[{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"44197","proposer":"10141","edm":"65","session":"2012-13","title":"Climate Jobs Caravan","text":"That this House welcomes the Climate Jobs Caravan on its 2,000 mile journey stopping off at towns across the North West, including Bolton, in a bid to raise public awareness and discussion about job losses andthe benefits of new green climate jobs; supports the climate activists and national trade unions in launching a campaign to persuade the Government to create one million green climate jobs; and calls on the Government to scrap its policy of public sector cuts and work towards creating jobs dealing with cleaner sources of energy, energy efficiency in homes, buildings and transport systems.","date":"2012-05-15","status":"o"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"42478","proposer":"24927","edm":"1449","session":"2010-12","title":"Support For Vulnerable Constituents In Winter Weather","text":"That this House recognises that the severe cold weather conditions have made it a difficult winter for constituents across the country, on top of challenging economic circumstances; notes that in the longer term, improving the energy efficiency of Britain's housing stock will better insulate people from the impact of cold weather;supports the inclusion in the Energy Bill of an Energy Company Obligation to ensure that poorer and more vulnerable constituents can gain access to free energy efficiency measures; urges in the shorter term that the Government remains focused on supporting vulnerable, elderly and poor constituents to stay warm and help meet their fuel bills; further urges energy companies to provide additional support for their most vulnerable customers, recognising the announcement from British Gas to provide 340,000 of its most vulnerable customers with a 50 rebate and 20 million of support to the British Gas Energy Trust that gives grants to customers who struggle to pay their bills; and strongly urges all energy companies to follow suit.","date":"2011-02-10","status":"o"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"42362","proposer":"11607","edm":"1343","session":"2010-12","title":"Suspension Of The Warm Front Scheme","text":"That this House praises the Warm Front scheme which has helped insulate thousands of homes since it was set up by the previousLabour government; notes how the scheme has helped vulnerable people insulate their homes; recognises how important the scheme has been during recent cold spells; finds it puzzling that new applications for funding have been put on hold until April 2011; condemns the Government for not ensuring funding is in place for the next three months; finds it incredible that the scheme has been suspended during one of the coldest winters for many years; recognises that the suspension of applications will affect thousands of vulnerable people in constituencies like Halifax; calls on the Government to step in and ensure funding is in place immediately to enable people to apply for help with heating and insulation; and further calls on the Government to ensure the same thing does not happen next year and that adequate funding is in place all year round.","date":"2011-01-25","status":"o"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"42134","proposer":"11458","edm":"1128","session":"2010-12","title":"Close The Door Campaign","text":"That this House notes the excellent work of the Close the Door campaign in Bristol and Cambridge, the campaign which aims to conserve energy by asking retailers to keep their doors closed; further notes the efforts of the organisers to roll out the campaign nationally; congratulates Jaeger and Neal's Yard Remedies who have taken up the challenge; hopes that other retailers will follow; and encourages honourable Members to support the campaign in their constituencies in the Christmas shopping period.","date":"2010-12-02","status":"o"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"41601","proposer":"10521","edm":"644","session":"2010-12","title":"Energy Generation And Energy Saving","text":"That this House notes that the evidence submitted to the recent consultation on the draft national policy statement for energy infrastructure by the Association for the Conservation of Energy made the point that the Government has not carried out an assessment as to how the costs and benefits of investment in energy generation capacity compare to the costs and benefits of demand reduction policies; finds this particularly surprising as both the previous government, in its 2003 Energy White Paperand the current Government, as outlined in the debate on energy efficiency on 30 June 2010 by the Minister of State, Department for Energy and Climate Change, the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle, Official Report, columns 870-72, agree that energy efficiency is the cheapest and cleanest way to achieve the UK's energy policy objectives; and calls on the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to carry out such an assessment expeditiously, and to publish the results.","date":"2010-07-27","status":"o"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"40673","proposer":"11513","edm":"1045","session":"2009-10","title":"Earth Hour 2010 Campaign And The Palace Of Westminster","text":"That this House supports WWF's Earth Hour 2010; notes the event's record of persuading one billion people worldwide to sign up to switch off their lights for an hour at 8.30 pm on 27 March 2010; congratulates those individuals, organisations, businesses and local authorities which have already pledged to take part; further notes that many British landmarks, including Canary Wharf, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square and the London Eye will switch their lights off; and calls on the House authorities to ensure that the Palace of Westminster and all other buildings on the Parliamentary estate take part by switching off external floodlights and non-essential internal lighting.","date":"2010-03-09","status":"o"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"40523","proposer":"10295","edm":"914","session":"2009-10","title":"Free Smart Meters For Schools","text":"That this House welcomes the free smart meters for schools scheme announced by the Department for Children, Schools and Families; notes that the initiative unites schools in the Government's fight against climate change, whilst