Lords Chamber
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill - Wed 17 Apr 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Janke (LD - Life peer) Amendment 26, is the implication for charitable organisations delivering public functions in terms of overseas - Speech Link
2: Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con - Life peer) Therefore, the ban would not restrict how such bodies decide, for example, to distribute humanitarian aid - Speech Link
3: Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con - Life peer) For example, environmental campaigns, including ones against fossil fuels that are not country specific - Speech Link
4: Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green - Life peer) All public bodies must be free to avoid investment in fossil fuels, which are contributing to climate - Speech Link

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Lords Chamber
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill - Wed 17 Apr 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) It will therefore not prevent public local authorities divesting from fossil fuels or other campaigns - Speech Link
2: Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab - Life peer) That is a critical area, as extraction of coal and other fossil fuels is often part of government strategy - Speech Link
3: None The Bill will not prevent public authorities divesting from fossil fuels on a non-country specific basis - Speech Link

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Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Apr. 09 2024

Source Page: British International Investment (BII) longitudinal mobilisation study evaluation reports: renewable energy investments and BII-backed funds
Document: (PDF)

Found: Development Bank of Austria) OMLACSA Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) Limited OPIC Overseas

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Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
UK Export Finance (UKEF)

Apr. 04 2024

Source Page: Category A project under consideration: Electrification Project, Uíge Province, Angola
Document: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Uige Electrification Project – Lot 1, Phase 2 (PDF)

Found: Sources : combustion of fossil fuels and electrical discharges to the atmosphere or microbial transformations

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National Audit Office
Energy and environment - Mar. 28 2024
wider environmental goals (PDF)

Found: Tree planting and increasing vegetation coverage can sequester carbon, aid flood alleviation, have

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Departmental Publication (Policy paper)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mar. 27 2024

Source Page: Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) programme: building women’s economic empowerment into climate transitions
Document: Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW): building women’s economic empowerment into climate transitions, March 2024 (PDF)

Found: 2024 “This document is an output from a project funded by UK aid

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Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Competition and Markets Authority

Mar. 27 2024

Source Page: Green claims: CMA secures landmark changes from ASOS, Boohoo and Asda
Document: Boohoo Annual Report & Accounts 2022 (PDF)

Found: , relative to our growth, we have identified the following priorities: • Work towards eliminating fossil

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Departmental Publication (Transparency)
HM Treasury

Mar. 26 2024

Source Page: Whole of Government Accounts, 2021-22
Document: Whole of Government Accounts 2021-22 (web) (PDF)

Found: The proposals are to aid the recovery of local authority reporting and audit as set out in the Joint

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Departmental Publication (Transparency)
HM Treasury

Mar. 25 2024

Source Page: FRAB minutes and associated papers: 21 March 2024
Document: FRAB 152 (02) - Sustainability reporting update and TCFD-alignment (PDF)

Found: Furthermore, the EU has also agreed to a 2-year delay to the non -EU ESRS, applying to overseas companies

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