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Tackling Climate Change: International Co-operation

Tuesday 14 October 2025 · 2 questions

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Key points

  • Tom Hayes asked about steps the UK Government will take to stop deforestation and support nature-based solutions in the Amazon.
  • Warinder Juss highlighted concerns from young people in her constituency about environmental protection and the future of the planet.
  • Juss mentioned attending a climate justice event and referenced the global context of plastic waste issues.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Tom Hayes Lab Bournemouth East
Climate
Context

The question stems from the urgency of addressing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, which is crucial for global environmental stability. The MP mentions a school student named Ella who is concerned about this issue.

Question

The Amazon rainforest is the lungs of the earth, but it is gasping for breath. I am pleased that COP30 will be in the heart of the Amazon. Ella, a school student from my constituency, would like to know what steps the Government will be taking to stop deforestation and back nature-based solutions. On behalf of Ella, may I urge the Secretary of State to go as far as possible and do all he can?

Answer from The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Ed Miliband)

I thank my hon. Friend for his question, and Ella for her interest in and enthusiasm for this incredibly important issue. Deforestation is a terrible thing for the planet, but it is also terrible for the people who are affected—the indigenous people who live in the forest. Nature-based solutions and solutions that put indigenous people at the centre make a huge difference. This is a COP in the forest, and I think the Brazilian presidency deserves congratulations on that emphasis. It is developing a number of initiatives, including the so-called TFFF—the tropical forest forever facility—to finance the prevention of deforestation, and we are working with it on that.

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Q2 Warinder Juss Lab Wolverhampton West
Climate Environment
Context

The question addresses the concerns of young people in Wolverhampton about environmental issues, particularly regarding recycling and reducing plastic waste to decrease marine pollution.

Question

Young people in my constituency of Wolverhampton West are particularly concerned about protecting the environment and the future of our planet. I have been contacted by students at Wolverhampton girls’ high school and St Edmund’s Catholic academy, and recently I was proud to attend a climate justice art exhibition prepared by pupils at St Teresa’s Catholic primary academy. What steps are we taking to encourage international awareness of the dangers of global warming and the need to recycle and limit plastic waste, thereby also reducing marine pollution?

Answer from The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Ed Miliband)

Plastic waste is something that my colleagues in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs work on. I think my hon. Friend’s wider point is important. There is a global context to this—and sometimes that context might not actually be as it appears—which is that, when we look across the world, we see that countries are still acting on these issues. Why? Because they recognise that it is in their national interest economically and in the long term for future generations. There is no future if people bury their heads in the sand and say, “We’re not going to act.”

Partly answered

Not addressed: Specific measures on plastic waste reduction and international awareness

How: General Principles

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