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Seventh Report: A climate for ambition: Diplomatic preparations for COP26

Foreign Affairs Committee HC 202 Published 19 April 2021

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Conclusions & Recommendations

14 items (11 recs)

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Government Response

AI assessment · 14 of 14 classified

Accepted 8

Accepted in Part 2

Acknowledged 1

Deferred 2

Rejected 1

Government response

First Special Report - A climate for ambition: Diplomatic preparations for COP26: Government Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2019–21 · published 25 Jun 2021

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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item

11 Recommendation Rejected

COP26 must aim to secure a form of realistic pricing of carbon output that prevents...

Recommendation

COP26 must aim to secure a form of realistic pricing of carbon output that prevents carbon offshoring and fully prices in the cost of the production of goods and transport. Building on the G7 and G20 to ensure the burden … Read more

Government Response Summary

The government rejects securing carbon pricing as an outcome for COP26, stating it is not a mandated discussion. However, it acknowledges the risk of carbon leakage and commits to working with G7 partners to embed climate considerations into economic decision-making and increase the use of policy levers to price carbon.

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