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51 records in UK in 2016
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the Government has had with the incoming US administration on climate change.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has for UK branding for projects funded by the Government through the International Climate Fund.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what preparations his Department is making for the coordination with EU member states of efforts to tackle climate change after the UK leaves the EU.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the potential effect of climate change on the future contribution of the agriculture industry to the UK economy.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what priority the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy places on climate change; how many of its civil servants currently work on climate change in a full- or part-time capacity; and how many civil servan
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to meet the requirements set out in the 2030 EU climate and energy framework when the UK leaves the EU.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 December 2016
The annual Conference Of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations framework convention on climate change took place in Marrakesh, Morocco, from 7-18 November. The United Kingdom was represented by myself (Minister of State for Industry and Climate Change) ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 December 2016
Today my honourable Friend, the Minister for State for Industry and Climate Change has made the following statement:The annual Conference Of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations framework convention on climate change took place in Marrakesh, Morocco, f...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the extent of Taiwan's engagement with UN agencies on that country's progress in tackling climate change.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Taiwan's policies on tackling climate change.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 November 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Verma on 26 June 2013 (WA139) and the briefing paper by the Chief Scientist of the Met Office Statistical Models and the Global Temperature Record, cited in the Written Answer, in
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons the UK was not a signatory to the Joint Statement issued by the High Ambition Coalition ministers on 11 November 2016 during the 22nd Conference of the Parties to
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to appoint a new Special Representative for Climate Change.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to retain the role of Special Representative for Climate Change within his Department.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry on the Government's approach to tackling climate change.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on international co-operation to tackle climate change.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will commission and publish a comprehensive study of the potential cost to the UK economy of a changing climate; and if she will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential future effect of a changing climate on growing and farming practices in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the potential cost to the UK economy of a changing climate over the next 20 years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 November 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what priority the Foreign and Commonwealth Office places on climate change; how many of its civil servants work or worked on climate change in a full and part-time capacity (1) currently, (2) in 2015, (3) in 2014, and (4) i
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many staff of the former Department for Energy and Climate Change have not had their contracts renewed since the creation of his Department.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the UK meets its commitments in the Paris Agreement on Climate Change (a) nationally and (b) globally.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the potential cost to the UK economy of a changing climate over the next 20 years; and if she will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 October 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to draw up their own Intended Nationally Determined Contribution as an independent signatory to the Paris Agreement or remain a party to the Joint EU commitment to reduce emissions by 40 per cent below 199
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 October 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will increase climate risk insurance programmes to address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change on developing countries.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 October 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she plans to take to ensure progress on international climate change agreements relating to loss and damage at the upcoming COP22 UN Climate Change Summit.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 October 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy to increase binding commitments to protect the world's poorest from climate-related natural disasters and extreme weather at the Marrakech Climate Conference in No
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 October 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she plans to take to build resilience to climate change in developing countries through weather-indexed insurance at the Marrakech climate conference in November.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 October 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, who the UK delegation to the 2017 UN climate negotiations in Marrakech, Morocco will be.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 October 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what financial commitments to support global climate mitigation and adaption the Government plans to make as part of the 2017 UN climate negotiations.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the expected cost is of the merger of the Department for Energy and Climate Change with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to complete the ratification of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 October 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proposals the Government plans to put forward at the Marrakesh Climate Change Conference in November 2016 to try to protect people who are most vulnerable to loss and damage caused by clima
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 October 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the Government's support for climate risk insurance as part of her preparations for the COP22 UN Climate Change Summit in Marrakesh, to be
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 October 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has made to publicise Government support for the (a) African Risk Capacity, (b) Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility and (c) Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Fina
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of climate change on the number of climate refugees coming to the UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 October 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to tackle global climate change.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 October 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government plans to begin the ratification process of the December 2015 Paris Agreement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 October 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Financial Reporting Council on ensuring that companies follow the law when reporting on climate risk.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 September 2016
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Prudential Regulation Authority, the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority are adequately ensuring that companies disclose the financial risk to their company
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many officials of the Department for Energy and Climate Change have not transferred to work at his Department; and what the cost has been to date of redundancy payments to suc
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 September 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with international partners on tackling the difficulties being experienced by low-lying island states due to rises in sea levels and the increased frequency of tropical storms.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 September 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to ratify the Paris agreement on climate change.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many officials in his Department are working on climate change policy; and if he will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the UK plans to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government plans to set out its own nationally-determined contribution to the Paris Agreement on climate change.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 11 May 2016 to Question 36578, what the findings relevant to Tibet were of her Department's-funded assessments of glacial melt and rivers in the Himalayas.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 July 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the UK plans to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change separately and independently of the EU.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 July 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which (a) minister and (b) Government officials attended the Petersberg Climate Dialogue on 4 and 5 July 2016; and what the outcomes of that meeting were.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 July 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the ratification of the Paris Agreement on climate change in the UK will follow the procedure for an EU external treaty.