Results 1-20 of 44 for climate change speaker:Jane Kennedy

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change (4 Jun 2009)

Jane Kennedy: The Government and the devolved Administrations recently announced the appointment of Lord John Krebs as the Chair of the Adaptation Sub-Committee to the Committee on Climate Change. As the Chair of the Sub-Committee, Lord Krebs will also sit on the main committee. The UK Government and the devolved Administrations are in the process of appointing five to eight board members to serve on the...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change: Finance (28 Apr 2009)

Jane Kennedy: DEFRA delivers the 'Adapting to Climate Change Programme', which is a cross-Government programme which aims to help society adapt to climate change. The role of the programme is to develop and provide a comprehensive evidence base including adaptation tools, to raise awareness of the need to adapt, to measure success and to work across Government at all levels to embed adaptation. Measuring...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change (23 Apr 2009)

Jane Kennedy: The amendment to the relevant section of the Environmental Protection Act introduced in the Climate Change Act 2008 provides a single, clear point of reference in legislation for local authorities on this point.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Packaging: Waste Disposal (21 Apr 2009)

Jane Kennedy: ...biodegradable renewable polymers/bioplastics can deliver environmental benefits, providing they are appropriately handled after disposal. DEFRA works closely with the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to develop policy in this area. The DECC-sponsored National Non-Food Crops Centre (NNFCC) has established a Thematic Working Group to bring together those involved in the...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Food: Waste Disposal (1 Apr 2009)

Jane Kennedy: ...greater uptake of anaerobic digestion (AD), a proven renewable energy technology, as a sustainable option for unavoidable food waste that would otherwise go to landfill. AD offers a considerable climate change benefit through avoided landfill methane emissions, with the energy generated also offsetting fossil fuel power generation, and counting towards our renewable energy targets. There...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Food Supply (30 Mar 2009)

Jane Kennedy: DEFRA published a discussion paper in July last year entitled "Ensuring UK Food Security in a Changing World". This has contributed to the debate on the long-term challenges to our food security such as climate change, increased demand and population growth, and the energy dependence of our food supply. The Government are taking a risk-based approach to ensuring we remain food secure in the...

Livestock Industry (Climate Change) (25 Mar 2009)

Jane Kennedy: ...must exercise greater portion control. Delia Smith was arguing for that just the other day and I think that she is right. My hon. Friend quoted an American who said that, in order to help deal with climate change, it would be better to become vegetarian or vegan than to change from a high-performance car to a hybrid car. I had better get it on the record and say that I am not going to do...

Livestock Industry (Climate Change) (25 Mar 2009)

Jane Kennedy: Now we have got that clear. My hon. Friend has raised a pertinent, important and challenging subject not just for the agricultural sector. Climate change is a challenging issue across the British economy, particularly at a time when the economy is under such pressure from other reasons—the global pressures on our economy—that we now know about all too well. We must not be pushed...

Livestock Industry (Climate Change) (25 Mar 2009)

Jane Kennedy: ...as well as setting targets to reduce water usage and to improve waste disposal. The meat industry is working on a similar road map for meat production. Helping all sectors of the economy to address climate change is a key priority for the Government. We fully recognise the challenges associated with tackling greenhouse gas emissions from the livestock sector as part of maintaining a...

[Mr. Peter Atkinson in the Chair] — Rural Economy (24 Mar 2009)

Jane Kennedy: ..., the economies of rural areas mirror those of urban areas, but rural areas boast businesses of all shapes and sizes, as hon. Members have said. They provide all sorts of goods and services, and change in rural communities continues apace. That can be seen particularly in the growth of high-tech and high-skill businesses. The Commission for Rural Communities tells us that in the past 10...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Waste Disposal: Fees and Charges (17 Mar 2009)

Jane Kennedy: No authorities have so far expressed an interest in using the powers in the Climate Change Act to pilot a waste reduction scheme. We are therefore considering how the funding earmarked for the pilots could best be focused, in line with departmental priorities.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change (6 Mar 2009)

Jane Kennedy: ...waste. In addition, local authorities have a duty, under section 89 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (EPA), to keep land under their control clear of litter and refuse. Section 76 of the Climate Change Act 2008 provides clarification as to the legal status of the section 46 notice.

Waste (Gloucestershire) (3 Mar 2009)

Jane Kennedy: ...up the waste hierarchy as possible, with energy from waste ranking higher than landfill, which is the end of the line. Reducing our reliance on landfill is an essential part of the drive to tackle climate change. A combination of all the activities I have mentioned is essential to ensure that we meet our obligations under the EU landfill directive. Generating renewable energy from residual...

Waste (Gloucestershire) (3 Mar 2009)

Jane Kennedy: ...submitted an application to DEFRA for PFI credits to deliver new waste management infrastructure. Support for the project was provisionally approved by the Under-Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, my hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham, Deptford (Joan Ruddock), in August 2008. I was pleased to visit Stroud in October with my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Mr. Drew). We...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Food Supply: Research (26 Feb 2009)

Jane Kennedy: holding answer 23 February 2009 The information requested is as follows: 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Agriculture and climate change — — 2,209,308 3,827,331 4,022,592 Climate change(1) 382,506 145,562 62,669 124,607 — Environmental protection (Agriculture)(1) 5,325,982 3,923,582 2,331,042 995,858 352,723 Non-food crops(1)...

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Carbon Emissions: Agriculture (11 Feb 2009)

Jane Kennedy: ...gases (GHG) including carbon dioxide from the agriculture, forestry and land management sectors. This work will feed into the Government's response to recommendations made in the Committee on Climate Change's inaugural report.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Agriculture: Carbon Emissions (11 Feb 2009)

Jane Kennedy: ...gases (GHG) including carbon dioxide from the agriculture, forestry and land management sectors. This work will feed into the Government's response to recommendations made in the Committee on Climate Change's inaugural report.

Agriculture (West Country) (10 Feb 2009)

Jane Kennedy: ...up to date. Work on that is ongoing. In that context, and bearing in mind our memory of foot and mouth disease, the Government have been discussing with representatives of the livestock industry how to change the arrangements for sharing the responsibilities and costs of animal health. Those discussions have been under way for some time. We plan to consult in the near future, and my right...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Waste Disposal: Climate Change (10 Feb 2009)

Jane Kennedy: Powers in the Climate Change Act allow up to five local authorities in England to pilot household waste incentives schemes. No local authorities have so far expressed an interest in taking up these powers. The powers are of course voluntary and were introduced in response to requests from local government.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Waste Disposal: Fees and Charges (3 Feb 2009)

Jane Kennedy: holding answer 27 January 2009 There are no new charges for the collection of household waste. Powers provided by the Climate Change Act would allow up to five local authorities to pilot incentive schemes which help to reduce the levels of waste produced and to enhance the success of recycling programmes. These powers were requested by local authorities. However, no local authority has...