Joe O'Toole (Independent)

Let us broaden its market by making this an essential part of what we are doing. These are just simple things that can be done.

I have not seen Al Gore's film, but I believe it is very good. There was a big debate on Channel 4 about whether global warming was based on nonsense. We should tell those people they should go into a corner and continue their debate. Whatever about the arguments about global warming, taking action on it stops waste, makes us more efficient, productive and prudent. The important people can discuss the connection between carbon emissions and temperature increase. In the meantime, we should do what we think is practicable and sensible.

I do not have a problem with the Bill, but it should deal with the question of audit and the instructions that the Minister might generally give. It should also deal with the various different types of Kyoto units. It does not help ordinary people like myself. If I want to stamp my election campaign as being carbon neutral, and I plan to do so, I will have to invent a way of doing it myself. I may get some commercial value out of it afterwards. This Bill is important and we need it, but my problem is with how we move forward from there and use it in balance with other things.