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Motion· Motie2020Z19991adopted

Motie van het lid Moorlag over laagdrempelige toegang tot expertise en advies

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 29 October 2020

Motie van het lid Moorlag over laagdrempelige toegang tot expertise en advies

Question· Written questionHL HL9710answered

Climate Change Convention

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 October 2020

To ask Her Majesty's Government what will be the hospitality arrangements for COP26; and what plans they have to publish the procurement process for those arrangements in full.

Question· Written questionHL HL9711answered

Climate Change Convention

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 October 2020

To ask Her Majesty's Government what budget has been allocated to public engagement campaigns to change behaviours before COP26; what organisations they will partner with to deliver any such campaigns; and when any such public engagement campaigns will be

Question· Written questionHL HL9712answered

Climate Change Convention

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 October 2020

To ask Her Majesty's Government with how many governments they have started pre-negotiations in advance of COP26.

Question· Written questionHL HL9713answered

Climate Change Convention

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 October 2020

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish their parliamentary engagement strategy for COP26.

Question· Written questionHL HL9515answered

Climate Change Convention

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 October 2020

To ask Her Majesty's Government what scrutiny mechanisms they plan to propose to Parliament for the scrutiny of COP26 sponsorship agreements.

Question· Written questionHL HL9516answered

Climate Change Convention

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 October 2020

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to limit sponsorship for COP26 (1) to companies which have a plan to half their emissions by 2030, and (2) to companies that have disclosed plans that are aligned with the Paris Agreement goal of limiti

Question· Written questionHL HL9517answered

Climate Change Convention

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 October 2020

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding they expect to raise from sponsorship for COP26; and whether they will provide a breakdown of that funding.

Question· Written questionHL HL9520answered

Climate Change Convention

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 October 2020

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan (1) to publish the historic and current emissions of any COP26 sponsors, or (2) to place a requirement on potential sponsors to publish their historic and current emissions.

Question· Written questionHL HL9519answered

Climate Change Convention

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 October 2020

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for a public engagement strategy for COP26, following the report by Bright Blue, Going Greener? Public Attitudes to Net Zero, published 12 October, which stated that 58 per cent of people asked did not

Question· Written questionHL HL9518answered

UN Climate Conference 2021

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 October 2020

To ask Her Majesty's Government what budget has been set for the UK to host COP26.

Bill· SS. 4862 (116th)referred

UNSHACKLE Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 26 October 2020

Undoing NEPA’s Substantial Harm by Advancing Concepts that Kickstart the Liberation of the Economy Act of 2020 or the UNSHACKLE Act of 2020 This bill revises the environmental review process required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), including by establishing deadlines for federal agencies to complete reviews of the environmental effects of proposed major federal actions; establishing penalties for agencies that do not comply with these deadlines; limiting the number of assessment documents required for proposed major federal actions, requiring agencies to reuse certain research or documents, and allowing agencies to adopt environmental documents prepared by states or third parties; requiring agencies to only consider alternatives to proposed actions that are technically and economically feasible; prohibiting agencies from considering whether proposed actions or alternatives to those actions will have an effect on climate change; and establishing requirements concerning the judicial review of NEPA cases.

Bill· SS. 4850 (116th)referred

Healthy Soils Healthy Climate Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 23 October 2020

Healthy Soils Healthy Climate Act of 2020 This bill modifies the Environmental Quality Incentives Program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide permanent incentive payments to producers to adopt practices designed to improve soil health through increasing carbon levels in soil. USDA must conduct a study regarding changes in soil health and soil organic carbon levels as a result of the adopted practices to improve soil health; develop ranking and scoring criteria under the program that prioritize practices that score highest in soil carbon sequestration on eligible land; create a soil organic carbon conservation activity plan under the program to measure and monitor sequestration and mitigation improvement levels from the practices; provide for streamlined and coordinated procedures for the program and the conservation stewardship program, including contracting, conservation planning, conservation practices, and related administrative procedures; and establish a program to provide grants to land-grant colleges and universities to conduct research relating to soil health and carbon science, and conduct research relating to soil health and carbon science at its agricultural research stations.

Question· Written questionUIN 107708answered

Climate Action Strategy Committee

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2020

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings of the Cabinet's Climate Action Strategy Committee the Prime Minister has chaired since its establishment on 17 October 2019.

Question· Written questionHL HL9483answered

Climate Action Strategy Committee

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2020

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the membership of the Climate Action Strategy Committee; how many times it has met since October 2019; and whether its minutes are published.

Question· Written questionHL HL9484answered

Climate Action Implementation Committee

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2020

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the membership of the Climate Action Implementation Committee; how many times it has met; and whether its minutes are published.

Question· writtenPQ 209asked

209. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to allow farmers who have permanently lost grazing lands due to climate change to stack entitlements for BPS and ANC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32238/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2020

209. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to allow farmers who have permanently lost grazing lands due to climate change to stack entitlements for BPS and ANC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32238/20]

Question· writtenPQ 33asked

33. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes in County Tipperary that have been awarded funding as part of the SEAI warmer homes scheme in 2020. [32258/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2020

33. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes in County Tipperary that have been awarded funding as part of the SEAI warmer homes scheme in 2020. [32258/20]

Question· writtenPQ 32asked

32. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32210/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2020

32. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32210/20]

Question· writtenPQ 31asked

31. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the steps taken to address the situation faced by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32119/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2020

31. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the steps taken to address the situation faced by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32119/20]

Question· writtenPQ 30asked

30. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if he will address concerns in respect of mobile phone coverage in Border areas (details supplied); if changes being brought in on the 1 January 2021 by the UK Government will have very serious consequences for persons on Irish contracts in Border areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32104/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2020

30. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if he will address concerns in respect of mobile phone coverage in Border areas (details supplied); if changes being brought in on the 1 January 2021 by the UK Government will have very serious consequences for persons on Irish contracts in Border areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32104/20]

Question· writtenPQ 29asked

29. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if there is a plan as part of the Government's plans to reduce carbon emissions to help management companies of apartment complexes install electric charge points in underground car parks for residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32206/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2020

29. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if there is a plan as part of the Government's plans to reduce carbon emissions to help management companies of apartment complexes install electric charge points in underground car parks for residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32206/20]

Question· Schriftliche Frage19/23605open

Verabschiedung von Klimaschutzmaßnahmen im Kabinettausschuss Klimaschutz am 20. September 2019

Germany · German Bundestag · 22 October 2020

Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Warum hat das Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit (BMU) den von Bundesminister für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur (BMVI) Andreas Scheuer vorgelegten Maßnahmen zur Erreichung der Klimaschutzziele im Verkehr (https://twitter.com/BMVI/status/1133693360278069248?s=20) bereits vor der Sitzung des Kabinettausschuss Klimaschutz am 20. September 2019 zugestimmt (www.verkehrsrundschau.de/nachrichten/scheuer-verteidigt-klimavorschlaege-gegen-kritik-aus-umweltministerium-2457872.html), obwohl ein Gutachten im Auftrag des Bundesumweltministeriums zu dem Schluss kam, dass die vorgeschlagenen Maßnahmen nur gut die Hälfte der erforderlichen Emissionsminderung bis 2030 erbringen werden (www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/soziales/kanzleramt-reichen-andreas-scheuers-co2-sparplaene-nicht-a-1284496.html)?

Record· Brief van lid/fractie/commissie2020Z19482concluded

Verslag rapporteur ontwerpbegroting Economische Zaken en Klimaat 2021

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 22 October 2020

Verslag rapporteur ontwerpbegroting Economische Zaken en Klimaat 2021

Question· Written questionUIN 107070answered

South America: Climate Change

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what additional steps the Government is taking to work with partners in south America to help protect the Amazon rainforest and work together on climate change.

Question· writtenPQ 32asked

32. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if he will implement the recommendations of a report (details supplied) on the post office network; if his attention has be drawn to the concerns raised over potential closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32048/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2020

32. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if he will implement the recommendations of a report (details supplied) on the post office network; if his attention has be drawn to the concerns raised over potential closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32048/20]

Question· writtenPQ 31asked

31. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if individual farmers can apply to the Climate Action Fund under changes proposed in the climate action Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31969/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2020

31. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if individual farmers can apply to the Climate Action Fund under changes proposed in the climate action Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31969/20]

Question· writtenPQ 30asked

30. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the differences proposed for agriculture over other sectors in his categorisation of its special role in the new climate action Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31968/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2020

30. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the differences proposed for agriculture over other sectors in his categorisation of its special role in the new climate action Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31968/20]

Question· writtenPQ 29asked

29. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the energy activities he envisages will be included in the new definition of emissions in the proposed climate action Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31967/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2020

29. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the energy activities he envisages will be included in the new definition of emissions in the proposed climate action Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31967/20]

Question· writtenPQ 28asked

28. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the number of electric charging points in County Wexford; the location of same; his plans for further roll out of electric charging points; the timelines in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31936/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2020

28. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the number of electric charging points in County Wexford; the location of same; his plans for further roll out of electric charging points; the timelines in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31936/20]

Question· writtenPQ 27asked

27. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if waste management companies provide information on the percentage of green domestic waste which is eventually recycled; and the systems in place to verify this information. [31899/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2020

27. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if waste management companies provide information on the percentage of green domestic waste which is eventually recycled; and the systems in place to verify this information. [31899/20]

Question· writtenPQ 26asked

26. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if a person who has availed of the SEAI better energy warmer homes scheme can reapply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31858/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2020

26. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if a person who has availed of the SEAI better energy warmer homes scheme can reapply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31858/20]

Question· writtenPQ 25asked

25. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications when Eir will undertake the necessary upgrades to the local cabinet point in the Knapton, York Road area in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, which is the only cabinet point out of the four cabinet points in the area that is not fibre enabled, in order that fibre optic internet can be accessed in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31806/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2020

25. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications when Eir will undertake the necessary upgrades to the local cabinet point in the Knapton, York Road area in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, which is the only cabinet point out of the four cabinet points in the area that is not fibre enabled, in order that fibre optic internet can be accessed in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31806/20]

Question· writtenPQ 24asked

24. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes which have been connected with fibre broadband since National Broadband Ireland took control of the roll out of the National Broadband Plan by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31804/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2020

24. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes which have been connected with fibre broadband since National Broadband Ireland took control of the roll out of the National Broadband Plan by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31804/20]

Bill· SS. 4834 (116th)referred

Sustainable International Financial Institutions Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 21 October 2020

Sustainable International Financial Institutions Act of 2020 This bill establishes requirements to promote clean energy and climate justice globally through international financing mechanisms. Specifically, the bill requires the U.S. Executive Directors of specified international financial institutions to use the voice and vote of the United States to (1) advance the cause of reducing carbon emissions and transitioning the global economy to a clean energy economy, and (2) oppose any loan or extension of financial or technical assistance to a country or entity to create new capacity for fossil fuel activity. The Department of the Treasury must reduce the yearly U.S. contribution to a financial institution by the amount of any loans or assistance provided by the institution to a country or entity to create new capacity for fossil fuel activity during that year. Further, the bill prohibits the United States from providing any loan, insurance, guarantee, or extension of financial or technical assistance to a country or entity for any fossil fuel activity.

Question· QUESTION_WRITTENE-9-2020-005715answered