Results 1-20 of 33 for climate change speaker:Lord Bassam of Brighton

Business (16 Oct 2008)

Lord Bassam of Brighton: My Lords, I have two announcements. First, my noble friend Lord Hunt of Kings Heath will repeat the Statement on the Department of Energy and Climate Change at a convenient point at about 12.45 pm. My right honourable friend the Leader of the House of Commons has made a Written Statement today announcing next Session's proposed recess dates for the other place. As with recent Sessions, I...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Local Transport Plans (8 Jul 2008)

Lord Bassam of Brighton: ...Carbon Economy.Since the publication of the guidance, a range of further research, advice and funding has been made available to assist authorities, particularly as they seek to encourage behaviour change. For example, on 19 June we announced a £100 million investment package to pioneer innovative ways to increase cycling. Addressing climate change has also been identified as one of...

Aviation: Sustainable Development Commission Report (19 Jun 2008)

Lord Bassam of Brighton: ...concerns. That is why we have put tough policy measures in place to ensure that any future growth in the aviation sector is balanced by environmental concerns. We recognise the importance of climate change, as my noble friend Lord Rooker has carefully explained this morning.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Vehicles: Speed Limits (17 Jun 2008)

Lord Bassam of Brighton: ...occurring at higher speeds are more likely to kill. Enforcement measures such as safety cameras and road engineering measures such as traffic calming also play a key part. Analysis for the climate change programme review included estimates relating to fuel savings and CO2 reduction if all traffic always observed the 70 mph limit on motorways and dual carriageways.

Planning and Energy Bill (13 Jun 2008)

Lord Bassam of Brighton: ..., but instead to refer to regulation-making powers contained in other legislation. We will lay an amendment in Committee which will make this clear. The House is already well aware that tackling climate change must be taken seriously. The Bill sits together with a wide package of initiatives being undertaken to tackle climate change, including the Government's climate change and energy...

Cycling (2 Apr 2008)

Lord Bassam of Brighton: ...CO2 reductions is a challenge, but not an insuperable one. Cycling is an important alternative to the car and one of the key low-carbon transport options we will need to employ in meeting the climate change challenge. On top of that, as all noble Lords who have contributed to the debate have observed, there is the challenge of the obesity timebomb that the Foresight report highlighted....

Written Answers — House of Lords: Railways: East Coast Main Line (1 Apr 2008)

Lord Bassam of Brighton: ...by the Office of Rail Regulation. They make use of HM Government's economic forecasting data, which take account of the cost of oil, and, although the ORR's guidance does not include explicit climate change objectives, the east coast main line strategy proposes to accommodate significant levels of growth in passenger and freight traffic by rail rather than by less environmentally friendly...

Climate Change: Aviation (7 Feb 2008)

Lord Bassam of Brighton: My Lords, while the report helps to raise awareness of the issues around aviation and climate change, it does not present any new data and fails to acknowledge government action on the subject. The Government acknowledge that climate change is the single biggest issue that we face and to that end have introduced a comprehensive strategy for the sustainable development of aviation.

Climate Change: Aviation (7 Feb 2008)

Lord Bassam of Brighton: My Lords, we can take the optimistic view. Our Government have taken a leading role internationally in emissions trading. We have a coherent strategy and, of course, with the Climate Change Bill, we will take that a step further. Obviously progress can only genuinely be made over time through international co-operation.

Airports: Heathrow (28 Nov 2007)

Lord Bassam of Brighton: ...per cent. We take the environmental challenge seriously. That is why we have led the way internationally and why we have introduced, for the first time anywhere, legislation specifically to tackle climate change.

Airports: Heathrow (28 Nov 2007)

Lord Bassam of Brighton: ...I cannot disagree with the noble Lord that, in the longer term, it is important that we have an international scheme that everyone can sign up to. Realistically, we are some way from that, but the Climate Change Bill provides scope for the development of an international emissions trading scheme and our Government should be congratulated on that.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Transport: Energy Supply (27 Nov 2007)

Lord Bassam of Brighton: ...face the transport sector and the rest of the economy. This was made clear in the Government's May 2007 energy White Paper, Meeting the Energy Challenge, which addressed the challenges of tackling climate change and ensuring secure, clean and affordable energy. It sets out a range of policies across the economy, including the transport sector, to save energy, develop cleaner energy, and...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Smarter Choices (20 Nov 2007)

Lord Bassam of Brighton: ...of national indicators, takes account of this. These will be used in local area agreements. Smarter choices are one way in which local authorities can address local area agreement indicators for climate change, air quality, obesity and congestion. The assessment of the second round of local transport plans included consideration of their inclusion of smarter choices measures.

Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations Order 2007 (22 Oct 2007)

Lord Bassam of Brighton: ...duty derogation will be 30p per litre. The Government have indicated that they expect the RTFO to replace the duty derogation as the support mechanism for biofuels, but the timing and amount of any changes are for future decisions of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The buyout price, together with the duty derogation, should provide an economic incentive for fossil fuel suppliers to supply...

Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations Order 2007 (22 Oct 2007)

Lord Bassam of Brighton: ...fuel obligation, or the RTFO as it has become affectionately known. The draft is brought under Sections 124 and 192 of the Energy Act 2004. The RTFO is an integral part of the Government's climate change programme and is set to deliver significant and immediate carbon savings from the transport sector. It will do this by reducing the amount of carbon from fossil fuels that is emitted into...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Aviation: Carbon Emissions (25 Jul 2007)

Lord Bassam of Brighton: ...included a number of measures to address the environmental impact of aviation. In relation to carbon emissions, these included research and development by aerospace manufacturers to reduce the climate change impacts of future fleets and adoption by airports, airlines and air traffic controllers of working practices that minimise the impact of their activities on climate change. The...

Railways (24 Jul 2007)

Lord Bassam of Brighton: ...with the sight of water flowing between two platforms and trains being prevented from moving along them, for understandable reasons. The White Paper recognises that greater resilience to issues such as climate change will be required. That will need to be factored into future maintenance and renewals. Such factors are certainly being taken into account in the design of the intercity...

Railways (24 Jul 2007)

Lord Bassam of Brighton: ...a very short period of time is pretty unprecedented. In my lifetime, I cannot remember too many occasions when that has happened in the United Kingdom. However, we seek improvements. We know that climate change will be an increasing feature, and we know that can have adverse consequences for the rail network as for other elements of national infrastructure. We know that we have to deal...

Railways (24 Jul 2007)

Lord Bassam of Brighton: ...fares and funding is a big issue; we think that we have it about right. Rather than lurch from crisis to crisis, we have tried to provide stability. The noble Baroness makes a good point about climate change. That issue is addressed in the White Paper; we need to be on top of it as the next phase of our planning on the rail network rolls itself out.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Aviation: Air Miles (10 May 2007)

Lord Bassam of Brighton: The Government have made clear their commitment to ensuring that aviation reflects the full costs of its climate change emissions. Any customer schemes are a commercial matter for the airlines concerned.