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Question· Mündliche Frage18/10828open

Einrichtung der Klimaschutz-Stabstelle des BMVI

Germany · German Bundestag · 1 January 2013

Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Wann wird die Klimaschutz-Stabsstelle des Bundesministeriums für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur, deren geplante Einrichtung das Bundesministerium im Oktober 2016 der &quot;Süddeutschen Zeitung&quot; bestätigt hat, eingerichtet, und wie wird der Stab organisiert (bitte aufschlüsseln nach Aufgaben, Personalstärke und Leitungsorganisation)?

Question· Schriftliche Frage18/11470open

Notwendigkeit von Sektorzielen im Klimaschutz entsprechend des nationalen Klimaschutzplans 2050

Germany · German Bundestag · 1 January 2013

Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Sieht die Bundesregierung weiterhin die Notwendigkeit von Sektorzielen im Klimaschutz entsprechend des nationalen Klimaschutzplans 2050, wenn nein, wie will sie sicherstellen, dass die einzelnen Ressorts in der Geschäftsverteilung der Bundesregierung die Verantwortung für eine adäquate Treibhausgasminderung ihrer Ressorts als Beitrag zur Erfüllung der gemeinsamen nationalen Klimaschutzziele übernehmen?

Question· Schriftliche Frage18/12640open

Geförderte Sprit-Spar-Trainings für kraftstoffsparendes Fahren im Rahmen des Aktionsprogramms Klimaschutz 2020

Germany · German Bundestag · 1 January 2013

Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Wie viele Sprit-Spar-Trainings für kraftstoffsparendes Fahren wurden im Rahmen des Aktionsprogramms Klimaschutz 2020 bis heute gefördert (bitte aufschlüsseln nach Anzahl der Trainings und Höhe der gesamten finanziellen Aufwendungen), und zu welchen Anpassungen der Versicherungsangebote haben die ebenfalls im Aktionsprogramm Klimaschutz 2020 von der Bundesregierung angekündigten Gespräche mit der Automobilindustrie und der Versicherungswirtschaft mit dem Ziel günstigerer Versicherungsprämien für Absolventen eines Sprit-Spar-Trainings geführt?

Question· writtenPQ 421asked

421. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government noting that the Kyoto extension negotiated in Doha will only cover 15% of the world's greenhouse emissions, the current expected compensation costs from 2020 that Ireland has signed up to. [56284/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2012

421. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government noting that the Kyoto extension negotiated in Doha will only cover 15% of the world's greenhouse emissions, the current expected compensation costs from 2020 that Ireland has signed up to. [56284/12]

Question· writtenPQ 419asked

419. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total cost to the Exchequer for Ministerial attendance of the UN Climate Change Annual Conference for the year 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56206/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2012

419. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total cost to the Exchequer for Ministerial attendance of the UN Climate Change Annual Conference for the year 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56206/12]

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 835 (112th)referred

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should adopt a target of 350 parts per million of atmospheric carbon dioxide by which to evaluate domestic and international climate change policies, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 18 December 2012

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should: (1) adopt a target of 350 parts per million of atmospheric carbon dioxide by which to evaluate domestic and international climate change policies, and (2) develop domestic and international policies that are sufficiently flexible to accommodate advancing science in the event that a change in that target becomes warranted.

Bill· HRH.R. 6670 (112th)referred

To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 for the purposes of extending the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 through 2017, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 13 December 2012

Amends the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to: (1) extend authority for the drought program under such Act through FY2017, (2) authorize appropriations for such Act through FY2017, and (3) require cooperative drought contingency plans under such Act to provide for periodic review to address projected long-term climate variability and change.

