That this House is alarmed at the threat to the future of the planet from global warming; notes with concern the decision of President Bush to reject the Kyoto Protocols following the Rio Convention signed by this father, and that his Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill warns that the proposed global warming treaty does not go far enough, and that scientists on the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Control warn that the earth is warming faster than they predicted six years ago; further notes that without the treaty, US carbon dioxide emissions are projected to increase by 34 per cent. of 1990 levels by 2012, and that each person in the developing world produces about 2 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year from fuel combustion while every European produces about 12 tonnes and every US citizen about 20 tonnes and that in 1999 the US produced 5,558 billion kilos of carbon dioxide; recalls that 84 countries agreed to the Kyoto Protocols and that leading senators and representatives have tabled a cross-party Bill calling for US utility companies to meet Kyoto targets; and urges Coca Cola, which helped fund President Bush's election, to campaign to persuade the President to endorse the Kyoto agreement in Bonn in July,

That this House is alarmed at the threat to the future of the planet from global warming; notes with concern the decision of President Bush to reject the Kyoto Protocols following the Rio Convention signed by this father, and that his Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill warns that the proposed global...

That this House believes President Bush is both reckless and wrong in his rejection of the Kyoto Protocol; recognises that international action has to reduce carbon emissions on a scale greater than the first stage of Kyoto targets if any impact is to be made on the accelerating rate of climate change; further recognises that, as the world's greatest polluter and consumer of energy, the USA has a duty to lead the way in pollution reduction rather than opting out of it; understands that President Bush is only responsive to measures which threaten American economic interests; and therefore welcomes actions taken by social and environmental movements to impose their own 'pollution tariffs' on the USA by boycotting American products in favour of ones produced on more sustainable economic terms.

That this House believes President Bush is both reckless and wrong in his rejection of the Kyoto Protocol; recognises that international action has to reduce carbon emissions on a scale greater than the first stage of Kyoto targets if any impact is to be made on the accelerating rate of...

That this House expresses concern at the USAs unwillingness to support a number of international agreements; condemns the President of the USA, George W. Bush, for refusing to sign the Kyoto protocol; notes that the USA is the single biggest producer of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide; and calls on the UK Government and the EU to use all available means to ensure the USA plays a more positive role in the international community and signs the Kyoto protocol.

That this House expresses concern at the USAs unwillingness to support a number of international agreements; condemns the President of the USA, George W. Bush, for refusing to sign the Kyoto protocol; notes that the USA is the single biggest producer of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide; and calls on...

That this House regrets the inconclusive outcome of the Climate Change Conference in the Hague; notes with concern the increasingly apparent effects of climate change in the United Kingdom and abroad; recognises the positive role played by the United Kingdom Government in pressing for effective measures to combat climate change; urges the Government to make strenuous efforts with European Union partners to achieve agreement at Bonn in May; further notes the importance of influencing Presidential, Congressional and public opinion in the United States of America; and welcomes the T.5.20 campaign which targets the 5 per cent. of the world's population in the United States who produce 20 per cent. of the world emissions by urging United Kingdom parliamentarians to put pressure on their United States counterparts to work towards achieving a deal to tackle climate change.

That this House regrets the inconclusive outcome of the Climate Change Conference in the Hague; notes with concern the increasingly apparent effects of climate change in the United Kingdom and abroad; recognises the positive role played by the United Kingdom Government in pressing for effective measures to combat climate change;...

That this House notes the launch of the NASA space probe Cassini and its intended mission to explore Saturn and recognises the importance of such missions in order to achieve a better understanding of space and the solar system; notes that Cassini is powered by 73 pounds of plutonium; further notes that NASA intends to slingshot Cassini around the earth at 42,000 miles per hour in August of this year; is concerned about the potential risk to the environment that this previously untried manoeuvre could present if it went wrong and Cassini disintegrated upon entering the earth's atmosphere scattering its plutonium power source around the globe; believes that plutonium is unnecessary as a power source for any space probe; also believes that high efficiency solar cells such as those developed by the European Space Agency would be a far safer alternative; further believes that the proposed Cassini slingshot of the Earth's atmosphere should be cancelled; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to relay the concerns of this House regarding the proposed Cassini flyby to the US Government and NASA as a matter of urgency and to urge the US Government to cancel this proposed mission.

That this House notes the launch of the NASA space probe Cassini and its intended mission to explore Saturn and recognises the importance of such missions in order to achieve a better understanding of space and the solar system; notes that Cassini is powered by 73 pounds of plutonium; further...