PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Climate Change (11 June 2019)

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department has taken in response to the motion agreed by the House of Commons on 1 May 2019 declaring a climate emergency.

Asked by:
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour)

The Government fully recognises the urgency of acting on climate change.

I am pleased to confirm that on 12th June, the Government laid draft legislation to set a new net zero greenhouse gas emissions target for the UK, to be delivered by 2050. This world-leading target will bring to an end our contribution to climate change. We already have a strong foundation of action and leadership to build from, having cut our emissions by 42% since 1990 while growing the economy by 72%. And we are providing at least £5.8bn of international climate finance between 2016 and 2020 to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change, reduce deforestation and pursue clean economic growth.

Answered by:
Chris Skidmore (Conservative)
17 June 2019