Climate Change: Cancun

Debate between Lord Marland and Lord Clarke of Hampstead
Wednesday 20th October 2010

(14 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Marland Portrait Lord Marland
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My Lords, when I bumped into my noble friend in the Corridor and he said that he was catching the train to York I was rather relieved. Sadly, he will be catching a slightly later train than I was hoping for. I have now forgotten entirely what his question was.

Lord Clarke of Hampstead Portrait Lord Clark of Windermere
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Is the Minister aware that deforestation is one of the largest sources of greenhouse emissions, and that to stop deforestation would be a win, win, win position? Can he assure the House that the Government will push to relieve deforestation at the conference at Cancun?

Lord Marland Portrait Lord Marland
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The answer is without question, of course. Of that £1.5 billion, which is now a reality, £300 million is for the deforestation issue to which the noble Lord refers. We are deeply committed to the REDD-plus partnership that we have established working with France, Norway and Papua New Guinea.