CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE

Early day motion 764, tabled 1 February 2010 by Peter Ainsworth (Conservative). Signed by 38 members.

That this House recognises the overwhelming evidence which confirms that human activity is contributing to dangerous climate change; believes that public policy on climate change should be based on peer-reviewed scientific evidence; further believes that the process by which all such evidence is assessed and presented should be open and available to public scrutiny; deplores any failure of detail in the analysis and presentation contained in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report; is concerned that such failures have endangered public confidence in the need for policies aimed at enhancing energy security, reducing fuel poverty, cutting waste and energy bills and improving investment opportunities in clean technologies which will benefit the UK's competitiveness and ability to create sustainable employment; and urges the IPCC to take all necessary measures to ensure public confidence in the methodology that applies to its next assessment.

Signatures by party: Labour 23, Liberal Democrat 8, Independent 3, Conservative 2, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.