Written question asked by William Bain (Labour) on Monday, 28 June 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 June 2010. It was answered by Lord Barker of Battle (Conservative) on Monday, 5 July 2010 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Climate Change: International Cooperation

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what progress has been made by the Government on implementing commitments made at the Copenhagen climate change summit to limit the increase in global temperatures to below two degrees celsius.

Answer: Since Copenhagen over 70 countries have set out the targets and actions they will take to reduce their emissions. If delivered in full, these commitments should be consistent with global emissions peaking before 2020, and will be a crucial step towards establishing a credible trajectory for holding the global temperature increase to below 2 degrees C.We want all countries to deliver at the top end of the emission reduction commitments they have made and will continue to push the EU to show leadership by increasing our emission reduction target to 30%.The Government have committed to providing £1.5 billion in fast start finance over three years (2010-12) to help developing countries tackle and adapt to climate change. £300 million of this will be dedicated to addressing emissions from deforestation.

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