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Recommendation 19
19
Accepted
Strengthen domestic climate and nature policies to meet legally binding targets.
Recommendation
We recommend that the Government strengthen its domestic climate and nature policies to meet its legally binding targets. Achieving these targets is crucial for making a fair and proportionate contribution to global emissions reduction efforts and for lending authority to the UK’s leadership role on climate and biodiversity on the international stage. (Recommendation, Paragraph 108)
Government Response Summary
The government accepts the recommendation, affirming its commitment to the Paris Agreement, its 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution, and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity framework, stating it will continue to accelerate the transition to net zero and champion biodiversity efforts.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The Government accepts this recommendation. 21. The UK is fully committed to delivering the ambition of the Paris Agreement, to keep warming to well below 2°C and pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5 °C. Every avoided increment of warming makes a difference to the severity of impacts. The UK will continue to play our part to accelerate the transition to net zero through initiatives such as the Global Clean Power Alliance, and by continuing the leadership demonstrated from our ambitious and credible 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution target which the Prime Minister announced at COP29. 22. The UK will also continue to champion delivery of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity framework to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. Tackling the nature emergency is critical for net zero, climate resilience and sustainable development. Mitigating the risks posed by climate change and biodiversity loss requires deep, rapid and enduring cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, essential work to build resilience to current and future climate impacts, and urgent action to protect and restore nature. 23. These are global challenges that need global solutions. The UK is working with other countries, with multilateral groups like the G7 and G20, and with the wider international system to do this.