http://www.parliament.ukRecent background material on topical issues - including Select Committee Reports, POST papers, Lords Papers and Early Day Motionsenhttp://www.parliament.uk/edm/2010-12/2307That this House notes that micro combined heat and power (mCHP) has the potential for significant reductions to household carbon dioxide emissions and fuel bills; further notes that ...2011-10-25T01:00:00.0000000+01:00Early Day Motionhttp://www.parliament.uk/edm/2010-12/2216That this House supports Taiwan's continued efforts to participate in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the International Civil Aviation Organisation ...2011-10-10T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Early Day Motionhttp://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmenvaud/1500/150002.htmGovernment response. Environmental Audit Select Committee; Department for International Development report [Commons]2011-09-14T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Select Committee Reporthttp://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/hc1012/hc11/1182/1182.pdfCommittee on Climate Change report [Commons]2011-07-13T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Select Committee Reporthttp://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmenvaud/710/71002.htmEnvironmental Audit Select Committee report [Commons]2011-06-22T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Select Committee Reporthttp://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_383-carbon-footprint-electricity-generation.pdfThis POSTnote provides an overview of the carbon footprints of a variety of electricity generation technologies, including evidence from more than 30 peer-reviewed2011-06-01T00:00:00.0000000+01:00POST Paperhttp://www.parliament.uk/edm/2010-12/1804That this House calls on the Government to accept a level of 1950 megatons for the Fourth Carbon Budget, as recommended by the Committee on Climate Change.2011-05-12T01:00:00.0000000+01:00Early Day Motionhttp://www.parliament.uk/edm/2010-12/1777That this House believes that it is vitally important to involve local authorities in efforts to combat climate change and promote sustainable energy in their area; notes that the Sustainable ...2011-05-04T01:00:00.0000000+01:00Early Day Motionhttp://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_376-natural-capital-accounting.pdfThis POSTnote outlines the need for "environmental accounting" by governments, to maintain the capacity of ecosystems to sustain human well-being at acceptable2011-05-01T00:00:00.0000000+01:00POST Paperhttp://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_377-ecosystem-approach.pdfThis POSTnote outlines how the ecostystem approach makes explicit the link between the status of natural resource systems and ecosystem services that support human2011-05-01T00:00:00.0000000+01:00POST Paperhttp://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmsctech/496/49602.htmGovernment response. Science and Technology Select Committee report [Commons]2011-04-27T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Select Committee Reporthttp://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_373-Water-Adapatation-in-Africa.pdfThis POSTnote discusses adapting water resource management to climate change in Africa.2011-04-01T00:00:00.0000000+01:00POST Paperhttp://www.parliament.uk/edm/2010-12/1687That this House recalls its decision in 2008 in favour of establishing a Climate Change Act and to accept the views expressed by leaders of all the main political parties in the UK ...2011-03-31T01:00:00.0000000+01:00Early Day Motionhttp://www.parliament.uk/edm/2010-12/1530That this House supports, in the organisation's 50th anniversary year, WWF's Earth Hour 2011, during which hundreds of thousands of people across the country will switch off their lights ...2011-03-03T00:00:00.0000000-00:00Early Day Motionhttp://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmselect/cmenergy/807/807.pdfGovernment response. Energy and Climate Change Select Committee; Department of Energy and Climate Change report [Commons]2011-02-15T00:00:00.0000000-00:00Select Committee Reporthttp://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmselect/cmsctech/444/444.pdfScience and Technology Select Committee report [Commons]2011-01-17T00:00:00.0000000-00:00Select Committee Reporthttp://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn362-resilience-of-UK-infrastructure.pdfThis POSTnote outlines efforts to improve the resilience of infrastructure to the risks of natural hazards and any effects of future climate change.2010-10-01T00:00:00.0000000+01:00POST Paperhttp://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn363-sea-level-rise.pdfThis POSTnote summerizes the causes of sea level rise, and the uncertainties in and the consequences for UK climate change adaptation.2010-09-01T00:00:00.0000000+01:00POST Paperhttp://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/LLN2010001ClimateChange.pdfDebate on 14th January: The Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change. This Library Note aims to provide background reading for the debate to be held on Thursday2010-01-08T00:00:00.0000000-00:00Lords Library Note