allowing them to save money; commends the Government's recognition of the dual requirement to tackle current emission levels and educate the next generation on the importance of monitoring energy use; urges all hon. Members to promote the scheme throughout their constituencies; and looks forward to the future of an energy-conscious generation.","date":"2010-02-23","status":"o"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"40451","proposer":"10096","edm":"851","session":"2009-10","title":"Climate Change (Sectoral Targets) Bill","text":"That this House welcomes the provisions of the Climate Change (Sectoral Targets) Bill introduced on 9 February 2010 by the hon. Member for Gower, which would require the Secretary of State to set long-term targets for energy efficiency in the domestic and non-domestic sectors, for renewable energy, for microgeneration and for other low carbon sources of energy generation in order to satisfy all of the UK's energy needs, provide for security of supply and also help achieve carbon reduction targets; notes that the Bill would also require a strategy to be drawn up and implemented by the Secretary of State in order to achieve those targets; and believes that such an approach will provide an immediate, flexible, realistic and cost-effective way of delivering the stated objectives of energy policy which would also create jobs and help regenerate the economy.","date":"2010-02-10","status":"o"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"40393","proposer":"10790","edm":"794","session":"2009-10","title":"Smarter Travel Choices","text":"That this House notes the success of Smarter Choices initiatives in providing transport advice and information resulting in significant reductions in car trips and increased use of low carbon transport modes including buses, car sharing, cycling and walking; further notes the success of the Department for Transport's pilot projects in Darlington, Peterborough and Worcester; further notes the Select Committee on Energy and Climate Change's call for a phased national rollout of Smarter Choices schemes in its First Report of Session 2009-10; further notes Smarter Choices is a low-cost way of cutting carbon emissions; and calls on the Government to announce a phased rollout of Smarter Choices programmes across England.","date":"2010-02-03","status":"o"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"40129","proposer":"10790","edm":"550","session":"2009-10","title":"Fiscal Strategy For New Energy Efficient Technologies","text":"That this House notes the Chancellor of the Exchequer's words in the Pre-Budget Report on the need to implement measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; is concerned, however, that new and innovative technologies such as passive flue gas retention systems and voltage optimisation technologies do not benefit from the reduced value added tax rate of five per cent.; and therefore calls on the Chancellor to rectify this and also publish a fiscal strategy for assisting with new technologies in his next Budget.","date":"2010-01-07","status":"o"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"40085","proposer":"10630","edm":"512","session":"2009-10","title":"Consultation On New Technologies","text":"That this House believes that new and emerging technologies such a voltage optimisation, passive flue gas heat retention systems, standby down-powering and other innovative ideas could have a significant effect in combating climate change and fuel poverty; and calls on the Government to consult on the usefulness and development of these technologies as part of the microgeneration strategy consultation required by the Green Energy Act 2009 or in a separate consultation, and to report to Parliament on the results.","date":"2009-12-16","status":"o"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"40030","proposer":"11245","edm":"460","session":"2009-10","title":"Warm Front And Eaga","text":"That this House is concerned that the entirety of Warm Front's budget of \u00a3450 million has already been used up; notes that the payments made for relatively standard work are very high compared to industry standards; further notes that Eaga, the Warm Front manager, has purchased Ideal Boilers' interest in Warm Sure, now the repair arm of Eagaheat; further notes that an average of 15 per cent. of all Warm Front referrals during the three months July to September 2009 were second surveys and generated by Eaga's Warm Front marketing team; recognises that second calls for repairs may be necessary but believes these should be met by whoever was at fault and not generally by new public funds; and therefore urges the Government to investigate Eaga's practice as Warm Front supplier to ensure that Warm Front funds are used efficiently.","date":"2009-12-14","status":"o"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"39917","proposer":"11489","edm":"357","session":"2009-10","title":"Aberystwyth And Energy Saving","text":"That this House welcomes Aberystwyth Friends of the Earth's campaign for local shops and businesses to turn unnecessary lights and equipment off to save energy; notes the positive reaction from many local businesses to the campaign; acknowledges that energy efficiency is a crucial part of reducing carbon emissions, and that many people making seemingly small changes can make a significant contribution to reducing carbon emissions; urges hon. Members to turn off unnecessary lights and equipment in their offices; and wishes the campaign every success in persuading people to change their behaviour.","date":"2009-12-03","status":"o"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"39739","proposer":"11427","edm":"199","session":"2009-10","title":"Energy Efficient Circulator Pumps","text":"That this House welcomes the publication of the consultation document for Part L of the Building Regulations which includes circulator pumps for the first time with a minimum rating of Band C for both domestic and non-domestic properties; notes that there are an estimated 15 million stand-alone circulators on boilers in UK homes, of which 97 per cent. are Band D or below; recognises the significant carbon savings and reductions in energy consumption that could be achieved by installing an energy efficient circulator in Band C or above; congratulates British Gas and Eaga for already installing energy efficient circulators in Band C or above; considers