VoteClimate: Foreign Affairs and General Affairs Councils - 25th February 2016

Foreign Affairs and General Affairs Councils - 25th February 2016

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Foreign Affairs and General Affairs Councils.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2016-02-25/debates/16022542000013/ForeignAffairsAndGeneralAffairsCouncils

The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington)

The Council underlined the importance of European climate diplomacy in encouraging implementation of the global agreement on climate change reached in Paris in December 2015. It set out the parameters for a 2016 climate diplomacy action plan, prioritising implementation of the Paris agreement and addressing the causes of climate change.

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