Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Copenhagen Conference.
Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2010-01-07/debates/10010724000030/CopenhagenConference
Mr. Jamie Reed (Copeland) (Lab)
13. What steps his Department is taking to tackle climate change following the outcome of the United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen; and if he will make a statement.
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The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Joan Ruddock)
The Copenhagen accord sets out a framework for international action to tackle climate change, in which the UK will play its full part. The UK has so far committed to cutting emissions by 34 per cent. by 2020; our low carbon transition plan sets out the pathway for achieving this.
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Rob Marris (Wolverhampton, South-West) (Lab)
I welcome the $100 billion fund and the United Kingdom Government’s leadership in that context, particularly given that part of the fund relates to adaptation to climate change. Will those moneys be in addition to, or a substitution for, development moneys that already go to developing countries?
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Joan Ruddock
We have made it absolutely clear that there should be no question of countries’ saying, “Because we give overseas aid, we do not need to make additional moneys available.” We have suggested that no more than 10 per cent. of existing and promised official development assistance should be provided for adaptation or other climate-related purposes. We consider that limit very important. There are legitimate overlaps between development and adaptation to climate change, but they are limited, and we must make them so.
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