There are still some hardy Conservative critics of conventional climate change wisdom in the House of Commons. On Wednesday Mr Lilley introduced a debate on the Stern Review in Westminster Hall. (Lord Stern’s main conclusion was that one per cent of global GDP per year is needed to combat climate change. He has since revised […]
Yesterday the House of Commons continued to debate the Climate Change Bill. In particular, the Government is eager that emissions from shipping and international aviation be reduced. They have not been included in the Bill’s target of an 80 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, however. Instead amendments have been introduced that […]
Only five Conservative MPs voted against yesterday’s Climate Change Bill; Christopher Chope, Philip Davies, Peter Lilley, Andrew Tyrie and Ann Widdecombe but we can only count about 40 who voted in favour – many of them whips and the most of the remainder are frontbenchers. The parliamentary party didn’t have to turn out because it […]
Yesterday the Commons debated the Government’s Climate Change Bill and a commitment to reduce the UK’s carbon output by at least 60% by 2050. Although the Conservative leadership supported the Bill it only imposed a one line whip fearing a big rebellion from sceptical Tory MPs. Christopher Chope, David Heathcoat Amory, Peter Lilley, John Maples […]