Second Report - Global Britain in demand: UK climate action and international development around COP26

The government partially agrees, announcing £45 million in new support for The Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) to fund projects empowering local communities and women's groups in locally-led adaptation. They also cite events at COP26 designed to amplify the voices of marginalised groups, but do not explicitly present a pathway for applying the Principles for Locally-Led Adaptation by the requested date.

The government agrees, establishing the UK/Fiji co-chaired Taskforce on Access to Climate Finance with £100m commitment to transform access. While supporting streamlined accreditation, it reports that agreement on an enhanced Simplified Approvals Process at the GCF Board was not reached in 2021 and will be pursued in 2022, and a specific publication date for the International Climate Finance strategy is not provided.

The government partially agrees, emphasizing its commitment to robust climate finance reporting and transparency through existing mechanisms like the Development Tracker and UNFCCC reporting. It will encourage other donors to be transparent and notes the Enhanced Transparency Framework finalized at COP26, but does not commit to reporting specifically on local-level finance or hosting meetings to define terms.

The government partially agrees, stating that BII already publishes investment details and its energy portfolio, and plans to repeat this. While BII does not intend to offload emissions, it will actively support companies to adapt and is developing a carbon budget to achieve net-zero by 2050, which will be shared with the Committee.

The government partially agrees, highlighting the prominence of Adaptation, Loss and Damage at COP26 and its commitment to take forward related measures through the Climate and Development Pathway. It details progress on workstreams like establishing the Taskforce on Access to Finance, but does not explicitly commit to the specific operationalisation and funding deadline for the Santiago Network.

The government partially agrees, recognising the importance of indigenous and local community leadership in climate solutions and committing £45 million to the Community Resilience Partnership Program and new support for Congo Basin forest protection involving indigenous peoples.

The government partially agrees with the concept, outlining initiatives like the Glasgow Leaders Declaration and new funding for community-led adaptation and indigenous peoples' forest protection, which align with the principles of Nature-based Solutions.

The government acknowledges the fundamental importance of indigenous and local community leadership, knowledge, and rights in developing effective, rights- and nature-based climate solutions. It highlights the Glasgow Leaders Declaration and new funding for the Community Resilience Partnership Program to empower local communities, which implicitly addresses the committee's warning against 'technical fixes' and potential resource grabs.

The government partially agrees, recognizing the importance of locally-led adaptation and detailing significant commitments like £300 million for the IPLC Forest Tenure Facility and £45 million for the Community Resilience Partnership Program to empower local communities. However, it does not explicitly commit to presenting a specific pathway for application and promotion by the requested 31 January 2022 deadline, instead highlighting ongoing initiatives.

The government agrees, outlining the creation of the UK/Fiji co-chaired Taskforce on Access to Climate Finance, committing £100m to support a new approach. They are also championing an enhanced Simplified Approvals Process at the Green Climate Fund Board to improve LDC and SIDS' access, but do not provide a date for publishing their International Climate Finance strategy.

The government partially agrees, acknowledging the need for transparency and predictability in climate finance. They outline initiatives like the DAC declaration to improve statistical reporting and data compatibility by the end of 2022, and the UNFCCC's Enhanced Transparency Framework for reporting by December 2024, to bring greater clarity to climate finance flows.

The government partially agreed with the concern about clarity on 'new and additional' funding, outlining actions to improve overall transparency and predictability of climate finance. These include commitments from DAC members by end of 2022 to enhance tracking, statistical reporting, data compatibility, and CRS harmonisation, alongside the UK's Development Tracker updates and the Enhanced Transparency Framework.

The government's response focused on improving overall transparency and predictability of climate finance flows. It detailed commitments from DAC members to enhance tracking and reporting by end of 2022, including the UK's Development Tracker updates and the Enhanced Transparency Framework, which addresses aspects of the 'new and additional' debate.

The government recognises the need for transparency and states its commitment to a robust reporting approach, including adding an ICF tag to its Development Tracker website to identify climate finance programmes and provide country-level information. It will also continue to encourage other donors and highlights the Enhanced Transparency Framework agreed at COP26.

The government partially agrees, detailing existing efforts like the Energy Transition Council and BII's transparency on investments via its website and TCFD reporting. It states BII is developing a carbon budget for net-zero by 2050 and will share it in due course, but does not commit to ending all fossil fuel exemptions or publishing a specific divestment plan by the requested deadline.

The government partially agrees, highlighting its COP26 Presidency's focus on Adaptation, Loss and Damage and the creation of the Taskforce on Access to Climate Finance, but does not explicitly commit to an annual Climate and Development Ministerial meeting.