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UK Special Representative for Climate Change

Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN 181861, tabled on 19 April 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2023 to Question 177707 on UK Special Representative for Climate Change: Public Appointments, what assessment he has made of the impact of failing to appoint an immediate successor to the Special Representative for Climate Change.

Answered on

27 April 2023

Whilst an immediate successor to the Special Representative has not been appointed, our resource and senior representation within the FCDO on climate and environment has grown significantly since the creation of the FCDO. Climate change remains an area of utmost importance to this government and to the Foreign Secretary. The UK continues to deliver impact through the breadth of its climate policy, programme and diplomatic work. Since 2011 we have supported over 95 million people cope with the effects of climate change, provided over 58 million people with improved access to clean energy and reduced or avoided over 68 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.