Results 1-20 of 41 for climate change speaker:Christopher Chope

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Biofuels: Air Pollution (2 Nov 2009)

Christopher Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what research his Department has undertaken into particulate emissions from biomass boilers and their effect upon climate change.

Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day — Second Part]: Manchester City Council Bill [ Lords] (By Order) (29 Oct 2008) has video

Christopher Chope: ...any other evidence that there might be. Of course, what concerns me about my right hon. Friend's stance is that, contrary to the stance that she and I jointly adopted in last night's debate on climate change, when we expressed concern about unilateral action, she is now promoting the case for one or two councils to take unilateral action instead of a multilateral approach.

Orders of the Day: European Union (Audit of Benefits and Costs of UK Membership) Bill (20 Jun 2008) has video

Christopher Chope: .... Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Mr. Davey) drawing a comparison between my Bill and the Stern report. That report covered issues that will stretch almost a century ahead in relation to global climate change and its impact on our economy. Is she saying that it is possible to calculate all that and publish it in the form of a report, but that it is not possible to produce a report on the...

Sovereignty of Parliament (European Communities) Bill: Road Traffic (Congestion Reduction) Bill (13 Jun 2008) has video

Christopher Chope: ...of such an incident. We must be able to find a better way, through the police and the highway authorities, to prevent the travelling public from being inconvenienced to such an extent. The climate in terms of such incidents has changed so much over recent years that motorists almost feel that the authorities are trying to penalise the motoring public for the actions of fellow drivers that...

Orders of the Day: Food Products (Marketing to Children) Bill (25 Apr 2008) has video

Christopher Chope: ...in matters of public risk, whether in Whitehall or Brussels, often involves systems with many, sometimes hidden, interdependencies and complex behavioural challenges". It specifically identifies "climate change, obesity in children" and other factors which I shall not spell out. It continues: "This complicates not only targeting and devising the counter-measures — the policy choices...

Forestry Commission (19 Mar 2008)

Christopher Chope: ...to address the inconsistencies inherent in its proposal—for example, the incompatibility of removing 15 acres of forest to create a car park for 2,000 cars with the Forestry Commission's climate change credentials. I am sure that the Minister is as concerned about that as I am. The Forestry Commission has said that no alternative venues are available, but we know that there are. The...

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change (Food Security) (19 Jul 2007) has video

Christopher Chope: ...of agricultural land and so forces up the cost of food at home? That requires us to import more food from overseas. Is it not a ludicrous policy, and is it not based on a failure to understand that climate change is essentially a natural phenomenon?

Orders of the Day: Home Affairs and Transport (23 Nov 2006)

Christopher Chope: ...in free-flow conditions. We should spend money on dealing with congestion hotspots, rather than in other ways. I know that we are saying that we must set a big example to the rest of the world on climate change, but let us remind ourselves that a lack of investment in transport infrastructure here is seriously damaging the health of our economy. Let us also look at what has happened since...

Orders of the Day: Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill (12 May 2006)

Christopher Chope: Does my hon. Friend accept that the figures that he has just quoted, which originally emanated from the intergovernmental panel on climate change, were changed two years ago by the IPCC to 335 parts per million from 290 parts per million. Given that some 9,600 years ago, the figure was 348 parts per million, that means that there has not been the huge increase that is being claimed.

Orders of the Day: Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill (12 May 2006)

Christopher Chope: ...to show that clause 1(1) makes the correct assumption on which to base the Bill. The clause states: "The principal purpose of this Act is to enhance the United Kingdom's contribution to combating climate change." Having looked at quite a lot of evidence, it is my considered opinion that the case for that assumption has not been made. Indeed, I would say to my hon. Friends the Members for...

Orders of the Day: Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill (12 May 2006)

Christopher Chope: ...and the best cost-effective measures that can be taken. As my hon. Friend will know, the conclusion from the Committee's report is that we should be investing in dealing with the consequences of climate change and global warming rather than trying to spend all our resources on fighting global warming on the doubtful premise that it is all man-made and that by changing our behaviour in this...

Orders of the Day: Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill (12 May 2006)

Christopher Chope: Again, the hon. Gentleman has made an assertion based on the work of the intergovernmental panel on climate change. Since he places such emphasis on that organisation's work, I hope that he therefore accepts the findings of its draft 2007 report, which is available on the internet, which states: "Even if greenhouse gases level off now, warming will continue at about the current rate for...

Orders of the Day: Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill (12 May 2006)

Christopher Chope: ...the hon. Gentleman uses it to attack my knowledge. The hon. Gentleman is not going to prevent me from referring to the excellent article by Ruth Lea, which is headed, "The idea everyone agrees on climate change is a fallacy". Many hon. Members will be unaware that she is a trained statistician and therefore in a strong position to be able to comment on the statistics of the issue. She says...

Orders of the Day: Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill (12 May 2006)

Christopher Chope: ..., I hope that there will be an amendment in the other place to get rid of parts of clause 13, which I do not like at all. The Prime Minister has rightly said that "there is no serious answer to climate change except at an international level." He exemplified the importance of international agreement by pointing out that "as a result of the growth being experienced by China, we estimate...

Orders of the Day: Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill (12 May 2006)

Christopher Chope: ..., so is it wise that we should be legislating to encourage the desecration of our townscapes, landscapes and "ruralscapes", with a lot of windmills as a gesture towards dealing with the problem of climate change? Would we not be much better off ensuring that we preserved our environment—the built environmentand the landscape environment—for future generations in a similar form?...

Orders of the Day: Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill (12 May 2006)

Christopher Chope: ...idea of the situations in which microgeneration equipment can be installed without the need for a planning application. In conducting the review ODPM will consider carefully the impacts of possible changes. We want to ensure that sufficient control is retained over permitted development to protect the reasonable interests of neighbours, the environment andthe wider community. We will,...

Orders of the Day: Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill (12 May 2006)

Christopher Chope: My hon. Friend refers to climate change, but is he asserting that it is all the result of man-made climate change?

Orders of the Day: Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill (12 May 2006)

Christopher Chope: Is the hon. Gentleman aware of the recently produced Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2007 report, which says: "Even if greenhouse gases level off now, warming will continue at about the current rate for several decades."?