Results 1-20 of 90 for climate change speaker:Tim Yeo

[John Bercow in the Chair] — Personal Carbon Trading (18 Jun 2009)

Tim Yeo: I accept what the Minister says. I do not share the Minister's confidence—I am sure that it was not complacency—that Britain is doing enough. Time will tell. The Committee on Climate Change will take a view on that before long. I am simply anxious that, if we say, "We're on track", we shall soon be in for an unpleasant shock. I am also not sure that all her arguments against...

[John Bercow in the Chair] — Personal Carbon Trading (18 Jun 2009)

Tim Yeo: ...to be greatly strengthened because the science will show that the situation is still not being adequately addressed. The danger is that if Britain is to remain a leader in the world's response to climate change, many of the additional measures that will then be needed will have to be put in place very hurriedly and they are likely to place a heavier burden on the low-income households,...

[John Bercow in the Chair] — Personal Carbon Trading (18 Jun 2009)

Tim Yeo: ...months since the Government published their response. During that year—even during those seven months—the scientific evidence has shown that the challenge that the world faces from climate change is bigger and more urgent than we previously understood. Despite many commendable initiatives, no country—not even Britain—can claim to be anywhere near being on track for...

Business of the House: Standing Orders Etc. (Energy and Climate Change) (28 Oct 2008) has video

Tim Yeo: ...pressing my amendment to a vote. I am happy to give that guidance. Members who venture outside will apparently encounter snow, which is proof that we are talking not about global warming, but about climate change. I warmly welcome the establishment of the new Department and I congratulate the Secretary of State on his appointment. Like my hon. Friend the Member for Mid-Worcestershire...

Orders of the Day: New Clause 15 — Advice on emissions from international aviation and international shipping (28 Oct 2008) has video

Tim Yeo: The Climate Change Bill has been used as an example of British leadership in the field of climate change, and quite rightly so. Britain is a leading maritime nation, too. I believe that the shipping industry is also looking for a lead from the British Government, which at the moment it is not getting. Ships being ordered today have a 30-year life, so that takes us three quarters of the way to...

Orders of the Day: Climate Change Bill [Lords] (9 Jun 2008) has video

Tim Yeo: ...staff and better pay. The worst job in the whole of politics right now must be to be Chancellor of the Exchequer to the current Prime Minister. In 1993, I was the Minister of State dealing with climate change—I am glad to see my right hon. Friend the Member for Suffolk, Coastal (Mr. Gummer) here today, who was Secretary of State at that time—and it was almost the worst job,...

Orders of the Day: Climate Change Bill [Lords] (9 Jun 2008) has video

Tim Yeo: ...by the Liberal Democrats at that time clearly show that they were regarded as freakish. This Bill is very important, and it should help to maintain Britain's international leadership of the climate change debate. That leadership was of course established originally by Baroness Thatcher in her famous speech almost two decades ago. She was the first Head of Government of any serious country...

Orders of the Day: Climate Change Bill [Lords] (9 Jun 2008) has video

Tim Yeo: ...cars. That is a direct incentive when people replace their vehicle for them to switch to a low-carbon alternative. I believe that my Front-Bench colleagues share that position. We believe that the changes that the Chancellor announced this year for new vehicles are fully justified and will provide a strong incentive. I am delighted that the hon. Gentleman drives a Smart car. I am happy to...

Orders of the Day: Climate Change Bill [Lords] (9 Jun 2008) has video

Tim Yeo: ...Minister said earlier about the targets. He knows that I strongly support the view that too much focus on the 2050 target runs the risk of not doing enough urgently. Will he seek the views of the Climate Change Committee specifically on the interim target and recognise that, although we could hit the 2050 target, we have no chance of staying within the 2° C maximum if we do little in...

[Mr. David Amess in the Chair] — Biofuels (5 Jun 2008)

Tim Yeo: ...fact that the Government were attacked some years ago for going too slowly and are now being attacked for going too fast, but I think that she said—I agree with this—that when the facts change, it is right to change the policy. We know a lot more than we did three years ago, and the state of knowledge is advancing all the time. That is why the need for an immediate change in...

[Mr. David Amess in the Chair] — Biofuels (5 Jun 2008)

Tim Yeo: ...and topical issues raised in the report. I am delighted to see two of my colleagues from the Committee here as well. Almost three years ago, the Environmental Audit Committee decided to make climate change its main theme during this Parliament, in recognition of the growing urgency of the threat of climate change and the cross-departmental nature of most issues relating to it. It did so...

[Ann Winterton in the Chair] — Emissions Trading (25 Oct 2007)

Tim Yeo: ..., the view is not consistent. We have a television tax that masquerades as the licence fee whose proceeds are hypothecated to one particularly extravagant organisation known as the BBC. Even the climate change levy has an element of hypothecation about its proceeds. I was pleased that the Minister accepted that business-as-usual projections contained some uncertainties, but I urge her and...

[Ann Winterton in the Chair] — Emissions Trading (25 Oct 2007)

Tim Yeo: ...interest in the subject—in my experience, that is not always the case. Today's debate is extremely timely for two principal reasons, the first of which is the growing urgency of the threat of climate change. Every week, there are news items that reinforce the reality of something that many people have long suspected but that has been difficult to prove. Month by month, the scientific...

[Ann Winterton in the Chair] — Emissions Trading (25 Oct 2007)

Tim Yeo: .... It is true that, to make a cap-and-trade system effective, we require greater political will than has been shown so far in the EU system or any other. Certainly, we are much more conscious of climate change than we were five years ago. It is equally certain that, five years from now, international alarm about climate change will be much greater than it is today. Then, if not now, the...

[Ann Winterton in the Chair] — Emissions Trading (25 Oct 2007)

Tim Yeo: ...areas of future discussion. Now is the time to start that debate, as we begin the post-Kyoto phase. In my view, contraction and convergence is the only fair way eventually to share out the costs of climate change, and it will be made more achievable by successful international trading systems. I therefore hope that the measures adopted for the post-Kyoto phase will explicitly include an...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change Bill (25 Oct 2007)

Tim Yeo: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will make a statement on the progress of the Climate Change Bill.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Housing: Climate Change (5 Mar 2007)

Tim Yeo: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when she will publish the report required by section 14 of the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 explaining the steps that have been taken to secure greater compliance with the provisions of building regulations for the purpose of (a) furthering the conservation of fuel and power and (b) reducing emissions of...

Orders of the Day: Energy Saving (Daylight) Bill (26 Jan 2007)

Tim Yeo: ...during consideration of the Road Safety Bill on 20 April last year. He said: "In my written answer to my hon. Friend's parliamentary question, I said publicly, and I shall reiterate now, that changing to single/double summer time would have road safety benefits. It is not in doubt—the research has been done. It was done following the experiment to which the hon. Member for Wimbledon...

Orders of the Day: Energy Saving (Daylight) Bill (26 Jan 2007)

Tim Yeo: ...clocks with the rest of Europe would boost the country's earnings from both domestic and inbound tourism while at the same time reducing the UK's £18 billion tourism deficit and aviation related climate change." I could not have put it better myself. All in all, the benefits—in terms of saving lives, avoiding injuries, improving road safety, cutting energy consumption and...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Climate Change (30 Oct 2006)

Tim Yeo: ...addressed by Sir Nicholas Stern and I hope that hon. Members will have a chance to debate his report once they have had a chance to read it. I warmly welcome the message that early action to tackle climate change will be more effective and less painful than delayed action. In that context, does the Secretary of State agree that there could be no more timely moment for his intervention to...