Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Philip Dunne Excerpts
Wednesday 19th January 2022

(2 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Sharma Portrait Alok Sharma
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As the Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee knows, all countries have committed to come back to their 2030 emissions-reduction targets by 2022, if necessary. Of course, the G20 is responsible for 80% of global emissions and will have to lead the way.

Philip Dunne Portrait Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con)
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Important steps were made at COP26 but some were left incomplete. In my right hon. Friend’s remaining time as COP President, until November, on what particular item will he seek to make the most progress?

Lord Sharma Portrait Alok Sharma
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My right hon. Friend is right: a whole range of commitments were made, some of which will continue beyond the end of 2022. As I said, a key commitment was for countries to revisit their emissions-reduction targets by the end of 2022. We will work with the COP27 presidency from Egypt to ensure that countries deliver.