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• 16 Dec 2024: Tweet

  Not content with throwing £22bn of taxpayers' money at an unproven technology which allows fossil fuel companies to carry on as usual, the Govt is underwriting their legal costs The Govt has to start standing up to the fossil fuel companies to avert climate breakdown… https://x.com/i/web/status/1868632778645930181 [Source]

• 11 Dec 2024: Tweet

  RT @EllieChowns: Climate change is making extreme weather more frequent and more severe. But - as Emma Pinchbeck, CEO of the Climate Chan… [Source]

• 10 Dec 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  As we heard earlier, it is vital that there is strong Government support and a dedicated plan to ensure transition to alternative job opportunities for anyone working in the oil and gas sector. Having a background in the renewable energy sector, I strongly support Government incentives and policies that will help that sector to expand, so that we create jobs and skills. My amendments would reverse the Government’s tax relief on the conversion of oil and gas infrastructure to carbon capture and storage installations. There are many other reliefs in the tax regime that should be addressed, but they are out of the scope of the Bill.

  Carbon capture and storage is a complex area. There are different types of technology that use different techniques. I support further research and development in relation to the hard-to-abate sector, but CCS cannot be used as a fig leaf to hide the expansion of fossil fuel operations. In reality, after years of hype, the result is very little carbon—less than 0.1% of annual emissions—being captured globally. Most of the carbon dioxide that has been successfully captured has been used to extract more oil. The UK has also been criticised for targeting most of its CCS at so-called blue hydrogen, the use of which would increase our long-term reliance on gas and generate more carbon emissions.

  The proposed tax relief is too blunt an instrument to make a useful contribution to decarbonisation. The role of CCS is still relatively untested, so it is vital that we do not bake in over-reliance on that technology. Public funding for CCS should be restricted to research and development, and to projects that would clearly help to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors. It absolutely must not be a green light for fossil fuel companies to carry on with business as usual and an expansion of operations. Will the Minister explore the idea of reviewing the measures, in the light of what I have suggested?

  The Liberal Democrats spokesperson, the hon. Member for St Albans (Daisy Cooper), asked about our choosing a 78% rate, how we set the rate for the energy profits levy, and about other attributes of the system being set up by the clauses under debate. We seek to achieve a balanced approach. We are raising the rate to 78%, extending the levy for a further year and removing the investment allowance, which we deem to be unjustifiably generous; yet we are maintaining 100% first-year allowances, the decarbonisation allowance, and the energy security investment mechanism. That strikes the right balance between ensuring that oil and gas companies continue to invest in oil and gas for years to come, and ensuring that they contribute to and support the transition to clean energy.

  I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Earley and Woodley (Yuan Yang) for her thoughtful and informed contribution, which explained that our approach strikes the right balance. I must say, however, that I was disappointed by the contribution from the hon. Member for Waveney Valley (Adrian Ramsay), because he seemed not to support our moves to ensure that tax is not a blocker to CCUS, which will play an essential role in our progress towards net zero. The UK has a chance to be a world leader in that sector; I hoped that he would support our efforts to ensure that it is.

  Two new clauses were tabled, which hon. Members spoke about. They require reports to be published. I can remember tabling many such new clauses over the last few years. New clause 2, tabled by the hon. Member for St Albans, would require the Government to produce a report setting out the fiscal impact of the removal of the energy profits levy investment allowance and the change to the decarbonisation investment allowance rate. New clause 3, tabled by the right hon. Member for Central Devon (Mel Stride), would require the Government to produce a report on the expected impact of the levy changes in a number of areas, including on capital expenditure in the UK oil and gas industry and on the Scottish economy.

