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251 records in 2015
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 September 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what experience the consultants employed to produce the Feed-in-Tariff rates published in the current Feed-in-Tariff consultation have of working in the solar power industry.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 September 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which external organisations officials in her Department have met to discuss the consequences of the UK leaving the EU in each of the last three years; and how many meetings such officials have
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 September 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many officials in her Department are engaged in research into the effects of the UK leaving the EU.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 8 September 2015
Commentaar t.b.v. hoorzitting/rondetafelgesprek De uitspraak van de rechter in Den Haag inzake het Nederlandse klimaatbeleid d.d. 10 september 2015
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 8 September 2015
Commentaar Greenpeace Nederland t.b.v. hoorzitting/rondetafelgesprek De uitspraak van de rechter in Den Haag inzake het Nederlandse klimaatbeleid d.d. 10 september 2015
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 8 September 2015
Commentaar PBL t.b.v. hoorzitting/rondetafelgesprek De uitspraak van de rechter in Den Haag inzake het Nederlandse klimaatbeleid d.d. 10 september 2015
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 8 September 2015
Commentaar Universiteit Leiden t.b.v. hoorzitting/rondetafelgesprek De uitspraak van de rechter in Den Haag inzake het Nederlandse klimaatbeleid d.d. 10 september 2015
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 8 September 2015
Commentaar ECN t.b.v. hoorzitting/rondetafelgesprek De uitspraak van de rechter in Den Haag inzake het Nederlandse klimaatbeleid d.d. 10 september 2015
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 September 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what her Department's domestic energy bill estimates were for each Public Energy Supply region for the most recent period.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 September 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what policy evaluations have been carried out by external organisations for her Department and its agencies in each financial year since 2010-11; whether the output of those evaluations was publ
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 September 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much her Department spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments in respect of carbon offsetting were made in each such year.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 September 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance they are providing to (1) Tuvalu, (2) Vanuatu, and (3) Nauru, to counter the threat to the long-term viability of the islands caused by climate change.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 September 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with (1) other European Union member states, (2) the United States of America, and (3) the United Nations, regarding the threat posed by climate change to the viability of small island nations
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 7 September 2015
Commentaar Stichting Urgenda t.b.v. hoorzitting/rondetafelgesprek De uitspraak van de rechter in Den Haag inzake het Nederlandse klimaatbeleid d.d. 10 september 2015
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 September 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much the Government spent on climate finance for (a) mitigation and (b) adaptation to developing countries in each year between 2009 and 2015.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 September 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what changes she plans to make to Government development spending on climate finance for (a) mitigation and (b) adaptation between 2015 and 2020.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 September 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when she plans to publish her Department's new strategy and policy statement.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 2 September 2015
Verzoek vanuit commissie EZ om voorstel programma rondetafelgesprek Nederlands klimaatbeleid over te nemen
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 1 September 2015
Reactie op verzoek van het lid Van Tongeren, gedaan tijdens de Regeling van Werkzaamheden van 24 juni 2015, over het bericht ‘Een reductie van minder dan 25% uitstoot broeikasgassen in 2020 is onrechtmatig jegens Urgenda, aldus de rechter’
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 1 September 2015
Beantwoording vragen commissie over de Kabinetsreactie op de beleidsdoorlichting van het Bedrijvenbeleid: begrotingsartikelen 12 en 13
United States · United States Congress · 5 August 2015
Declares that the Senate stands with Pope Francis and the scientific consensus that: human activity is the primary driver of climate change, present climate trends are unsustainable, and immediate action must be taken to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to limit the deleterious effects of human-induced climate change.
