Speeches by Hobhouse.

“Rogier, you wanted to come in?”

“Very much like we heard in Canada, we import their gas because it is cleaner gas than other gas because they vent their methane. I get it that it is those actions. Can I follow up on that? How do the UK energy transition and Clean Power by 2030 inform the Government’s implementation of just energy transitions in other …”

“You mentioned earlier the co-benefits of moving away from fossil fuels in economic opportunities. Are the Government communicating that well enough at home and abroad?”

“Are there any comments from anybody else on the panel on that set of questions?”

“There is a consensus that the UK needs to increase the provision of international climate finance to sustain its credibility and climate leadership. My question is getting to understand how non-state actors can help deliver on the UK’s commitment to developing countries. Eliot, you suggested that mechanisms such as the…”

“There is a consensus that the UK needs to increase the provision of international climate finance to sustain its credibility and climate leadership. My question is getting to understand how non-state actors can help deliver on the UK’s commitment to developing countries. Eliot, you suggested that mechanisms such as the…”

“Do you have any ideas for how to fix that? Should we stop the whole thing? Is it a fantasy—should we not go any further with it? How else can we fix it?”

“It would go outside the—”

“Are you happy, Chair, that we open that can of worms?”

“You mentioned earlier the co-benefits of moving away from fossil fuels in economic opportunities. Are the Government communicating that well enough at home and abroad?”

“Could you explain how that relationship could develop between your private finance partner and your community partnerships or local partnerships? How should I imagine that that relationship works?”

“Thank you. The Chair will get impatient with me if we do not stop, but thank you very much.”

“Catherine, you wanted to comment anyway, but maybe you also want to answer my question about whether there any caveats to public-private partnerships to deliver climate actions in developing countries.”

“I will come back to the global stocktake, which Britain recognises. As I understand it, that is not just about understanding what our emissions are but also the pace of reducing our emissions. Professor Sutton, you mentioned earlier that there is a partnership with the University of Bristol to particularly measure meth…”

“Very much like we heard in Canada, we import their gas because it is cleaner gas than other gas because they vent their methane. I get it that it is those actions. Can I follow up on that? How do the UK energy transition and Clean Power by 2030 inform the Government’s implementation of just energy transitions in other …”

“Your organisation has identified mixed signals for the phase-out of fossil fuels. Is that damaging to the message?”

“Are there any comments from anybody else on the panel on that set of questions?”

“Can anybody comment on the Global Clean Power Alliance, which was another initiative launched by the Prime Minister at the G20 in 2024? Could the private sector support the delivery of the Global Clean Power Alliance too?”

“I recently visited Ralph Allen school in my constituency and saw how students were leading the way in improving the standard of their food. They have created a vegetable bed in an empty space, and are now offering vegan and vegetarian choices. How will the Department support schools in pupil-led improvements to their f…”

“How could decommissioning be arranged so that the taxpayer does not pick up the bill? What I am getting at is that decommissioning can be set off against profits that the company makes, but what stops companies from walking away at the point where they do not make the profits any more, and leave the decommissioning to …”