  Full debate: Finance Bill

• 09 Dec 2024: Tweet

  Great to meet the co-leaders of the Scottish Greens at Westminster. They achieved so much in coalition eg on renewable energy & child poverty We shared ideas & experiences on how smaller parties can maximise their impact on policies @scottishgreens @carla_denyer @EllieChowns… https://x.com/i/web/status/1866185254668484900 https://x.com/AdrianRamsay/status/1866185254668484900/photo/1 [Source]

• 07 Dec 2024: Tweet

  ???? We must better prepare the country for a future of more extreme weather and put nature at the heart of our response to climate breakdown. We need decisive action now. Read my call for a National Adaptation Plan in @LeftFootFwd ???? https://leftfootforward.org/2024/12/keir-starmers-plan-for-change-wont-deliver-the-climate-adaptation-we-need/ [Source]

• 05 Dec 2024: Tweet

  So yes, the PM needed a reset. But it also needed an additional mission – a National Adaptation Plan to safeguard our food security, better prepare the country for a future of more extreme weather and put nature at the heart of our response to climate change. [Source]

• 05 Dec 2024: Tweet

  Nor should we ignore the impact extreme temperatures have on our food security. The Climate Change Committee warned five years ago that more frequent weather extremes would damage crops and livestock, making food prices more volatile. [Source]

• 05 Dec 2024: Tweet

  Back here in the UK we need to sit up and take note. The government’s advisers, the Climate Change Committee, issued a review of the National Adaptation Programme earlier this year and it was scathing. https://www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Independent-Assessment-of-the-Third-National-Adaptation-Programme-NAP3.pdf [Source]

• 27 Nov 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  If the hon. Gentleman is aware of my campaigning background, he will know that I have been one of the strongest advocates for accelerating to move to renewable energy for decades, with all the benefits that brings for reducing bills. If he heard the Westminster Hall debate yesterday, he will know that we need to combine speed on renewables with bringing communities with us and assessing all the options available, and we had cross-party support in arguing for that.

  Full debate: Finance Bill

• 27 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @EllieChowns: We need to shift to zero emissions vehicles, and industry needs clarity, not uncertainty. Government has a big part to pl… [Source]

• 26 Nov 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  I welcome the chance to discuss matters like this in Westminster Hall—where, in my experience, there is an opportunity to look at the issues and options calmly and without party political point scoring. We must deliver the energy transition at speed, and with community inclusion. The upgrades to the electricity grid are vital for net zero, but how this is done will shape public trust. We can, and must, achieve rapid progress and meaningful community engagement.

  My constituents in Waveney Valley—like much of East Anglia—face floods, droughts, and farmland at risk of submersion: they understand the urgency, and voted for action in the election. The grid upgrade is essential to connect renewable energy capacity and end reliance on fossil fuels. Indeed, I have spent the last 10 years leading national environmental charities advocating for and advancing renewable energy, speeding up the transition, and advocating for strengthening the grid. The question is how we can best do that.

  There are significant concerns over this proposed pylon route, as we have heard—concerns about the impact on sensitive nature and heritage sites, including the rural landscape, about the impact on farming, and about the implications for local traffic. This is not just about convenience. We need to make decisions that are right for the long term and resilient to the future climate changes that we face.

  I want to zoom out, as other speakers have done, and talk about the overall climate emergency and climate breakdown that we are grappling with and working to address. We have seen in Parliament over recent decades a broad consensus on the need for action to be taken: the Climate Change Act 2008 was passed with cross-party support, and the 2050 net zero target was embedded by a later Government, with broad support across the House. We have not had the kind of polarisation that we have seen in the US, and we need to maintain that strong support and to avoid the issue being weaponised so that it becomes divisive and is used for political point scoring, but we risk that happening if we do not take people with us and if people are not heard.

  The energy transition must be done with communities, not to them—communities need to feel engaged and heard to maintain their support. People want to see action taken. Speed and proper community consultation can go hand in hand; indeed, they must. The best way to accelerate the energy transition is for communities to feel consulted and involved from the outset. If people believe projects are imposed on them without proper engagement, there is a risk of slowing progress and undermining trust in the renewable energy revolution—a revolution that must happen.

