Speeches by Collinge.

“The Minister speaks eloquently about the threat that the Iranian regime poses to the freedom of religion and safety of Jewish people and others in Britain. As I am sure he is aware, people in Iran do not enjoy freedom of religion or belief, such as Iranian Christians, some of whom I have met in Morecambe and Lunesdale.…”

“These are very serious allegations. It is right that they are investigated independently, and I think all of us urge NESO to have full candour. Grid stability is really important, and the recent heatwave shows the challenges that climate change brings and the importance of our clean energy transition. Does the Minister…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Alec. Despite countless studies showing gaping disparities in everything from employment to life expectancy, coastal towns are neglected in discussions about geographical inequality. There are a few reasons for that. They often sit within otherwise affluent areas, and…”

“A couple of years ago, I went to Spain at the end of a severe heatwave, and what I saw devastated me. There were fields and fields of blackened crops. Now farmers in my constituency are increasingly experiencing drought, flooding, extreme heat, and a change in the seasons due to climate change. Does the Minister agree …”

“Thank you. Twenty seconds, Richard.”

“You have told me about deliverables for other countries. How about deliverables for British people? We have heard some evidence that there could be waning support for action on climate change. Whether the recent weather has brought home the impacts of climate change a bit more, I do not know. What deliverables are the …”

“There is a clear message from the panel that we should be using flexibility more than potentials already in the system, and that it should be higher on the Government’s agenda. That is what I have taken from the panel so far. I am going to start with grid-scale flexibility. I might come to you, Rachel, because we have …”

“I will come to Ana first. I want to talk about climate action as a diplomatic priority. Can you tell me, preferably in a minute, does the climate feature strongly enough in UK diplomatic action?”

“A lot.”

“Thank you. Very well timed. Richard said earlier that there are very strong signals coming from DESNZ and Miliband about the direction, but that perhaps other Departments might be slightly more short-termist in their outlooks. I will ask Richard and Matt for their opinion. Is the delivery of international climate polic…”

“I will come to Ana first. I want to talk about climate action as a diplomatic priority. Can you tell me, preferably in a minute, does the climate feature strongly enough in UK diplomatic action?”

“I want to come now to how we engage with high emitters like China, the USA and India. There has been a lot of wider discussion in politics about our role as leaders and, “What about them over there?” I will come to Joeri first. How do you think the UK should be engaging with high emitting countries?”

“I want to talk about leading by example and helping capacity building. There have been a lot of developments in the UK energy sector. Are we using that knowledge and experience to support capacity building for other countries’ energy transitions?”

“Can you give me some examples of what would be in a country action plan?”

“I want to come now to how we engage with high emitters like China, the USA and India. There has been a lot of wider discussion in politics about our role as leaders and, “What about them over there?” I will come to Joeri first. How do you think the UK should be engaging with high emitting countries?”

“I want to talk about leading by example and helping capacity building. There have been a lot of developments in the UK energy sector. Are we using that knowledge and experience to support capacity building for other countries’ energy transitions?”

“A lot.”

“Thank you. Twenty seconds, Richard.”

“You have told me about deliverables for other countries. How about deliverables for British people? We have heard some evidence that there could be waning support for action on climate change. Whether the recent weather has brought home the impacts of climate change a bit more, I do not know. What deliverables are the …”

“Thank you. Very well timed. Richard said earlier that there are very strong signals coming from DESNZ and Miliband about the direction, but that perhaps other Departments might be slightly more short-termist in their outlooks. I will ask Richard and Matt for their opinion. Is the delivery of international climate polic…”