Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 46435
Forests
Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025
Question
Brian Mathew
Liberal Democrat — Melksham and Devizes
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made on (a) ending and (b) reversing deforestation.
Answer
Kerry McCarthyTackling deforestation is vital to meeting UK goals on climate, nature and growth. If tropical forests are lost, food prices will rise, including for UK consumers. While rates of deforestation are falling in some countries such as Brazil, drivers of fores...
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