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51 records in UK in 2020
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 December 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the contribution of the UK Overseas Territories to UK climate change commitments.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 December 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards preparing for COP26.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 December 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 23 December (HL13338), whether the draft of their multifaceted travel plan will be available for public consultation.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 December 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the Government's preparations for the COP26 meeting.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of the reduction in the Official Development Assistance on the UK’s ambition to support research to tackle (a) climate change, (b) biodiv
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the effect of reducing the Official Development Assistance budget on t
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2020
On Saturday, 12 December, the United Kingdom co-convened the Climate Ambition Summit with the United Nations and France, and in partnership with Chile and Italy, on the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement. The Summit marked a major milestone on the roa...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2020
My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Alok Sharma has today made the following statement:On Saturday, 12 December, the United Kingdom co-convened the Climate Ambition Summit with the United Nations ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with (a) schools, (b) university and college students and (c) youth groups on how they can engage with COP26.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 December 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and (b) local authority leaders on support for councils’ programme
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 December 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many UK diplomatic staff are working on preparations for the 2020 United Nations Climate Change Conference, the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26).
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 December 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to (a) ensure gender equality in the COP26 leadership team and (b) facilitate women’s equal participation at COP26.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 December 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 6 August (HL7322), what progress they have made on the travel plan for COP26; and what plans they have (1) to block book trains or carriages, (2) arrange special trains or
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings his Department has had with Natural England on preparations for COP26.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has for the role of Natural England in preparations for the UK hosting COP26.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much money from the public purse has been spent on nature based solutions to climate change in each of the last five years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2020
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the climate emergency on UK defence preparedness.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UN Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26) UK Leadership Team includes at least 50 per cent women.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government how they prioritise measures to address issues relating to (1) climate change, and (2) biodiversity; whether more priority is given to one over the other; and if so, how they decide the differing level of priority.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 December 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what process was used to select the members of the UK COP26 team; what assessment he has made of the effect of that process on gender balance in that team; and what plans his Depa
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with counterparts in the devolved Administrations on the calculation of the UK's Nationally Determined Contributions under the terms of the Paris Agree
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect on the determination of the UK's Nationally Determined Contributions under the terms of the Paris Agreement of the target of 75 per cent
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 November 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to discuss the growth in the world population at the UN Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26); and, if so, what changes they will they be advocating.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how the Government is supporting the implementation of the UNFCCC Gender Action Plan which calls for women’s equal participation in climate change negotiations through its Preside
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the effect of climate change on gender equality and women and girls in the global south is being tackled through its presidency
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2020 to Question 113087, what recent assessment he has made of the timeframe for the confirmation of the final budgets for COP26.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made with preparations for COP26 in November 2021.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the 2015 Paris climate change agreement, what recent progress he has made on submitting the UK’s post-2020 Nationally Determined Contributions by the deadline of
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the outcome of the US presidential election on the commitments to the Paris Climate Accord of 2015.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the election of Joe Biden as US President Elect on the COP26 summit.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether a further tranche of COP26 funding will be made available to support UK organisations preparing for that conference.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with (1) states, and (2) cities in the United States about participation in COP26.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, or plan to have, with President-elect Biden about the participation of the government of the United States in COP26.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress has been made on preparations for COP26 in November 2021.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Haitian counterpart on the potential effect of climate change on Haiti.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 October 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on a joined-up approach by Government and regulators to implementing the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures;
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 October 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government what the vetting process will be for organisations applying to host COP26 fringe meetings and events; and what plans they have to publish that process.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 October 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that sponsors and other organisations involved with COP26 are demonstrably committed to tackling climate change; and what criteria they intend to use to assess that commitment.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 October 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government what will be the hospitality arrangements for COP26; and what plans they have to publish the procurement process for those arrangements in full.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 October 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government what budget has been allocated to public engagement campaigns to change behaviours before COP26; what organisations they will partner with to deliver any such campaigns; and when any such public engagement campaigns will be
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 October 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government with how many governments they have started pre-negotiations in advance of COP26.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 October 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish their parliamentary engagement strategy for COP26.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 October 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government what scrutiny mechanisms they plan to propose to Parliament for the scrutiny of COP26 sponsorship agreements.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 October 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to limit sponsorship for COP26 (1) to companies which have a plan to half their emissions by 2030, and (2) to companies that have disclosed plans that are aligned with the Paris Agreement goal of limiti
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 October 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding they expect to raise from sponsorship for COP26; and whether they will provide a breakdown of that funding.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 October 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan (1) to publish the historic and current emissions of any COP26 sponsors, or (2) to place a requirement on potential sponsors to publish their historic and current emissions.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 October 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for a public engagement strategy for COP26, following the report by Bright Blue, Going Greener? Public Attitudes to Net Zero, published 12 October, which stated that 58 per cent of people asked did not
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 October 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government what budget has been set for the UK to host COP26.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2020
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings of the Cabinet's Climate Action Strategy Committee the Prime Minister has chaired since its establishment on 17 October 2019.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the membership of the Climate Action Strategy Committee; how many times it has met since October 2019; and whether its minutes are published.