Low Carbon Electricity Generation
Details
Status: Active
Groups: Environmental Issues
Description
There have been votes in Parliament relating to finanical incentives designed to encourage electricity generation via methods which involve low levels of carbon emissions. Matters voted on include subsidies for renewable energy generation and on limiting carbon dioxide emissions from power stations.
[Person name] voted for/against financial incentives for low carbon emission electricity generation methods
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-11 | Opposition Day — Feed-in Tariff — Subsidies for Renewable or Low Carbon Electricity Generation | agree | weak | Division | uses_powers | Strong conflict: Opposition proposes | 523 |
| 2011-11 | Opposition Day — Feed-in Tariff — Subsidies for Renewable or Low Carbon Electricity Generation | against | weak | Division | uses_powers | Strong conflict: Gov proposes | 512 |
| 2012-12 | Energy Bill — Decline Second Reading | against | strong | Division | uses_powers | Strong conflict: Opposition proposes | 485 |
| 2013-06 | Energy Bill — Clause 10 — Financial Incentives for Larger Small Scale Low Carbon Generation Plants | agree | strong | Division | uses_powers | Strong conflict: Opposition proposes | 557 |
| 2013-06 | Energy Bill — Third Reading | agree | strong | Division | insufficent_info | Cross party aye | 404 |
| 2018-07 | Draft Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2018 — Support for Use of Biomass in Former Coal Fired Power Stations | against | strong | Division | uses_powers | Strong conflict: Gov proposes | 512 |
| 2025-01 | Draft Electricity Capacity Mechanism (Amendment) Regulations 2024 | agree | strong | Division | uses_powers | Divided opposition: Government Aye, Opposition divided | 496 |
| 2025-04 | Infrastructure Planning (Onshore Wind and Solar Generation) Order 2025 | agree | strong | Division | uses_powers | Nominal opposition: Government Aye Opposition Weak No | 408 |