  Full debate: Electricity Grid Upgrades

• 25 Nov 2024: Tweet

  MPs like Kemi Badenoch who want to stop the drive for net zero need to explain to those whose homes have been flooded during #StormBert why they think climate action is a luxury These storms are increasingly driven by climate breakdown. We need to act faster, not drag our feet… https://x.com/i/web/status/1861006150096826562 https://x.com/AdrianRamsay/status/1861006150096826562/photo/1 [Source]

• 24 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @TheGreenParty: "This COP has tested the patience of everyone who wants to see the devastating climate crisis tackled. The final agreeme… [Source]

• 24 Nov 2024: Tweet

  #COP29 has failed the poorest nations around the world. The money on the table is simply not enough for those dealing with the biggest impacts of climate breakdown. Global leaders must think again - and fossil fuel interests must be kept out of COP. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/23/cop29-agrees-13tn-climate-finance-deal-but-campaigners-brand-it-a-betrayal?s=09 [Source]

• 23 Nov 2024: Tweet

  Seeing countries most severely impacted by climate breakdown walking out of #COP29 talks is an indictment of the leaders of richer countries. For far too long they have failed in their moral duty to provide the climate finance needed and promised. They must step up and deliver. https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1860318798554788331 [Source]

• 16 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @Andrew9Boswell: 500 carbon capture lobbyists granted access #COP29 https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/16/500-carbon-capture-lobbyists-cop29-climate reports @guardian @dharnanoor @Ed_Miliband… [Source]

• 16 Nov 2024: Tweet

  The government's £22bn bet on Carbon Capture & Storage would be far better spent on capturing CO2 from hard-to-abate industry and nature-based climate solutions. Labour's plans are a fig-leaf for fossil fuels. Read my column on @BusinessGreen ???? https://www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4379323/uk-government-wrong-bet-carbon-capture-storage [Source]

• 12 Nov 2024: Tweet

  It's good to see the Govt follow the advice of @theCCCuk & commit to faster decarbonisation Policies need to be comprehensive across all areas of government & include nature restoration & adapting to the realities of a new climate #COP29 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/11/keir-starmer-to-unveil-ambitious-new-uk-climate-goal-cop29-ndc?CMP=share_btn_url [Source]

• 11 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @TheGreenParty: With COP29 underway, join us on 12 November online at 6pm to discuss whether it's all over for 30by30 or if can we get n… [Source]

• 06 Nov 2024: Tweet

  Trump’s victory has huge implications for global action on the climate crisis It’s more important than ever that the rest of the world commits to driving down emissions - whatever the US does Me for @commentcentral ???? https://commentcentral.co.uk/trumps-victory-will-harm-the-environment [Source]

• 06 Nov 2024: Tweet

  It’s not only nature-friendly farming that’s vital for wildlife. So is nature-friendly gardening @HTAnews’ Environmental Horticulture Manifesto backs urban green spaces, plant health, net zero targets & richer biodiversity Thanks for the plant too! https://x.com/AdrianRamsay/status/1854129651968282947/photo/1 [Source]

• 05 Nov 2024: Tweet

  It’s it only nature-friendly farming that’s vital for wildlife. So is nature-friendly gardening @HTAnews’ Environmental Horticulture Manifesto backs urban green spaces, plant health, net zero targets & richer biodiversity Thanks for the plant too! https://x.com/AdrianRamsay/status/1853887508808863794/photo/1 [Source]

• 30 Oct 2024: Tweet

  Yet again, a Chancellor delivers a budget which makes absolutely no mention of the two biggest crises facing us - climate breakdown & nature degradation We will not *restore stability & rebuild Britain* if the natural world we all depend on is ignored #Budget2024 [Source]

• 30 Oct 2024: Tweet

  RT @sianberry: In a climate emergency we cannot repeat the mistakes of the past. Our second amendment to the GB Energy Bill would stop the… [Source]

• 30 Oct 2024: Tweet

  Glad to hear the PM commit to going to the #COP29 climate summit. As @theCCCuk said this week, the UK needs to get its own house in order and make rapid progress on emission reductions #PMQs [Source]