that without a minimum Band C in the Building Regulations the work of contractors that recognise the importance of installing energy efficient pumps would be undermined; and recognises that having a minimum rating of Band C will help manufacturers in the UK prepare for the EuP Directive that will mean that only Band A circulator pumps will be sold from 1 January 2013 and A*, or their equivalents, from August 2015.","date":"2009-11-24","status":"o"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"39336","proposer":"10137","edm":"2104","session":"2008-09","title":"Energy Saving Week Campaign","text":"That this House congratulates the Energy Saving Trust for organising its 13th annual Energy Saving Week from 19 to 25 October; notes that in the current financial climate its theme of cutting down on waste is especially relevant; supports the key objective of the campaign to make people recognise that by changing their wasteful behaviour they can make substantial financial savings; and recognises the role that the Energy Saving Trust can play in helping people to meet their 10:10 commitment and encourages everyone to take action to reduce their carbon footprint by 10 per cent. by 2010.","date":"2009-10-20","status":"o"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"39193","proposer":"11884","edm":"1966","session":"2008-09","title":"Publication Of Energy Performance Certificates","text":"That this House notes that all public buildings are required to display an energy performance certificate stating the energy rating of that building, but is surprised and concerned that the list of these ratings, which is kept centrally, is not made public; believes that this lack of transparency is indefensible; supports the Public Buildings (Publication of Energy Performance Certificates) Bill tabled by the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells; and calls on the Government to support the Bill at its Second Reading on 16 October 2009.","date":"2009-07-21","status":"o"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"38554","proposer":"11245","edm":"1393","session":"2008-09","title":"Warm Front Scheme (No. 3)","text":"That this House whole-heartedly welcomes the increase in the levels of grant available to householders through the Warm Front Scheme from \u00c2\u00a32,700 and \u00c2\u00a34,000 to \u00c2\u00a33,500 and \u00c2\u00a36,000 respectively; and calls for a review of the charges levied by service providers and to obtain greater competition and to enable more consumer choice of local businesses.","date":"2009-04-29","status":"o"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"38497","proposer":"10141","edm":"1342","session":"2008-09","title":"Warm Front Scheme (No. 2)","text":"That this House welcomes the announcement in the recent Budget Statement to increase the level of grant available to householders through the Warm Front Scheme; recognises the maximum grants currently available are \u00c2\u00a32,700 and \u00c2\u00a34,000 and will be increased to \u00c2\u00a33,500 and \u00c2\u00a36,000 respectively; and calls on the Government to ensure that this increase will be administered exclusively to benefit people in households vulnerable to fuel poverty rather than the Warm Front service provider and the sub-contractors.","date":"2009-04-24","status":"o"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"38355","proposer":"10096","edm":"1233","session":"2008-09","title":"Climate Change (Sectoral Targets) Bill","text":"That this House welcomes the Climate Change (Sectoral Targets) Bill introduced on 11 February by the hon. Member for Gower, which would require the Secretary of State to set long-term targets for energy efficiency in the domestic and non-domestic sectors, for renewable energy, for microgeneration and for other low carbon sources of energy generation in order to satisfy all of the UK's energy needs, provide for security of supply and also help achieve carbon reduction targets; notes that the Bill would also require a strategy to be drawn up and implemented by the Secretary of State in order to achieve those targets, and believes that such an approach will provide an immediate, flexible, realistic and cost-effective way of delivering the stated objectives of energy policy which would also create jobs and help regenerate the economy.","date":"2009-03-31","status":"o"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"38055","proposer":"13735","edm":"971","session":"2008-09","title":"Implementation Of Warm Homes And Energy Conservation Act 2000","text":"That this House notes that in part of her reply to a Question from the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent seeking to ascertain what assessment had been made of paragraphs 34 and 35 of the adjudication of the High Court on 17 October 2008 in respect of a case brought by Help the Aged and Friends of the Earth on enforcement of the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, the right hon. Member for Lewisham, Deptford, stated that `provisions like that section are commonly included in Bills, and therefore in Acts of Parliament, without any intention that they should have a substantive legal effect,' 3 February 2009, Official Report, column 1002W; believes that if Ministers take such a view on Bills that have passed through this House under scrutiny from hon. Members and peers in another place, then it would make a mockery of all Acts of Parliament; and calls on the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, in respect of the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000 and the Leader of the House more generally, to explain the purpose of inclusion of clauses in Acts of Parliament that Ministers can then ignore with impunity.","date":"2009-03-04","status":"o"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"37823","proposer":"10012","edm":"688A1","session":"2008-09","title":"Warm Front Scheme","text":"at end add `and to verify that the scheme is operating with the best interests of consumers as a priority'.","date":"2009-02-10","status":"o"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"37741","proposer":"10096","edm":"688","session":"2008-09","title":"Warm Front Scheme","text":"That this House notes the National Audit Office report showing that more than half the poorest people in Britain cannot, under present eligibility rules, access grants from the Warm Front scheme; recognises that this