Climate change
All Standard Notes
30 Documents
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 03.02.2012 | Agriculture and Climate Change |
| This note covers some predictions of the effect of climate change on UK agriculture and forestry | |
| 26.01.2012 | Carbon Price Support |
| This note summarises the Governmnent plans to introduce carbon price support in the form of a floor price for carbon. | |
| 26.01.2012 | Feed-in Tariffs: Solar PV Review |
| This note summarises details of Solar PV feed-in tariffs, including the second review of tariffs for solar which is the first part of a comprehensive review of feed-in tariffs to be completed by April 2012 | |
| 26.01.2012 | The Renewables Obligation |
| An overview of the Renewables Obligation which provides financial support for large scale renewable electricity. | |
| 26.01.2012 | Feed-in Tariffs |
| Feed-in Tariffs are available as an incentive for small-scale renewables. Generators are paid a tariff for the lifetime of the scheme. | |
| 13.01.2012 | Carbon capture and storage |
| The UK's ambitions to be at the forefront of carbon capture and storage (CCS) development were dented in October 2011 by the cancellation of the first planned CCS commercial scale demonstration project at Longannet. DECC is in the process of designing the new UK CCS programme. This note sets out the background and policy. | |
| 11.01.2012 | The weather: Social Indicators page |
| What was the weather like over the past 12 months? | |
| 11.01.2012 | Greenhouse gas emissions: Social Indicators page |
| Trends in emissions and assessment of progress on targets | |
| 09.01.2012 | Green Investment Bank |
| The Government has announced the creation of a bank to stimulate investment in green technologie. This note includes details of its role and how its location will be decided. | |
| 06.01.2012 | British Summer Time and the Daylight Saving Bill 2010-11 |
| This Standard Note provides an overview of the pros and cons of British Summer Time and the altering of clocks, as well as details of attempts to change clock times in the UK. It discusses the current Daylight Savings Bill 2010-11. | |
| 05.01.2012 | Durban Climate Conference |
| This note covers run up and outcome of the UN climate change conference that took place in Durban between 28 November and 11 December 2011. | |
| 25.11.2011 | Tar sands |
| Tar sands (oil sands) have potential to provide a significant fraction of future global oil demand but there are concerns, acknowledged in an EC Fuel Quality Directive, about their environmental impact, not least on greenhouse gas emissions. | |
| 25.11.2011 | Carbon Capture and Storage: additional background |
| This note (March 2011) examines the policy and issues relating to carbon capture and storage and in particular, how it relates to coal-fired energy generation. | |
| 24.10.2011 | UK Fourth Carbon Budget |
| The Government has a deadline of 30 June 2011 to set the UK's fourth carbon budget covering 2023-2027. | |
| 19.10.2011 | Biofuels |
| This note introduces issues surrounding biofuel policy in the UK and EU. | |
| 13.07.2011 | Energy from waste and incineration |
| This note looks at the role of energy from waste and incineration. | |
| 13.06.2011 | Air transport statistics |
| Air Transport Statistics by Tom Rutherford (SN/SG/3760). This note looks in detail at trends in air travel in the UK and the latest official projections, passenger fatality rates; fares, air freight, energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. It includes some key facts on aviation's contribution to the economy and employment. Some international comparisons of air transport are also given. | |
| 27.04.2011 | EU ETS and Aviation |
| The aviation sector will be included in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme from 2012 as part of EU efforts to reduce emissions by 20% by 2020. | |
| 13.04.2011 | How UK farmers could reduce greenhouse gas emissions |
| This note considers ways that farmers might reduce their consisderable emissions of greenhouse gases, mainly methane | |
| 03.03.2011 | Illegally Logged Timber: EU and UK legislation |
| This note covers the EU ban on the import of illegal timber and proposals for UK legislation. | |
| 12.01.2011 | Cancun Climate Conference |
| This note covers the climate negotiations which have taken place since the Copenhagen Conference (COP 15) in December 2009, in the lead up to the next meeting in Cancun in November 2010. | |
| 29.07.2010 | Coalition proposals for an Energy Security and Green Economy Bill |
| This note sets out the measures in the Bill alongside what was said about these areas in the Conservative and Liberal Democrat election manifestos, the formal coalition Government agreement and the March 2010 Conservative green paper Rebuilding Security: Conservative energy policy for an uncertain world. It also highlights comment on the proposals. | |
| 23.06.2010 | The phasing out of incandescent light bulbs |
| This note sets out in more detail the phasing out of traditional incandescent light bulbs and the claims that low energy light bulbs are damaging to human health and to the environment. | |
| 29.01.2010 | Bangladesh: A country profile |
| This note provides an overview of Bangladesh's current political and economic situation, as well as exploring some of the climate change issues that face the country. | |
| 05.01.2010 | Sources of social statistics: Environment and Energy |
| Biref guide to online resources on these subjects | |
| 20.11.2009 | Climate change levy |
| The climate change levy was introduced in April 2001, charged on electricity, gas, liquefied petroleum gas and solid fuels, when supplied to business. This note gives a short history of the levy, and the impact it has had in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. | |
| 05.08.2009 | Biochar and climate change |
| This note briefly introduces biochar as a measure to tackle climate change. | |
| 25.06.2009 | Greenhouse gas emission statistics |
| Updated to included final 2007 and provisional 2008 data, carbon budgets and the lastest projections | |
| 09.04.2009 | Antarctica: some international legal issues |
| Reports in 2007 that the UK was claiming millions of square kilometres of seabed off Antarctica have increased the interest in international legal issues surrounding the Antarctic. | |
| 26.11.2008 | The Renewable Energy Strategy |
| The UK has a provisional EU target for 15% of energy to come from renewable sources by 2020. This note details the Government's proposals to meet this target. |
All Research Papers
10 Documents
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 11.01.2012 | Daylight Saving Bill: Committee Stage Report |
| This is a report on the House of Commons Committee Stage of the Daylight Saving Bill. | |
| 06.09.2011 | Energy Bill [HL]: Committee Stage Report |
| This is a report on the House of Commons Committee Stage of the Energy Bill. It complements Library Research Paper 11/36 (Energy Bill) prepared for the Commons Second Reading. | |
| 02.12.2009 | Climate Change: The Copenhagen Conference |
| 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 |
| Aviation and Climate Change. House of Commons Library Research Paper 08/08 | |
| 10.10.2007 | Social Indicators |
| Social Indicators. [Includes articles on Independence for Official Statistics, Greenhouse Gases, and Clostridium Difficile, and a Topical Subject Page on Teenage Pregnancy] House of Commons Library Research Paper 07/70. | |
| 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 Library Research Paper 07/02. | |
| 07.12.2006 | Greater London Authority Bill Parts 7 and 8 - Planning and Environmental Functions (Bill 11 of 2006-07) |
| The Greater London Authority Bill Parts 7 and 8-Planning and Environmental Functions (Bill 11 2006-07). House of Commons Library Research Paper 06/61 | |
| 16.09.2003 | Social indicators |
| Social indicators. (Includes article on Changes in police crime recording practices and topical subject pages on climate change and football disorder). House of Commons Library Research Paper 03/71. |
