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Baroness Parminter

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Thursday 25th April 2013

(11 years ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Verma Portrait Baroness Verma
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My Lords, I could not have put it more eloquently.

Baroness Parminter Portrait Baroness Parminter
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My Lords—

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Baroness Verma Portrait Baroness Verma
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My Lords, we know that there is science out there that tells us climate change is taking place and we really need to take that science very seriously.

Baroness Parminter Portrait Baroness Parminter
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Given the recent defeat of the backloading of the emissions trading scheme, will the Government now support a renewables target post-2020 as a proven way to secure investment and achieve climate change objectives?

Baroness Verma Portrait Baroness Verma
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My Lords, the Government are doing a lot towards ensuring that we achieve our renewables targets. Through the processes that we have engaged in, we are making a lot of progress.

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