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Proceeding contribution from Lord Stoddart of Swindon (Independent Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 11 December 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Climate Change Bill [HL].


Climate Change Bill [HL]

I am interested in what the noble Lord has just said. I support the point that he made, but I am dealing with a statement that he made during his speech and that others have made before him. If the House of Lords had been around 12,000 years ago, we would not be debating a 2 per cent increase in temperatures; we would probably have been debating a 10 per cent decrease in temperatures. The situation now is by no means unique—


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
697 c128 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Climate change Carbon dioxide Environment protection Environment International cooperation Pollution Temperature Carbon emissions
Legislation
Climate Change Bill (HL) 2007-08
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk