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Carbon Emissions

Lords · Question HL1135 · Tabled 13 Sep 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 25 Sep 2024

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Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to align their carbon emission reduction plan with the UK's proportionate share of the remaining global carbon budget for limiting global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels

Answer

Answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, 25 Sep 2024

As a Party to the Paris Agreement, the UK is committed to contributing to global emissions reductions to limit global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees and to pursue efforts towards 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The level of our ...