Defence and Climate Change
Defence Committee
Closed
Inquiry
What needs to be done to achieve the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy’s number one international priority of meeting climate change and biodiversity loss commitments over the next decade? What will be the impacts of climate change on future conflict and how are UK Armed Forces …
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Recommendations
12
Conclusions
1
Report
6
Oral sessions
6
Events
Activity timeline 14 events
8 Nov
2023
2023
Report published
18 Aug
2023
2023
Report published
23 May
2023
2023
Oral evidence
23 May
2023
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
21 Mar
2023
2023
Oral evidence
21 Mar
2023
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
6 Mar
2023
2023
Oral evidence
6 Mar
2023
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
28 Feb
2023
2023
Oral evidence
28 Feb
2023
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
24 Jan
2023
2023
Oral evidence
24 Jan
2023
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 6 sessions
23 May 2023
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Panel 1
John Kerry · Executive Office of the President of the United States
21 Mar 2023
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Baroness Annabel Goldie, Minister of State
Brig. Adrian Reilly · Ministry of Defence
James Clare · Ministry of Defence
Lt. Gen. Richard Wardlaw OBE · Ministry of Defence
Major General Robert Walton-Knight · Ministry of Defence
Nick Gurr · Ministry of Defence
Shimon Fhima · Ministry of Defence
6 Mar 2023
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David Beasley · UN World Food Programme
28 Feb 2023
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Dr Tim Clack · Climate Change and (In)security Project
Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Dr Andrew Sharpe · Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research (CHACR)
24 Jan 2023
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Dr Stuart Parkinson · Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR)
Linsey Cottrell · The Conflict and Environment Observatory
22 Nov 2022
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Lt. Gen. Nugee (Rtd), Lead of Ministry of Defence’s 2021 Climate Change and Sustainability Review
Reports 1 report · click to expand
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eighth Report - Defence and Climate Change | HC 179 | 18 Aug 2023 | 16 | Responded |
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Eighth Report - Defence and Climat…
UK's potential global leadership role in military climate adaptation requires significant resources.
Undertaking the role of global leader is not easy. Rear Admiral Paul Beattie, Director Naval Staff, Royal Navy, recently described the measures necessary for climate change adaption in the military as the “… biggest change programme in defence”. He noted …
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Government Response
The government acknowledges NATO's new methodology for greenhouse gas emissions and commits to remaining actively engaged with NATO initiatives to influence and share experiences on emissions data collection and improvement.
Ministry of Defence
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Eighth Report - Defence and Climat…
Require Defence organisations to report emissions separately and set 5-year reduction targets.
Nor do the various organisations within Defence separately report their emissions publicly, so gauging progress towards their targets is not yet possible. Top-Level Budget holders and other significant enabling organisations should report their emissions separately starting with the 2023–24 Annual …
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Government Response
The government commits to assessing whether Top Level Budget holder and Enabling Organisations' emissions should also be reported as part of the Department’s Annual Reports and Accounts, as part of its ongoing commitment to improve emissions reporting.
Ministry of Defence
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