| Heading: |
Carbon Emissions |
| Question ID: |
1758061 |
| UIN: |
25906 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-22 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5221 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Steve Witherden
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Steve Witherden
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to limit the UK’s CO2 emissions to its proportionate share of the remaining global carbon budget for 1.5°C. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-01-30 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
1491 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Kerry McCarthy
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| Answering Member handle: |
KerryMP
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@KerryMP
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| Answer text: |
The latest assessments by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) show that the pathway to 1.5°C remains open, but only if urgent action is taken. The UK is a global leader in the fight against climate cha... |
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| Answering body ID: |
215 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Tweeted: |
true |