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Bill· SS. 2970 (110th)open

Climate Change Drinking Water Adaptation Research Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 May 2008

Climate Change Drinking Water Adaptation Research Act - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish and provide funding for a program of directed and applied research, to be conducted through a nonprofit water research foundation and sponsored by drinking water utilities, to assist suppliers of drinking water in adapting to the effects of climate change. Requires research areas to include: (1) water quality and quantity impacts and solutions; (2) impacts on groundwater supplies from carbon sequestration; (3) infrastructure impacts and solutions; (4) desalination, water reuse, and alternative supply technologies; (5) energy efficiency and greenhouse gas minimization; (6) regional and hydrological basin cooperative water management solutions; (7) utilities management, decision support systems, and water management models; (8) greenhouse gas emissions reduction and energy demand management; (9) water conservation and demand management; and (10) communications, education, and public acceptance.

Question· writtenPQ 82asked

71 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, in view of the changing economic climate, he proposes to review the decision to accept substantial pay increases for members of Cabinet, albeit on a deferred basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15625/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2008

71 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, in view of the changing economic climate, he proposes to review the decision to accept substantial pay increases for members of Cabinet, albeit on a deferred basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15625/08]

Bill· HRH.R. 5902 (110th)referred

GREEN Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 April 2008

Getting Youth Re-invested in Environmental Education Now Act, or the GREEN Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states and local educational agencies for the development of environmental justice curricula and co-op programs for middle and high school students at schools: (1) receiving school improvement funds under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and (2) located in urban communities that may be disproportionately affected by climate change, pollution, and other environmental issues. Requires co-op programs to: (1) link students with career opportunities in the environmental field; (2) allow students to earn course or service learning credits during the summer through experiential learning; and (3) provide students with mentors to assist them in building the skills necessary for workforce success.

Question· writtenPQ 60asked

123 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the calls for a review of policies on promotion of biofuels by the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, due to the risks posed by rising world food prices as well as concerns expressed in relation to the risks of biofuels by the chair of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Dr. Rajendra Pachauri; if he is taking steps to take into account the risk of biofuels and to review commitments in the national climate change strategy, his Department’s statement of strategy and the environment heading of the programme for Government, in relation to the mandatory use of biofuel mixes in transport fuels, and minimum requirements of use of biofuels in public service vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14486/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2008

123 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the calls for a review of policies on promotion of biofuels by the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, due to the risks posed by rising world food prices as well as concerns expressed in relation to the risks of biofuels by the chair of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Dr. Rajendra Pachauri; if he is taking steps to take into account the risk of biofuels and to review commitments in the national climate change strategy, his Department’s statement of strategy and the environment heading of the programme for Government, in relation to the mandatory use of biofuel mixes in transport fuels, and minimum requirements of use of biofuels in public service vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14486/08]

Bill· HRH.R. 5881 (110th)referred

Environment and Public Health Restoration Act of 2008

United States · United States Congress · 23 April 2008

Environment and Public Health Restoration Act of 2008 - States that it is U.S. government policy to work with states, territories, tribal governments, international organizations, and foreign governments to act as a steward of the environment for the benefit of public health, to maintain air quality and water quality, to sustain the diversity of plant and animal species, to combat global climate change, and to protect the environment for future generations. Requires the President to enter into an arrangement under which the National Academy of Sciences will: (1) study and report to the public, Congress, and implementing agencies on the impact on public health, air quality, water quality, wildlife, and the environment of specified clean water, clean air, and forest and land management regulations, laws, proposed laws, and guidance documents; and (2) make recommendations to maintain, restore, or improve protections for public health, air quality, water quality, wildlife, or the environment for each of such regulations, laws, proposed laws, or documents. Requires the head of each federal agency that issued or implemented such laws or regulations to submit to Congress a plan describing steps to restore or improve such protections.

Question· writtenPQ 367asked

432 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, with regard to his call for an all-party consensus on climate change, he will invite the Opposition parties to become involved in policy making on climate change issues; if he will share his Department’s research findings related to climate change strategy; if he will consult with the Opposition prior to the announcement of new policies or initiatives designed to combat climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15283/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 April 2008

432 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, with regard to his call for an all-party consensus on climate change, he will invite the Opposition parties to become involved in policy making on climate change issues; if he will share his Department’s research findings related to climate change strategy; if he will consult with the Opposition prior to the announcement of new policies or initiatives designed to combat climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15283/08]

Question· writtenPQ 100asked

156 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm a recent report (details supplied) that a €500,000 medical CT scanner is in storage behind a filling station in Monaghan while a leaded room for the CT scanner in Monaghan Hospital remains empty and radiographers and trained nurses are available in Monaghan to use the scanner but the Health Service Executive, despite promises since 2004, has not made a decision on what to do with the scanner, even though it is costing €600 a week to store the scanner; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the average cost of hiring a private ambulance and nurse for a patient from Monaghan to go to Cavan Hospital for a scan is €748 per patient; her views on whether this is a sensible use of scarce resources in the current climate of cutbacks and cost savings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15063/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 April 2008