scheme can help low income families keep warm in winter and reduce carbon emissions by financing improvements to insulation and heating systems; and calls on the Department of Energy and Climate Change to initiate an urgent review of the scheme to ensure that in future all of the most vulnerable households can receive the help they need.","date":"2009-02-04","status":"o"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"36933","proposer":"10790","edm":"2518","session":"2007-08","title":"Sectoral Targets For Energy Efficiency And Microgeneration","text":"That this House, whilst disappointed that the Government did not feel able to accept the addition of New Clause 10 (Sectoral targets) to the Climate Change Bill, nevertheless welcomes the statement to the House by the Under-Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Lewisham, Deptford, that the Government has sympathy for the concept of targets and her reassurance that they want to look at the kind of sectoral targets we would need and consult on the detail of sectoral targets for microgeneration and energy efficiency, 28th October 2008, Official Report, column 812; and urges the Under-Secretary of State to accept the spirit of co-operative governance embodied in the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 and not just consult on these matters but also to try to reach agreement with the various bodies representing business and environmental and social interests.","date":"2008-11-18","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"36778","proposer":"11420","edm":"2389","session":"2007-08","title":"Industry Taskforce On Peak Oil And Energy Security","text":"That this House welcomes the report from leading British companies, including Virgin, Stagecoach, Scottish and Southern Energy and Solarcentury, which are part of the Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil and Energy Security, highlighting concerns that cheap sources of easy to obtain fossil fuels are moving towards their greatest availability and will then decline in availability; notes that this is confirmed by the International Energy Agency; and calls for the Government to find a sense of urgency in acting to reduce energy usage, to reduce the price of energy and to reduce energy bills of consumers.","date":"2008-10-30","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"36637","proposer":"10096","edm":"2270","session":"2007-08","title":"Public Sector Buildings (Energy Performance) Bill (No. 2)","text":"That this House notes that 275 hon. Members have indicated to the hon. Member for Swindon South their support for her Public Sector Buildings (Energy Performance) Bill, brought forward via the Private Members' Bill Ballot; further notes that both the Government and Opposition were content for the Bill to be given a Second Reading; and calls on the Government to support the amendments tabled to the Climate Change Bill by the hon. Member for Gower, which seek to enact the provisions of the Public Sector Buildings (Energy Performance) Bill.","date":"2008-10-16","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"36382","proposer":"10626","edm":"2040","session":"2007-08","title":"DEFRA'S PROPOSED REPEAL OF HOME ENERGY CONSERVATION ACT 1995","text":"That this House recognises that the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 is one of the most important pieces of energy saving legislation; applauds the energy savings of 93.4 terawatt hours achieved in the first eight years of the Act; further recognises the many benefits the Act has brought, in terms of effective targeting of resources for household energy efficiency; recognises nevertheless that the Act might have achieved far more if the Government had not systematically failed to support it; is dismayed that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has now published proposals to repeal it; and therefore calls on the Government to scrap its plans to repeal the Act and instead take steps to strengthen it, thereby allowing it to reach its full potential to deliver household energy savings and contribute to the Government's stated climate change objectives.","date":"2008-07-15","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"36340","proposer":"11093","edm":"2007","session":"2007-08","title":"Parliament And Solar Panels","text":"That this House recognises the need for action to combat climate change, and that it is the first national legislature to set binding national limits on carbon dioxide emissions; further recognises the importance of the environment as an issue for the public; believes that more could be done domestically and internationally with each individual and organisation taking their role more seriously; and resolves to use the vast roof space of the House of Commons buildings for solar panels so that this House can do more to reduce its own emissions and take an active lead in the fight against climate change.","date":"2008-07-09","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"36290","proposer":"10790","edm":"1966","session":"2007-08","title":"Energy Efficiency","text":"That this House believes energy efficiency must be the cornerstone of the UK's carbon reduction policies; welcomes and supports leading business and environmental organisations working together on an energy efficiency scorecard assessing current Government policy; and believes that the scorecard makes an important contribution to the energy efficiency debate and highlights the urgent need for ambitious policies that reflect the huge potential for energy efficiency identified by the Stern report.","date":"2008-07-07","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"36206","proposer":"13712","edm":"1885","session":"2007-08","title":"SCOTASH'S QUEEN'S AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE 2008 FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT","text":"That this House congratulates Scotash for achieving its second Queen's Award for Enterprise (Sustainable Development) in three years; notes that Scotash produces a range of cements and construction materials from fly ash produced by Longannet and Cockenzie coal fired power stations; welcomes the significant contribution the company makes to the environment, as the process uses much less energy than cement making, reduces the volume of ash for landfill and reduces the volume of quarried material; further notes the high quality of Scotash products; and