Speeches by Buckley.

“Our task is to move witnesses towards recommendations. Might you have a view on the use of smart grids? Might you have a view around VAT on energy efficient products that you want to share with the Committee?”

“So there should be a policy that incentivises behaviour change in both those areas.”

“We read that despite their high consumption, data centres were excluded from the CCC’s modelling. Do you have any concerns about that?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Derbyshire (Jonathan Davies) on securing this important debate, and colleagues on the excellent contributions we have enjoyed so far. We are very fortunate in Shropshire to be home to the Ironbridge Gorge, with …”

“My hon. Friend is making a really important point about the need to use these planning processes to align our transport infrastructure plans and ensure that they align with our ambitions around housing developments. Nowhere is the lack of public transport infrastructure more important than in rural constituencies such …”

“On that point, I will come to you, Mr Spiers. The CCC’s advice also stresses that progress in one sector must not be constrained by delays in another. For example, progress on grid capacity should not limit the roll-out of heat pumps or electric vehicles. Where do you see the most significant interdependencies? How can…”

“Certainly, we hear that intention across the policy piece, but we did hear recently from those working in the sector, sector specialists, who asked us whether they are joined up across the delivery framework. Does the national infrastructure plan match the land use framework? Does it match the energy plan? Is that cros…”

“I will start with you, Professor Rogelj. The CCC’s advice for the seventh carbon budget shows that the UK must now move beyond that early progress in power and light transport towards exactly those more complex challenges of decarbonising industry, agriculture and aviation. How confident are you that the UK’s current p…”

“Do you have them again now?”

“In Bristol?”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I congratulate the hon. Member for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (David Chadwick) on securing this important debate. Cross-border healthcare affects us in Shropshire because our Shrewsbury and Telford hospital NHS trust serves not just 353,000 residents across Shrop…”

“Your Excellency, you mentioned the local concept of Mutirão—the communal effort—but in the light of concerns around the accommodation, affordability and access, how is Brazil looking to deliver an inclusive COP that is accessible to a wide range of countries, voices and organisations? His Excellency Antonio de Aguiar P…”

“Excellent. How will Brazil ensure that small island developing states have a meaningful voice in COP30 negotiations, including leadership roles in areas that are directly relevant to them? His Excellency Antonio de Aguiar Patriota: Again, I would go back to the fact that if there is something Brazil brings to the table…”

“Will you be taking them into the jungle to see for themselves where some of the deforestation is? His Excellency Antonio de Aguiar Patriota: I am sure many of the people visiting will take advantage of that. I was very pleased to hear that Prince William has decided to attend the COP and he has taken a very strong inte…”

“Will the Leader of the House join me in welcoming this week’s record investment in flooded communities, and ensure that our local community volunteers—such as the Shrewsbury Quarry, Minsterley and Coleham flood action groups—are supported as per the recommendation in the Environmental Audit Committee’s flood resilience…”

“The hon. Gentleman is giving a very detailed speech. Would he agree that we already have the annual carbon budget audit, which looks each year at exactly those emissions and was what drew to our attention the growth in this sector and why we need to focus exactly on driving down emissions from the aviation sector, whic…”

“You touched upon the Well-Adapted UK element of this fourth climate change risk assessment. Is there anything else you want to flag in there that would touch upon this?”

“That leads on really nicely to the question around health and wellbeing. The adverse weather and health plan has goals related to the prevention of mortality, morbidity and the increase in years of life lost due to these adverse weather events. Is it the CCC’s contention that these metrics reframed for other climate ha…”

“There was a whole definition of environmental anxiety. I thought there was a whole subcategory of anxiety.”

“Similar metrics for those equal partners to have them on the same grid?”