Recommendations & Conclusions
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Recommendation
Third Report - Net Zero and UN Climate …
We welcome the Government’s headline ambitions for COP26 but note that no details have yet been provided on how success will be measured against each of these goals. We recommend that the headline ambitions be expanded to a clear list of measures, with a set of criteria attached to each …
Government response. 3. In the Written Ministerial Statement that was laid in the House on 18 March the Government set out clearly the goals of the UK Presidency for a successful COP26. a) To ask countries to commit to net zero by …
Department for Business and Trade
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Conclusion
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We welcome the assurances from the COP26 President on the level of resourcing that is available to the COP26 Unit. It is vital that, as the largest summit ever organised in the UK and a critical event in the global response to climate change, COP26 is provided the greatest levels …
Government response. 3. In the Written Ministerial Statement that was laid in the House on 18 March the Government set out clearly the goals of the UK Presidency for a successful COP26. a) To ask countries to commit to net zero by …
Department for Business and Trade
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Recommendation
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The success of COP26 is dependent on effective diplomacy. It remains unclear whether the COP26 Unit has been assigned a dedicated diplomatic team, nor the extent to which the diplomatic network is engaged further than having received correspondence from the Foreign and Development Secretary. We recommend that the COP26 President, …
Government response. 3. In the Written Ministerial Statement that was laid in the House on 18 March the Government set out clearly the goals of the UK Presidency for a successful COP26. a) To ask countries to commit to net zero by …
Department for Business and Trade
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Conclusion
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It is essential that Parliament has sufficient opportunity to question the Government’s preparations for the COP26 summit. Opening the process up to scrutiny is key not only to ensure accountability in the planning and preparations to facilitate a successful Presidency, but also to promote public and stakeholder confidence in the …
Government response. We recognise the importance of parliamentary scrutiny and welcome the scrutiny from Parliament through regular Oral Questions and from select committees. The COP26 President has agreed to select committee appearances in line with the proposal from committee chairs. Given his …
Department for Business and Trade
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Conclusion
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We welcome the COP26 President’s commitment to appear before the Committee. We invite him to confirm his willingness to appear before the Committee on the three occasions set out above, and to provide detail on any other approaches to facilitating Parliamentary scrutiny of COP26 preparations that he intends to take. …
Government response. 7. The Government has been clear that the delivery of a successful COP26 is a priority. The COP26 team is supported by the UK’s full diplomatic network. The Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary, FCDO ministers, senior officials and our Embassies and …
Department for Business and Trade
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Conclusion
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We welcome the fact that questions to the COP26 President are now included on the regular rota of questions to Government Departments on the floor of the House. We welcome the opportunity to have questioned the COP26 President at the despatch box on 24 February, in his first appearance in …
Government response. 7. The Government has been clear that the delivery of a successful COP26 is a priority. The COP26 team is supported by the UK’s full diplomatic network. The Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary, FCDO ministers, senior officials and our Embassies and …
Department for Business and Trade
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Conclusion
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We welcome the COP26 President’s engagement with APPGs and his plans to explore the potential for further briefings with these groups, which are a key link between parliamentarians and wider stakeholder groups. However, this should not be considered to be a substitute for public scrutiny by Parliament, which will be …
Government response. 7. The Government has been clear that the delivery of a successful COP26 is a priority. The COP26 team is supported by the UK’s full diplomatic network. The Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary, FCDO ministers, senior officials and our Embassies and …
Department for Business and Trade
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Recommendation
Third Report - Net Zero and UN Climate …
We recommend that the COP26 President work closely with the Leader of the House to align the autumn recess with one of the COP26 weeks in November. We note that Net zero and UN climate summits: Scrutiny of Preparations for COP26 – interim report 11 the first week of COP26 …
Government response. The COP26 President is liaising with colleagues in Government and the Leader of the House will inform the House in due course on recess dates.
Department for Business and Trade
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Recommendation
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The inclusion of backbench Members within the UK’s COP26 delegation would widen access to UK parliamentarians on a cross-party basis in the year of the UK’s Presidency. We recommend that the Government follows the precedent set by previous COP Presidencies, by expanding its delegation and widening access to parliamentarians. We …
Government response. Second Special Report of Session 2021 3
Department for Business and Trade
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Recommendation
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We welcome the assurances that public health is a priority for the COP26 Unit, while acknowledging the challenges presented by continuing uncertainties. We recommend that the UK Government engages on this issue constructively with the Scottish Government. The Government should share, in response to this report, the proposed health protection …
Government response. The Government is ensuring that the health of participants and the local community is foremost in our planning for COP26. The excellent joint working between the UK Government, Scottish Government and Scottish Delivery partners is key to all planning, and …
Department for Business and Trade
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Recommendation
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We welcome the stated aim of delivering an in-person summit and agree that this would allow for the most effective engagement with the widest number of countries— particularly those most at risk of climate impacts. However, the Government must also plan for the distinct possibility that large parts of the …
Government response. 14. The COP26 President is liaising with colleagues in Government and the Leader of the House will inform the House in due course on recess dates.
Department for Business and Trade
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Conclusion
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We ask that the COP26 President sets out how the conference procedures will be adjusted to reflect the possibility that delegations from certain countries (where, for example, covid vaccination roll out has been slower or where new variants of the covid virus are discovered) may not be able to fully …
Government response. 14. The COP26 President is liaising with colleagues in Government and the Leader of the House will inform the House in due course on recess dates.
Department for Business and Trade
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Recommendation
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We welcome the Government’s decision to accept the CCC’s advice on the level of the UK’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution. In the year of the UK’s COP26 Presidency this sends the right signal about the Government’s commitment to domestic climate policy. However, while we acknowledge the need to fully assess …
Government response. 14. The COP26 President is liaising with colleagues in Government and the Leader of the House will inform the House in due course on recess dates.
Department for Business and Trade
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Conclusion
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We further encourage the Government to follow the advice of the CCC in engaging with the public and other stakeholders early to ensure that necessarily detailed delivery plans accompany legislative targets in a timely fashion, building in the considerations of Climate Assembly UK. (Paragraph 35) Net zero and UN climate …
Government response. 14. The COP26 President is liaising with colleagues in Government and the Leader of the House will inform the House in due course on recess dates.
Department for Business and Trade