Results 1-15 of 15 for climate change speaker:Derek Twigg
- Written Answers — Defence: Climate Change (9 Jun 2008)
Derek Twigg: ...answer 6 May 2008 In the last five years the MOD has produced four unclassified reports: Impacts of sea level rise based on current state-of-the-art modelling; Environmental stresses from detailed climate model simulations for the middle east and Gulf region; Briefing document on environmental stresses from climate change; and Report on changes in storm surges from detailed model...
- Written Answers — Defence: Departmental Carbon Emissions (4 Feb 2008)
Derek Twigg: .... Work in these areas will continue during 2008-09 and beyond. In addition, we will develop and implement a carbon neutrality strategy for the MOD office estate, increase our procurement of non-climate change levy electricity and use of on-site micro-renewable energy systems, and make staff more aware of the environmental impact of their travel through a new self-booking travel tool.
- Written Answers — Defence: Departmental Climate Change (6 Dec 2007)
Derek Twigg: MOD is working with other Government Departments on the security implications of climate change. Underpinning this work is climate modelling by the Hadley Centre in the Met Office, a MOD Trading Fund, to predict future climates and assess their defence implications in strategically important regions. The implications of climate change will be factored into the Department's acquisition...
- UK Armed Forces (Operational Direction) (1 May 2007)
Derek Twigg: ...and Afghanistan had little or no counter-insurgency element, but there is no guarantee of whether the next ones will. Other fast-accelerating trends are complicating the picture. Issues such as climate change, changing demographics and new technologies may further exacerbate existing security problems or present security challenges of their own. For example, changes in the geopolitical...
- Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Heatstroke (9 Mar 2007)
Derek Twigg: ...day, undertaking some physical activity sufficient to cause sweating. Advice given to officers, soldiers, trainers and medics on the treatment of heat and cold injury is contained within JSP 539 ("Climatic Injuries in the Armed Forces: Prevention and Treatment"). Additionally, PJHQ issues advice relevant to individual theatres of operation. A copy of the JSP 539 is in the House Library....
- Written Answers — Defence: Meteorological Office (8 Jan 2007)
Derek Twigg: There is significant interdependency between weather forecasting and climate research and significant financial efficiencies are derived from collocation of these programmes within the Met Office. As a result the Met Office has a world leading capability in weather forecasting and climate research. The Met Office's Unified Model is used for both numerical weather prediction and climate...
- Written Answers — Defence: Meteorological Office (8 Jan 2007)
Derek Twigg: The Met Office's Hadley Centre provides advice on the impacts of climate change to a number of Government Departments, including MOD and Defra. The Hadley Centre provided extensive input to the Stern Review about climate impacts and helps develop scenarios of future climate change for the UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP). In addition, the Hadley Centre's model for tides and storm surges...
- Written Answers — Defence: Meteorological Office (5 Jan 2007)
Derek Twigg: There is significant interdependency between weather forecasting and climate research and significant financial efficiencies are derived from collocation of these programmes within the Met Office. As a result the Met Office has a world leading capability in weather forecasting and climate research. The Met Office's Unified Model is used for both numerical weather prediction and climate...
- Written Answers — Defence: Meteorological Office (5 Jan 2007)
Derek Twigg: The Met Office's Hadley Centre provides advice on the impacts of climate change to a number of Government Departments, including MOD and Defra. The Hadley Centre provided extensive input to the Stern Review about climate impacts and helps develop scenarios of future climate change for the UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP). In addition, the Hadley Centre's model for tides and storm surges...
- Written Answers — Defence: Meteorological Office (5 Dec 2006)
Derek Twigg: ...commercial and consultancy experience and currently comprises 10 members of staff in total. The consultancy group is part of the commercial business area and has the specific remit to provide climate change risk management and scientific advice to existing and new business customers. Met Office Consultancy therefore harnesses the scientific expertise and reputation to address business...
- Rail Services (Exeter to the South-West) (20 Jun 2006)
Derek Twigg: ...and complex franchise serving a significant area of the west of the country. As I said, it has not been without controversy: I have attended a number of debates in Westminster Hall and elsewhere about the changes that came about, but I am pleased to say that the Department has been working with First Great Western, which has already announced a number of improvements and changes to...
- Written Answers — Transport: Sea Defences (10 May 2006)
Derek Twigg: ...Network Rail to continue to monitor the likelihood of risks to the safety and operational integrity of the railway in the Dawlish area, arising from possible increases in sea levels associated with climate change; and to propose further appropriate measures of protection from flooding and coastal erosion. Network Rail advises me that it does not believe the railway sea defences in the...
- Renewable Transport Fuels (1 Nov 2005)
Derek Twigg: ...the debate, but as the hon. Gentleman will probably guess, there is some focus elsewhere on this particular issue today. We shall see what happens there. This is an important and timely debate. Climate change is rising up the agenda of Governments around the world. Today, the UK hosts the first meeting under the new Gleneagles dialogue, between the G8 and China, India, Brazil, Mexico and...
- Renewable Transport Fuels (1 Nov 2005)
Derek Twigg: ...scheme might operate, and we have had informal discussions with the European Commission and others about it. We are now considering the findings of the feasibility study in the context of our revised climate change programme, which is due to be published shortly. We have already said that we will set an ambitious and realistic target for biofuels sales in 2010, once the right policy...
- Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions: Amendment of the Law (7 Mar 2001)
Mr Derek Twigg: ...Tory Government and the county council, but we are now seeing the benefit of the extra resources. However, I understand my hon. Friend's point. We had a similar problem with our SSA for highways. Changes resulted in the council losing quite a lot of money. Clearly, there is a case for a fairer and better targeted SSA formula and the Government are committed to considering that. W e should...