further notes that the success of Scotash is evidence that where there's ash there's brass.","date":"2008-06-25","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"36153","proposer":"10076","edm":"1844","session":"2007-08","title":"JAGUAR'S AWARD FOR BRITAIN'S GREENEST LUXURY CAR","text":"That this House congratulates Jaguar on receiving the award for Britain's greenest luxury car in the Environmental Transport Association's 2008 Car Buyers Guide in respect of the XJ 2.7 Diesel; notes that the model in question, built at the firm's Castle Bromwich plant in Erdington, is capable of achieving 1000.2 miles on a single tank of fuel, the average fuel consumption hitting 53.5mpg; recognises Jaguar Land Rover's commitment to delivering carbon dioxide and fuel consumption reductions to customers through development of industry-leading diesel engines and application of advanced lightweight aluminium vehicle architectures; and calls on the Government to take full account of the environmental advances and the reduced carbon footprint of products of UK-based car makers when making decisions on Ministerial cars.","date":"2008-06-19","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"36099","proposer":"10790","edm":"1795","session":"2007-08","title":"Contraction And Convergence","text":"That this House welcomes the joint statement of President Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France and Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, made on 9th June at the Ninth Franco-German Council of Ministers, in which they said `The international climate regime should be based on legitimate principles of equity, such as long-term convergence of emission levels per capita in the various countries'; and calls upon the Government to issue a similar statement.","date":"2008-06-16","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"35674","proposer":"10578","edm":"1423","session":"2007-08","title":"Standard Definition For Zero-Carbon Homes","text":"That this House believes that if the Government's target of all new homes being zero carbon by 2016 is to be met it is imperative that there must be a uniform definition of what constitutes zero carbon, specifically with regard to the source of heat and power generation; urges the Department of Communities and Local Government and the Treasury to work together to provide clarity in this area to the building industry; calls on the Treasury to lay before the House the definition of a zero carbon home before 31st December 2008; and believes that such definition should be subject to affirmative resolution procedure.","date":"2008-04-24","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"35499","proposer":"10541","edm":"1265","session":"2007-08","title":"Sustainable Energy (Local Action) Bill","text":"That this House believes that it is vitally important to involve, rather than simply instruct, people and communities and local authorities in efforts to combat climate change; notes that the Sustainable Energy (Local Action) Bill introduced by a cross-party group of hon. Members will set in motion that process by giving councils and citizens a co-operative role in drawing up and implementing sustainable energy plans whose objectives would be to help combat climate change, protect energy security and alleviate fuel poverty; further notes that the bottom-up mechanisms in the Bill are based on those in the Sustainable Communities Act 2007, which was warmly supported by all sides of the House; and therefore supports the Bill and hopes its provisions will be enacted soon.","date":"2008-03-26","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"35448","proposer":"10713","edm":"1222","session":"2007-08","title":"Action On Government Carbon Pollution","text":"That this House notes that the Sustainable Development Commission report, Sustainable Development in Government 2007, published on 18th March, found that nearly two-thirds of government departments are not on track to meet their carbon emissions reduction targets; further notes that when the Ministry of Defence is discounted all performance improvements are negated and that carbon emissions from Civil Service estate offices have increased by 22 per cent. and energy efficiency has worsened by 3.3 per cent. on 2006 levels and that there has been only a 0.1 per cent. reduction in water use against a target of 25 per cent. by 2020; and urges the Government to lead by example in promoting sustainable business through enhancing efforts to reduce carbon pollution and the material consumption of the Government Estate.","date":"2008-03-18","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"34968","proposer":"10022","edm":"804","session":"2007-08","title":"Livestock Production And Greenhouse Gas Emissions","text":"That this House notes that a report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations shows that livestock production is responsible for 18 per cent. of human-induced global greenhouse gas emissions which is a higher share than transport; further notes that the UK's consumption of meat and dairy products accounts for some 8 per cent. of UK consumption related greenhouse gases; further notes that the greenhouse gas emissions produced by the livestock sector are mainly in the form not of carbon dioxide but of methane and nitrous oxide; believes that the failure of the Climate Change Bill to set reduction targets for methane and nitrous oxide will make it difficult to address the emission of greenhouse gases by the livestock sector; and urges the Government to bring forward amendments to the Climate Change Bill to include reduction targets for methane and nitrous oxide.","date":"2008-01-28","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"34954","proposer":"10006","edm":"789","session":"2007-08","title":"Energy And Climate Change","text":"That this House recognises the global imperative of tackling climate change; notes the importance of decarbonising the UK's energy production in order to meet this imperative; is concerned therefore by current plans to develop over 10GW of new coal power stations in Britain, which will result in 50 million extra tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions from the UK economy per annum; and asks the Secretary of State for Business, Employment and Regulatory Reform to call in the application to build a new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth in Kent, in order that full consideration is given to the implications of the proposed development for the UK's climate change and energy policies.","date":"2008-01-25","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"34763","proposer":"10096","edm":"385A1","session":"2007-08","title":"Look Smart Campaign And Smart Metering (No. 2)","text":"at end add `however this House also recognises that in the three years before the Smart meter roll out commences real time displays can provide millions of tonnes of early carbon savings by instigating energy saving behavioural change as envisaged in the May 2007 Energy White Paper.'