Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress is being made on reaching an international climate change agreement in Paris.

As I said in response to the honourable members’ questions on this subject already, securing a global climate deal in Paris is a key priority for me.

The G7 recently made great progress in setting out what is needed for this deal, particularly on climate finance. They committed to continue efforts to provide and mobilise increased finance, from public and private sources, and to demonstrate that we are well on our way to meet the goal of US $100 billion flowing to developing countries by 2020.

The UK is, of course, already playing a leadership role through our £3.87bn International Climate Fund, through which we are delivering real world impacts in some of the most vulnerable countries in the world.