• 16 Oct 2024: Tweet

  Fixing UK's leaky homes is vital to meet climate targets & save families £££ in bills Solar panels & heat pumps should be standard on all new homes. Developers wrecked previous attempts to bring in energy standards. They mustn't be allowed to do so again @_MCS_Foundation https://x.com/AdrianRamsay/status/1846486991812112389/photo/1 [Source]

• 15 Oct 2024: Tweet

  Delighted to support Plantlife's campaign to promote grasslands - a huge natural asset, rich in biodiversity and vital for food production and tackling climate change @Love_plants https://x.com/AdrianRamsay/status/1846221932892508390/photo/1 [Source]

• 07 Oct 2024: Tweet

  RT @SiOldridge: My MP @CarolineVoaden flagging up concerns to @Ed_Miliband about #CCS being mainly about polluting ???????????? fossil fuel plants.… [Source]

• 07 Oct 2024: Tweet

  Despite a landscape of failed #CCS projects around the world, the Govt is throwing £22bn at the technology - allowing fossil fuel companies to pursue new polluting projects There is a nature-based alternative. Why isn't the Govt looking at that? https://x.com/AdrianRamsay/status/1843359681378693139/video/1 [Source]

• 05 Oct 2024: Tweet

  RT @KevinClimate: In its literal form CCS is a fledging technology with a history of costly failure& quantitative irrelevance.But this tech… [Source]

• 04 Oct 2024: Tweet

  RT @CarolineLucas: CCS *may* be needed for a few hard-to-abate industries but *not* to extend life of fossil fuel industries by enabling mo… [Source]

• 06 Sep 2024: Tweet

  It's our responsibility as MPs to ensure that GB Energy truly addresses the climate emergency we face in spite of the limited initial govt funding. I spoke to @The_Ecologist on how Labour can enhance its commitment to a greener future. https://theecologist.org/2024/sep/06/gb-energy-bill-must-be-bolder [Source]

• 5 Sep 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  I am pleased to speak in this debate and to have the opportunity to welcome the Bill, particularly the commitment that it shows to achieving net zero emissions from the electricity grid by 2030. An exciting revolution in the way we produce and use energy is taking place. It is vital that there be new support and incentives to directly accelerate renewable development, giving the sector the confidence to invest and innovate that comes from the long-term predictability that we need.

  The first gap, which has already been referred to, is the opportunity to reflect that the climate and nature crises go hand in hand. I know that the Secretary of State recognises that point and recognises that renewable energy development can go hand in hand with protecting carbon-rich habitats and delivering more nature-based solutions on land and at sea, so it is disappointing that the Bill does not give Great British Energy a remit to contribute to nature’s recovery alongside accelerating the scale and pace of renewable energy delivery. A nature recovery duty would mean meeting climate targets and contributing to biodiversity targets set under the Environment Act 2021. It would mean automatically baking wildlife-friendly design into renewable energy project development from the outset. I also highlight the need to bake farming-friendly design into renewable energy developments.

  The second area on which I invite the Secretary of State or the Minister to respond is the glaring and gaping hole in the proposed legislation—namely, the failure to use the opportunity to more explicitly and definitively rule out the drilling and burning of new fossil fuel projects. A net zero carbon plan has to involve ceasing to use fossil fuels, not just increasing renewables. Put simply, fossil fuels increase carbon emissions. We have heard from the UN Secretary-General that fossil fuels are literally cooking our planet, and far more needs to be done to remove their use. Although we have recently seen some encouraging developments from the Government in making it clear that they will not defend the legal challenges to, for example, the Rosebank oilfield, they could go far further, so why not use this Bill to further reduce the UK’s exposure to price volatility and households’ exposure to energy price shocks by making it crystal clear that Great British Energy will not be allowed to facilitate, encourage or participate in any projects based on fossil fuels?

  I put on record my support for the excellent Local Electricity Bill, which won significant support in the last Parliament. I very much hope that the proposals in it are taken forward, including by enabling renewable energy generation schemes to sell directly to local people and making sure that that is acted on without delay.