156 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm a recent report (details supplied) that a €500,000 medical CT scanner is in storage behind a filling station in Monaghan while a leaded room for the CT scanner in Monaghan Hospital remains empty and radiographers and trained nurses are available in Monaghan to use the scanner but the Health Service Executive, despite promises since 2004, has not made a decision on what to do with the scanner, even though it is costing €600 a week to store the scanner; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the average cost of hiring a private ambulance and nurse for a patient from Monaghan to go to Cavan Hospital for a scan is €748 per patient; her views on whether this is a sensible use of scarce resources in the current climate of cutbacks and cost savings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15063/08]

Question· writtenPQ 17asked

80 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost of the current climate change media campaign to date; the expected expenditure in the future; the number of website hits he expects per year; if there is monitoring of results of such an investment; the way this campaign differs from previous public information campaigns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14321/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 April 2008

80 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost of the current climate change media campaign to date; the expected expenditure in the future; the number of website hits he expects per year; if there is monitoring of results of such an investment; the way this campaign differs from previous public information campaigns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14321/08]

Question· oralPQ 13asked

77 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the Joint Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security Meeting of 28 February 2008; if emissions trading sector organisations will have no role in the 3% reduction target; if other sectors will have to decrease their emissions beyond 3% to meet Government targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14324/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 April 2008

77 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the Joint Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security Meeting of 28 February 2008; if emissions trading sector organisations will have no role in the 3% reduction target; if other sectors will have to decrease their emissions beyond 3% to meet Government targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14324/08]

Question· oralPQ 12asked

76 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Government’s light bulb initiative will help Ireland meet the 3% annual reduction target while taking into account that the ESB is part of the emissions trading sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14396/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 April 2008

76 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Government’s light bulb initiative will help Ireland meet the 3% annual reduction target while taking into account that the ESB is part of the emissions trading sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14396/08]

Bill· HRH.R. 5858 (110th)referred

Combating Climate Change Through Individual Action Act of 2008

United States · United States Congress · 22 April 2008

Combating Climate Change Through Individual Action Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax credits for: (1) 30% of carbon sequestration and soil conservation expenditures made by taxpayers engaged in the business of farming; (2) 10% of qualifying planting expenditures, including expenditures for the purchase and planting of any tree, plant, shrub, or bush, and the purchase and installation of a vegetated roof system; (3) the conversion of cropland to pasture for grazing purposes or to grassland or rangeland; and (4) certain types of reforestation and afforestation of land.

Question· writtenPQ 639asked

634 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the estimated carbon offsets to be reflected in the National Climate Change Strategy 2008 to 2012 from State or EU funded afforestation schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13888/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 April 2008

634 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the estimated carbon offsets to be reflected in the National Climate Change Strategy 2008 to 2012 from State or EU funded afforestation schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13888/08]

Question· writtenPQ 411asked

403 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the estimated carbon offsets to be reflected in the National Climate Change Strategy 2008 to 2012 from State or EU funded afforestation schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13887/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 April 2008

403 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the estimated carbon offsets to be reflected in the National Climate Change Strategy 2008 to 2012 from State or EU funded afforestation schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13887/08]

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage4100/Jschriftliche anfrage

Post, Umwelt und Klimaschutz

Austria · National Council · 11 April 2008

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend <i>(Rationalisierungsmaßnahmen der)</i> Post, <i>(Auswirkungen auf)</i> Umwelt und Klimaschutz

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage4096/Jschriftliche anfrage

Post, Umwelt und Klimaschutz

Austria · National Council · 11 April 2008

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend <i>Rationalisierungsmaßnahmen der)</i> Post, <i>(Auswirkungen auf)</i> Umwelt und Klimaschutz

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage4095/Jschriftliche anfrage

Post, Umwelt und Klimaschutz

Austria · National Council · 11 April 2008

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend <i>(Rationalisierungsmaßnahmen der)</i> Post, <i>(Auswirkungen auf)</i> Umwelt und Klimaschutz

Bill· HRH.R. 5770 (110th)reported

To provide for a study by the National Academy of Sciences of potential impacts of climate change on water resources and water quality.

United States · United States Congress · 10 April 2008

Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to arrange for the National Academy of Sciences to prepare a two-part study of potential impacts of climate change on water resources and water quality, addressing issues of: (1) hydrology and water quality (including the potential for impacts to wetlands, shoreline erosion, and saltwater intrusion as a result of sea level rise, as well as significant regional variation in precipitation events from historic patterns); and (2) policy considerations (including an identification of the scientific consensus, assumptions, and uncertainties related to predictions of climate change in the United States and of steps to assess emerging information and identify appropriate response actions).

