State of Climate and Nature - Statement

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 8:10 pm on 21 July 2025.

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Photo of Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard UUP 8:10, 21 July 2025

My Lords, I am surprised at some Members holding up Scotland as a bastion of good practice. I understand that Scotland has had to reduce, or at least review, some aspects of its climate targets, so I am a wee bit surprised. But my main question is on China. Imports from China to the UK were worth almost £70 billion last year, but I am not impressed to hear that China’s fossil fuel production will peak by 2030. Will we continue to buy products from China or is there a process or mechanism to force, or at least attempt to force, China to get into line? If it is allowed to peak by 2030, goodness knows where the level will be at that stage.