Motion

Climate Change Conference in Paris

Motion TitleClimate Change Conference in Paris

Motion TextThat this Assembly notes that the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference is taking place in Paris from 30 November to 11 December; considers that this is an opportunity to agree an ambitious global plan to tackle the threat of climate change; welcomes the Minister of the Environment’s attendance at this conference to represent Northern Ireland; further notes that the projected reduction of greenhouse gas emissions of 33.3 per cent by 2025, based on 1990 levels, falls just short of the Programme for Government target of 35 per cent; and calls on the Minister of the Environment to work with his Executive colleagues to increase existing efforts and consider innovative approaches to help reduce emissions and move to a low carbon economy.

Motion CategoryCommittee Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office23/11/2015

Date Selected By Committee24/11/2015

Date of Plenary Debate30/11/2015

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Tabled By

Member Name	Tabled As
Ms Anna Lo MBE	Committee Chair - Committee for the Environment

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Outcome/Voting

88 Members voted

46 Members voted AYE

42 Members voted NO

The Motion, As Amended, Was Carried, Simple Majority Lobby Division

MLA Name	Designation	Voted
Mr Steven Agnew	Other	AYE
Mr Jim Allister KC	Unionist	NO
Mr Sydney Anderson	Unionist	NO
Mr Alex Attwood	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Jonathan Bell	Unionist	NO
Mr Cathal Boylan	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Michaela Boyle	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Dominic Bradley	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Paula Bradley	Unionist	NO
Mr Tom Buchanan	Unionist	NO
Mrs Pam Cameron	Unionist	NO
Mr Trevor Clarke	Unionist	NO
Mrs Judith Cochrane	Other	AYE
Mr Adrian Cochrane-Watson	Unionist	NO
Mr Jonathan Craig	Unionist	NO
Mr Leslie Cree MBE	Unionist	NO
Mr John Dallat	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Stewart Dickson	Other	AYE
Mrs Jo-Anne Dobson	Unionist	NO
Mr Gordon Dunne	Unionist	NO
Mr Mark Durkan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Alex Easton	Unionist	NO
Dr Stephen Farry	Other	AYE
Ms Megan Fearon	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Phil Flanagan	Nationalist	AYE
Mrs Arlene Foster	Unionist	NO
Mr Paul Frew	Unionist	NO
Mr Samuel Gardiner MBE	Unionist	NO
Mr Paul Girvan	Unionist	NO
Mr Paul Givan	Unionist	NO
Mrs Brenda Hale	Unionist	NO
Mr Simon Hamilton	Unionist	NO
Ms Claire Hanna	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Chris Hazzard	Nationalist	AYE
Mr David Hilditch	Unionist	NO
Mr William Humphrey	Unionist	NO
Mr William Irwin	Unionist	NO
Mrs Dolores Kelly	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gerry Kelly	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Danny Kennedy	Unionist	NO
Ms Anna Lo MBE	Other	AYE
Mr Seán Lynch	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gordon Lyons	Unionist	NO
Mr Chris Lyttle	Other	AYE
Mr Declan McAleer	Nationalist	AYE
Mr John McCallister	Unionist	AYE
Mr Fra McCann	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Jennifer McCann	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Raymond McCartney	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Nelson McCausland	Unionist	NO
Ms Rosaleen McCorley	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Basil McCrea	Unionist	AYE
Mr Ian McCrea	Unionist	NO
Mr Barry McElduff	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Bronwyn McGahan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Michael McGimpsey	Unionist	NO
Mr Martin McGuinness	Nationalist	AYE
Mr David McIlveen	Unionist	NO
Miss Michelle McIlveen	Unionist	NO
Mr Daithí McKay	Nationalist	AYE
Mrs Karen McKevitt	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Fearghal McKinney	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Maeve McLaughlin	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Oliver McMullan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Alban Maginness	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Alex Maskey	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gary Middleton	Unionist	NO
Mr Ian Milne	Nationalist	AYE
Lord Morrow of Clogher Valley	Unionist	NO
Mr Conor Murphy	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Mike Nesbitt	Unionist	NO
Mr Robin Newton	Unionist	NO
Ms Carál Ní Chuilín	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Cathal Ó hOisín	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Máirtín Ó Muilleoir	Nationalist	AYE
Mr John O'Dowd	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Michelle O'Neill	Nationalist	AYE
Mrs Sandra Overend	Unionist	NO
Mrs Emma Pengelly	Unionist	NO
Mr Edwin Poots	Unionist	NO
Mr George Robinson MBE	Unionist	NO
Mr Seán Rogers	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Alastair Ross	Unionist	NO
Ms Caitríona Ruane	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Pat Sheehan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Mervyn Storey	Unionist	NO
Mr Robin Swann	Unionist	NO
Mr Peter Weir	Unionist	NO

Amendments

Number	Tabled Date	Amendment Text
1	26/11/2015	Leave out all after ‘colleagues;’ and insert: ‘to introduce a Climate Bill for Northern Ireland that includes legally-binding, long-term and interim, targets on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.’

Tabled Date	Amendment Text
26/11/2015	At end insert: ‘through the introduction of an ambitious Climate Change Bill.’

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