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Pursuant to his Answer of 15th February, Official Report, columns 733-4W, what is the budgeted and actual cost to date of the research assessing the energy efficiency global warming campaign. - Fig given.

Asked by
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 March 1994
Reference
240 c123W
House
House of Commons

What consideration his Department gave to global warming considerations when considering proposals to increase domestic roof, wall and floor insulation standards in the Building Regulations Part L revision.

Asked by
Harry Greenway (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 March 1993
Reference
222 c57W
House
House of Commons

What is his Department's estimate of the contribution to the greenhouse effect from (a) the combustion of fossil fuels in Britain and (b) the escape of natural gas into the environment during the production and processing of North Sea gas and its distribution to the consumer. - Inc figures &...

Asked by
Alan W Williams (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 January 1992
Reference
202 c346W
House
House of Commons

What figures he has on the relative efficiency of absorption of infra-red radiation leading to the greenhouse effect for (a) carbon dioxide, (b) nitrogen dioxide, (c) methane and (d) chlorofluorocarbons. - Inc ref to inter-governmental panel on climate change (IPCC) first scientific assessment (copies in Library).

Asked by
Alan W Williams (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 January 1992
Reference
202 c347W
House
House of Commons

What methodology he uses when assessing net greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom in relation to gross emissions.

Asked by
Lord Elis-Thomas (Plaid Cymru)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 December 1991
Reference
201 c326W
House
House of Commons

What amount has been spent to date on the global warming campaign in the Press. - Inc figure.

Asked by
Lord Elis-Thomas (Plaid Cymru)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 December 1991
Reference
201 c326W
House
House of Commons

If he has received a copy of the recent study entitled, The Potential Socio-Economic Effects of Climate Change, produced by the Environmental Change Unit of Oxford University. - Yes.

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 December 1991
Reference
201 c166W
House
House of Commons

What discussions of competing theories of global warming have taken in the European Council of Ministers.

Asked by
Teresa Gorman (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 December 1991
Reference
201 c63W;201 c62W
House
House of Commons

What information and data his Department receives from satellites regarding the greenhouse effect. - Inc ref to scientific assessment of IPCC & study on data requirements for climate change research (copies in Library; latter at Dep 7746).

Asked by
Teresa Gorman (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 December 1991
Reference
201 c63-4W;201 c63W
House
House of Commons

What is the most recent scientific advice on climate change due to emission of carbon dioxide; what data he has received via satellites. - Inc ref to scientific assessment of IPCC (copies in Library).

Asked by
Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 December 1991
Reference
201 c63W;201 c62-3W
House
House of Commons

If his Department will include information provided by the George Marshall Institute in its preparation for the UN Conference on Environment and Development.

Asked by
Teresa Gorman (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 December 1991
Reference
200 c492W;200 c490W
House
House of Commons

What are the implications for the United Kingdom of the proposals in the 1990 Report EUR-12707 on the European impact of the greenhouse effect; and what collaboration on research to mitigate the dangers of global warming has been undertaken by his Department. - Inc ref to Potential Effects of Climate...

Asked by
Harry Barnes (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 December 1991
Reference
200 c366-7W
House
House of Commons

What matters were discussed and decisions taken at the third preparatory committee meeting for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in August.

Asked by
Lord Elis-Thomas (Plaid Cymru)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 November 1991
Reference
199 c96-7W
House
House of Commons

If he will list in the Official Report the research activities sponsored by his Department into global warming; and what information he has regarding scientific and policy research currently underway by (a) non governmental organisations and (b) university and polytechnic research departments into ways of predicting and mitigating the greenhouse...

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 October 1991
Reference
196 c485-6W;196 c483-4W
House
House of Commons

To comment on further progress on tackling the problem of greenhouse gases. (Failed OPQ)

Asked by
Gordon McMaster (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 July 1991
Reference
194 c381-2W;194 c379-80W
House
House of Commons

If he will obtain for his departmental library a copy of the research programme of the International Council of Scientific Unions on global warming and climate change.

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 May 1991
Reference
191 c518W
House
House of Commons

What proposals have been put forward by the United Kingdom delegation to the International Conference on Global Warming held in Virginia in February 1991; how the United Kingdom has been represented at this conference; and what assistance has been afforded to non governmental organisations to attend the conference as observers;...

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 February 1991
Reference
185 c223W
House
House of Commons

What response has been offered to the European Community proposals to set out energy survey standards for domestic electricity appliances; and to what extent this response fulfils the aspirations and plans which Her Majesty's Government put forward at the recent Worlds Climate Conference in Geneva. - Includes ref to White...

Asked by
Lord Hardy of Wath
Answering body
Department of Energy
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 November 1990
Reference
181 c339-40W
House
House of Commons

If the Government has any plans to implement legislation requiring energy labelling on electrical goods to enable consumers to be aware of the relative amounts of energy different brands of appliances consume & if there are any plans to introduce legislation requiring minimum energy efficiency standards for all new domestic...

Asked by
Kim Howells (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Energy
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 November 1990
Reference
181 c339-40W
House
House of Commons

To obtain for departmental library a copy of Worldwatch paper 91 Slowing Global Warming: A Worldwide Strategy by Christopher Flavin published in 1989. - Copy of this paper already held.

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Energy
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 February 1990
Reference
167 c614W;167 c623W
House
House of Commons