That this House notes with concern the report by the World Wildlife Fund which found that key species in the United Kingdom seas are under serious threat with 13 of the 16 species and habitats investigated in decline, including reefs and salt marshes; further notes that the blame for damage to marine habitats is being placed on coastal developments, trawling and dredging, aquaculture, and oil and gas exploitation; and calls on the Government to work with marine conservationists and other interested parties to ensure that marine protection is at the forefront of the forthcoming Marine Policy Bill.

That this House notes with concern the report by the World Wildlife Fund which found that key species in the United Kingdom seas are under serious threat with 13 of the 16 species and habitats investigated in decline, including reefs and salt marshes; further notes that the blame for damage...

That this House congratulates the Russian Parliament on ratifying the Kyoto Agreement; recognises this as an extremely positive step towards reducing emissions that are harmful to the atmosphere; is disappointed that the United States has not done likewise; and looks forward to this omission being rectified following the November presidential elections.

That this House congratulates the Russian Parliament on ratifying the Kyoto Agreement; recognises this as an extremely positive step towards reducing emissions that are harmful to the atmosphere; is disappointed that the United States has not done likewise; and looks forward to this omission being rectified following the November presidential...

That this House believes that major companies have shown that monitoring and reporting on environmental and social impacts can help them to reduce their adverse impacts as well as improving efficiency and profitability; further believes that with much of a company's value now dependent on intangibles such as brand reputation, staff expertise and the ability to innovate, the provision of such information is invaluable to investors; regrets that despite encouragement from the very highest levels of Government, many companies still either neglect to report at all, or publish reports that are a public relations exercise promoting the company's achievements but neglecting to mention their major flaws; further believes that the introduction of the Operating and Financial Review, a broad report of a company's performance and prospects, will boost the number of companies measuring, managing and reporting on their impacts; but further believes that, to be truly effective, the regulations must require reporting on all the major impacts of a company on society and the environment, not just those that threaten profits.

That this House believes that major companies have shown that monitoring and reporting on environmental and social impacts can help them to reduce their adverse impacts as well as improving efficiency and profitability; further believes that with much of a company's value now dependent on intangibles such as brand reputation,...

That this House deplores the current large-scale deforestation of native forest in the Australian state of Tasmania; notes that rare and ancient trees up to several hundred years old are being destroyed, mostly being turned into woodchips to make paper and tissue, and that recognised endangered species are being deliberately and painfully exterminated through the wilful and indiscriminate use of the highly toxic chemical 1080; believes this to be a blot on the good name of Australia and notes that in a recent opinion poll, 85 per cent. of Australians wanted woodchipping of old-growth forest ended; believes that the Australian Federal Government, as a signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity and in the light of its own Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, has a duty to also protect its own native species; calls upon the British Government to urge the Australian Federal Government to intervene in order to bring Tasmanian forestry methods in line with Australia's international commitments and best practice within Australia; and suggests that the 30,000 British tourists who visit Tasmania annually should consider whether they wish to visit the state while it sanctions policies so destructive to the natural environment and to wildlife.

That this House deplores the current large-scale deforestation of native forest in the Australian state of Tasmania; notes that rare and ancient trees up to several hundred years old are being destroyed, mostly being turned into woodchips to make paper and tissue, and that recognised endangered species are being deliberately...

That this House recognises that models of cars powered by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are among the cleanest commercially available running on British roads; notes that the fuel duty differential in favour of LPG was a major factor in persuading over 100,000 motorists to adopt this environmentally friendlier fuel; believes that putting up duty rate on LPG risks sending the wrong message to potential future users and to potential investors in cleaner alternative technologies; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to maintain a favourable fuel duty differential between LPG and other fuels so that the number of LPG vehicles can continue to grow towards its fullest potential.

That this House recognises that models of cars powered by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are among the cleanest commercially available running on British roads; notes that the fuel duty differential in favour of LPG was a major factor in persuading over 100,000 motorists to adopt this environmentally friendlier fuel; believes...

That this House agrees with the Minister of State for Trade and Investment that 'business is not just about jobs, wealth creation and delivering the goods and services ... it is also critical to achieving our environmental and social objectives' (Official Report, 30th January, column 498); believes that for business to play this role major companies need to measure, manage and report on their environmental and social impacts; notes with concern that, despite the Prime Minister's challenge to the top 350 UK companies that they should produce social and environmental reports by the end of 2001, less than half are doing so; believes this demonstrates that the voluntary approach has failed; regrets that the Performance of Companies and Government Departments (Reporting) Bill, introduced to this House by the honourable Member for Rugby and Kenilworth with cross-party support, did not receive a Second Reading; and urges Ministers either to support this Bill when it returns to the House or to bring forward the regulations promised during the debate on the Bill before the end of this session.

