Results 1-12 of 12 for climate change speaker:Emily Thornberry

Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)

Emily Thornberry: ...in terror attacks overseas, and banning cluster munitions. These are bold and optimistic plans in the Queen's Speech, and I welcome them. Above all, however, we must safeguard our world from climate change, yes, with support for new ways of tackling the problem such as carbon capture and storage, but the most serious work in the next six months that the Government can do will not be in...

Amendment of the Law (27 Apr 2009) has video

Emily Thornberry: ...its best and most necessary. Beyond the immediate effects of this recession, this is a Budget about the future, and I welcome that, too. I welcome the bold plan of the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to end atmospheric carbon emissions from coal-fired power stations. Many of my constituents are very concerned about the high emissions from coal-fired power stations...

Prayers: Fuel Poverty Bill (20 Mar 2009) has video

Emily Thornberry: ...than their incomes. That is why, for all of us, particularly for those of us who represent poor and deprived communities, it is such a major issue. We are extremely concerned about what will happen. With climate change and the unpredictability of the weather, constituencies such as mine in the south of England will be hit by colder weather than we have ever experienced before. We have to...

Polar Regions (2 Jul 2008)

Emily Thornberry: ...2007-08. International polar year will involve more than 200 projects taking place in the Arctic and Antarctic, and more than 60 nations will participate. Those projects will focus on environmental change in polar regions. International polar year continues an important tradition of scientific advance through international co-operation. The first international polar year took place back in...

Orders of the Day: Energy Bill (22 Jan 2008) has video

Emily Thornberry: ...the go-ahead through that process. In December, the Secretary of State extended the ambition for offshore wind, by announcing potentially 25 GW more in possible sites. Thirdly, the committee on climate change, to be created by the Climate Change Bill, will set out measures to allow us to hit our aim of a 60 per cent. cut—I hope an 80 per cent. cut soon—in carbon emissions by...

Orders of the Day: Planning Bill (10 Dec 2007)

Emily Thornberry: Will my right hon. Friend ensure that the Planning Bill and the new Climate Change Bill will mesh together properly to ensure that we cut carbon emissions? Will she therefore ensure that the independent committee on climate change is a statutory consultee in the development of national policy statements? Will she also ensure that individual—

Amendment of the Law: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (26 Mar 2007)

Emily Thornberry: A decade ago, the major political issues were interest rates, unemployment and economic chaos. People wanted us to fix it and to get a grip, and we have. We have changed the country—fundamentally and for the better—but in doing so we have changed what people want from their Government. I can tell the House that what people in Islington want has changed. I want to talk about some...

Welfare Reform Bill (Programme) (No. 2): Climate Change (12 Oct 2006)

Emily Thornberry: I speak as a sponsor of the Climate Change Bill, and I urge the Government to consider incorporating such a Bill into the Queen's Speech. I have listened with great interest to what the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has said about carbon budgets, and I hope that there will be some creative discussion in the short time between now and the Queen's Speech. It may...

Welfare Reform Bill (Programme) (No. 2): Climate Change (12 Oct 2006)

Emily Thornberry: ...do something, but they do not know what. Enlightened self-interest is not sufficient. Putting a wind turbine up on a roof is not by itself sufficient. Nor is it by itself sufficient for people to change their cars. We have to do that as part of a structure. I would deign to suggest that, as a Government, it is our responsibility to show that there is a structure. We have to say,...

Welfare Reform Bill (Programme) (No. 2): Climate Change (12 Oct 2006)

Emily Thornberry: The fact that the majority of people have their health conditions dealt with in the community is important. Keeping people in hospitals for less time is an important part of tackling climate change, as is making sure that Labour values are put into action. There are many ways in which we have to move ahead for policy reasons, but, as a Labour MP, I would say that we always have to keep an eye...

Orders of the Day: Company Law Reform Bill [ Lords] (6 Jun 2006)

Emily Thornberry: ...for company law. However, I wonder whether it can go a little further than it does. Last year, when steering the G8, my Government identified the two biggest challenges that face the world today: climate change and the increasing division between rich and poor. We all know from the public's reaction that they agreed with us. Although the public agree that those issues are important and...

Orders of the Day — Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill — Order for Second Reading read. (11 Nov 2005)

Emily Thornberry: ...for allowing me to intervene in this debate, and may I add my voice to those who welcome the introduction of this Bill? We hope that it has an easy passage. Does my hon. Friend agree that, although climate change is one of the biggest challenges faced by our generation, too many people feel that there is little that they can do as individuals? Micro-generation is exactly the sort of thing...