Asked by: Kerry McCarthy (Labour - Bristol East)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the total annual greenhouse gas emissions arising from the UK Overseas Territories which are currently not incorporated within the Paris Agreement.
Answered by Greg Hands
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 15th March 2022 to Question 135440.
Asked by: Kerry McCarthy (Labour - Bristol East)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what level of greenhouse gas reduction the UK Overseas Territories of Gibraltar, the Cayman Islands and the Falkland Islands have achieved under the UK ratification of the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol; and whether they have fulfilled their targets.
Answered by Greg Hands
The UK’s Overseas Territories of the Cayman Islands, Falklands and Gibraltar do not have individual targets under the Doha Amendment, but are included in the UK’s target, which the UK is on track to meet.
For reference, territorial greenhouse gas emissions in the base year (1990) and most recent year (2020) for the 3 territories listed are as follows (million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent):
UK Overseas Territory | 1990 | 2020 |
Cayman Islands | 0.5 | 1.1 |
Falkland Islands | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Gibraltar | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Note that final estimates of emissions reductions under the Doha Amendment would differ slightly from these figures, as the UK has chosen to use 1995 as the base year for fluorinated gases emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. The UK will account for emissions from the land use, land use change and forestry sector in accordance with Kyoto Protocol guidelines. Final figures will be available following the ‘true-up’ process, in which final assessment of compliance with targets under the Doha amendment will take place, likely to be 2023 at the earliest.
Asked by: Kerry McCarthy (Labour - Bristol East)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the level of annual emissions of British Overseas Territories which remain outside the Paris Agreement.
Answered by Greg Hands
The UK ratification of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has been extended to the Overseas Territories of Bermuda, Gibraltar, the Cayman Islands and the Falkland Islands.
The UK ratification of the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol has been extended to Gibraltar, the Cayman Islands and the Falkland Islands.
As of March 2022, the Paris Agreement has not been extended to any of the Overseas Territories. The Government will continue to engage on extension of the UK ratification of the Paris Agreement with those Overseas Territories that are eligible and that formally request it.
BEIS publish National Statistics on UK territorial greenhouse gas emissions annually: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/final-uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-national-statistics-1990-to-2020. The latest statistics cover emissions from 1990 to 2020 and include estimates of territorial emissions from UK Overseas Territories who are not party to the Paris Agreement but are party to the UNFCCC.
Asked by: Kerry McCarthy (Labour - Bristol East)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 1 October 2019 to Question 291441 on Carbon Emissions: British Overseas Territories, whether his Department is continuing to consult British Overseas Territories on their potential incorporation into the Paris Agreement.
Answered by Greg Hands
The UK ratification of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has been extended to the Overseas Territories of Bermuda, Gibraltar, the Cayman Islands and the Falkland Islands.
The UK ratification of the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol has been extended to Gibraltar, the Cayman Islands and the Falkland Islands.
As of March 2022, the Paris Agreement has not been extended to any of the Overseas Territories. The Government will continue to engage on extension of the UK ratification of the Paris Agreement with those Overseas Territories that are eligible and that formally request it.
BEIS publish National Statistics on UK territorial greenhouse gas emissions annually: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/final-uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-national-statistics-1990-to-2020. The latest statistics cover emissions from 1990 to 2020 and include estimates of territorial emissions from UK Overseas Territories who are not party to the Paris Agreement but are party to the UNFCCC.
Asked by: Kerry McCarthy (Labour - Bristol East)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which British Overseas Territories have been incorporated into the (a) UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, (b) Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol and (c) Paris Agreement as of January 2022.
Answered by Greg Hands
The UK ratification of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has been extended to the Overseas Territories of Bermuda, Gibraltar, the Cayman Islands and the Falkland Islands.
The UK ratification of the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol has been extended to Gibraltar, the Cayman Islands and the Falkland Islands.
As of March 2022, the Paris Agreement has not been extended to any of the Overseas Territories. The Government will continue to engage on extension of the UK ratification of the Paris Agreement with those Overseas Territories that are eligible and that formally request it.
BEIS publish National Statistics on UK territorial greenhouse gas emissions annually: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/final-uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-national-statistics-1990-to-2020. The latest statistics cover emissions from 1990 to 2020 and include estimates of territorial emissions from UK Overseas Territories who are not party to the Paris Agreement but are party to the UNFCCC.