Reports & Statements
This page contains statements and briefings produceds by the groups as well as copies of reports commissioned by the group. This includes the results of the group's inquiry into the impacts of climate change on Tibet and the wider Third Pole region which was initiated in 2020.
Tibet at COP 26
As COP 26 draws to a close in Glasgow, the cross-party group is disappointed by the lack of official Tibetan representation at the conference, the lack of sufficient progress or a convincing sense of urgency, and the lack of any real solutions for the climate crisis in this strategically critical part of the world. However, the group was delighted to see a strong Tibetan advocacy delegation working in partnership with each other and with the Central Tibetan Administration. We commend the briefing paper issued by the Tibetan delegation. |
Third Pole Climate Change Inquiry
Early in 2020, the cross-party group initiated the Third Pole Climate Inquiry and commissioned the Scottish Centre for Himalayan Research (SCHR) to look into the causes and impacts of climate change in Tibet and the wider Third Pole region. The SCHR compiled their research in a working paper and later produced a full report. The cross-party group then issued a statement, highlighting the importance of the issue and calling for Tibet's climate crisis to be on the agenda at COP 26. |
Cross Party Group Briefing Papers
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The Sino-Tibetan Dispute: Issues of Sovereignty and Legal Status (November 2009)
Was Tibet an independent nation prior to the formation of the People’s Republic of China? An introduction to the historical dispute over the legal and sovereign status of Tibet, and the respective positions of Beijng, Dharamsala and the UK. |
The 2008 Protests in Tibet: Main Facts and Analysis (April 2008)
In March 2008, as the PRC was preparing for the Beijing Olympics, protest broke out in the Tibetan Autonomous Region’s capital, Lhasa, and quickly spread throughout population centres across the Tibetan Plateau. This paper describes the principal events and demographics of this turbulent period, the Chinese state’s response, and examines the various drivers and conditions that led to the protests. |