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Written question asked by William Wragg (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 November 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 November 2021. It was answered by Greg Hands (Conservative) on Monday, 29 November 2021 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.


Climate Change

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what parameters his Department are monitoring to determine the rate of climate change.

Answer

The HadCRUT5[1] global temperature series, produced by the Met Office, University of East Anglia and UK National Centre for Atmospheric Science, is the primary data set BEIS uses to assess the rate of climate change.

[1] https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcrut5/


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
77468
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Climate change Monitoring
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk