I wish to ask about what the UN General Secretary, António Guterres, had to say about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, report. He called it "an atlas of human suffering and a damning indictment of failed climate leadership.” He warned that "As current events make all too clear, our continued reliance on fossil fuels makes the global economy and energy security vulnerable to geopolitical shocks and crises." His biggest warning was about any delay. In his report he asked us to recognise that we have a small window of opportunity to act decisively and quickly to avoid rapid closing of the windows of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future. How seriously is the Government taking that warning? Can we have an urgent debate in the House on the latest IPCC report?

The report was stark, and I would welcome a debate on it in the House if that could be arranged through the Business Committee. The report probably did not get the attention it deserved because of the other world events happening at the moment. It says two things to us as a country. It reminds us not only that we need to press ahead and implement our climate action plan but also, even if we do fully implement our plan, that we share an environment with a world of 10 billion people and that many countries will not do what we will do. We also need to plan for adaption because, as the report indicates, a certain amount of climate change is now irreversible and further climate change is inevitable. We therefore need to step up our plans in implementing our climate action plan while also preparing for adaption because so much is beyond our control as a small country.