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Fourth Carbon Budget

Secondary information

Type

Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

528 c176-91 

Session

2010-12

Department

Department of Energy and Climate Change

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber

Proceeding contributions

Meg Hillier | 528 c177-9 (Link to this contribution) I thank the right hon. Gentleman for early sight of his statement this afternoon. May I make it very...

Chris Huhne | 528 c176-7 (Link to this contribution) Statement Today I am announcing that the Government propose to set an ambitious target in law to red...

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Speaker | 528 c180 (Link to this contribution) Order. I ask hon. Members to respect the convention that they do not question the Secretary of State...

Chris Huhne | 528 c183 (Link to this contribution) We are determined that there should be enormous growth opportunities for low-carbon goods and servic...

Chris Huhne | 528 c183 (Link to this contribution) The key point of having a review is to make sure that in the tradeable sector, where we have industr...

Lord Whitehead | 528 c183 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the right hon. Gentleman on coming out on the right side of the scrap in Cabinet over...

Chris Huhne | 528 c184 (Link to this contribution) I can assure my hon. Friend that we in the ministerial team are absolutely committed to low-cost, af...

Christopher Pincher | 528 c183 (Link to this contribution) I welcome my right hon. Friend's ambitious announcement. I remind him that in evidence to the Energy...

Michael Meacher | 528 c184 (Link to this contribution) Does the Secretary of State accept that purchasing carbon offsets abroad as a means of meeting carbo...

Chris Huhne | 528 c182-3 (Link to this contribution) We have every intention of ensuring security of supply, and gas will perform an important role in th...

Barry Gardiner | 528 c182 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the Secretary of State on stepping up to the plate on this issue; it is really good t...

Lord Redwood | 528 c181 (Link to this contribution) How exactly does the Secretary of State propose to ensure that the glass and ceramics, and steel and...

Chris Huhne | 528 c181 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the right hon. Lady for her question. She has followed this area for many years and...

Joan Ruddock | 528 c180-1 (Link to this contribution) We are on track to meet our first three carbon budgets because of the policies put in place and pion...

Chris Huhne | 528 c180 (Link to this contribution) I very much agree with the hon. Gentleman, the Chairman of the Energy and Climate Change Committee, ...

Laura Sandys | 528 c182 (Link to this contribution) Will the Secretary of State confirm that, when he publishes the plan in the next couple of months, i...

Chris Huhne | 528 c181-2 (Link to this contribution) The right hon. Gentleman's question is an interesting one, as I would expect, given his background a...

Malcolm Wicks | 528 c181 (Link to this contribution) The climate change targets that the last Parliament legislated for were arguably the most ambitious ...

Chris Huhne | 528 c181 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his question. The energy-intensive work group that we ...

Tim Yeo | 528 c180 (Link to this contribution) This is a most welcome decision by the Government. Does my right hon. Friend agree that there are co...

Chris Huhne | 528 c182 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes a good point, and I know that it is a heartfelt one because of her commitments ...

Steve Brine | 528 c187 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Secretary of State for his statement and welcome the Government's ambition in this area....

Chris Huhne | 528 c187 (Link to this contribution) The most important way in which this Government can help local councils be innovative, creative and ...

Chris Huhne | 528 c188 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is right to mention the growth fund, which is having a tremendous impact in bring...

Alex Cunningham | 528 c188 (Link to this contribution) I, too, am pleased that we got a statement on this today, but I am anxious about the future and viab...

Chris Huhne | 528 c188 (Link to this contribution) We are keen to engage community groups; the ministerial team does a lot of visits and makes sure tha...

David Rutley | 528 c188 (Link to this contribution) I, too, wish to add my thanks to the Government and welcome the steps being taken to move to a low-c...

Chris Huhne | 528 c188-9 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Lady raises an important issue that people periodically talk about, which is that no matter...

Nia Griffith | 528 c188 (Link to this contribution) Given his comments today and previously, the Secretary of State is obviously keenly aware of the dan...

Chris Huhne | 528 c189 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that question. We have made substantial strides in the direction...

Jo Swinson | 528 c189 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the Secretary of State on accepting the ambitious fourth carbon budget recommended by...

Chris Huhne | 528 c189 (Link to this contribution) The group that is considering the impact on energy-intensive industries is certainly taking into acc...

Graham Stringer | 528 c189-90 (Link to this contribution) The Secretary of State has mentioned on a number of occasions the increased number of jobs in the re...

