§ Lord Juddasked Her Majesty's Government:
What action they are taking to persuade all industrialised countries to cut their emissions of greenhouse gases by 20 per cent. below 1990 levels by 2005 as proposed by the Alliance of Small Island States and what undertakings they will seek at the Third Climate Charge Convention in December to that effect.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Baroness Hayman)At the Third Conference of the Parties in Kyoto the Government will be supporting the EU proposal that developed countries reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases by 15 per cent. below 1990 levels by 2010 and by at least 7.5 per cent. by 2005. The Government think that it is important that Kyoto sets a target for 2005, and we believe this figure strikes the right balance between ambition and achievability.