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HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionI congratulate the hon. Lady on becoming a granny. That does not seem possible. Whatever I say, or other Ministers say, from the Dispatch Box is reported in Hansard , and is the…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionMy hon. Friend is right to point out that we should be able to have a civilised, important and strong debate about our aims. It is challenging, though, to see that there are acts…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionI will not correct the hon. and learned Lady on too many things, but we have a mixed, diverse energy supply, which is decarbonising very rapidly. We have not put the kybosh on…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionThat is a very important point. The oil and gas industry, which employs hundreds of thousands of people, has contributed billions to our Exchequer and is extremely important to…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionIt would be a pleasure to come and visit. We have had several debates on geothermal heat, in particular from old mine workings. It seems only fitting that the blood, sweat and…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionMy hon. Friend hits the nail on the head. There is too much fear and not enough hope. If we look at the UK, the low-carbon economic sector is growing four times faster than the…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionI will certainly look at the last point. It may be that we just do not cut the data by metropolitan area. ECO is an important fund that we are using to focus on fuel poverty and…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionIt is a very serious point. Ms Thunberg’s efforts, which have become a global phenomenon, demonstrate the power of a young person deciding to make these statements. What I would…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionThe two things are entirely linked. We are a highly gas-dependent economy, as we know. We want to cut the amount of gas that we use, but it is a good transitional fuel. The hon.…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionI do, and my hon. Friend will know, as do many of his Conservative colleagues, that the incredible contribution of the oil and gas sector to the Scottish economy cannot be…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionBy working together, we can solve the biggest challenge humanity has ever faced. It will be difficult, but it is doable. In doing so, we will create jobs and prosperity for the…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionMy right hon. Friend is right to point out that we make up only 3% of the world’s land area and we rank 17th for carbon emissions. If he will forgive me, however, his suggestion…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionLet me try to help the hon. Lady and her constituents. I do not see the point of saying anything unless we take action to solve the problem. We are now realising that we have a…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionI was not at the Durham miners’ gala where those pledges were made, but, with the exception of some Opposition Members, I think there is general cross-party support for phasing…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionI pay tribute to the hon. Lady, who has been walking the vegan walk now for many years and has been a doughty campaigner. She is absolutely right: CO 2 emissions from land use and…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionThe right hon. Gentleman makes a strong point. I pay tribute to the response of the Met police, under its commissioner; the right hon. Gentleman will have seen the response today.…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionI thank my hon. Friend for raising carbon capture and storage. Members will know that a competition was run several years ago, and it was a rather crude, as it were,…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionThe right hon. Gentleman tempts me into another Department’s area. I have to say that I believe that most of the emissions problems with this specific aviation project relate to…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionI cannot disagree with my hon. Friend that the focus on retrofitting is hugely important. He and I put ourselves on the green deal Bill Committee because we believed there was a…23 Apr 2019HANSARDConstitutional LawI welcome the opportunity to reassure the hon. Gentleman that the offshore wind sector deal focuses on exactly that. What had happened historically was that we had essentially…10 Apr 2019