Climate Change

Lord Soley Excerpts

Thursday 3rd April 2014 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Verma]

My Lords, my noble friend knows of course that we work very closely with our European partners. We will of course push those that are slightly slower in coming forward in reducing their carbon emissions to do much better. We all need very ambitious targets. I hope that the conference will see that.

[Lord Soley (Lab)]

Is the Minister aware of the number of organisations asking for a single voice, or person, in government whom they can approach about, for example, taxation on different fuels, which does not take into account the advantages and disadvantages in terms of their impact on climate change? That is a particularly important point and the Government could move on it. Will the Minister listen to those many organisations that want a place to go in government with a single message about what government can do to relate to their need to improve performance?

[Baroness Verma]

The noble Lord is of course right to raise that, but I assure him that climate change is embedded in thinking across all departments.