That this House agrees with the Minister of State for Trade and Investment that 'business is not just about jobs, wealth creation and delivering the goods and services ... it is also critical to achieving our environmental and social objectives' (Official Report, 30th January, column 498); believes that for business...

That this House welcomes the Government's stated intention to roll forward its 10 Year Plan for Transport this summer; notes that the current 10 Year Plan primarily focuses on transport in England but its implications will be felt across Britain; further notes the plan's emphasis on large infrastructure-based solutions which will lead to an increase in traffic levels, exacerbating the trend towards increased travel, and favours the wealthiest 20 per cent. of society at the expense of the least well-off; is concerned that its predictions and targets, if fulfilled, would result in a 16 per cent. increase between 2000 and 2010 in the time we spend travelling by car; believes that transport policy should aim to halt and reverse the growth of traffic, not merely congestion and pollution, and to improve access to services and facilities close to people so that there is no necessity to drive; therefore calls for the revised 10 Year Plan to focus on encouraging people to replace more car trips with walking, cycling and public transport, believing that such a plan would contribute more effectively to the nation's health and also to a range of other objectives, including reducing congestion, road danger, social exclusion, pressure and ever more road space, damage to the countryside, and pollution, including noise and greenhouse gas emissions; and urges the Government to reallocate funding in the revised plan to reflect the manifesto set out by the Way to Go campaign, a coalition of over 25 major national environmental and social non-governmental organisations.

That this House welcomes the Government's stated intention to roll forward its 10 Year Plan for Transport this summer; notes that the current 10 Year Plan primarily focuses on transport in England but its implications will be felt across Britain; further notes the plan's emphasis on large infrastructure-based solutions which...

That this House supports and welcomes the commitment to clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas outlined in the Government's first Marine Stewardship Report; is concerned, however, about the ever increasing pressure on the marine environment from coastal and offshore activities; believes that continued degradation threatens the long-term survival of internationally valuable habitats, wildlife and maritime archaeology; further believes that such degradation of the marine environment is detrimental to the economic activities dependent on marine resources; notes that the United Kingdom does not have a strategic and co-ordinated approach for managing our marine resources and for protecting our biological and cultural heritage; and calls on the Government to introduce at the earliest opportunity, comprehensive legislation to protect and manage the marine environment in an integrated and sustainable manner.

That this House supports and welcomes the commitment to clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas outlined in the Government's first Marine Stewardship Report; is concerned, however, about the ever increasing pressure on the marine environment from coastal and offshore activities; believes that continued degradation threatens the...

That this House notes that, in the last Session, 169 honourable Members signed Early Day Motion No. 47 calling for an extension of the current grant scheme for photo-voltaic heating systems to include micro-combined heat and power systems and domestic heat pumps in order to stimulate investment in new technology and thereby assist with the achievement of carbon dioxide reduction targets; notes too that the Government, in the recent energy White Paper, stresses the importance of new technology in achieving energy policy objectives and also proposes to continue the current energy efficiency commitment beyond 2005 at twice the current level; and believes therefore that using that commitment to fund a new technology grant scheme so as to 'kick-start' the market for the most efficient technologies like micro CHP and heat pumps is an excellent way of encouraging new technology without cost to the public purse.

That this House notes that, in the last Session, 169 honourable Members signed Early Day Motion No. 47 calling for an extension of the current grant scheme for photo-voltaic heating systems to include micro-combined heat and power systems and domestic heat pumps in order to stimulate investment in new technology...

That this House notes that pursuant to the Sustainable Energy Act 2003 the Secretary of State must set an energy efficiency aim for residential accommodation; and welcomes the assurance given during the Committee Stage of that Act that in doing so the Government will work with the energy efficiency industry and others who have an interest, Official Report, 24th June, column 56; further notes that the industry and the environment and fuel poverty sectors have all stressed the importance of the aim being the achievement of five megatonnes of carbon savings per annum by 2010 from household energy efficiency as specified in the Energy White Paper, or a 20 per cent. improvement by 2010, the two being different ways of expressing the same target; further notes that this figure has been supported by the Cabinet Office's Performance and Innovation Unit, the Energy Saving Trust, the Sustainable Development Commission and by 420 honourable Members by means of signing various Early Day Motions and voting on this issue; welcomes the Written Answer given on 27th October by Energy Efficiency Minister Lord Whitty to Baroness Maddock, Official Report, column WA19, confirming the Government's commitment to achieving improvements in household energy efficiency of five megatonnes of carbon by 2010; and calls upon the Government to set as the energy efficiency aim the achievement of five megatonnes of carbon savings per annum by 2010 for the UK, with an appropriate proportion for England.

