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Proceeding contribution from Barry Gardiner (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 15 November 2021. It occurred during Ministerial statement on COP26.

First, may I pay tribute to the right hon. Member for Reading West (Alok Sharma)? He has gained enormous international respect for the diligent, courteous and tenacious way in which he conducted the negotiations as COP26 President.

Given that article IV of the Glasgow climate pact requires us to accelerate the phasing out of fossil fuel subsidies, can the Prime Minister tell us whether the 130% tax super deduction announced by the Chancellor will now have a climate filter imposed so that the taxpayer does not end up paying the full cost of projects

such as the Cambo oilfield, and whether the Government will use the $27.5 billion windfall from the International Monetary Fund special drawing rights to significantly scale up their provision of climate finance to developing countries, as demanded under articles III and V?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
703 cc341-2 
Session
2021-22
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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