@ClimateAPPG

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On Tuesday, the APPG is pleased to welcome @KatieJWhite for a roundtable on COP31 and international climate action. Below we explain the key issues to be discussed at the negotiations 🧵👇
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Triple COP year 🗻🌊 COP17 of the nature agreement UNCBD is taking place from 19-30 October, and COP17 of the desertification agreement UNCCD took place in August. Nations will want to connect the three environment COPs into a coherent programme at COP31.
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Electrification ⚡ The Turkish presidency launched a target for 35% of the world’s final energy to come from electricity by 2035. To advance climate action, this must be paired with decarbonisation of electricity.
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Triple COP year 🗻🌊 COP17 of the nature agreement UNCBD is taking place from 19-30 October, and COP17 of the desertification agreement UNCCD took place in August. Nations will want to connect the three environment COPs into a coherent programme at COP31.
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Electrification ⚡ The Turkish presidency launched a target for 35% of the world’s final energy to come from electricity by 2035. To advance climate action, this must be paired with decarbonisation of electricity.
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Fantastic to see APPG Vice-Chairs and members hold the Government to account in Parliament on the approval of the Jackdaw gas field yesterday. Member @EllieChowns was clear with @andyburnham that Jackdaw won’t bring down bills but will add to heatwaves hitting the UK.
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Member @BrianLeishmanMP made clear that the way to bring down energy bills is for the government to invest in renewable energy not approve more fossil fuels.
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Member @NadiaWhittomeMP rounded out the contributions by reminding @mgshanks that the North Sea is a declining basin and cannot fund the energy transition we need. Instead we need significant government investment in clean energy.
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The UK government has approved the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea, owned and operated by Adura. The decision comes the same day as the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) calls for urgent action to keep climate targets within reach.
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Attention is now on Rosebank, a much larger proposed North Sea oil field - with oil is mainly for export, and which could release over 250 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. No new oil and gas fields are compatible with the UK’s commitment to the Paris Agreement.
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While the political consensus on climate change may appear to be fracturing, the Climate APPG has support across parties to call for climate action. Alongside election of Afzal Khan MP for Manchester Rusholme as Chair, we're happy to announce re-election of our Vice Chairs.
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@carla_denyer is the MP for Bristol Central and the Greens Spokesperson on Energy Security and Net Zero
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Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park is a former Energy, Climate and Environment Minister in the Lords
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