Results 1-18 of 18 for climate change speaker:Nia Griffith

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video

Nia Griffith: ...in the end. We understand the importance of working with other countries. I am sure that we have all heard our constituents ask, "What's the good of us doing anything if no one else does?" The climate change conference in Copenhagen will be crucial to efforts to get international progress. I am proud that our Prime Minister and Secretary of State have shown strong leadership. Our Prime...

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video

Nia Griffith: ...occurred and people have had to stay out of their homes for months. In a constituency such as mine, which is very low-lying and surrounded on three sides by sea, the whole issue of dealing with climate change is very real to people as they move out of their homes to have all the work done that is necessary after flooding. That is a gruesome reminder of how close we are to some awful...

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video

Nia Griffith: ...been designed, developed and manufactured in this country. We must give clear signals to manufacturers about what we want. That was certainly the evidence put to us in the Committee on the draft Climate Change Bill, where manufacturers said, "You tell us the parameters, you tell us what you want, and we will deliver." We have to say what we want and set strict objectives, whether on...

Energy and Climate Change: International Co-operation (5 Nov 2009) has video

Nia Griffith: What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of efforts to tackle climate change in international forums; and if he will make a statement.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: G8 Summit (13 Jul 2009)

Nia Griffith: I congratulate my right hon. Friend on taking the lead in securing G8 agreement on ambitious climate change targets. I also thank him for his answer to the hon. Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson). Will my right hon. Friend tell me what steps will be taken to nurture companies that are developing green technologies in the UK, and thus to secure valuable manufacturing jobs while helping us...

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

Nia Griffith: .... We recognise the need to count in the emissions from aviation and shipping, but we all accept that calculating how to apportion them to individual countries is fraught with difficulty. As our Climate Change Bill is often referred to as a world first, it is crucial that we include aviation and shipping. We do not want to give other people the idea that those matters can be left out of...

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

Nia Griffith: This issue is about counting and monitoring, which is why it is important that we include mechanisms in the Bill such as making provision on advice and listening to the Committee on Climate Change. Those are the tools that we are using. The monitoring and reporting processes, and the targets that we put in place, will make us think about how we achieve the necessary reductions in emissions...

Business of the House: Welsh Affairs (28 Feb 2008)

Nia Griffith: ...Assembly can apply its framework powers to a number of Bills, and I hope it will exercise its right to determine the appropriate form in which they can exist in Wales. We are very concerned about climate change at the moment, and we look forward to the Climate Change Bill, which will be introduced shortly. It contains a section on adaptation and mitigation, a subject with which some people...

Opposition Day — [5th allotted day]: Network Rail (8 Jan 2008) has video

Nia Griffith: ...debate. Many hon. Members have a lot to say about what is happening on the railways, and those of us who believe firmly that the rail service can make an enormous contribution to the fight against climate change want to ensure that it is as good as it can possibly be. Rail travel can be extremely quick, and it is much safer than road travel. It has a significant role to play in helping to...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: European Affairs (20 Jun 2007)

Nia Griffith: ...for a strong voice for national Parliaments. With such focus on the constitution, I would not want us to forget the important matters on which we are already co-operating, one of which is tackling climate change. We must ensure that the EU emissions trading scheme is effective. Its first phase unfortunately got a bad reputation because of some Governments' lax approach to setting...

Points of Order: Housing (16 May 2007)

Nia Griffith: ..., the features we need to look at to assess energy efficiency may be obvious. First-time buyers are the least likely to have such experience, yet they are often among the most committed to tackling climate change and have the most need to budget carefully for future fuel bills. We hear plenty of warm words about tackling climate change and reducing emissions, but it is no good talking...

Public Bill Committee: Sustainable Communities Bill: Clause 1 (28 Feb 2007)

Nia Griffith: ...as protecting the local environment and the prudent use of natural resources. Those matters have to be considered in the context of a range of levels of government. Some things, such as combating climate change, might be decided by EU regulation. Others might be decided by a local group of prospective residents discussing with a co-operative housing association how they want the lay-out of...

[Mrs. Joan Humble in the Chair] — Manufacturing Industry and Emissions Trading (9 Jan 2007)

Nia Griffith: ...challenge of not just cleaning up but trying to reduce emissions. The EU ETS is the largest multinational greenhouse emissions trading scheme in the world and shows the EU's determination to tackle climate change and global warming, but it is global warming that we are talking about. It is no good having a scheme that reduces EU emissions by driving industry out of the EU, because...

[Mrs. Joan Humble in the Chair] — Manufacturing Industry and Emissions Trading (9 Jan 2007)

Nia Griffith: ...to reduce overall emissions and causing considerable disparities between those industries that can pass on costs to consumers and those that cannot. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Minister for Climate Change and the Environment on his willingness to challenge the aviation industry to face up to climate change. Domestic flights, whether internal to the UK or the EU, are a good example of...

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

Nia Griffith: I congratulate the Secretary of State on giving us such an excellent exposé and clearly making the case for concerted action to combat climate change. We can argue for ever and a day about the role of climate change Bills and targets, but the important thing is to devise solutions and implement them. Some solutions will be short term, some will be medium term and others will be long...

Royal Assent: Home Information Packs (19 Jul 2006)

Nia Griffith: ...include in HIPs information on energy efficiency, including information about how to cut fuel bills and carbon emissions. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the impact of carbon emissions on climate change, but in our busy lives we need reminders and incentives to encourage us to prioritise the issues. The concept of an energy performance certificate will help all home owners,...

Written Answers — Treasury: Climate Change (11 May 2006)

Nia Griffith: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the role of taxation policy in combating climate change.

Defence in the World (7 Jul 2005)

Nia Griffith: ...player. We are influential and with that influence comes responsibility—a responsibility to use that influence effectively. It is so heartening that vital issues such as tackling poverty and climate change and promoting fair trade, which were once the cries only of minority groups and the Churches, are now mainstream issues that are being discussed at the highest level—at the...