Information between 14th August 2024 - 13th September 2024
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Parliamentary Debates |
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COP29: UK Priorities
44 speeches (14,013 words) Tuesday 10th September 2024 - Westminster Hall Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Mentions: 1: Deirdre Costigan (Lab - Ealing Southall) Floods, droughts and food shortages are certainly becoming more common, but the threat is often seen - Link to Speech 2: Lee Pitcher (Lab - Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme) Too little water, too much water, or water that is too dirty leads to floods, droughts and pollution - Link to Speech 3: Kerry McCarthy (Lab - Bristol East) a significant Somalian community and we know that the Horn of Africa has been absolutely ravaged by droughts - Link to Speech |
Great British Energy Bill
184 speeches (43,105 words) 2nd reading Thursday 5th September 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Mentions: 1: Bernard Jenkin (Con - Harwich and North Essex) There are phenomena called wind droughts, which can go on for very long periods. - Link to Speech |
Department Publications - Policy and Engagement |
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Thursday 5th September 2024
HM Treasury Source Page: Treasury Minutes – September 2024 Document: (PDF) Found: weather events that are significantly different from the average or usual weather pattern and include droughts |
Thursday 5th September 2024
HM Treasury Source Page: Treasury Minutes – September 2024 Document: (PDF) Found: weather events that are significantly different from the average or usual weather pattern and include droughts |
Department Publications - Transparency |
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Wednesday 21st August 2024
HM Treasury Source Page: FRAB minutes and associated papers: 20 June 2024 Document: (PDF) Found: either e vent -driven (acute) such as increased severity of extreme weather events (e.g., cyclones, droughts |
Wednesday 21st August 2024
HM Treasury Source Page: FRAB minutes and associated papers: 20 June 2024 Document: (PDF) Found: either e vent -driven (acute) such as increased severity of extreme weather events (e.g., cyclones, droughts |
Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications |
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Sep. 12 2024
Environment Agency Source Page: New taskforce launched to turbocharge flood preparedness and delivery of flood defences Document: New taskforce launched to turbocharge flood preparedness and delivery of flood defences (webpage) News and Communications Found: In August, the government also launched the Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure, which is backed |
Non-Departmental Publications - Transparency |
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Aug. 19 2024
Met Office Source Page: Met Office annual report and accounts: 2023 to 2024 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: to explore the possible extreme events in the current and future climate such as prolonged wind droughts |
Aug. 19 2024
Met Office Source Page: Met Office annual report and accounts: 2023 to 2024 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: to explore the possible extreme events in the current and future climate such as prolonged wind droughts |
Scottish Government Publications |
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Wednesday 4th September 2024
Energy and Climate Change Directorate Source Page: Draft Scottish National Adaptation Plan 3 (SNAP3) 2024-29 - consultation analysis Document: Draft Scottish National Adaptation Plan 3 (SNAP3) 2024-29: Consultation analysis (PDF) Found: theme respondents discussed the heightened risk of flooding and storms , the growing frequency of droughts |
Wednesday 4th September 2024
Performance, Delivery and Resilience Directorate Source Page: Programme for Government 2024-25: Serving Scotland Document: Programme for Government 2024-25: Serving Scotland (PDF) Found: of our hottest years have all come in the last 20 years, and the increased frequency of storms, droughts |
Wednesday 4th September 2024
External Affairs Directorate Source Page: Scottish International Development Fund: FOI release Document: FOI 202400407734 - Information Released - Annex A (PDF) Found: management to communities vulnerable to the adverse impact s of climate change, including erratic rainfall, droughts |
Monday 2nd September 2024
Energy and Climate Change Directorate Source Page: Successful Just Transition Fund applications: EIR release Document: EIR 202400417620 - Information released - Annex (PDF) Found: Extreme weather is likely to become more variable and more frequent, leading to greater risk of both droughts |
Wednesday 21st August 2024
Chief Medical Officer Directorate Source Page: Realistic Medicine: Taking Care - Chief Medical Officer for Scotland Annual Report 2023-2024 Document: Realistic Medicine: Taking Care - Chief Medical Officer for Scotland Annual Report 2023–2024 (PDF) Found: Extreme weather events like droughts, floods and storms can damage crops and infrastructure, disrupting |