Written question asked by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Conservative) on Thursday, 31 March 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 April 2011. It was answered by Lord Barker of Battle (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 April 2011 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Exhaust Emissions: Shipping

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what representations he has made on raising of international climate finance from the regulation of shipping emissions at the (a) International Maritime Organisation and (b) G20.

Answer: The Government are an active proponent internationally of measures to reduce shipping emissions. The primary aim of such measures would be to reduce emissions, but they could in addition generate revenues which could be used for a variety of purposes, potentially including international climate finance.The Secretary of State has made no direct representations at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) or the G20 (Finance Ministers), as these are for the Secretary of State for Transport, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer.In the G20, I understand the French presidency have held discussions on international climate finance among Finance Ministers, and Trevor Manuel, the South African National Planning Minister, has presented the findings of the UN Secretary General's High Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Finance (AGF) with UK Government support.The IMO Secretary General and the Secretary of State spoke in November 2010, given the Secretary of State's role as a member of the AGF. We also understand the Norwegian Government, as co-chair of the AGF, are presenting the findings to the IMO shortly.

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