That this House notes that pursuant to the Sustainable Energy Act 2003 the Secretary of State must set an energy efficiency aim for residential accommodation; and welcomes the assurance given during the Committee Stage of that Act that in doing so the Government will work with the energy efficiency industry...

That this House welcomes the International Finance Corporation's social and environmental guidelines for project finance in emerging markets; commends the major banks that have supported these Equator Principles; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to support the initiative and encourage other major banks to also commit to financing only those projects which meet sufficiently high environmental and human rights standards.

That this House welcomes the International Finance Corporation's social and environmental guidelines for project finance in emerging markets; commends the major banks that have supported these Equator Principles; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to support the initiative and encourage other major banks to also commit to financing only those...

That this House welcomes the publication of the report of the DTI Innovation and Growth Team for the UK environmental sector; recognises that this is an exciting new industry of the future, with a global market worth $515 billion per annum, employing 170,000 people in the United Kindom; endorses the vital importance to the United Kingdom environment and economy of a thriving UK environment industry; supports the report's conclusion that the key driver for the sector is government policy and regulation on sustainable development; urges the Government to implement the report's recommendations promptly; and calls on the Government to ensure that the distinct interests of the environmental technology and services sector are fully represented and considered in the Environmental Sector Initiative now being set up to take forward the report.

That this House welcomes the publication of the report of the DTI Innovation and Growth Team for the UK environmental sector; recognises that this is an exciting new industry of the future, with a global market worth $515 billion per annum, employing 170,000 people in the United Kindom; endorses the...

That this House believes that energy services are an effective means of encouraging reduction in energy use, cutting fuel bills and reducing emissions of carbon dioxide; further believes that the barrier of increased capital cost for energy saving measures can be overcome by the leasing of systems by energy service providers; welcomes the Government's moves to make leasing schemes financially viable through the Capital Allowances Act 2001, which allows the claiming of capital allowances on heating systems under the Affordable Warmth Scheme and for energy service providers in non-domestic situations; and calls on the Government to extend this precedent to cover all domestic sector energy service providers, where suitably accredited energy saving measures are supplied, and registered social landlords and to enhance the allowance made on innovative technologies such as micro-CHP to promote their rapid development.

That this House believes that energy services are an effective means of encouraging reduction in energy use, cutting fuel bills and reducing emissions of carbon dioxide; further believes that the barrier of increased capital cost for energy saving measures can be overcome by the leasing of systems by energy service...

That this House notes that the Government's Energy White Paper is due to be published in January 2003; believes that climate change and global warming must in future be the key driving force for energy policy; supports the Carbon Trust's view that the renewable technologies required to deliver a low carbon economy and to meet the RCEPs suggested target of a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions of 60 per cent. by 2050 are already established or emerging; and urges the Government to support a 100,000 solar PV roof programme to enable the UK to begin to catch up with the programmes in Germany and Japan that will deliver an estimated 140,000 and 370,000 solar roofs respectively by 2005, and to set a realistic target under the Renewables Obligation of at least 20 per cent. of UK electricity needs to be met from renewable resources by 2020.

That this House notes that the Government's Energy White Paper is due to be published in January 2003; believes that climate change and global warming must in future be the key driving force for energy policy; supports the Carbon Trust's view that the renewable technologies required to deliver a low...

That this House congratulates Greenpeace and the Islay Development Company for providing and operating the Islay Wave Bus, the first electric bus in the world to be powered by wave energy (produced by Scottish company Wavegen's pioneering generating plant operating on the island's shoreline); notes that the bus emits no polluting gases and the electricity generation process produces no carbon dioxide; and calls on the Government to invest more in the research and development of this form of environmentally beneficial energy and transport.

That this House congratulates Greenpeace and the Islay Development Company for providing and operating the Islay Wave Bus, the first electric bus in the world to be powered by wave energy (produced by Scottish company Wavegen's pioneering generating plant operating on the island's shoreline); notes that the bus emits no...