Kyoto Protocol - 26th January 2012

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Kyoto Protocol.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2012-01-26/debates/12012667000019/KyotoProtocol

Caroline Dinenage (Conservative)

3. When he expects a decision to be taken on the EU target for carbon emission reductions under the second commitment period of the Kyoto protocol.

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10:50 The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Gregory Barker)

The EU must submit a target for the second commitment period of the Kyoto protocol at the UN conference of parties at the end of the year in Qatar. There is a debate in the EU about whether to increase its 2020 emission reduction target from 20% to 30% from 1990 levels. The UK is a leading advocate of a 30% target.

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Gregory Barker

We are very active on this agenda. The Secretary of State and I firmly believe that the EU should submit a 30% target in the Kyoto protocol. We are working closely with ministerial colleagues from key member states to build support for a 30% target, directly engaging the more sceptical. At the Environment Council in March, the Secretary of State will argue strongly for approval of the EU low-carbon road map, which sets out milestones for reducing emissions through to 2050.

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