Air Travel And The Environment
EDM number 582 in 2008-09, proposed by Frank Field on 26/01/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Aviation and Environmental protection.
That this House calls on the Government to commit itself to developing atmospheric carbon capture and sequestration methods so as to provide the technology for all airports to remove every gram of carbon dioxide that aeroplanes emit to the atmosphere; further calls on the Government to commit to an initial investment grant of £60 million to develop a working prototype by 2012; and requests that no further expansion of aviation traffic takes place, including at Heathrow, until such carbon dioxide removal technology is in operation.
This motion has been signed by a total of 15 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Field | 26/01/2009 | Birkenhead | Labour | Proposed |
| Peter Bottomley | 26/01/2009 | Worthing West | Conservative | Seconded |
| Lynne Jones | 27/01/2009 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Seconded |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 27/01/2009 | Luton North | Labour | Seconded |
| David Taylor | 27/01/2009 | North West Leicestershire | Labour | Seconded |
| Alan Simpson | 27/01/2009 | Nottingham South | Labour | Seconded |
| David Drew | 29/01/2009 | Stroud | Labour | Signed |
| Roger Williams | 03/02/2009 | Brecon and Radnorshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Paul Flynn | 04/02/2009 | Newport West | Labour | Signed |
| Rudi Vis | 04/02/2009 | Finchley and Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
| John Austin | 09/02/2009 | Erith and Thamesmead | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Clapham | 24/02/2009 | Barnsley West and Penistone | Labour | Signed |
| Mark Fisher | 24/02/2009 | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Labour | Signed |
| Frank Cook | 03/03/2009 | Stockton North | Labour | Signed |
| Mike Wood | 11/03/2009 | Batley and Spen | Labour | Signed |
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