Climate Change
There have been votes in Parliament on targets for reducing carbon dioxide emissions and on increasing the proportion of electricity generated via renewable means as well as on the establishment of a UK Green Investment Bank, to invest in projects which, for example, reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Darren Henry generally voted against measures to prevent climate change
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On 20 Feb 2024:
Darren Henry voted rejecting a climate change test for new oil and gas licences - requiring new licences to be compatible with the latest IPCC report on limiting warming to 1.5 C.
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On 20 Feb 2024:
Darren Henry voted yes on Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill: Third Reading
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On 4 Dec 2023:
Darren Henry voted yes on Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023
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On 10 Jan 2022:
Darren Henry voted in favour of laws enabling the government to direct funds from electricity consumers, via electricity suppliers, to help pay for, and encourage private investment in, new nuclear power stations.
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On 13 Dec 2021:
Darren Henry was absent for a vote on Subsidy Control Bill — Schedule 1 — The Subsidy Control Principles — Net Zero Greenhouse Gasses Emissions Target
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On 3 Nov 2021:
Darren Henry voted in favour of laws enabling the government to direct funds from electricity consumers, via electricity suppliers, to help pay for, and encourage private investment in, new nuclear power stations.
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On 20 Oct 2021:
Darren Henry voted to exempt national security and defence as well as taxation and spending from those policy areas where ministers would be required to have due regard to environmental policy.
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On 7 Jun 2021:
Darren Henry voted not to make supporting reducing the United Kingdom's net targeted greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050 the initial core mission of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency
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On 26 May 2021:
Darren Henry voted not to ban the burning of certain types of vegetation in almost all upland areas with peat soils in England.
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On 26 Jan 2021:
Darren Henry voted not to require public authorities to act in accordance with the following principles in relation to the environment: preventative action to avert damage; the precautionary principle; rectifying damage at source and "polluter pays".
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On 13 Jan 2021:
Darren Henry voted not to require the Financial Conduct Authority to have regard to the target of reducing UK greenhouse gas emissions back to 1990 levels by 2050 when setting capital and risk related requirements for investment firms.
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On 16 Nov 2020:
Darren Henry voted not to seek to ensure any regulations on the subject of climate change risk which apply to those running certain occupational pension schemes align with the aims of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner and limiting the global average temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
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On 12 Oct 2020:
Darren Henry voted not to require ministers to have due regard to the target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 when taking actions including setting up agricultural subsidy schemes.
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On 29 Sep 2020:
Darren Henry voted not to require a "climate and nature emergency impact statement" as part of any proposal for financial assistance under a United Kingdom Internal Market Act.
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