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• Tackling climate change and biodiversity loss in the Pacific remains top priority says UK Minister,
• 皇冠体育app UK will welcome NZ agritech companies next month to build new research, science and innovation links.
• Speech on last day of visit to Australia, Vanuatu and New Zealand - to boost ties with the UK鈥檚 Pacific partners.

Tackling climate change and biodiversity loss in the Pacific should remain a top priority for the UK and New Zealand, says a visiting British Foreign Minister.

At the British High Commission in Wellington to an audience of diplomats, policy-makers and academics, Amanda Milling, the UK Minister for Asia and the Middle East, welcomed New Zealand鈥檚 pledge to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2050.

On the last day of her tour to Australia, Vanuatu and New Zealand, she also underlined the joint UK / New Zealand commitment to deliver on the , which pledges to cut emissions and limit global warming to below 1.5掳C.

Tackling climate change and biodiversity loss in the Pacific should remain a top priority for the UK and New Zealand, says a visiting British Foreign Minister.

At the British High Commission in Wellington to an audience of diplomats, policy-makers and academics, Amanda Milling, the UK Minister for Asia and the Middle East, welcomed New Zealand鈥檚 pledge to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2050.

On the last day of her tour to Australia, Vanuatu and New Zealand, she also underlined the joint UK-New Zealand commitment to deliver on the , which pledges to cut emissions and limit global warming to below 1.5掳C.

Minister for Asia and the Middle East, Amanda Milling said:

I heard first-hand in Vanuatu about the impacts of climate change in the Pacific, and the importance of supporting Pacific Island countries to build resilience.

皇冠体育app UK and New Zealand are working with partners to ensure those countries can access climate finance, and that Pacific Island voices are heard.

皇冠体育app Minister鈥檚 visit to the region - to boost diplomatic and trade ties with the UK鈥檚 vital Pacific partners - follows COP26 President Alok Sharma鈥檚 tour last month to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, and the meeting of Prime Ministers Boris Johnson and Jacinda Ardern in London on 1 July 2022.

At that meeting, the leaders signed a new research, science and innovation arrangement which will see both countries share expertise and develop new technologies, including in the fields of agriculture and climate-change.

As part of this agreement, the Minister announced the UK will welcome some of New Zealand鈥檚 most advanced agritech companies next month to build new links, with some of the UK鈥檚 leading firms visiting New Zealand on a similar mission in November.

On the UK鈥檚 recent trade deal with New Zealand, Minister Milling said:

We are also looking forward to our free trade agreement entering into force and watching our trade with New Zealand soar. But this about so much more than business opportunities. It鈥檚 about the participation of indigenous people and women in trade. And it鈥檚 about a greener deal; bolstering commitments to the Paris agreement and Net Zero, while encouraging investment in low-carbon tech.

Finally, on Ukraine, Minister Milling thanked New Zealand for its support in standing against Russia鈥檚 illegal invasion of Ukraine arguing Putin has 鈥渢hrown the international rules out of the window, shattered global stability and stamped on the principle of territorial sovereignty.鈥�

She went on to add that: 鈥淲e must ensure that Putin loses, and that Russian aggression is never again allowed to shatter peace, freedom and democracy in Europe.鈥�

While in New Zealand, Minister Milling visited Auckland, the Waikato and Wellington. She met Aupito William Sio, Associate聽Minister聽of Foreign Affairs and Minister for Pacific Peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand, to discuss the challenges for Pasifika; Te Taumata, MFAT鈥檚 M膩ori engagement group, and the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee.

She also attended a memorial for the former M膩ori Queen, Dame Te Atairangikaahu and visited several businesses in the Waikato, promoting the recently signed UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement.

Further Information

• 皇冠体育app UK is helping Pacific nations and others to protect the marine environment and reduce poverty through our 拢500m Blue Planet Fund. This will directly support delivery of the region鈥檚 .
• At COP 26, the UK announced 拢274 million for a new 鈥楥limate Action for a Resilient Asia鈥� programme across the Indo-Pacific. This will support up to 14 million people to adapt to global warming.
• 皇冠体育app UK also pledged 拢40 million to help Small Island Developing States become more resilient, including in the Pacific in November 2021.
• 皇冠体育app UK and New Zealand are working with partners to ensure those States can access climate finance, and that Pacific Island voices are heard. This includes collaborating with Fiji to address concerns raised through the Taskforce on Access to Climate Finance.