In the Lords

The commitment to jointly mobilise $100bn of climate finance a year promised to developing countries in 2009, and again in 2015, is critical

I do apologise: I thought I had left this debate with a clean sheet, but I clearly have not, so I undertake to scan the record tomorrow and

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, for tabling this important debate and for her continued interest in the region.

I hope I was about to answer the noble Lord’s point about our support for Peru—a point that he made well.

I thank the noble Viscount for his question.

I thank the noble Lord for his intervention.

And trade unionists, of course.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to HL13299 on 25 February 2021.

A dedicated COP26 Unit, comprising 230 staff, has been set up in the Cabinet Office to oversee preparations for COP26.

I am grateful for all the remarks by noble Lords and will address them briefly, because we will of course have more opportunities for debate