Question· writtenPQ 287asked

287. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline in tabular form the total cost to the Exchequer of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Summit in Doha including accommodation, cost per person and number of persons attending from the Irish delegation, flights, subsistence, visas and any other costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55584/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2012

287. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline in tabular form the total cost to the Exchequer of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Summit in Doha including accommodation, cost per person and number of persons attending from the Irish delegation, flights, subsistence, visas and any other costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55584/12]

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage13219/Jschriftliche anfrage

Beschneiung, Klimawandel und Förderung

Austria · National Council · 5 December 2012

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Christiane Brunner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Beschneiung, Klimawandel und Förderung

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage13220/Jschriftliche anfrage

Beschneiung, Klimawandel und Förderung

Austria · National Council · 5 December 2012

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Christiane Brunner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Wirtschaft, Familie und Jugend betreffend Beschneiung, Klimawandel und Förderung

Question· writtenPQ 422asked

422. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline in tabular form the total cost to the Exchequer of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Summit in Doha including accommodation, cost per person and the number of person's attending from the Irish delegation, and flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54562/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012

422. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline in tabular form the total cost to the Exchequer of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Summit in Doha including accommodation, cost per person and the number of person's attending from the Irish delegation, and flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54562/12]

Question· writtenPQ 412asked

412. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that the impact of carbon reduction is minimised on domestic households until the economic situation improves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54551/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012

412. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that the impact of carbon reduction is minimised on domestic households until the economic situation improves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54551/12]

Question· oralPQ 3asked

3. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the fact that his plan of phasing out the subsidisation of home energy retrofit without a suitable pay as you save replacement facility in place has had a detrimental effect on employment in the construction and retrofit sector which has created sustained employment for 5,000 people over the past four years; his plans to expedite the introduction of the planned pay as you save home retrofit scheme; if so, if he will offer details of the scheme; if he has had any consultations with the Deprtment for the Environment, Community and Local Government in terms of the utility such a programme can offer as part of a national CO2 emissions reduction plan in the context of climate legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53528/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2012

3. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the fact that his plan of phasing out the subsidisation of home energy retrofit without a suitable pay as you save replacement facility in place has had a detrimental effect on employment in the construction and retrofit sector which has created sustained employment for 5,000 people over the past four years; his plans to expedite the introduction of the planned pay as you save home retrofit scheme; if so, if he will offer details of the scheme; if he has had any consultations with the Deprtment for the Environment, Community and Local Government in terms of the utility such a programme can offer as part of a national CO2 emissions reduction plan in the context of climate legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53528/12]

Record· Brief van lid/fractie/commissie2012Z19895concluded

Brief van de fungerend voorzitter van de vaste commissie voor Infrastructuur en Milieu aan de Voorzitter van de Tweede Kamer ter aanbieding van het Parlementair onderzoek "Kosten en effecten klimaat- en energiebeleid"

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 21 November 2012

Brief van de fungerend voorzitter van de vaste commissie voor Infrastructuur en Milieu aan de Voorzitter van de Tweede Kamer ter aanbieding van het Parlementair onderzoek "Kosten en effecten klimaat- en energiebeleid"

Question· writtenPQ 125asked

125. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which his attention has been drawn to the threat to smaller rural schools; the number of any such schools likely to be faced with closure in the short and medium term; if he is conscious of local preferences in regards to such schools including traditional ethos; if he accepts the need to ensure that such communities are catered for in the future to the greatest extent possible notwithstanding the economic climate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51330/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2012

125. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which his attention has been drawn to the threat to smaller rural schools; the number of any such schools likely to be faced with closure in the short and medium term; if he is conscious of local preferences in regards to such schools including traditional ethos; if he accepts the need to ensure that such communities are catered for in the future to the greatest extent possible notwithstanding the economic climate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51330/12]

Question· oralPQ 215asked

215. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department continues to monitor activity in the health insurance area with particular reference to the need to retain lower premium payments in the current economic climate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50806/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2012

215. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department continues to monitor activity in the health insurance area with particular reference to the need to retain lower premium payments in the current economic climate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50806/12]

Question· writtenPQ 113asked

113. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the qualification criteria currently being applied and process all student grant applications as a matter of urgency; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that more than 66,000 applications have been received by Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, and to date only 18,000 have been processed, 9,000 of these have been approved, a further 9,000 have been refused, leaving 48,000 to be processed and finalised; if he will review the qualification guidelines being applied by SUSI in the current economic climate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50636/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2012

113. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the qualification criteria currently being applied and process all student grant applications as a matter of urgency; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that more than 66,000 applications have been received by Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, and to date only 18,000 have been processed, 9,000 of these have been approved, a further 9,000 have been refused, leaving 48,000 to be processed and finalised; if he will review the qualification guidelines being applied by SUSI in the current economic climate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50636/12]

