement (finance, mitigation and adaptation) and will provide a more detailed statement ahead of COP28.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/10/2023 12:30:31 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1661208

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Climate Change Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to assess performance against the commitments the UK made at COP26 and COP27.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	200045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK monitors progress against all its international commitments on an ongoing basis. For example, the 2030 Strategic Framework for International Climate and Nature Action (published in March 2023) provides an update on progress since COP26 as well as setting out the UK's vision and commitments to drive further action.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/10/2023 12:32:15 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1551499

registered interest
date	14/12/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Climate Change Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on whether it is the Government's negotiating position at COP27 that some commitments made at COP26 which have not yet been met should be withdrawn.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	110907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State regularly discusses a range of issues with Cabinet colleagues, and Cabinet discussions are considered confidential.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 21/12/2022 07:55:24 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1544145

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
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 Convention
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 priorities he will set for COP28.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	92266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>Ahead of COP28, the UK will continue to work with all countries using our levers including the G7 and G20, our bilateral partnerships, climate finance, trade and diplomacy, as well as our track record and legacy of COP26.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will push for emissions peaking before 2025; actively follow up on the phase down of coal and phase out of all fossil fuels; and pursue outcomes from the Global Stocktake that enable us to shift gears on delivering the Paris Agreement goals. The Government will provide support to developing countries and work with partners to shape the design of the funding arrangements for loss and damage.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/11/2022 17:31:58 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1538453

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
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 Convention
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 his objectives are for the remainder of the UK’s COP presidency.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	902034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK hands the COP Presidency to Egypt in a few days time, at COP27. To avoid and respond to the most catastrophic impacts of a changing climate, COP27 must build on commitments made at COP26.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/11/2022 17:14:38 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1383753

registered interest
date	01/12/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Climate Change Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to (a) assess and (b) meet the funding required to sustain the UK’s Presidency of the UNFCCC COP in advance of COP27 in Egypt.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	85415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>Any funding for preparations for COP27 will be met by the responsible departments. Departmental funding requirements for the 2022-23 financial year were confirmed at Spending Review 2021.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 09/12/2021 13:47:24 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1349547

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Climate Change Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the UK's preparedness for the COP-15 summit in October 2021.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	38415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>The Secretariat of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) announced on 18 August that CBD COP15 will now be scheduled to take place as a two-part Summit. In August, China announced that there will be a virtual, High-Level Segment from the 11 to 15 October 2021 followed by an in-person event in Kunming, China, from 25 April to 8 May 2022.</p><p>The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is responsible for representing the UK at meetings of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity and is committed to playing a leading role in developing an ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework to be adopted at COP15 of the Convention on Biological Diversity. As part of this framework the UK is advocating ambitious global targets to bend the curve of biodiversity loss by 2030, including targets to ensure more ocean and land is protected, ecosystems are restored, species population sizes are recovering and, that by 2050 extinctions are halted. This ambitious set of targets must be supported by increased finance for nature and strengthened reporting and review mechanisms to facilitate the achievement of them.</p><p> </p><p>To secure this ambition, the UK has participated fully in each of the virtual negotiations sessions which have taken place this year. In addition, the UK, in partnership with Norway, is leading a programme of workshops for Parties to enhance planning, reporting and review mechanisms to strengthen the implementation mechanisms of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework and the CBD. We are working internationally, including through the Leaders’ Pledge for Nature; the UK-led Global Ocean Alliance; in our role as Ocean Co-Chair of the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People and bilaterally with priority countries to secure a successful CBD outcome.</p><p> </p><p>We must tackle the biodiversity crisis head on, and the delay to these important negotiations is no excuse for taking our foot off the pedal. We hope more countries will use the extra time to join us in safeguarding and financing nature conservation to ensure the adoption of a truly ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 10/09/2021 14:37:42 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones