Results 1-16 of 16 for climate change speaker:John Barrett

UK Aid (North Africa) (3 Jun 2009)

John Barrett: ...criticism over its approach. I am sure that I am not alone in wanting to know what lessons can be learnt. In addition to the problems with al-Qaeda, the whole of north Africa suffers from the problems of climate change, but unfortunately I do not have time to discuss those today. I will briefly raise the problem of arms exports from the UK. I believe that too many arms exports have reached...

[Robert Key in the Chair] — World Food Programme (21 May 2009)

John Barrett: .... It must be about building countries' and communities' resilience to the shocks that are increasingly restricting access to food for millions of people. Growing water scarcity, triggered partly by climate change, is also severely affecting countries' ability to irrigate crops. Global demand for water has tripled in the past 50 years. We cannot consider food supply and security in any...

Business of the House (29 Nov 2007) has video

John Barrett: Will the Leader of the House find time to debate the situation in Bangladesh, where not only have 3,000 people died, but with rising sea levels and climate change, up to 30 million people could be at risk in future? The debate would be appreciated by the House and by the Bangladeshi community. There was a 30-minute debate last night, for which no Department for International Development...

UK Aid (Sudan) (23 Oct 2007)

John Barrett: ...weak to survive. The scale of the problem is well documented. The chairman of the all-party group on Sudan, the hon. Member for Stroud (Mr. Drew), has been very eloquent in detailing the problems. Climate change is one of the problems from which Sudan suffers that give rise to its need for a huge amount of aid. With the change in global weather patterns, farmers' and pastoralists'...

Bill Presented: Darfur (5 Jun 2007)

John Barrett: ...for misery is present in the area—civil war, too many guns, corrupt government, lack of basic water and sanitation, ethnic tensions, famine, refugees in camps, armed militia and problems resulting from climate change. They are combined with oil wealth and an international community that often stands by as the tragedy continues to unfold. What part is the international community...

Orders of the Day: Foreign Affairs and Defence (22 Nov 2006)

John Barrett: ...intelligence at that time was bad and many have said that the House was misled. Since that day, terrorism has grown in Iraq. At that time, there were those who believed that the regime should be changed. There is now no doubt that Iraq is a hotbed of terrorism, and exactly the same is happening in the Gaza strip. When the Queen's Speech was read in the other place, we heard that one of its...

High-Speed Rail (11 Oct 2006)

John Barrett: ...medium term—far less in the long term. Although the network faces undoubted challenges, we should not consider them in isolation from the rest of the transport network. In the near future, we shall have to change our entire transport network because of the environmental, social and economic pressures upon us. Our heavily congested transportation system tops the list of concerns in...

Orders of the Day: Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill (12 May 2006)

John Barrett: ...for the Bill today. I have had many e-mails and correspondence from constituents in its support. The environment is too important to be a political football. We have all watched the issue of climate change climb up the agenda, but people expect more than targets or reports. They want action. Under one of the Bill's provisions, it will note whether action has been taken. It may move us in...

Africa (Poverty) (30 Jun 2005)

John Barrett: ...have a huge impact on the future of not just Africa but the entire planet. The G8 nations account for 65 per cent. of global GDP and 47 per cent. of global carbon dioxide emissions. With climate change and Africa dominating next week's G8 agenda, it is no exaggeration to say that those countries, acting together, could make an enormous difference on both issues. As the Prime Minister said...

Climate Change (G8 Summit) (29 Jun 2005)

John Barrett: ...;in the Chamber. The exception in question has clearly spent many hours surfing Liberal Democrat websites, and long may he continue to do so. The G8 summit in Gleneagles will focus on two themes: climate change and Africa. This time, the public are more involved than ever before, partly because of the celebrities involved, but also because of what happened 20 years ago, when we...

Climate Change and the Environment (8 Feb 2005)

Mr John Barrett: Does the hon. Gentleman agree that those who are most likely to be the victims of climate change are least likely to have influence over gas emissions, and that that is why it is essential to play our part in international discussions about future emissions with emerging industrial nations such as China and India?

AIDS/TB/Malaria (Global Fund) (16 Nov 2004)

Mr John Barrett: .... of the world's population is at risk from malaria. That figure is increasing—in the 21st century, when we should be winning the battle—because of poor health systems, drug resistance, climate change, war and poverty. It is the poorest, and children, who are most vulnerable. Ninety per cent. of malaria deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa and approximately 3,000 people die of it...

Air Transport (8 Jun 2004)

Mr John Barrett: ..., there is wide consensus that the White Paper, if implemented, will run every risk of wiping out all the Government's progress on reducing carbon dioxide emissions and could undermine their entire climate change strategy. It is important not to forget the nitrogen oxide and water vapour pollution produced by air transport, emissions that make a considerable additional contribution to...

Air Transport White Paper (11 Feb 2004)

Mr John Barrett: ...measures—more research and development and, most of all, emissions trading. However, it entirely lacks any sense of urgency and any practical targets as to how the industry's impacts on climate change will be controlled. The aviation industry supports an open emissions trading scheme but has called on the Government to resist introducing any other interim taxes or solutions. That is...

Southern Africa Food Crisis (6 Feb 2003)

Mr John Barrett: ...in itself, because that might imply that if enough food was delivered the problem would be solved. Many other factors contribute to the current crisis. Problems of drought, erratic rainfall and changes in the global climate all add to the issue's complexity. The problems related to HIV/AIDS and other health issues make the crisis deeper and more difficult to cope with. There are problems...

Small Firms (13 Jul 2001)

Mr John Barrett: .... At the weekend, I was on the telephone to my wife, who is in Botswana, where she said there were walking skeletons on the street. Yesterday, a 2,000-page United Nations report on the impact of climate change stated that industrial pollution is the main cause and that the consequences for human society are likely to be catastrophic. Global warming is real—that is official. Crop...