Statement on the Paris Agreement on Climate Change
14 December 2015 (updated on 14 December 2015)
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Amber Rudd, made a statement in the House of Commons on 14 December 2015 on the outcome of COP21: Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Lisa Nandy, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.
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