Carbon Emissions
Lords · Question HL1135 · Tabled 13 Sep 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 25 Sep 2024
Question
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 ...