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EDM number 918 in 2006-07, proposed by Colin Challen on 20/02/2007.

That this House notes that the European Parliament Environment Committee has recommended an 80 per cent. cut for EU greenhouse gas emissions by 2050; further notes that a bill presented in the US Congress, namely the Safe Climate Act, calls for emissions cuts of 80 per cent. by 2050; notes that to achieve a global cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 60 per cent. places a greater responsibility and deeper cut on developed countries; notes that the Council of Environment Ministers on 17th October 2002 declared that to achieve the long-term objective of containing the temperature rise to two degrees celsius would `require a global reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases by 70 per cent. compared with 1990, as identified by the IPCC'; and calls upon the Government urgently to review its 60 per cent. target and replace it with a target more likely to solve the problem of climate change faster than it is being created.

This motion has been signed by a total of 47 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Colin Challen20/02/2007Morley and RothwellLabourProposed
Peter Bottomley21/02/2007Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Alan Meale21/02/2007MansfieldLabourSeconded
Ian Gibson21/02/2007Norwich NorthLabourSeconded
Colin Burgon21/02/2007ElmetLabourSeconded
Bob Spink21/02/2007Castle PointConservativeSeconded
Kelvin Hopkins21/02/2007Luton NorthLabourSigned
John McDonnell21/02/2007Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Martin Caton21/02/2007GowerLabourSigned
Jeff Ennis21/02/2007Barnsley East and MexboroughLabourSigned
Rudi Vis21/02/2007Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Michael Weir21/02/2007AngusScottish National PartySigned
Mark Lazarowicz22/02/2007Edinburgh North and LeithLabourSigned
John Leech22/02/2007Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Dismore22/02/2007HendonLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn22/02/2007Islington NorthLabourSigned
Derek Conway22/02/2007Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
Greg Pope22/02/2007HyndburnLabourSigned
David Borrow23/02/2007South RibbleLabourSigned
William McCrea26/02/2007South AntrimDUPSigned
David Drew26/02/2007StroudLabourSigned
Mike Hancock26/02/2007Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
David Taylor26/02/2007North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
Lynne Jones27/02/2007Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Desmond Turner27/02/2007Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Bill Etherington27/02/2007Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell27/02/2007East LondonderryDUPSigned
Janet Dean27/02/2007BurtonLabourSigned
Alan Simpson28/02/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins28/02/2007TamworthLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd28/02/2007Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Alasdair McDonnell28/02/2007Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Doug Naysmith28/02/2007Bristol North WestLabourSigned
Diane Abbott28/02/2007Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
John Battle01/03/2007Leeds WestLabourSigned
Betty Williams02/03/2007ConwyLabourSigned
Richard Younger-Ross05/03/2007TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
David Anderson06/03/2007BlaydonLabourSigned
Phil Willis08/03/2007Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Katy Clark12/03/2007North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
John Hemming19/03/2007Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Dai Davies19/03/2007Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
Hugh Bayley23/05/2007City of YorkLabourSigned
David Laws05/06/2007YeovilLiberal DemocratSigned
Christopher Huhne06/06/2007EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
Nicholas Clegg12/06/2007Sheffield, HallamLiberal DemocratSigned
Helen GoodmanUnknownWithdrawn

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