.","date":"2007-12-17","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"34506","proposer":"10586","edm":"385","session":"2007-08","title":"Look Smart Campaign And Smart Metering (No. 2)","text":"That this House welcomes the launch of Look Smart, a campaign by energywatch, the Energy Retail Association and Utility Week; recognises that smart metering would put an end to estimated energy bills, give consumers accurate, understandable and up-to-date information on the energy they are using, remove the additional cost to service pre-payment meters and have a positive impact on fuel poverty and carbon emissions; notes that a national introduction of smart meters has broad support from the energy industry, consumer groups and environmental organisations; and calls on the Government to mandate the introduction of smart metering at the least possible cost to consumers, to fulfil the expectation made in the Energy White Paper that, within the next 10 years, all domestic energy customers will have smart meters.","date":"2007-11-26","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"34387","proposer":"10541","edm":"86A1","session":"2007-08","title":"Introduction Of Smart Metering","text":"after `displays', insert `recognises that mandatory smart meters will have to be input-output meters if citizens, rather than energy companies, are to be empowered by the changes'.","date":"2007-11-14","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"34388","proposer":"10541","edm":"103A3","session":"2007-08","title":"Real Time Electricity Display Units","text":"after `environment', insert `notes that for citizens to be empowered rather than energy companies, smart meters will have to be two-way meters allowing citizens to be generators of energy as well as consumers.'","date":"2007-11-14","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"34324","proposer":"10630","edm":"222","session":"2007-08","title":"Microgeneration And Local Energy Bill","text":"That this House expresses support for the provisions contained within the Microgeneration and Local Energy Bill introduced in the last session by the hon. Member for Southampton Test, on promoting microgeneration, local energy and energy conservation; believes that these measures would make a significant contribution to combating climate change; and looks forward to such provisions being brought forward in the 2007-08 Session.","date":"2007-11-13","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"34297","proposer":"10096","edm":"195","session":"2007-08","title":"Local Planning Authorities: Energy Efficiency And Renewable Energy","text":"That this House believes that climate change is a major threat facing the planet; notes that a very significant percentage of carbon dioxide emissions comes from buildings; believes that new initiatives are needed to reduce these emissions and that an important way to achieve this is through the planning system; therefore, notes with concern, that a number of local authorities have been prevented from specifying high energy efficiency standards in their local development plans, thereby undermining their efforts to set high sustainability standards; further notes that the latest draft of the Government's Climate Change Planning Policy Statement undermines the Merton Rule, which enables local planning authorities to use their development plans to require all new developments to include measures to generate at least 10 per cent. of their energy through on-site renewable energy technologies and which is being followed by 140 councils by requiring councils to avoid authority-wide blanket requirements for on-site renewable energy, thus preventing them from applying the Rule to all new developments; further notes that the Minister for Energy has expressed support both for the Merton Rule as currently practised and for councils being able to set higher energy efficiency standards; and therefore calls on the Government to bring forward proposals in the 2007-08 parliamentary session to give councils a statutory right to use their development plan framework to set energy efficiency standards.","date":"2007-11-12","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"34271","proposer":"10713","edm":"175","session":"2007-08","title":"Public Sector Carbon Emissions","text":"That this House notes that the public sector is responsible for five per cent. of total UK carbon emissions and is a significant player in the commercial tenancy market; welcomes the Government's targets for carbon and energy efficiency performance on their own estate as set out in the 2004 Energy Efficiency Action Plan and restated in the 2005 Common Minimum Standards for public sector building procurement; welcomes in particular their commitment to procure only buildings in the top quartile of energy performance, believing that this will have a marked effect on the wider commercial property market; notes with concern that, according to a new report from the National Audit Office, most Government departments and agencies are failing to meet these targets, which will in turn render unachievable the new carbon and energy efficiency targets laid down in March 2007 Sustainable Operations on the Government Estate; further notes with concern that 14 Government departments are less energy efficient than they were in 2000 and that sustainable public buildings can save at least \u00c2\u00a320 million a year through energy and water efficiency; and therefore calls for a renewed commitment by the Government that the energy standards of the buildings they purchase, lease or procure will be in the top quartile of energy performance in order to meet their energy and carbon targets and to transform the wider commercial property