Jessica Morden | 528 c189 (Link to this contribution) One issue for intensive energy users is the cumulative effect of Government policies on their compet...

Chris Williamson | 528 c190 (Link to this contribution) This issue should transcend party politics, but I regret to say that some of the Secretary of State'...

Chris Huhne | 528 c190 (Link to this contribution) It is certainly one thing that we intend to consider. It is important, but there are obviously techn...

Tom Greatrex | 528 c190 (Link to this contribution) The Secretary of State has made a number of points this afternoon, but one point that came out of th...

Chris Huhne | 528 c190 (Link to this contribution) For every report that reaches the sort of the conclusion that the hon. Gentleman is suggesting, I ca...

Chris Huhne | 528 c191 (Link to this contribution) I do not think that the policies that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport has ...

William Bain | 528 c191 (Link to this contribution) Does the Secretary of State accept the commission's finding about seeking a reduction of 44% in emis...

Chris Huhne | 528 c190-1 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman should perhaps be aware that the intention of the feed-in tariff scheme was to en...

Chris Huhne | 528 c191 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman has a long track record of concern on this subject, which I respect. Some of the ...

Paul Flynn | 528 c191 (Link to this contribution) As the continuing and intensifying nightmare of Fukushima has undermined the public's confidence in ...

Chris Huhne | 528 c187 (Link to this contribution) I am concerned to ensure that all our policies offer real value for money. I believe the only way we...

Lord Barwell | 528 c187 (Link to this contribution) I warmly welcome the Government's decision to accept the independent committee's advice. Further to ...

Chris Huhne | 528 c186-7 (Link to this contribution) We have not accepted a number of the other detailed recommendations in the committee's report, but t...

Mark Durkan | 528 c186 (Link to this contribution) The Secretary of State has explained why he is resiling from the Committee on Climate Change advice ...

Chris Huhne | 528 c187 (Link to this contribution) The Transport Secretary has responsibility for these matters, and it is well above my pay grade.

Geraint Davies | 528 c187 (Link to this contribution) Does the Energy Secretary believe that it would help to achieve his carbon targets if the speed limi...

Chris Huhne | 528 c186 (Link to this contribution) I certainly do. I think this presents an enormous opportunity for the future. There will be enormous...

Jason McCartney | 528 c186 (Link to this contribution) I welcome my right hon. Friend's statement. Businesses in my part of west Yorkshire are already play...

Chris Huhne | 528 c186 (Link to this contribution) Were our EU partners to move even further and faster than we are currently suggesting, we might inde...

Gavin Shuker | 528 c186 (Link to this contribution) The Secretary of State has led the House to believe that a review of progress early in 2014 was inte...

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park | 528 c185 (Link to this contribution) I strongly welcome the statement. What contribution does the Secretary of State think demand-side me...

Chris Huhne | 528 c185 (Link to this contribution) I can add very little to what I have already said to the right hon. Member for Oldham West and Royto...

Simon Danczuk | 528 c185 (Link to this contribution) The proposals on climate change are extremely important. Can the Secretary of State assure the House...

Chris Huhne | 528 c185 (Link to this contribution) The concept of negawatts is very important. Let me explain to those who have not followed the debate...

Sajid Javid | 528 c185 (Link to this contribution) The strategy announced today contains a ““ripcord””: the targets will be reviewed in 2014 if they pr...

Chris Huhne | 528 c185 (Link to this contribution) I can indeed.

Chris Huhne | 528 c185-6 (Link to this contribution) I do. I noted the criticism from Opposition Members, and I refer them to a bit of socialist history....

Tony Baldry | 528 c184 (Link to this contribution) If my right hon. Friend is going to meet these targets by reducing emissions here, it will mean redu...

Caroline Lucas | 528 c184-5 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the Government's acceptance of a 50% emissions cut by 2025, but like others I am deeply co...

Chris Huhne | 528 c184 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend knows that the lead Department on zero-carbon homes is the Department for Communities...

Chris Huhne | 528 c179-80 (Link to this contribution) Perhaps I would be forgiven for wondering whether the hon. Lady and I have been living in the same c...

Andrew George | 528 c183 (Link to this contribution) I warmly welcome my right hon. Friend's statement to the House today, and his commitment to ensuring...

Chris Huhne | 528 c184 (Link to this contribution) I can assure the right hon. Gentleman that we intend to try to meet all the reductions we have set o...

Subjects

Costs Business Electricity Government assistance EU emissions trading scheme Pollution control Carbon emissions Greenhouse gas emissions Climate Change Committee

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