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Proceeding contribution from Lord Lilley (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 28 October 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on Climate Change Bill [Lords].


Climate Change Bill [Lords]

I will give way in a moment, and especially to the hon. Member for Morley and Rothwell (Colin Challen). I have reservations about the certainty with which some people adopt the scientific case behind global alarmism, but I am equally uncertain that it is necessarily wrong, so I am quite prepared to take out an insurance policy against the possibility that we will face global warming, just as I insure my house against the possibility of fire. However, I ask the House whether it is sensible to buy into an insurance policy whose premiums could be twice the value of one's house—


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
481 c760 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Aviation Climate change Environment protection Energy Electricity generation Exhaust emissions International cooperation Pollution control Shipping Carbon emissions UK emissions trading scheme
Legislation
Climate Change Bill (HL) 2007-08
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk