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HANSARDCarbon Budget Delivery Plan: High Court RulingWe have to work with the Climate Change Committee to show that they can be. Interestingly, the judge said in his judgment that the assessment involved “an evaluative, predictive…08 May 2024HANSARDTaskforce on Nature-related Financial DisclosuresI do. At the TNFD’s early adopters moment at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January, 320 institutions from 46 countries publicly confirmed their commitment to adopt the TNFD…30 Apr 2024HANSARDTaskforce on Nature-related Financial DisclosuresThe noble Baroness is absolutely right. Assessing the Materiality of Nature-Related Financial Risks for the UK is an outstanding report, which needs to be read by chairmen of risk…30 Apr 2024HANSARDTaskforce on Nature-related Financial DisclosuresThere is a lot of talking about it but there is also a lot of action. Any day now, we will publish our forest risk commodities regulation, which will be debated by this House and…30 Apr 2024HANSARDTaskforce on Nature-related Financial DisclosuresMy Lords, the Government remain a big supporter and funder of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures. At COP 26, the UK backed the International Sustainability…30 Apr 2024HANSARDTaskforce on Nature-related Financial DisclosuresClimate and nature finance are raised at all those fora. The most important thing is that the Government have put a large amount of money in. We have backed the Green Finance…30 Apr 2024HANSARDTaskforce on Nature-related Financial DisclosuresI entirely agree with the noble Baroness. A sector whose currency is risk should be at the forefront of this. This is about making sure that investments of whatever form are…30 Apr 2024HANSARDInternational Mother Earth DayMy noble friend raises a really important issue in the run up to CHOGM, where we want to show that we are using the Commonwealth in an effective way, in supporting small island…22 Apr 2024HANSARDInternational Mother Earth DayThe noble Baroness is absolutely right that debt holds back countries in a completely unfair way, particularly those which are most vulnerable, and we are committed to improving…22 Apr 2024HANSARDInternational Mother Earth DayI entirely agree with the noble Lord. At recent COPs, particularly the CBD in Montreal 14 months ago, we spent a lot of time talking to representatives of local communities and…22 Apr 2024HANSARDInternational Mother Earth DayMy Lords, the UK has previously attended UN events to mark International Mother Earth Day, recognising that development, nature and climate are interconnected. We are progressing…22 Apr 2024HANSARDInternational Mother Earth DayI am sorry but I cannot take that. The £11.6 billion, one of the largest commitments by a country, is absolutely solid. If the noble Lord wants me to be completely frank, I…22 Apr 2024HANSARDInternational Mother Earth DayThis forest risk commodities regulation is a good news story and the UK has been pushing for it. The publication of the statutory instrument is imminent and the House will be able…22 Apr 2024HANSARDInternational Mother Earth DayThat is quite a leap from the Pacific but I will try to answer the noble Earl. He should look at the amendments that have been made to the SFI recently, which have been broadly…22 Apr 2024HANSARDInternational Mother Earth DayProtecting natural resources in sub-Saharan Africa continues to be a focus for the United Kingdom. Our support includes the Investments in Forest and Sustainable Land Use program.…22 Apr 2024HANSARDSudanThere are a lot of questions there, and all very pertinent. On the last one, we gave £600,000 last year to the Sudan Witness organisation. and I am sure we will give more in the…18 Apr 2024HANSARDSudanI am grateful to the right reverend Prelate. You would have to have a heart of stone not to have been affected by the witness statements we heard yesterday at the APPG, and they…18 Apr 2024HANSARDSudanI totally agree with the noble Lord. On Monday at the Paris conference, a great many people who have some skin in this game were there. We want to make sure we are talking to the…18 Apr 2024HANSARDSudanIn fairness, I think he is. In answering the noble Lord’s question I can also answer another that was asked earlier. This is a catastrophe—there is no other word to describe…18 Apr 2024HANSARDSudanSome information on this was forthcoming in a Panel of Experts report in early March. We are deeply concerned by the report’s assertion that credible evidence exists of external…18 Apr 2024