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 509 (110th)referred

A resolution recognizing the week of April 7, 2008 to April 13, 2008, as "National Public Health Week".

United States · United States Congress · 9 April 2008

Recognizes: (1) National Public Health Week; (2) the efforts of public health professionals, first responders, states, municipalities, and local communities to incorporate measures to adapt health care systems to address impacts of climate change; and (3) the role of adaptation in preventing impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities, the potential for improvement of health status and equity through efforts to address climate change, and the need to include health policy in the development of climate responses. Encourages: (1) further research, interdisciplinary partnership, and collaboration to understand and monitor the health impacts of climate change, for preparedness activities, and for improvement of health care infrastructure; and (2) every American to learn about the impacts of climate change on health.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1081 (110th)referred

Recognizing of the week of April 7, 2008, to April 13, 2008, as "National Public Health Week".

United States · United States Congress · 4 April 2008

Recognizes: (1) National Public Health Week; (2) the efforts of public health professionals, first responders, states, municipalities, and local communities to incorporate measures to adapt health care systems to address impacts of climate change; and (3) the role of adaptation in preventing impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities, the improvement of health status and equity through efforts to address climate change, and the need to include health policy in the development of climate responses. Encourages: (1) further research, interdisciplinary partnership, and collaboration to understand and monitor the health impacts of climate change, for preparedness activities, and for improvement of health care infrastructure; and (2) every American to learn about the impact of climate change on health.

Question· writtenPQ 300asked

357 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the recent Inhale report which stated that the reason Ireland had such a high level of respiratory disease was either genetic or possibly climate related, that health education was failing the socially deprived groups and that health prevention attempts had failed to reach these groups and had only been effective among middle and upper class sectors. [11791/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 April 2008

357 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the recent Inhale report which stated that the reason Ireland had such a high level of respiratory disease was either genetic or possibly climate related, that health education was failing the socially deprived groups and that health prevention attempts had failed to reach these groups and had only been effective among middle and upper class sectors. [11791/08]

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 486 (110th)passed

A resolution to congratulate the X PRIZE Foundation for their efforts to inspire a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles that could help break the addiction of the United States to oil and stem the effects of climate change through the Automotive X PRIZE competition.

United States · United States Congress · 13 March 2008

Commends the X PRIZE Foundation's leadership for their efforts to inspire a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles through the Automotive X PRIZE competition.

Question· writtenPQ 465asked

542 Deputy Charlie O’Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he is taking to deal with the climate change agenda; the details of initiatives in that regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10545/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 March 2008

542 Deputy Charlie O’Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he is taking to deal with the climate change agenda; the details of initiatives in that regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10545/08]

Question· writtenPQ 39asked

33 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport his estimate of what his Department have made of the contribution of the maritime and shipping sector to transport emissions here particularly in view of the recent report carried out an organisation (detail supplied) for the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that shipping emissions are expected to be as much as three times higher than currently thought; if he has proposals to tackle the level of Irish shipping emissions; his views on whether shipping should be part of the reformed EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9626/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 March 2008

33 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport his estimate of what his Department have made of the contribution of the maritime and shipping sector to transport emissions here particularly in view of the recent report carried out an organisation (detail supplied) for the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that shipping emissions are expected to be as much as three times higher than currently thought; if he has proposals to tackle the level of Irish shipping emissions; his views on whether shipping should be part of the reformed EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9626/08]

Question· writtenPQ 58asked

59 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if reform of the Planning and Development Act 2000 is planned in order that it is clearly set down in law that future housing development must be tied to the delivery of infrastructure, that flood plains must be preserved from development and that development plans must be climate proofed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8029/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2008

59 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if reform of the Planning and Development Act 2000 is planned in order that it is clearly set down in law that future housing development must be tied to the delivery of infrastructure, that flood plains must be preserved from development and that development plans must be climate proofed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8029/08]

Question· writtenPQ 158asked

156 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she has had discussions with her EU colleagues in the matter of food security within the European Union with particular reference to the implications of sourcing such food outside the Union and achieving climate change targets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7351/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 February 2008

156 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she has had discussions with her EU colleagues in the matter of food security within the European Union with particular reference to the implications of sourcing such food outside the Union and achieving climate change targets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7351/08]

Question· writtenPQ 157asked

155 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the extent to which she has had discussions with her EU colleagues in the matter of bio-energy crops; the extent to which such discussions are expected to impact positively on climate change issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7350/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 February 2008

155 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the extent to which she has had discussions with her EU colleagues in the matter of bio-energy crops; the extent to which such discussions are expected to impact positively on climate change issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7350/08]

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