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Carbon Emissions

Commons · Question 109375 · Tabled 28 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 6 Feb 2026

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Asked by Scott Arthur

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has considered international policy frameworks that distribute responsibility for emissions reductions to account for historic and present inequalities between high-emitting and lo

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Answered by Katie White, 6 Feb 2026

Under the Paris Agreement, 194 parties have committed to act to limit global warming. It is right that developed countries should take the lead by undertaking economy-wide absolute emission reduction targets. However, every country must accelerate action ...