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Written question asked by Clive Lewis (Labour) on Monday, 15 June 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 June 2020 (named day). It was answered by Graham Stuart (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 June 2020 on behalf of the Department for International Trade.

Liquefied Natural Gas: Mozambique

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment UK Export Finance has made of the level of (a) CO2 and (b) methane emissions in relation to the (i) transporting of gas, (ii) burning of gas and (c) other activities of the Mozambique LNG Project; and what assessment UK Export Finance has made of the effect of those emissions on the environment in that country.

Answer

The Mozambique LNG Project is still under consideration, and we cannot comment on potential transactions for reasons of commercial confidentiality.

UK Export Finance (UKEF) carries out due diligence on all relevant aspects of a project before coming to a decision on whether to provide support.

The Government has already published a Category A notice which includes a link to an Environmental, Social and Health Impact Assessment of the Mozambique LNG project and related information. The Category A notice is available here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/category-a-project-under-consideration-mozambique-lng-project/category-a-project-under-consideration-mozambique-lng-project

UKEF has a specialist Environmental, Social and Human Rights (ESHR) team that reviews relevant projects prior to UKEF taking a decision on support.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
59524
Session
2019-21
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
UK Export Finance Mozambique Carbon emissions Methane Liquefied natural gas
Link
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