Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 13
13
Accepted
Improve international coordination and data sharing for Antarctic climate monitoring.
Recommendation
We recommend that the Government work with international partners through the Antarctic Treaty System to improve coordination of long- term climate monitoring in Antarctica, ensuring that the data outputs from such monitoring is openly shared and feeds directly into global climate assessments and decision-making processes. This is critical given the current US administration’s potential budget cuts to their science programmes. (Recommendation, Paragraph 99)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government accepts the recommendation, agreeing on the importance of long-term monitoring and data sharing within the Antarctic Treaty System. They confirm ongoing work to develop an international framework for environmental monitoring and a planned joint workshop in May 2026.
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
The Government accepts this recommendation.
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