Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy written statement – made at on 3 October 2019.
The next EU Environment Council will take place on 4 October, in Luxembourg. I will attend, representing the UK. The Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform of the Scottish Government, Roseanna Cunningham, will also attend.
On climate items, the main focus will be a debate and adoption of Council conclusions on the EU’s preparations for the 25th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), to be held in Santiago de Chile, Chile, on 2-13 December 2019. There will then be a policy debate on the proposed EU long-term strategy on climate, ‘Clean Planet for all: EU’s strategic long-term vision for a climate neutral economy’.
On environment items, there will be a debate and adoption of two Council conclusions: one on the EU’s 8th Environmental Action Programme and the other on the framework for a circular and sustainable economy.
Any other business (AOB) will include information from the Commission and the Presidency on three items:
There are currently three Member State-led AOBs: