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HANSARDCOP26 Commitments: Government ProcurementAs my hon. Friend knows, the Government put in place a new procurement policy that underlines the UK’s global leadership in tackling climate change. Prospective suppliers bidding…19 Jan 2022HANSARDCOP26 Commitments: Government ProcurementI wish that sometimes the hon. Lady would praise the work that the Government are doing in terms of pushing forward on renewables. The Department for Business, Energy and…19 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt certainly will. The declaration aims to support the establishment of at least six green corridors by the middle of this decade while aiming to scale up activity in the…19 Jan 2022HANSARDCoal Use ReductionIn the Glasgow climate pact, all parties agreed to phase down the use of coal, the first ever specific mention of coal in the UN climate decision text. The global coal to clean…19 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are supporting the green transition across all sectors through the work we are doing. I am sure that the Minister for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change would be delighted…19 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am not going to take any lectures from the hon. Gentleman. He knows very well that the Government are working very closely with the sector. He knows that we have put in place a…19 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Prime Minister has absolutely been leading on this agenda for years— [ Interruption. ] He has been leading for years. I would just say that it was a Conservative Government…19 Jan 2022HANSARDCoal Use ReductionI thought that the hon. Gentleman liked independent processes and that is what is running now.19 Jan 2022HANSARDCoal Use ReductionAs my hon. Friend is aware, an independent inspector has overseen a public inquiry into the scheme and a report is now being prepared with recommendations for Ministers to…19 Jan 2022HANSARDParis Agreement Temperature GoalMy hon. Friend raises an important point. He knows that in some of these policy areas we are leading the world, and he will also know that we have been leading the effort to get…19 Jan 2022HANSARDParis Agreement Temperature GoalAs the hon. Gentleman will know, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is doing an enormous amount to tackle the issues in respect of net zero. On the COP itself…19 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsOf course, as I said earlier, we want to see an orderly transition to net zero in our energy mix, which includes oil and gas, but the answer to delivering net zero, keeping bills…19 Jan 2022HANSARDParis Agreement Temperature GoalAs 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…19 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is definitely making my job harder by the amount of hot air he is emitting—I wonder whether he will offset those emissions. Let me be clear that we have a…19 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have just concluded constructive visits to Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, the respective holders of COP27 and COP28. I met a range of Government Ministers and businesses,…19 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf the hon. Member was at COP 26 or was following what was going on, he will have seen the huge commitment to protecting nature. Of course, we also want to ensure that CBD15 is a…19 Jan 2022HANSARDParis Agreement Temperature GoalMy 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…19 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend raises a really important point, and of course I will continue to work very closely with Brazil on the commitments that have been made to make sure they are…19 Jan 2022HANSARDParis Agreement Temperature GoalI certainly agree with the hon. Lady that we absolutely need to ensure that the voices of young people are heard loud and clear—and indeed they were at COP26, both in terms of…19 Jan 2022HANSARDParis Agreement Temperature GoalThe Glasgow climate pact agreed by almost 200 countries is a historic agreement that advances climate action. It was the result of two years of marathon work and a two-week sprint…19 Jan 2022