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HANSARD Climate Change PolicyWe should have been listening to the scientists in 1950, when the link was first found. What has been important about Ms Thunberg’s visit today—it is amazing to see the work—is…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyMy hon. Friend will have hopefully heard our announcement that we will have our second Green Great Britain week, which is a brilliant week-long opportunity from 4 November to say…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyI have to say, Mr Deputy Speaker, that this is a wonderful day to have the hon. Lady being positive about the work that not just my Government but the whole of the UK are doing.…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyTo peacefully protest is a fundamental part of our democracy, but I do think that forcing people to not take energy-efficient public transport on their way home, creating…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyI would slightly challenge the right hon. Gentleman on the point about investment. He will know that investment can be quite lumpy—it depends on when you are having an auction…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyI pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s work on this topic, on which she is something of an expert. She had a very successful soil summit just before the recess. We have realised that…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyI pay tribute to the hon. Lady and the Environmental Audit Committee. She knows that I and others are very impressed with the work she does. She raises an important point. The…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyYes. One of the challenges that I have heard is that we need a fundamental reworking of the market-based system to solve all our problems. My recollection is that centrally…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyIf there is any communication of complacency, I am horrified. I think that we have to focus calmly on the science. It is striking that in this debate, nobody has stood up and…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyGood. I was coming on to say that one of the most effective ways to influence the built environment is at a local level. I have been struck by the ambition of, and the progress…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyThe hon. Gentleman makes a valuable point. The built environment can encompass homes, buildings and transport—23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyI am not surprised that the right hon. Gentleman makes such a profound point, given his experience. Whatever we do in the UK and however much we talk about our progress, it is an…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyI am disappointed that my right hon. Friend’s constituents are finding it difficult to engage, because leadership in the public sector is actually something on which we can really…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyAs I set up the green finance taskforce, along with my hon. Friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, I am absolutely committed to bringing forward many of its proposals.…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicySome of the most important meetings I have been lucky enough to have in this role have been with faith groups. Interfaith groups work extremely well, setting their own targets and…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyI thank my right hon. Friend for his comments, and I would also like to pay tribute to my right hon. Friend the Member for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (Mr Hurd), who did so much…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyI see many colleagues standing, but I thank the shadow Minister for his commitment and his support for cross-party, and I want to answer some of his points. The hon. Gentleman…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. I paid tribute to him earlier for making the point that this is not just about our atmosphere, but about our watercourses, our land use…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyWell, again, I would be very happy to write to the hon. Gentleman with the data and copy in Ms Thunberg. Across the UK, almost 400,000 people are working in low-carbon jobs and…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionWhen I launched the offshore wind sector deal, I said that power generation would be at least 70% net carbon zero by 2030—in only 11 years—so we can extrapolate from that. There…23 Apr 2019