Results 1-6 of 6 for climate change speaker:Bill Olner

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (15 Oct 2008) has video

Bill Olner: ...space industry, and, crucially, in terms of next month's European Space Agency meeting, will she express support for the UK Government's stance on the efforts of the UK space industry to tackle the climate change agenda and the reduction of poverty in Africa?

[Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair] — British Business (China) (15 Oct 2008)

Bill Olner: ...2002, funding was made available and within five years we saw a massive industrial park offering every facility to Chinese and international businesses. We also learned about how China is handling climate change. BP China is at the forefront of investigating clean technology and has invested in a university-scale research unit that employs more scientists and climate change experts than I...

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change (8 Mar 2007)

Bill Olner: The Secretary of State has mentioned talks that he has had with other countries about the important issue of climate change, but has he had any words with other Government Departments, because ways to reduce energy include the use of smart metering and LED lighting? Should not such measures be brought into building regulations, particularly for new commercial and residential properties?

UK Space Policy (23 Nov 2005)

Bill Olner: ...depend on space technology. Increasingly, space applications play a crucial role behind the scenes, monitoring disasters, assisting in aid efforts and driving forward our understanding of climate change. Secondly, today's debate allows us to pay tribute to the lead role of UK space in that revolution. That role has been possible only because of sustained development and investment in...

UK Space Policy (23 Nov 2005)

Bill Olner: ...same level to the Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems technology investment programme. If space technology and the industry are to remain at the forefront of global efforts to combat climate change and develop a global early-warning system for natural disasters, we must play a leading role in the global monitoring for environment and security initiative. Those decisions will...

UK Space Policy (23 Nov 2005)

Bill Olner: ...face a decision. The question is not: "Are we in space or are we not in space?" It is far simpler than that. The question is whether we really want a high-tech, highly skilled economy and whether we really care about climate change and natural disasters. If the answer is yes, we need to sustain our support for ARTES and to play a leading role in GMES. Anything less would simply pay lip...