Lords debates green finance and climate change
19 January 2018
Members of the Lords, including a former minister of state in the Department of Energy and Climate change and the shadow spokesperson for business, energy and industrial strategy, debated the UK's lead in green finance and the financial sector's resilience to climate change, in the House of Lords on Thursday 18 January.
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This was a general debate. They normally take place on a Thursday in the chamber. During debates, members are able to put their experience to good use, discussing current issues and drawing the government's attention to concerns.
The debate was proposed by Lord Teverson (Liberal Democrat), former Liberal Democrat spokesperson for energy and climate change.
Members who took part included:
- Lord Barker of Battle (Conservative), former minister of state, Department of Energy and Climate Change
- Baroness Featherstone (Liberal Democrat), Liberal Democrat spokesperson for energy and climate change
- Lord Mendelsohn (Labour), shadow spokesperson for business, energy and industrial strategy
- Lord Mountevans (Crossbench), chair, Maritime Growth Study
Lord Henley (Conservative), parliamentary under-secretary in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, responded on behalf of the government.
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