Question· writtenPQ 134asked

134. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the point made regarding the urgent need for climate change legislation in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48806/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2012

134. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the point made regarding the urgent need for climate change legislation in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48806/12]

Question· writtenPQ 700asked

700. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the Climate Bill will be ready for publication by the fourth quarter of 2012; the date on which in the fourth quarter of 2012 he will issue the heads of a Climate Bill to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht; if the Climate Bill will contain legally binding emission reduction targets for 2050 and 2020 and interim targets in the form of five year carbon budgets adopted by Dáil Éireann; if it ensure that these targets will be met domestically without buying offset credits overseas; if it will establish an independent climate change commission that advises Government and has the power to publish its own reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47941/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2012

700. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the Climate Bill will be ready for publication by the fourth quarter of 2012; the date on which in the fourth quarter of 2012 he will issue the heads of a Climate Bill to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht; if the Climate Bill will contain legally binding emission reduction targets for 2050 and 2020 and interim targets in the form of five year carbon budgets adopted by Dáil Éireann; if it ensure that these targets will be met domestically without buying offset credits overseas; if it will establish an independent climate change commission that advises Government and has the power to publish its own reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47941/12]

Question· writtenPQ 671asked

671. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to develop an abatement strategy to deal with the effects of climate change for example flood alleviation and the way he intends to balance this with the adaptation strategy required to deal with climate change. [47630/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2012

671. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to develop an abatement strategy to deal with the effects of climate change for example flood alleviation and the way he intends to balance this with the adaptation strategy required to deal with climate change. [47630/12]

Question· writtenPQ 437asked

437. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the advertising of private rental accommodation on public sites stating no rent allowance accepted and the problems this is causing for those potential tenants who are unemployed in this economic climate; if it is legal for the advertiser whether it be the landlord, letting agent or advertising personnel to state on the advert 'no rent allowance allowed' and if a landlord has the right to refuse an applicant based on the tenant's status as a social welfare recipient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48445/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2012

437. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the advertising of private rental accommodation on public sites stating no rent allowance accepted and the problems this is causing for those potential tenants who are unemployed in this economic climate; if it is legal for the advertiser whether it be the landlord, letting agent or advertising personnel to state on the advert 'no rent allowance allowed' and if a landlord has the right to refuse an applicant based on the tenant's status as a social welfare recipient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48445/12]

Question· writtenPQ 116asked

116. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has commissioned a study on the impact that the end of the sugar beet quota system in 2015 may have on our climate policy should the industry be re-established here; the potential it has to provide a domestic biofuel crop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47407/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2012

116. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has commissioned a study on the impact that the end of the sugar beet quota system in 2015 may have on our climate policy should the industry be re-established here; the potential it has to provide a domestic biofuel crop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47407/12]

Question· writtenPQ 108asked

108. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding the impact that the end of the milk quota system in 2014 may have on Ireland's climate policy should the dairy industry expand significantly and the follow on effect of an increase in emissions; the studies being undertaken in his Department to examine same; if he will be making an input into the forthcoming Climate Change Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47408/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2012

108. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding the impact that the end of the milk quota system in 2014 may have on Ireland's climate policy should the dairy industry expand significantly and the follow on effect of an increase in emissions; the studies being undertaken in his Department to examine same; if he will be making an input into the forthcoming Climate Change Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47408/12]

Question· Mündliche Frage17/11282open

Beurteilung der Position der Deutschen Akademie der Technikwissenschaften (acatech) zu den "Anpassungsstrategien in der Klimapolitik"; Schlussfolgerungen aus dem Rückzug renommierter Klimaforscher

