Proceeding contribution from Earl Cathcart (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Monday, 17 December 2007. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Climate Change Bill [HL].

Climate Change Bill [HL]

Before we started to debate these amendments, I was going to say that the amendments from the Liberal Democrat Benches are confusing, as they seem to contradict Amendment No. 8 to Clause 1, earlier tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Miller, which was supported by the Liberal Democrat Front Bench. That amendment seemed to rule out carbon trading altogether, by confining our 2050 target to UK domestic reductions only. Now the Liberal Democrat Benches seem to have changed their mind and accepted that there is a place for carbon credits.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 697 c529
Session: 2007-08
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Climate change Carbon dioxide Environment protection Energy Pollution control Standards Carbon emissions UK emissions trading scheme Climate Change Committee
Legislation: Climate Change Bill (HL) 2007-08
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Climate Change Bill [HL]

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