Measures To Prevent Climate Change

Details

Status: Active

Groups: Environmental Issues

Description

There have been votes in Parliament on targets for reducing carbon dioxide emissions and on increasing the proportion of electricity generated via renewable means as well as on the establishment of a UK Green Investment Bank, to invest in projects which, for example, reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

[Person name] voted for/against measures to prevent climate change

Decisions

Decisions may be read as agreeing with the policy, or being against the policy.

month decision alignment strength decision type uses powers voting cluster participant count
2000-03 Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Bill agree weak Division insufficent_info Low participation vote 143
2000-03 "Table — 20. Climate change levy agree weak Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Gov proposes 497
2004-11 Housing Bill — Improvements in Energy Efficiency — rejected against weak Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Gov proposes 445
2007-05 Climate Change — new sense of urgency — rejected agree weak Division does_not_use_powers Medium conflict: Opposition Aye, Government No 357
2008-04 Energy Bill — Renewable energy feed-in tariff — rejected agree weak Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 460
2008-06 Planning Bill — National Planning Policy Statement To Include Policies Which Help Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 497
2008-06 Climate Change Bill — Second Reading agree strong Division uses_powers Nominal opposition: Government Aye Opposition Weak No 348
2008-10 Climate Change Bill — Electricity generating station performance standards — rejected agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 482
2008-10 Climate Change Bill — International aviation and shipping emission projections — rejected agree weak Division uses_powers Medium conflict: Opposition Aye, Government No 342
2008-10 Climate Change Bill — Report on the civil estate agree weak Division uses_powers Cross party aye 481
2008-10 Climate Change Bill — Third Reading (and other amendments) agree strong Division insufficent_info Cross party aye 466
2009-10 Government to sign up to 10:10 climate change campaign — rejected agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 523
2011-09 Energy Bill — Clause 42 — Bring Forward Date Landlords of Private Rented Homes Must Follow Domestic Energy Efficiency Regulations agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 500
2012-06 Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Decline Second Reading against strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 516
2012-10 Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause 22 — UK Green Investment Bank — Duty to Support Climate Change Act Targets agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 512
2012-10 Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Third Reading agree strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Gov proposes 518
2012-12 Energy Bill — Decline Second Reading agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 485
2013-06 Energy Bill- Clause 42 — Exemption from Carbon Dioxide Emission Limits During Commissioning of Electricity Generation Plants Using Carbon Capture and Storage against strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 523
2013-06 Energy Bill — Clause 1 — Requirement to Set a Decarbonisation Target Range agree strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 557
2013-06 Energy Bill — Clause 10 — Financial Incentives for Larger Small Scale Low Carbon Generation Plants agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 557
2013-06 Energy Bill — Third Reading agree strong Division insufficent_info Cross party aye 404
2013-12 Energy Bill — Enabling Carbon Dioxide Emissions Limits to be Applied to Stations Which Fit Pollution Abatement Equipment against strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 554
2015-07 Summer Budget 2015 against strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 610
2015-07 Summer Budget 2015 Resolution 21 — Application of Climate Change Levy to Electricity from Renewable Sources against strong Division uses_powers Nominal opposition: Government Aye Opposition Weak No 402
2015-09 Finance Bill — Application of Climate Change Levy Tax to Electricity Generated from Renewable Sources against strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 555
2015-10 Finance Bill — Clause 42 — Vehicle Tax — Relation to Carbon Dioxide Emissions — Surcharge for Vehicles Costing Over Forty Thousand Pounds agree strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 563
2016-03 Energy Bill — New Clause 8 — Setting a Decarbonisation Target Range agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 499
2016-03 Energy Bill — New Clause 3 — Carbon Capture and Storage Strategy for the Energy Industry agree strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 497
2016-05 Housing and Planning Bill — New Clause — Permitted Carbon Dixoide Emission Rate for New Homes against strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Gov proposes 449
2016-05 Housing and Planning Bill — Carbon Dioxide Emission Rate and Energy Performance of New Homes against weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 498
2016-09 Finance Bill — New Clause 15 — VAT on Installation of Energy Saving Materials agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 572
2019-06 Approve: Climate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019 agree strong Agreement uses_powers Agreement 0
2019-06 The Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Energy-Saving Materials) Order 2019 against weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 453
2019-10 Queen's Speech — Programme for Government — The Economy — In the Interest of the Many — Green Industrial Revolution agree weak Division does_not_use_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 602
2020-02 Transport — Eliminate Substantial Majority of Emissions by 2030 agree weak Division does_not_use_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 491
2020-09 United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — New Clause 6 — Climate and Nature Emergency Impact Statement as Prerequisite for Financial Assistance agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 607
2020-10 Agriculture Bill — New Clause After Clause 42 — Contribution of Agriculture and Associated Land Use to Climate Change Targets against strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 547
2020-11 Pension Schemes Bill — Clause 124 — Climate Change Risk agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 610
2021-01 Financial Services Bill — Schedule 2 — Prudential Regulation of Investment Firms — Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 621
2021-01 Environment Bill — New Clause 1 — Environmental Principles: Public Authorities agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 632
2021-05 Environment Bill — New Clause 24 — Prohibition on Burning of Vegetation on Peat in Upland Areas agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 568
2021-06 Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill — New Clause 1 — Supporting Net Zero Greenhouse Targeted Gas Emission Target agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 625
2021-07 Health and Care Bill — Second Reading agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 575
2021-07 Health and Care Bill — Decline Second Reading against weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 579
2021-10 Environment Bill — Clause 18 — Policy Statement on Environmental Principles — Exemptions against strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 489
2021-11 Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill — Second Reading agree strong Division uses_powers Nominal opposition: Government Aye Opposition Weak No 359
2021-11 Health and Care Bill — Third Reading agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 536
2021-12 Subsidy Control Bill — Schedule 1 — The Subsidy Control Principles — Net Zero Greenhouse Gasses Emissions Target agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 468
2022-01 Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill — Third Reading agree strong Division uses_powers Cross party aye 510
2022-05 Programme for Government — Workers' Rights — Cost of Living — Climate — Benefits — Windfall Tax — Devolution — Human Rights agree weak Division does_not_use_powers Medium conflict: Opposition Aye, Government No 368
2023-12 Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 agree strong Division uses_powers Cross party aye 403
2024-02 Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill Committee: Amendment 17 agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 512
2024-02 Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill: Third Reading against strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 503
2025-01 Draft Clean Heat Market Mechanism Regulations 2024 agree strong Division uses_powers Divided opposition: Government Aye, Opposition divided 533
2025-04 Infrastructure Planning (Onshore Wind and Solar Generation) Order 2025 agree strong Division uses_powers Nominal opposition: Government Aye Opposition Weak No 408