Results 1-20 of 60 for climate change speaker:Jo Swinson

Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Climate Change (Political Response) (21 Oct 2009) has video

Jo Swinson: I thank the Minister for giving way to me at last; it just shows that it pays to persevere. I praise the work that she has personally done on tackling climate change, but does she not recognise that it is strange to praise the 10:10 campaign while refusing in the amendment to sign up Departments and, indeed, this House, to it? This House is not covered by the Government numbers that she just...

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Copenhagen Summit (14 Oct 2009) has video

Jo Swinson: What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on the representation of Scottish interests at the forthcoming Copenhagen summit on climate change.

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Copenhagen Summit (14 Oct 2009) has video

Jo Swinson: I thank the Secretary of State for that reply. Scotland has much to contribute to tackling climate change, as it has a strong renewables record and an ambitious target of reducing carbon emissions by 42 per cent. by 2020. Can the right hon. Gentleman not put party politics aside and accept that Scottish Ministers should also be part of the UK delegation to Copenhagen?

China and the West (13 Oct 2009)

Jo Swinson: ...in North Korea and Iran and human rights issues in Burma, Sudan, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka. The challenge for the UK is to work out how best to engage with China across a range of issues, not least climate change, where it has a crucial role to play. I welcome the Government's strategy, published earlier this year, called "The UK and China: a Framework for Engagement." I will pick out some...

China and the West (13 Oct 2009)

Jo Swinson: ...symbols. I am not convinced that it is necessarily an easy language to learn. None the less, we should be encouraging that to be happening to build better relations economically and more widely. Climate change is a crucial issue in our relations with China. China has quickly become the world's biggest polluter, and we need to have its commitment at Copenhagen in December if we are to...

China and the West (13 Oct 2009)

Jo Swinson: ...electricity and it will do that through dirty-coal-fired power stations. We must ensure that CCS technology can be retrofitted to them. There are other things that we could learn from China on climate change. Its stimulus package announced last November involved huge investment of $90 billion a year for two years in high-speed rail. The Maglev technology used there has been mentioned,...

China and the West (13 Oct 2009)

Jo Swinson: .... Obviously, we have many points of contention with Chinese domestic and foreign policy, but we are increasingly learning to co-operate with each other on a wide range of issues from the economy to climate change. I look forward very much to hearing the Minister's remarks.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Departmental Manpower (14 Sep 2009)

Jo Swinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what percentage of employees in his Department are (a) women and (b) men; and what the average hourly pay of (i) male and (ii) female employees is.

[Mr. David Amess in the Chair] — Israeli Settlements (21 Jul 2009)

Jo Swinson: ...I thought that the problem was all about land and ideology, but practicalities are also key. I come from the west of Scotland where access to water is not quite the same issue. However, in an arid climate such as that in the middle east, water is a key issue, and with rapidly increasing climate change, the problem will only become worse. Water is also a problem on the west bank. As the...

[Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair] — European Commission Annual Policy Strategy (2 Jul 2009)

Jo Swinson: ...by different countries in Europe, and that is a problem and a challenge with which Europe must deal. I hope to focus my contribution on three parts of the strategy: economic and social recovery, climate change and a sustainable Europe, and Europe as a world partner. Clearly, as has been said, EU co-operation is needed to bring an end to the recession and to mitigate its effects on our...

[Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair] — European Commission Annual Policy Strategy (2 Jul 2009)

Jo Swinson: ...questions about whether that decision is politically or commercially motivated. I leave it to the Minister to tell us what the European Commission will say and what the Government will say to it. Climate change is a real success for Europe and we should not be afraid of praising the success so far. The hon. Member for Beverley and Holderness (Mr. Stuart) will know, because he also sat on...

[Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair] — European Commission Annual Policy Strategy (2 Jul 2009)

Jo Swinson: ...is not always easy. A matter on which I have campaigned, as you will be aware, Mr. Illsley, because you also have a great interest in it, is excessive packaging. I note that the section on climate change and sustainable Europe does not mention packaging, which is a significant omission. The UK's legislation on reducing packaging waste is based on the snappily titled directive on packaging...

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Carbon Reduction (19 May 2009) has video

Jo Swinson: ...a good deal at Copenhagen in December. However, given that the March meeting of EU leaders ended in a refusal to commit financial support to the world's poorest countries to help them to adapt to climate change and limit their emissions, and given that that refusal could seriously undermine progress in international negotiations, will he tell us what diplomatic efforts his Department is...

[Jim Sheridan in the Chair] — India (12 May 2009)

Jo Swinson: ...businesses. Tata was perhaps most impressive in that respect. Its business has a long history of being part of the community, although it has forthcoming challenges in terms of sustainability and climate change. The launch of the Nano will be followed by the Europa, which will be a similar model with lower emissions launched in Europe. It was hugely helpful to have Baroness Coussins with...

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Apr 2009)

Jo Swinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the oral answer of 23 April 2009, Official Report, column 357, what percentage of GDP the Government are allocating to measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions between 2009 and 2020.

Energy and Climate Change: Topical Questions (23 Apr 2009) has video

Jo Swinson: Yesterday's Budget was a missed opportunity to invest in green measures and to stimulate the economy. The Government offered us £1.4 billion, but the Committee on Climate Change has estimated that £15 billion a year needs to be spent on green measures and this week Lord Stern said that it should be as much as £20 billion. Why are the Government rejecting the advice of their own...

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Copenhagen Conference (23 Apr 2009)

Jo Swinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent assessment he has made of prospects for progress towards a global climate change agreement at the forthcoming Copenhagen conference.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Carbon Emissions (10 Mar 2009)

Jo Swinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of delivering a reduction of one tonne of carbon dioxide under the Carbon Reduction Commitment.

[Mr. David Amess in the Chair] — Latin America (3 Mar 2009)

Jo Swinson: ...when the daily news headlines are about the latest crisis between Israel and Palestine and the middle east, continuing threats concerning Iran and its potential nuclear capability, geopolitical changes involving Russia and China, and our military action in Iraq and Afghanistan. Often Latin America is not at the top of the agenda, which is why it is important that Parliament should find the...

[Mr. David Amess in the Chair] — Latin America (3 Mar 2009)

Jo Swinson: ...brunt of them. It is certainly important that our Government should do all they can to encourage the promotion of human rights in Guatemala and other countries. I want to go into more detail about climate change and deforestation. It is staggering to think that nearly 50 per cent. of Latin America—45.9 per cent, to be exact—is forest. That is a higher proportion than occurs in...