Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Darren Jones Excerpts
Wednesday 20th October 2021

(3 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Sharma Portrait Alok Sharma
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Reaffirmed by our 25-year environmental plan and our fisheries White Paper, the Government are committed to sustainable fishing and the principle of maximum sustainable yield. My hon. Friend will be pleased to know that we are also committed to helping industry to reduce the adverse impacts on the marine environment and to adapt to climate change.

Darren Jones Portrait Darren Jones (Bristol North West) (Lab)
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Only 13 of the G20 nations have committed to net zero by law. Does the COP President expect all G20 nations to commit to net zero by law at COP26?

Lord Sharma Portrait Alok Sharma
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I would like every country to step forward with a net zero target. When we started, it was 30% of the world economy; it is now 80%. Of course, we also need those nationally determined contributions to come forward before COP.