market.","date":"2007-11-08","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"34273","proposer":"10616","edm":"177","session":"2007-08","title":"Biofuels And The Ipcc","text":"That this House notes with interest and concern a contention by five senior ecology and energy scientists that the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report's conclusions on biofuels are `seriously and dangerously deficient' in understating their costs and pitfalls and that the IPCC has not revealed the basis for its claim that biofuel blending programmes or incentives in a number of national cases have been found environmentally effective upon initial inquiries; and therefore joins with the five scientists in calling on the IPCC to reveal the basis for this claim, in the interests of good science and to avoid prejudicing others' commendable work within the IPCC.","date":"2007-11-08","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"34274","proposer":"10616","edm":"178","session":"2007-08","title":"Biofuel Certification Or Standards","text":"That this House welcomes the candour of the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership, who have admitted that the proposed biofuel sustainability or carbon savings certification or standards will not account for the multiple displaced effects of diverting land from food production to biofuels, which include higher food prices, deforestation, human and wildlife displacement and major land-use change emissions; and notes with interest a detailed review of the prospects for biofuel certification and the lessons from timber certification, in the recent OECD briefing paper on biofuels.","date":"2007-11-08","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"34208","proposer":"10177","edm":"118","session":"2007-08","title":"Microgeneration Targets","text":"That this House notes the passing of the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006; further notes the importance of setting targets for microgeneration in order to achieve reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide, as specified in section 4 of the Act; emphasises the views of the industry, that targets are crucial to secure investor confidence in order to train installers, establish mass market delivery channels and obtain funding for large scale investment in mass production; further notes that such developments will reduce the cost of microgeneration technologies, thereby ensuring a shorter pay-back period for customers and enabling microgeneration to move from a niche market to a mass market product and further contribute to reducing climate change at no cost to the public purse; and urges the Government to work in conjunction with industry in order to set a challenging but achievable target within the timescale required by the Act.","date":"2007-11-07","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"34241","proposer":"11923","edm":"151","session":"2007-08","title":"Biofuels","text":"That this House recognises the need for standards to be set regarding the manufacture of biofuels to restrict levels of deforestation and destruction of valuable wildlife habitats; further recognises that the objective of the use of biofuels is to reduce overall greenhouse emissions, a process which would be hampered by the significant destruction of rainforests; notes that the setting of standards would boost British farmers who wish to grow crops for the purpose of manufacturing biofuels; and urges the Government to begin setting standards for the manufacture of biofuels.","date":"2007-11-07","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"34250","proposer":"10586","edm":"103A1","session":"2007-08","title":"Real Time Electricity Display Units","text":"leave out `welcomes' and insert `notes'.","date":"2007-11-07","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"34251","proposer":"10586","edm":"103A2","session":"2007-08","title":"Real Time Electricity Display Units","text":"leave out from `moment' to end and add `further notes that electricity display units can only be used by one third of energy customers, those who use electricity, and regards electricity display units as a short term distraction from the long term social, economic and environmental benefits of smart meters; and further notes that smart meters, as well as providing reliable and accurate billing information, do not discriminate between electricity and gas consumers.'.","date":"2007-11-07","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"34165","proposer":"10713","edm":"75","session":"2007-08","title":"Combined Heat And Power","text":"That this House recognises that combined heat and power (CHP) is one of the most cost-effective ways of reducing UK carbon emissions, especially in the industrial sector, and that it enhances security of supply, boosts competitiveness and helps tackle fuel poverty; regrets the Government's disappointing records on attaining its target of 10 GW generated through CHP by 2010 and 15 per cent. of electricity for Government departments to be sourced from CHP by 2010; remains concerned that, despite the Conservative Government setting a target in 1990 of four GW being achieved by 2000, there has been a marked reduction in the rate of CHP installation since 1997; and urges the Government to honour its 2010 target, and set a further 2020 target, for energy generated through combined heat and power, and to develop the policies to meet it.","date":"2007-11-06","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"34167","proposer":"10455","edm":"77","session":"2007-08","title":"First Flight Of The Airbus A380","text":"That this House congratulates Airbus and Singapore Airlines on the entry into service of the A380, the world's largest commercial airliner, whose inaugural passenger flight took place on 25th October by Singapore Airlines; notes that the A380 is the most fuel-efficient large commercial aircraft in the world, burning 17 per cent. less fuel per seat than the largest aircraft and leading the field in passenger experience; further notes that 25 per cent. of the aircraft's structure is made out of composite and other light weight materials, greater than on any previous passenger aircraft; recognises the importance of sustained investment in research and technology which has enabled the successful development of the A380 programme; acknowledges that the A380 generates about 26,000 direct and indirect jobs in the UK with more than 400 companies throughout the UK contributing