Germany · German Bundestag · 2 November 2012

Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Inwieweit schließt sich die Bundesregierung der kürzlich veröffentlichten Position der Deutschen Akademie der Technikwissenschaften (acatech) e. V. zu den &bdquo;Anpassungsstrategien in der Klimapolitik&ldquo; an, und plant die Bundesregierung diese Position in ihrer Klimapolitik zu berücksichtigen (bitte mit Begründung)?<br /> <br /> Teilt die Bundesregierung die Auffassung, dass &ndash; insbesondere angesichts der aktuellen Sturmereignisse in den USA &ndash; die von der acatech getroffene Aussage, dass die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels in Deutschland für die kommenden Jahrzehnte in der Regel beherrschbar sind (vgl. www.acatech.de/ de/aktuelles-presse/sonderseiten/anpassungklimawandel. html) verharmlosend wirkt, und welche Schlüsse zieht sie aus dem Rückzug renommierter Klimaforscher wie Hans von Storch und Wolfgang Cramer sowie Dr. Paul Becker vom Deutschen Wetterdienst und von Jürgen Schmid vom Fraunhofer-Institut für Windenergie und Energiesystemtechnik, die während der Erarbeitung ihre Mitarbeit wegen fehlender &bdquo;Tiefe&ldquo; aufgekündigt hatten (www.faz.net/aktuell/wissen/klima/klimaforschungwie-man-wissenschaft-im-regen-stehen-laesst-11894823.html)?

Record· Brief regering2012Z18113concluded

Veilingen van CO2-rechten

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 25 October 2012

Veilingen van CO2-rechten

Question· writtenPQ 88asked

88. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the contact that has been made with each Department in his preparation for the drafting of a Climate Change Bill; and the date the heads of bill will be made available. [46072/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2012

88. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the contact that has been made with each Department in his preparation for the drafting of a Climate Change Bill; and the date the heads of bill will be made available. [46072/12]

Question· writtenPQ 190asked

190. Deputy Áine Collins asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the areas that owners of potentially viable dwelling houses that need thatching should take in this economic climate in view of the fact that the grants when they are available will only cover a tiny portion of the cost of thatching; if he will recommend a way of maintaining the integrity of such houses, as galvanising such houses is not an realistic option; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45346/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2012

190. Deputy Áine Collins asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the areas that owners of potentially viable dwelling houses that need thatching should take in this economic climate in view of the fact that the grants when they are available will only cover a tiny portion of the cost of thatching; if he will recommend a way of maintaining the integrity of such houses, as galvanising such houses is not an realistic option; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45346/12]

Question· writtenPQ 416asked

416. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the draft heads of the Climate Change Bill will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44511/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2012

416. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the draft heads of the Climate Change Bill will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44511/12]

Question· oralPQ 54asked

54. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Social Protection the position in relation to transferring the responsibility for the provision of sick pay from the State to employers for the first two to four weeks of illness; if she intends bringing forward accompanying legislation to require employers to pay full sick leave to employees; if she has had any consultations with employers groups IBEC or ISME regarding the implications of this proposal; her views on whether this would widen the gap between the public and private sectors in terms of job security; if she has reached any conclusions on the way they might adequately manage the levels of absenteeism which exists in Government Departments; if she will acknowledge that moving the responsibility of the provision of sick pay entitlements to employers would affect the private sector placing an additional unsupportable burden on many employers who are already struggling in the current economic climate; if she is considering a State sponsored insurance scheme that could mitigate the burden for smaller firms; if she will now acknowledge that this proposal may in fact make Ireland less competitive internationally at a time when we should be promoting markets, creating opportunities for businesses to grow and create sustainable employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44934/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2012

54. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Social Protection the position in relation to transferring the responsibility for the provision of sick pay from the State to employers for the first two to four weeks of illness; if she intends bringing forward accompanying legislation to require employers to pay full sick leave to employees; if she has had any consultations with employers groups IBEC or ISME regarding the implications of this proposal; her views on whether this would widen the gap between the public and private sectors in terms of job security; if she has reached any conclusions on the way they might adequately manage the levels of absenteeism which exists in Government Departments; if she will acknowledge that moving the responsibility of the provision of sick pay entitlements to employers would affect the private sector placing an additional unsupportable burden on many employers who are already struggling in the current economic climate; if she is considering a State sponsored insurance scheme that could mitigate the burden for smaller firms; if she will now acknowledge that this proposal may in fact make Ireland less competitive internationally at a time when we should be promoting markets, creating opportunities for businesses to grow and create sustainable employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44934/12]

Question· writtenPQ 137asked

137. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government when he expects to publish the interim report of the National Economic and Social Council secretariat on climate policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41218/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2012

137. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government when he expects to publish the interim report of the National Economic and Social Council secretariat on climate policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41218/12]

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