Results 1-20 of 37 for climate change speaker:Theresa Villiers

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Renewable Energy: Public Consultation (24 Jun 2009)

Theresa Villiers: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he plans to publish his response to the renewable energy strategy consultation.

Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day]: Heathrow (Third Runway) (28 Jan 2009) has video

Theresa Villiers: ...at Heathrow Airport was deeply flawed, as it paid insufficient regard to the costs of air and noise pollution in the surrounding areas and the commitment to curb carbon dioxide emissions to tackle climate change; regrets the fact that provisions to improve high-speed rail lines from 10 Heathrow to major cities have not been fully explored, along with the potential of other UK airports to...

Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day]: Heathrow (Third Runway) (28 Jan 2009) has video

Theresa Villiers: ...flight paths cover an incredibly densely populated part of the south of England. The environmental problems associated with Heathrow expansion, as I shall explain, are dramatically wider than just climate change. Yes, climate change is a concern for many of our constituents, and for all Members of the House, but with Heathrow, we have to take into account the fact that nitrogen dioxide...

Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day]: Heathrow (Third Runway) (28 Jan 2009) has video

Theresa Villiers: ...such a corrosive impact on quality of life. Yet again I urge the Secretary of State to guarantee the future of the 'night cap', and to drop his plans to review it. Then, of course, there is the climate change impact of a third runway. With 222,000 more flights, the airport could well become the largest single source of carbon dioxide in the United Kingdom, emitting nearly 27 million tonnes...

Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day]: Heathrow (Third Runway) (28 Jan 2009) has video

Theresa Villiers: I have answered the question. While the Secretary of State may have placated his Cabinet colleagues, I am afraid that his proposed climate change safeguards do not stand up to scrutiny. Let us take the proposed 125,000 cap on the use of the new runway. There is no guarantee as to how long it will last. It is expressly stated to relate to the initial use of the runway, and a review is promised...

Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day]: Heathrow (Third Runway) (28 Jan 2009) has video

Theresa Villiers: Why should we believe that the Government will take any notice of the Committee on Climate Change, given that they are currently ignoring the Environment Agency, the Sustainable Development Commission, a huge coalition of environmental groups, Lord Smith, who is one of their own former colleagues and who chairs the Environment Agency, and their own vice-chairman for the environment, the hon....

Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day]: Heathrow (Third Runway) (28 Jan 2009) has video

Theresa Villiers: ..., the potential for air-to-rail switching is clearly going to increase even further in the future. It is clear that high-speed rail is a much less carbon-intensive way to travel than flying. The climate change differential between the two forms of transport will widen with the expected decarbonisation of electricity generation.

Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day]: Heathrow (Third Runway) (28 Jan 2009) has video

Theresa Villiers: ...there are credible alternatives. To all those who signed early-day motion 2344, I say that this is an important opportunity to ask the Government to listen to the millions of people who care about climate change and the dissenting voices on their own Back Benches, and to drop their plans for a third runway, which could cause such devastating damage to our environment and our quality of...

Business of the House: Transport Infrastructure (15 Jan 2009) has video

Theresa Villiers: ...down in history as the man who finally put the brakes on the relentless outward expansion of Heathrow, and demonstrated that the political class has at last woken up to the compelling urgency of climate change? The Secretary of State has given us assurances on flight caps, on green slots and on a 2050 date for restricting aviation emissions, but the Government's credibility is wholly...

Written Answers — Transport: Aviation: Exhaust Emissions (24 Nov 2008)

Theresa Villiers: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the changes to aviation policy which will be necessary as a result of (a) inclusion of the aviation sector in the Climate Change Bill and (b) the decision to set a target to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 80 per cent. by 2050.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Fuel Poverty: Barnet (24 Nov 2008)

Theresa Villiers: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will assess the effect of increasing energy prices on people living in Chipping Barnet constituency as part of his Department's work on fuel poverty.

Bill Presented: Heathrow (11 Nov 2008)

Theresa Villiers: ...are saying. Has he listened to the 70,000 people who responded to the consultation, or to the thousands of our constituents who send postcards to us every day about the urgency of tackling climate change? I think that the Government are deaf to the concerns of people in this country about the environment.

Bill Presented: Heathrow (11 Nov 2008)

Theresa Villiers: ...still is—has signed early-day motion 2344, calling for the Government to think again, as have 51 of his colleagues on the Labour Back Benches. The environmental concerns are not confined to climate change. A 46 per cent. increase in flights would blight the lives of thousands of people because of the increased aircraft noise and pollution. Heathrow's proximity to the M4 and the M25,...

Bill Presented: Heathrow (11 Nov 2008)

Theresa Villiers: ...Leeds would provide relief from capacity problems at Heathrow. That would free up slots and relieve the overcrowding problems without a negative environmental impact both on quality of life and on climate change. The Government's plans to scrap runway alternation would rob residents of the precious quiet time that they value so much. They would also have a major negative impact on schools...

Bill Presented: Heathrow (11 Nov 2008) has video

Theresa Villiers: ...made in the 2003 White Paper should be revisited. The White Paper is simply no longer fit for purpose, drafted as it was in completely different economic times and before the urgent need to tackle climate change had forced its way up the political agenda. Eurostar tells us that its high-speed trains emit just a tenth of the carbon of competing aviation. The latest generation of high-speed...

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Air Pollution (17 Oct 2008)

Theresa Villiers: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of air quality in the UK's most polluted areas in each of the last eight years.

Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Biofuels (7 Jul 2008) has video

Theresa Villiers: ...their biofuels policy. The Conservatives were the only political party to vote against the renewable transport fuel obligation. Although we believe that biofuels can have a role to play in tackling climate change, there must be safeguards to ensure that they come from sustainable sources and we must address the impact of biofuel production on land use and fuel prices. Frankly, the RTFO...

Deferred Division: Heathrow (2 Apr 2008) has video

Theresa Villiers: ...that there is no increase in the overall noise footprint in the airport and with a progressive reduction of that footprint in the medium term; whether expansion is consistent with meeting our climate change targets on CO2 reduction; and whether all the alternative ways to free up capacity at Heathrow have been fully considered, including serious and urgent consideration of high-speed rail....

Deferred Division: Heathrow (2 Apr 2008) has video

Theresa Villiers: ...are wholly inadequate. Thirdly, the Government have simply made no proper effort to explain the impact that a projected increase to 702,000 flights at Heathrow will have on the fight against climate change. Even if they promised to cap flight numbers, which they have yet to do, who would believe them? They were, after all, the Government who started pressing ahead with proposals to...

Orders of the Day: Local Transport Bill [ Lords] (26 Mar 2008) has video

Theresa Villiers: ...it comes to local public transport. So buses matter to our quality of life and to our economic prosperity. Critically, of course, they now also matter when it comes to tackling problems caused by climate change and worsening traffic congestion. Increasing bus ridership should play a significant part in a successful strategy to tackle both those vital issues for our country, so I welcome...