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HANSARDCOP 30As on so many other occasions, I cannot find myself disagreeing with a single word the noble Lord, Lord Deben, says on this subject. I have been, frankly, in awe of his commitment…03 Dec 2025HANSARDCOP 30It is because the model of how renewables develop is precisely the opposite of how fossil fuels develop. They are very capital-intensive and, after that, the power that comes from…03 Dec 2025HANSARDCOP 30My noble friend Lord Rees has a tremendous record of taking action on global warming and low-carbon economies in his own city of Bristol. The question of how cities bring to bear…03 Dec 2025HANSARDCOP 30Indeed, and the noble Lord will recall that the previous system of renewable obligations was a continued underwriting, whereas the CfDs we now have are an investment reducing over…03 Dec 2025HANSARDCOP 30They are usually for 15 years, which means that a renewable development that is subject to that underwriting has, at the end of 15 years, a fully amortised and free energy…03 Dec 2025HANSARDCOP 30As the noble Lord will know, these underwritings are not permanent.03 Dec 2025HANSARDCOP 30Indeed. At COP 30, the essential integration of nature and climate change was emphasised both in the communique at the end and during discussions. I can assure the noble Baroness…03 Dec 2025HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillMy Lords, it is a great honour to address your Lordships’ House for the first time, and particularly on a subject that has been close to my heart for as long as I can remember;…02 Dec 2025HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillThat the Bill be read a second time. Scottish and Northern Ireland legislative consent sought .02 Dec 2025HANSARDFloating Offshore Wind and Contracts for DifferenceI congratulate the hon. Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) on securing this debate. It is sad, but understandable, that there are not more Members present in the Chamber to…23 May 2024HANSARDEnergy BillsThe Minister and her colleagues have repeatedly said today that they care about cutting bills for families, but a recent report by the Resolution Foundation found that the onshore…21 May 2024HANSARDDraft Carbon Capture Revenue Support (Directions, Eligibility and Counterparty) Regulations 2024
Draft Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage Revenue Support (Directions and Counterparty) Regulations 2024Has it been designated?13 May 2024HANSARDDraft Carbon Capture Revenue Support (Directions, Eligibility and Counterparty) Regulations 2024
Draft Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage Revenue Support (Directions and Counterparty) Regulations 2024So the answer is no.13 May 2024HANSARDDraft Carbon Capture Revenue Support (Directions, Eligibility and Counterparty) Regulations 2024
Draft Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage Revenue Support (Directions and Counterparty) Regulations 2024I ought to start by saying that we not only have no objections to these regulations but certainly plan to support them, inasmuch as they are a reasonably timely response to the…13 May 2024HANSARDNational Grid: PylonsThe hon. Gentleman is quite right. The idea of bunging people a few pounds to make something that is a problem less of a problem is not really a long-term strategy. Instead, we…02 May 2024HANSARDNational Grid: PylonsI will make sure to pronounce your name “Layth-am”, and not otherwise, Mrs Latham. And, given my experience in previous debates, I will make sure that I face you when speaking…02 May 2024HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards) Regulations 2024The Minister is giving a good response to this afternoon’s debate, but I do not think that she addressed the detail of the particular point that I raised. It is not a question of…29 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards) Regulations 2024It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. The Opposition very much support the changes, which we hope will come in for allocation rounds 7, 8 and 9—it would be…29 Apr 2024HANSARDLarge-scale Solar FarmsYes, indeed. As the right hon. Member will know, solar is now not looking for subsidy from the Government in the way that, as the right hon. Member for Suffolk Coastal mentioned,…18 Apr 2024HANSARDLarge-scale Solar FarmsThank you, Mr Henderson, for your consideration of the time available in what has been a very useful and educational debate. I congratulate the hon. Member for Sleaford and North…18 Apr 2024