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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Elliot Morley (Labour), on Thursday, 8 March 2007, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 36 members in total.

PERSONAL CARBON TRADING

That this House congratulates the Prime Minister on making climate change a priority for the UK Government; believes that, for this issue to transcend short-term political cycles, policies must be introduced which both include and, more importantly, engage every individual in tackling global warming and assuming some personal responsibility for their emissions; and notes that, in practice, a system of personal carbon trading would provide the most equitable, efficient and effective way of encouraging this development, and would create the necessary relationship between individual and global action.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received 2 amendments.

1085A1
leave out from `emissions' to end and add `regrets that the Prime Minister has failed to persuade his colleagues, notably the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that global warming requires firm fiscal action; notes that the poorest 10 per cent. of households have expenditure on energy that varies by a factor of six due to different vintages of boiler and home insulation, so that any system of personal carbon trading allowances must avoid aggravating inequalities; urgently calls on the Government to address the enormous and involuntary variations in energy use through a programme of promoting energy efficiency and eliminating fuel poverty much more ambitious in scope than that currently pursued; and urges the Government to explore practical and fair means of incentivising domestic greenhouse gas reductions.'.
1085A2
at end add `expresses surprise at the failure of some Liberal Democrats to notice the increases the Chancellor has provided to the Warm Front Programme, the success of the Energy Efficiency Commitment in providing Home Insulation and Green Landlords Scheme and Decent Homes Standard all taking millions out of fuel poverty; notes that the wealthy have higher overall energy consumption than the poor and that personal carbon allowances offers an equitable approach to carbon budgeting, applying an overall cap on emissions in a way taxation does not; calls for a more progressive and sophisticated approach to the urgent need to reduce emissions, utilising all measures including regulation, tax and incentives, but within a framework of carbon budgeting as introduced in the Climate Change Bill; and further notes that simply relying on taxes without careful thought can be regressive, ineffective and allow the wealthy to pay to pollute, which is neither liberal nor fair'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
1085 
1085A1 
1085A2 
Session
2006-07
Other sponsors
Peter Bottomley
Alun Michael
Tim Yeo
Colin Challen
Mike Hancock
Subjects
Carbon emissions
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk