Motion text
That this House recognises that countries in the global South are being forced to confront the climate emergency with both hands tied behind their back; notes that low-income countries are responsible for less than 1 per cent of the world's historic carbon emissions but now face some of the most devastating impacts of climate breakdown; further notes a recent analysis from the Jubilee Debt Campaign which found that 34 of the world’s poorest countries are spending £21.4 billion on debt payments a year compared with £3.9 billion on measures to tackle the climate emergency; notes a peer-reviewed study published by Springer which estimates that the cost of climate-related loss and damage in the global South alone will be between $290 billion and $580 billion annually by 2030; regrets that COP26 did not recognise, or take action to address, the link between global debt and the climate emergency; calls on the Government to push for an expansion of the G20 Common Framework to consider middle-income, climate-vulnerable countries for debt relief treatment and ensure private sector participation; and further calls on the Government to support calls for automatic debt payment suspension and relief for countries that experience natural disasters.
Signatures (31)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on
16 November 2021
Mearns, Ian
Labour
Signed on
17 November 2021
Edwards, Jonathan
Independent
Signed on
17 November 2021
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on
17 November 2021
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on
17 November 2021
Webbe, Claudia
Independent
Signed on
17 November 2021
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Carden, Dan
Labour
Signed on
17 November 2021
Barker, Paula
Labour
Signed on
17 November 2021
MacAskill, Kenny
Alba Party
Signed on
17 November 2021
Hanna, Claire
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on
17 November 2021
Osborne, Kate
Labour
Signed on
17 November 2021
Corbyn, Jeremy
Independent
Signed on
17 November 2021
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
17 November 2021
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on
17 November 2021
Sultana, Zarah
Labour
Signed on
18 November 2021
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
18 November 2021
Lloyd, Tony
Labour
Signed on
18 November 2021
O'Hara, Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
18 November 2021
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on
18 November 2021
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
Signed on
22 November 2021
Lewis, Clive
Labour
Signed on
22 November 2021
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
22 November 2021
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
22 November 2021
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
22 November 2021
Long Bailey, Rebecca
Labour
Signed on
22 November 2021
Hobhouse, Wera
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
29 November 2021
Mishra, Navendu
Labour
Signed on
29 November 2021
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on
3 December 2021
Burgon, Richard
Labour
Signed on
16 December 2021
Byrne, Ian
Labour
Signed on
5 January 2022
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2022
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.