Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the UK Export Finance Notice of 20 August 2019 on Category A project under consideration: Mozambique LNG project, what assessment the Government has made of (a) that project’s lifetime greenhouse gas emissions and (b) the extent to which UK Government support for that project aligns with the UK’s net zero emissions commitment.

The Government has published a Category A notice which includes a summary providing an overview of an Environmental, Social and Health Impact Assessment of the Mozambique LNG project.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/category-a-project-under-consideration-mozambique-lng-project/category-a-project-under-consideration-mozambique-lng-project

UK Export Finance is in the process of undertaking its due diligence of the project including environmental, social and human rights matters.

Individual overseas governments who are signatories to the Paris Agreement make their own decisions as to how they will reduce their national greenhouse gas emissions. However, the Government is committed to working with countries across the world to support their transition towards cleaner energy sources.