to the programme; further acknowledges that work valued at over \u00c2\u00a37.5 billion has been placed in the UK on the A380 through Britain's responsibility for its wings, landing gear and fuel systems; and commends the hard work and dedication of all those in both companies which have been involved in the launch programme.","date":"2007-11-06","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"34169","proposer":"10713","edm":"79","session":"2007-08","title":"Targets For Microgeneration","text":"That this House welcomes the passing of the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act in 2006; notes the importance of section 4 of the Act which relates to the setting of targets for microgeneration; further notes the importance of such targets in order to achieve reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide, especially in the light of the recent Stern report that emphasised the urgency of this issue; emphasises in addition the views of industry that targets are crucial in securing sufficient investor confidence to train installers, establishing mass market delivery channels and obtaining funding for large scale investment in mass production; further notes that such developments will make microgeneration equipment far cheaper and so ensure that the pay-back period for customers is reduced, thus enabling microgeneration to make the big step from a niche market product to being a mass market product and contribute even more to efforts to reduce climate change at no cost to the public purse; and urges the Secretary of State for the Environment to work in conjunction with the industry in order to set a challenging but achieveable target within the timescale required by the Act.","date":"2007-11-06","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"34170","proposer":"10713","edm":"80","session":"2007-08","title":"Local Government And The Merton Rule","text":"That this House supports the Merton Planning Rule requiring onsite renewable energy in all major new developments where viable; notes that onsite renewables such as solar hot water, solar photovoltaics, biomass boilers, small wind turbines and ground source heat pumps are proven technologies with rapidly expanding European and global markets; recognises that the UK languishes unnecessarily near the bottom of the European league table of installed micro renewable energy capacity; acknowledges that onsite renewables will need to make a significant contribution to the EU's 2020 20 per cent. renewable energy target if that target is to be met in the UK; congratulates forward thinking councils for adopting and implementing local planning rules requiring onsite renewable energy in new developments; believes that the Merton rule makes the delivery of the Government's 2016 zero carbon homes timetable more rather than less likely; and therefore urges ministers to ensure that the rights of local planning authorities to set borough-wide Merton rules and other local energy efficiency and renewable energy planning requirements are promoted unambiguously in the forthcoming Climate Change PPS.","date":"2007-11-06","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"34171","proposer":"10006","edm":"81","session":"2007-08","title":"Measurement Of Carbon Emissions","text":"That this House recognises the importance of conserving the world's natural resources and of countering climate change; notes the urgent need to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases resulting from human activity; congratulates businesses that have begun to measure to reduce the carbon emissions resulting from their operations, supply chains, products and services; further notes the difficulties in defining the parameters for such measurement and in agreeing methodologies; believes that such measurements would enable both informed comparison and customer choice; emphasises the need for national and international consensus on such measurement and methodologies; and calls upon the Royal Society to take forward the process for establishing a mechanism for achieving such a consensus.","date":"2007-11-06","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"34176","proposer":"10713","edm":"86","session":"2007-08","title":"Introduction Of Smart Metering","text":"That this House notes that, through the use of smart metering systems, homeowners are engaged in the process of reducing their energy bills whilst helping the environment and the security of UK energy supply; further notes that the use of smart metering systems with real time displays would allow accurate billing and two way communication and would be visually accessible to the consumer; believes that estimated energy bills, with their significant drawbacks of inaccuracy and failure to show the benefits of energy efficiency measures, could be eliminated by the introduction of smart metering; further notes that smart metering is estimated to deliver potential energy savings of between five and 15 per cent.; further notes the important role that they will play in the increase in microgeneration schemes facilitating the export of consumer generated power; welcomes the support of the Energy Saving Trust in the mandatory rollout of smart metering in homes using interval metering with automated meter management incorporating permanent, highly visible consumer displays; and calls on the Government to meet its commitment to smart metering contained in the Energy White Paper by introducing a programme for the full-scale rollout of smart metering within the next 10 years, in time to meet the Energy Services Directive.","date":"2007-11-06","status":"c"},{"topic":"Energy conservation","id":"34193","proposer":"10790","edm":"103","session":"2007-08","title":"Real Time Electricity Display Units","text":"That this House welcomes the policy in the 2007 Energy White Paper that electricity suppliers should provide, free of charge to all customers who request them, real time electricity display units so that they can see how much energy they are consuming and what it is costing at any moment; believes that such information will provide significant national early carbon savings and will also help customers to save energy with benefits to their pocket and the environment; and urges electricity suppliers to ensure they can provide such meters and promote them effectively to their customers as early as possible in 2008.","date":"2007-11-06","status":"c"}]