Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 38843

Climate Change

Tabled: 17 March 2025
Answered: 20 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Robin Swann

Ulster Unionist PartySouth Antrim

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will take steps to prepare for temperature rises that could reach 4C by the end of the century.

Answer

Kerry McCarthy
The latest UN Environment Programme Emissions Gap Report estimates that current policies will limit peak global warming to 3.1°C by 2100, with further reductions possible through full implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) (https://w...

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