G20 and COP26 World Leaders Summit

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:49 pm on 3 November 2021.

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Photo of Geraint Davies Geraint Davies Labour, Swansea West 12:49, 3 November 2021

Six per cent. of global GDP is spent on fossil fuel subsidies, which is destroying our planet, and China spends more on them than the United States, Russia and the European Union combined. Will the Prime Minister take leadership in reducing fossil fuel subsidies? In particular, will he support the carbon border taxes that are being promoted by the EU, so that, for instance, UK steel made in Wales is not displaced by Chinese steel made from coal, which has twice the carbon footprint, and we can protect local jobs and save the planet through greener trade?