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2015
Preparedness and Risk Management for Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience and Effectiveness Act of 2015 or the PREPARE Act of 2015 This bill directs the President to establish the Interagency Council on Extreme Weather Resilience, Preparedness, and Risk Management (Council). The Council shall: establish government-wide goals and priorities for, and develop, recommend, coordinate, and track implementation of priority interagency federal government actions related to, extreme weather resilience, preparedness, and risk management; support regional, state, local, and tribal action to assess extreme weather-related vulnerabilities and cost effectively increase extreme weather resilience, preparedness, and risk management of communities, critical economic sectors, natural and built infrastructure, and natural resources; facilitate the integration of meteorological and extreme weather science; assess the specific recommendations relating to extreme weather in all relevant provisions of the Government Accountability Office's High-Risk Series, identify the feasibility of revising federal programs to implement such recommendations, and develop a plan to address such recommendations; develop or adopt a framework for evaluating the progress and success of extreme weather resilience, preparedness, and risk management-related efforts that is complementary to any national indicator system developed as part of the National Climate Assessment; develop or adopt performance metrics that allow tracking of the actions taken and progress made toward meeting and implementing the established government-wide goals and priorities; provide recommendations to the Council on Environmental Quality and OMB on how agencies should update agency extreme weather plans and remove barriers to state and local extreme weather resilience, preparedness, and risk management in agency regulations, guidance, and policy; make information available online for tracking implementation of agency extreme weather plans and government-wide goals and priorities and on recommendations relating to extreme weather in all relevant High-Risk Series provisions; issue guidance to agencies on developing agency extreme weather plans and agency regulations, guidance, and policies to remove barriers to state and local extreme weather resilience; designate one or more agencies to establish a website that provides information on risks related to extreme weather, preparedness, resilience, and risk management to support state, local, tribal, and private decisionmakers; and publish biannually an inventory of all regional agency offices, centers, and programs that assist with extreme weather preparedness and risk management at the state or local level. Each agency shall submit biannually to OMB and to the Council a comprehensive plan that integrates consideration of extreme weather into its operations and overall mission objectives. OMB shall consolidate and submit such plans to Congress. Annual agency performance plans shall include the most recent agency extreme weather plan.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 July 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government will commission a detailed analysis of the potential effect on the electricity bills of public sector consumers on the proposed removal of the Climate Change Levy exemption.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 July 2015
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full-time equivalent staff in all Government departments and agencies in total were working on climate change adaptation in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15; and if he
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 July 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government will commission an analysis of the potential effect on the UK renewable electricity generation companies of its proposed removal of the Climate Change Levy exemption for renewable power.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 July 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's total spending was on climate change adaptation in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15; and what that spending is expected to be in each of t
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 July 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total value was of projects funded by her Department on climate change adaptation in each year since 2010-11; and how much is planned to be spent in each year up to 2019-20.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 July 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he made in advance of the Summer Budget 2015 of the effect on the UK's carbon footprint of applying the climate change levy to renewable electricity.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 July 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many full-time equivalent staff were working on climate change adaptation in her Department in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15; and if she will e
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 July 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many full-time equivalent staff were working on climate change adaptation in her Department's agencies in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15; and if
European Union · European Parliament · 21 July 2015
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 July 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will make it her policy to obtain binding commitments from her international counterparts at forthcoming global talks on climate change.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 July 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what measures she is taking ahead of the COP21 UN Climate Change Summit to ensure successful outcomes.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 July 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many bee hives are sited on land owned by her Department.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress has been made on (a) negotiation on and (b) preparations for the November 2015 climate change conference; and if she will make a statement.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
748. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update regarding the passing of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29944/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
702. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the Government's position on and aims for the conference of parties on climate change under the auspices of the United Nations to be held in Paris in France at the end of 2015; if he will report on preparations made by his Department in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29938/15]
United States · United States Congress · 16 July 2015
Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015 This bill declares that it is the policy of the United States that the Arctic Ocean should be managed for the best interests of the people of the United States, including by keeping fossil fuels in the ground to avoid the dangerous impacts of climate change. The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act is amended to prohibit the Department of the Interior from issuing or renewing a lease or any other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in the Arctic Ocean, including the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea Planning Areas.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 July 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on the Geneva Pledge on Human Rights and Climate Action; whether the Government plans to sign
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 July 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to section 4.2 of the Summer Budget 2015, what steps she plans to take to ensure that making the most of the UK's oil and gas resources is compatible with the Government pushing f
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
841. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way Ireland is engaging with other European countries in crafting 2030 climate targets which target the most cost-effective means of reducing emissions; the potential he envisages in reducing emissions from that sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29045/15]
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 July 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2015 to Question 2952, if she will make it her policy to secure accredited Living Wage Employer status for her Department from the Living Wage Foundation.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 July 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the implications are for her Department's policies of the findings of the Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change, published on 23 June 2015.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 July 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the implications for his Department's policies are of the recommendations of the Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change, published on 23 June 2015.
European Union · EUR-Lex · 13 July 2015
European Union · EUR-Lex · 13 July 2015
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 July 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the name, responsibilities and pay band are of each special adviser in her Department.
European Union · European Parliament · 9 July 2015
United States · United States Senate · 8 July 2015
United States · United States House of Representatives · 8 July 2015