Environment and Climate Emergency

Lord Lennie Excerpts
Monday 1st July 2019

(5 years, 4 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Henley Portrait Lord Henley
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My Lords, we passed the legislation last week. We have announced an environment Bill, the Agriculture Bill is coming along, we have announced an energy White Paper and there is the industrial strategy, which has energy-specific parts. A whole range of government action is going on and there will be more to come.

Lord Lennie Portrait Lord Lennie (Lab)
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My Lords, I will give the Minister a second chance—as he knows, everyone deserves a second chance—to answer the question that was not answered in last Wednesday’s debate. Why will international aviation and shipping not be included in the Government’s climate change emissions legislation?

Lord Henley Portrait Lord Henley
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My Lords, as I made quite clear in the debate last week, our plans for net zero cover the whole economy, including international aviation and shipping.