House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement
UK Priorities for COP29
11 November 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Proposed by Ed Miliband Lab Doncaster North
Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.
At a glance
Key points
- UK aims to restore its position as a global leader on climate action by working with international partners.
- The UK will focus on enhancing climate finance, accelerating progress towards existing climate commitments.
- The UK prioritizes aligning actions on nature, forests, biodiversity, and pollution at COP29.
Issue summary
The statement addresses the UK's priorities for COP29, focusing on climate change and environmental challenges.
Action requested
The UK aims to restore its position as a global leader on climate action by working with international partners to support decarbonisation globally. The UK will focus on three key areas: enhancing climate finance, accelerating progress towards existing commitments, and aligning actions on nature, forests, biodiversity, and pollution.
Key facts
- Global temperatures continue to rise, posing threats across security, resilience, health, the economy, and international partnerships.
- COP28 in Dubai highlighted a need for emissions to fall by 43% by 2030 versus the current projection of 2%, with climate finance needing to increase at least fivefold.
- COP29 will be hosted by Azerbaijan in Baku from 11 to 22 November, presenting an opportunity to agree on a new finance goal replacing the $100 billion target.