TAIWAN AND THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Early day motion 703, tabled 25 January 2010 by Nicholas Winterton (Conservative). Signed by 20 members.

That this House supports Taiwan's campaign for meaningful participation in international organisations; notes with concern Taiwan's continued exclusion from meaningful participation in United Nations-specialised agencies; further notes with concern that Taiwan is an island threatened by rising sea levels and extreme weather events; recognises that Taiwan has passed a Renewable Energy Act and drafted a Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act; calls for Taiwan's meaningful participation in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); welcomes Taiwan's bid to participate in the activities and mechanisms of the UNFCCC, the Kyoto Protocol and post-2012 agreements; and further calls on the Government to support Taiwan's justifiable bid for UNFCCC observer status in order to institutionalise Taiwan's meaningful participation in UNFCCC activities.

Signatures by party: Labour 8, Conservative 4, Liberal Democrat 4, DUP 2, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1.