Results 1-20 of 38 for climate change speaker:Baroness Ashton of Upholland

G8: 2008 Summit (10 Jul 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...few years has been to try to secure the best-possible dialogue on and understanding of some of the global issues that face the nations involved. I talked about some of them in the Statement, be it climate change, the forces that are disturbing economies around the world and the action that needs to be taken. Achievement comes in two parts: the first is decisions that are made and then...

G8: 2008 Summit (10 Jul 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...into action plans that gave not only interim goals, where that was appropriate, but also the action plans to support them from each country. He will continue to push for that. We cannot deal with climate change without working together with all the major global economies. That is being done partly through the Gleneagles dialogue and the Major Economies Meeting. It is important for the G8...

G8: 2008 Summit (10 Jul 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...the legitimacy of the Mugabe Government and that the UN Secretary-General should now appoint a special envoy both to report on human rights and to support regional mediation efforts to bring about change. The G8 also called for the immediate resumption of humanitarian operations essential to prevent further suffering and loss of life, and we resolved that we would take further steps to...

European Council: 19-20 June 2008 (23 Jun 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...or views in another direction. Part of the purpose of working across the European Union is to keep a careful watch on what is happening to the planet and to make judgments on what we do about climate change in that context.

European Council: 19-20 June 2008 (23 Jun 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...credit crunch, the rising cost of money; and in the wake of the US downturn, measures to keep the European economy moving forward. Important conclusions were also reached on the Irish referendum, climate change, the millennium development goals and the European response to the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe. "On Thursday evening in the discussion on the Irish referendum vote, the...

EU: Lisbon Treaty (16 Jun 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...are clear. All 27 member states must ratify the treaty for it to come into force. There is no question of ignoring the Irish vote or bulldozing Irish opinion. Ireland clearly cannot be bound by changes which it has not ratified. Equally, there is no appetite for a return to years of institutional negotiation. The EU as a whole needs to find a way forward for all countries that allows it to...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (11 Jun 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...full part in Europe, to get beyond the negotiations and discussions we have had in your Lordships' House, important though they are, and tackle the problems that we face together—on poverty, climate change, our relations with other countries, working together to promote human rights and providing greater protection for our citizens so that they can live, work, study and travel in the...

EU-Latin America Summit (9 Jun 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: My Lords, the summit made progress on several UK objectives. It raised regional awareness of the need for action on climate change and its impact on poverty. It launched a co-operation programme between the two regions on climate change. It helped to generate renewed momentum on the millennium development goals in advance of the September UN meeting and it was an opportunity to press for...

EU-Latin America Summit (9 Jun 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...of the issues that the noble Lord has raised. There is more general acceptance of the point that he raised. The whole point of the UK intervention was to get an understanding of the link between climate change and poverty and to start to address some of the basic facts of life; for example, the drinking water issue that there will certainly be in that region.

EU-Latin America Summit (9 Jun 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: My Lords, there was recognition. In fact, my honourable friend Kim Howells and I had a bilateral meeting with President Uribe of Colombia in which we covered a range of issues: climate change, poverty, human rights and drugs co-operation. The president was keen to highlight the developments that have taken place in Colombia, which he is very proud of, but he recognises there is much more to...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (20 May 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...Reading, about the agendas for the European Council, which have looked at such issues as the economic questions facing the globe, particularly the European response to them, and issues to do with climate change. We have worked together on the international situation, not least my noble friend Lord Malloch-Brown, who has just returned from Burma, having been the first British Minister to go...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (12 May 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...least, as we mentioned in earlier discussions and will do so again, in terms far beyond simply trade; for example, in terms of how we tackle some of the big issues that face our countries such as climate change. The noble Lord and I differ on that principle. The second part of the amendment concerns the publishing of the report. The European Commission publishes its annual report on...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (6 May 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...or from those involved with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. I am conscious that I come as rather a novice to these well-trodden paths. I am not entirely convinced that I shall be successful in changing the minds of many noble Lords who have spoken today. The passion and determination with which they spoke suggests to me that minds have arrived made up, rather than necessarily to be...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (6 May 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: .... Its Members are directly elected and they perform an important role of scrutiny, holding the Commission to account. MEPs are effective both at raising issues of great concern—for example, climate change in recent times—and at scrutinising and improving legislation. The REACH chemicals regulation, key financial service dossiers and the mediation directive—which I was...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (22 Apr 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...that there were proposals at the European Council that my right honourable friend the Prime Minister went to last time that we feel particularly concerned about; for example, proposals to do with climate change and international issues. Ten years ago, those issues might well not have been on the agenda at a European Council, but I would argue—and I suspect the noble Lord might agree...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (1 Apr 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...the Bishop of Chichester. He followed admirably in the footsteps of his predecessor George Bell. I agree with him, and the quoted President Sarkozy, that it is time to move on from institutional change to doing what is needed. I agree wholeheartedly with the right reverend Prelate and I thank him for his support. I enjoyed the speech made by the noble Viscount, Lord Falkland. I am pleased...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (1 Apr 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...Papers the full text of the Lisbon treaty and the consolidated treaties as amended by the Lisbon treaty. I expect it is the latter Command Paper, together with the shorter paper explaining the changes from the current treaties, that noble Lords will find most helpful. The aim of the Lisbon treaty is to reform and streamline the enlarged European Union's institutions and decision-making. A...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (1 Apr 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...creation of a European research area—a single market in knowledge—to make it easier for researchers to take their talents to other countries. We also want to act on the challenges of climate change and energy security, which no country can tackle alone. The Lisbon treaty makes tackling climate change an objective of the European Union for action within Europe and around the...

National Security Strategy (19 Mar 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: .... All of those relationships are important. On Monday I reported back on the spring Council on behalf of my right honourable friend the Prime Minister. It is clear, as noble Lords will know, that climate change and other issues are firmly on the agenda. That is led in large part by the UK in order to have that sense of a co-ordinated approach that we are going to need if we are to tackle...

National Security Strategy (19 Mar 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: .... "It states that while our obligation to protect the British people and the British national interest is fixed and unwavering, the nature of the threats and risks we face has, in recent decades, changed beyond all recognition and confounds all the old assumptions about national defence and international security. As the strategy makes clear, new threats demand new approaches. A radically...