Results 1-12 of 12 for climate change speaker:Paul Clark

Written Answers — Transport: Aviation: Carbon Emissions (5 Nov 2009)

Paul Clark: ..., then report data to their regulator. In January of this year, the Government announced a target to bring UK aviation CO2 emissions in 2050 to below 2005 levels and has asked the Committee on Climate Change to advise on this. The committee is due to report by December 2009. Once the Government have received the committee's advice, they will determine the best basis for taking the target...

Written Answers — Transport: Aviation: Carbon Emissions (29 Oct 2009)

Paul Clark: ...from London to New York in (a) first, (b) business and (c) economy class have been made. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in partnership with the Department for Energy and Climate Change, published guidance for businesses and organisations on how to measure and report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in September 2009. Indicative emission factors, by seating...

Written Answers — Transport: Aviation: Exhaust Emissions (15 Jul 2009)

Paul Clark: The Committee on Climate Change will provide independent advice to the Government by December 2009 this year on the 2050 UK aviation carbon dioxide emissions target. The Committee is currently undertaking analysis of a range of factors that might contribute to meeting the target. The Department for Transport meets from time to time with the Committee on Climate Change at ministerial and...

Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Exeter Airport (25 Jun 2009) has video

Paul Clark: The hon. Gentleman will be aware that the Department for Transport's overriding goals are to deal with congestion and with climate change. We have imposed strict rules in relation to climate change, and they are monitored independently. The work that needs to be done at local level to ensure joined-up thinking on business and housing development and on transport requirements is part of the...

Written Answers — Transport: Air Passenger Duty (22 Jun 2009)

Paul Clark: ...at: http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/aviation/atf/co2forecasts09/ Table 2.12 (page 48) reports the effect of this sensitivity test (rounded to the nearest five million passengers). The breakdown of the change in 2030 demand from moving to the new APD bands and rates is shown in the following table. Change in 2030 forecast from central case New APD band Passengers (million) Band A...

Written Answers — Transport: Shipping: Carbon Emissions (17 Jun 2009)

Paul Clark: ...achieved through international action. To this end the Government are seeking to ensure that the 15th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen on 7- 18 December 2009 will set an emissions reduction target for the shipping sector.

[David Taylor in the Chair] — Heathrow Airport Expansion (16 Jun 2009)

Paul Clark: ...those decisions in court if permission for judicial review is given. One issue that has been raised in the debate is that people do not understand how the Government can make such a decision when climate change is meant to be the most important thing that exists. Of course climate change is critical, which is why the Government commissioned studies by Stern and Eddington, and those are the...

Written Ministerial Statements — Transport: Light Dues (10 Jun 2009)

Paul Clark: ...we had assumed at the start of the consultation. We believe that by a careful combination of revised budgets and management of the GLF, we can avoid some of the increase in dues and defer or reduce the changes which would have had the biggest impact. We are therefore proposing a lesser increase in light dues from 35p to 39p per nrt from 1 July 2009 and putting off a further increase from...

Written Answers — Transport: Railways: Scotland (16 Mar 2009)

Paul Clark: The Minister of State, Lord Adonis, spoke to the Scottish Executive Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change regarding high speed rail services to Scotland in January. Officials from the Department for Transport meet regularly with Scottish Executive officials to discuss a range of cross-border transport issues, including rail.

Orders of the Day: New Clause 9 — Power of authorities to provide services in exceptional circumstances (27 Oct 2008) has video

Paul Clark: ...able to take the Bill through its Report stage and Third Reading. I genuinely believe that it has the potential to help local authorities, bus operators and passengers alike to achieve substantial change in bus services and other provision to reduce congestion and climate change problems.

Prayers: Kyoto Summit (19 Nov 1997)

Mr Paul Clark: ...it started in Gillingham, and that, until the day it was closed in 1984, two thirds of the then modern-day dockyard lay within the boundaries of Gillingham. No one knows for certain why the name changed, but anyone who knows anything about using semaphore flags will be well aware that it is easier to spell out Chatham than Gillingham. Gillingham has other claims to fame. Louis Brennan...