Climate change

This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on climate change. This includes briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.

Standard Notes

Date	Description
22.10.2009	The weather: Social Indicators page
	What was the weather like over the past 12 months?
22.10.2009	Greenhouse gas emissions: Social Indicators page
08.10.2009	Air transport statistics
	Air Transport Statistics by Rachael Harker (SN/SG/3760). This note looks in detail at trends in air travel in the UK and the latest official projections, passenger ...
27.08.2009	Agriculture and Climate Change
	This note covers some predictions of the effect of climate change on UK agriculture and forestry
11.08.2009	Carbon capture and storage
	This note looks at coal-fired electricity generation in the United Kingdom, the Government's policy on carbon capture and storage and progress with the technology ...

Research Papers

Date	Description
22.10.2008	Climate Change Bill [HL]: Committee Stage Report
	Climate Change Bill. (Bill 129 of 2007/08) House of Commons Library Research Paper 08/79.
06.06.2008	Climate Change Bill [HL]
	(Bill 97 of 2007-08)
24.01.2008	Aviation and Climate Change
10.10.2007	Social Indicators
10.01.2007	Social Indicators
	Social indicators. [Includes articles on Research and Development in the UK and Prison Population. Also includes topical subject page on The Weather] House of Commons ...

Early Day Motions

Date	Description
21.10.2009	CARBON REDUCTION FUNDS
	That this House agrees that in order to prevent further climate-related catastrophies, radical action is required at global and local levels; understands that one step towards achieving ...
21.10.2009	TELEVISED DEBATE ON CLIMATE CHANGE
	That this House notes that in recent general elections, climate change has not featured as a high profile issue; further notes that recent opinion polls show a considerable level of ...
15.10.2009	CLIMATE CHANGE (No. 2)
	That this House recognises that there is a climate emergency and that the catastrophic destabilisation of global climate represents the greatest threat that humanity faces; further ...
14.10.2009	CLIMATE CHANGE
	That this House believes that climate change poses a serious threat to all; welcomes the Prime Minister's pledge to lead the UK delegation to Copenhagen this December; acknowledges ...
12.10.2009	10:10 CAMPAIGN
	That this House welcomes the 10:10 campaign, which aims to unite every sector of British society behind the idea that, by working together, it is possible to achieve a 10 per cent.

POST Papers

Date	Description
01.10.2009	Biodiversity and Climate Change, October 2009
	The effects of climate change on biodiversity are already evident in the UK, and with continued climate change, are expected to increase. This POSTnote explores
01.06.2009	Arctic changes, June 2009
	This POSTnote summarises the environmental change occurring in the Arctic and its potential impact on the global climate, future commercial activities and Arctic
01.03.2009	Geo-engineering research, March 2009
	There is evidence that efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases may be insufficient to avert unacceptable levels of climate change; global emission levels
01.12.2008	The transition to a low carbon economy, December 2008
	Fundamental changes to the UK economy will be required to meet the greenhouse gas emission targets of the Climate Change Act (2008). This POSTnote examines UK emission
01.12.2008	ICT and CO2 emissions
	The global greenhouse gas emissions from information and communication technology (ICT) are comparable with those of the aviation industry. This POSTnote focuses