Energy Sector: Trade Opportunities

Part of International Trade – in the House of Commons at on 3 November 2022.

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Photo of Ruth Cadbury Ruth Cadbury Shadow Minister (International Trade)

On behalf of His Majesty’s Opposition, I welcome the Secretary of State to her position on her first outing. The Government have committed to reaching net zero by 2050, but they continue to approve new licences for oil and gas projects. Projects approved before August 2023 could be protected from being stopped under a revised energy charter treaty. We know that other countries have been sued under the treaty when they tried to close down fossil fuel projects under their net zero commitments. How would the Government prevent that from happening in the UK under a revised energy charter treaty?