Results 1-10 of 10 for climate change speaker:Charlotte Atkins
- [Mr. Eric Martlew in the Chair] — Inland Waterways (West Midlands) (27 Mar 2007)
Charlotte Atkins: ...seen not just as the responsibility of DEFRA but as the responsibility of a wide range of Departments? So vital are canals to the Government's agenda on healthy living, regeneration, biodiversity and climate change that they must be prioritised in the comprehensive spending review. The British Waterways budget should be restored and sustained over a long period. There has been a...
- Written Answers — Transport: Aircraft Pollution (23 Mar 2005)
Ms Charlotte Atkins: The Government's proposals to tackle the climate change impacts of aviation are set out in the Future of Air Transport White Paper (paragraphs 3.35–3.43).
- Written Answers — Transport: Aviation Emissions Tax (10 Feb 2005)
Ms Charlotte Atkins: The Future of Air Transport" White Paper recognises the importance of ensuring that aviation meets its external costs, including its environmental costs. The UK has made it clear that tackling climate change will be a priority for our presidency of the EU in 2005. We believe that the best way of ensuring that aviation contributes towards the goal of climate stabilisation would be through a...
- Rail Services (Telford) (13 Jan 2005)
Ms Charlotte Atkins: ...train services from Telford are currently diesel powered. A through service to London existed until 1992, when it was withdrawn by British Rail, because of limited demand and the difficulties of changing from electric to diesel locomotives at Wolverhampton. Following rail privatisation, Virgin Trains introduced a limited through service but that, too, was withdrawn by 2000 because it was...
- Written Answers — Transport: Aviation Fuel (28 Oct 2004)
Ms Charlotte Atkins: ...some States which impose taxes on other transport modes and other sources of greenhouse gases. More generally, ECAC States succeeded in their aim of keeping open market-based options to tackle the climate change impacts of aviation. The new Assembly Resolution gives us flexibility to continue to pursue the policies set out in the Air Transport White Paper—to press for the inclusion...
- Written Answers — Transport: Aviation (Emissions) (27 Oct 2004)
Ms Charlotte Atkins: Both "The Future of Air Transport" and "Future of Transport" White Papers draw attention to aviation's contribution to climate change, and the importance of ensuring that the aviation sector addresses the problem seriously. "The Future of Transport" White Paper recognises that we will need to broaden the debate to ensure that transport makes its full contribution to reducing total CO 2...
- Written Answers — Transport: Aviation (Emissions) (26 Oct 2004)
Ms Charlotte Atkins: ...Future of Air Transport" White Paper recognises the importance of ensuring that, over time, aviation meets its external costs, including its environmental costs. Specific proposals to address the climate change impacts of aviation are set out in the White Paper (paras 3.35–3.43).
- Written Answers — Transport: Aviation (20 Oct 2004)
Ms Charlotte Atkins: The Government are committed to taking a lead in tackling the problem of climate change. We are pursuing vigorously our commitment in the "Future of Air Transport" White Paper to press for aviation joining the EU emissions trading scheme in 2008, or as soon as possible thereafter. We will make this a priority during the UK Presidency of the EU in 2005 and beyond. And we intend to pursue...
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Portland Cement (6 Dec 2001)
Ms Charlotte Atkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what percentage the British manufacturers of Portland cement has agreed to improve their energy efficiency by 2010 under their climate change levy sector agreement.
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Portland Cement (6 Dec 2001)
Ms Charlotte Atkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which of the British producers of Portland cement have signed a climate change agreement; and what percentage of that industry sector they represent.