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HANSARDForest Risk Commodity RegulationsMy Lords—12 Mar 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Wheatcroft, for tabling this amendment, to which I have added my name, as I did to a similar amendment that she tabled to the Financial…07 Feb 2024HANSARDClimate Risk ModelsMy Lords, I think I heard the Minister say that the next round of the climate biennial exploratory scenarios needs to accommodate disruptive climate events in the 2020s and take…25 Jan 2024HANSARDGlobal HeatingMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who will be contributing to this debate; their participation is much appreciated. I also draw attention to my role as a director of Peers for the…18 Jan 2024HANSARDGlobal HeatingTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of recent reports that global heating is likely to pass the 1.5-degree Celsius threshold this year, and how they…18 Jan 2024HANSARDClimate Change: Impact on Developing NationsMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Earl; I always find myself in agreement with him. I pay tribute to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Winchester for his…11 Jan 2024HANSARDLimiting Global Temperature IncreaseMy Lords, the agreed wording of COP 28 in the small hours of this morning does not go far enough, given that scientific consensus is strongly in favour of a phase-out of fossil…13 Dec 2023HANSARDHydrogen HeatingTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the finding of the National Infrastructure Commission that there is no public policy case for hydrogen heating,…11 Dec 2023HANSARDHydrogen HeatingI thank the Minister for his reply. My first question is about the residents of Redcar. Their council leader has written to the Secretary of State to say that they do not want a…11 Dec 2023HANSARDClimate Change: Phasing Out Fossil FuelsMy Lords, in his COP 28 speech, the Prime Minister referenced the 48% reduction in UK territorial emissions, but he did not refer to the consumption emissions related to goods…06 Dec 2023HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I declare an interest in that I am hosting a Ukrainian refugee family through the Homes for Ukraine scheme. The scheme was originally for two years, and I believe it…28 Nov 2023HANSARDClimate Change: Aims for COP 28My Lords, we get quite a lot of our gas from the UAE. What assessment have our Government made of the pollution caused by the flaring and venting of methane by that state?28 Nov 2023HANSARDBiomass Strategy 2023: Cross Sectoral Sustainability FrameworkDoes the Minister agree that trees decompose only once they are felled?15 Nov 2023HANSARDBiomass Strategy 2023: Cross Sectoral Sustainability FrameworkMy Lords, I declare at the outset that I have a biomass boiler, which came with the house I live in—but, honestly, we are trying to get rid of it. It takes trees between 44 and…15 Nov 2023HANSARDPersistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the Minister for the information he gave, and I convey the apologies of my noble friend Lady Bakewell, who is unable to be here today—I am standing in her place.…14 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a pleasure to open day three of the debate on the gracious Speech from these Benches. I will be concentrating the bulk of my remarks on energy measures and will…13 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael/GazaSalaam alaikum. My Lords, I was in my early teens in a classroom when I learned of the horrors that Jewish people had suffered during the Second World War. I remember the moment…24 Oct 2023HANSARDDeep Seabed MiningMy Lords, there is huge opposition to deep sea mining from scientists, relevant experts, world-leading businesses and financial institutions representing over €3.3 trillion in…13 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore WindMy Lords, it is unacceptable that last week’s offshore wind auction was a failure because of the Government’s insistence on an unrealistic strike price, yet we remain none the…11 Sept 2023HANSARDNuclear EnergyMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Howell of Guildford, for tabling this really important debate and for his very balanced introduction. It is always a pleasure to follow the…07 Sept 2023