  Full debate: Great British Energy Bill

• 04 Sep 2024: Tweet

  RT @EllieChowns: We cannot separate the economy and climate change. Today I tabled an amendment to the Budget Responsibility Bill that wou… [Source]

• 27 Jul 2024: Tweet

  RT @EllieChowns: There is much to welcome in the Government's plans for renewable energy. But we also need rapid transition away from Nort… [Source]

• 26 Jul 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  I would like to set out how I am approaching an issue in East Anglia that has attracted a lot of interest from some right hon. Members and the media. I have been a climate campaigner for 25 years—that has been my primary passion since I was a teenager—and making a difference on climate and the environment has guided everything that I have done in my career, including spending the last decade leading national charities whose purpose is to support the renewable energy sector. I am the first to argue that we need to scale up all types of renewable energy, and there was much in the Minister’s speech to welcome.

  If we are to scale up renewable energy at the pace required to tackle the climate emergency, we need to take communities with us and make infrastructure decisions that are right for the long term. What I have called for in relation to the infrastructure proposals that are currently on the table for East Anglia is a proper options assessment of the different ways in which the energy generated by new wind farms in East Anglia is connected to the grid. Today I have heard two hon. Members from two different political parties from mine refer to the fact that there are different ways in which we can connect that renewable energy to the grid. I think that simply calling for an options assessment is a very reasonable approach. I am also calling on the Government and the planning process to account for the points raised by wildlife trusts, local councils and communities about the impacts of the current infrastructure proposals.

  The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has set out that there is a planning process to be followed, which the Government should not prejudge, and the Prime Minister has said that he wants to reset the tone on the political debate—something I very much welcome. In that spirit, I ask that we move beyond some of the comments that have been made in this Chamber on the particular infrastructure proposal that I have referred to; that the Government commit to working with communities to ensure that infrastructure decisions are made in a way that properly accounts for the issues raised by wildlife organisations and local communities, and genuinely look at the options that different Members are highlighting; and that if a version of the current proposal does go ahead, the mitigations proposed by organisations such as Mid Suffolk and Babergh district councils, and the wildlife trusts, are properly taken on board and full compensation is put in place that accounts for the impact on farmers’ livelihoods and on others affected.

  On the wider subject of today’s debate, I welcome the creation of Great British Energy and much of what the Minister shared in terms of scaling up renewable energy. I politely point out, though, that to get to net zero we have to move away from fossil fuels as well as increasing renewable energy. To that end, I would ask the Government to place a strong emphasis on energy efficiency measures. The Minister referred to home insulation, but what I have heard so far will only scratch the surface of the home insulation measures needed to keep bills down and homes warm.

  I have two other points on climate. First, with significant climate change already happening around us, or already locked in as a result of emissions to date, far more public policy attention needs to be given to how we adapt to a changing climate, as well as to mitigating the worst excesses of climate breakdown. We need to look at those things together, and I look forward to returning to this issue on another date.

  It is an honour to be here to represent the people of Waveney Valley. I have set out my guiding principles as a Member of this House, which are to stand up for our rural communities, for the restoration of public service and for the most vulnerable in our society, and to press for the urgent action needed on the twin climate and nature emergencies. I will play a constructive role in this House by supporting the Government and working with other parties where I agree with them, and in pressing the Government to be bolder on restoring nature, responding to the climate emergency and rebuilding our public services. And I will always speak up for the people of Waveney Valley.

  Full debate: Making Britain a Clean Energy Superpower

• 25 Jul 2024: Tweet

  ???? Almost £6 billion is needed every year for nature-friendly farming to meet legally binding nature and climate targets. ???? Farmers in Suffolk have told me the funding pot is not big enough and needs to be easier for farmers to access. ???? The government must make sure the… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1816550873662726420 https://twitter.com/AdrianRamsay/status/1816550873662726420/video/1

• 25 Jul 2024: Tweet

  RT @carla_denyer: It's a relief that we now have an Energy Secretary who understands the climate crisis and is prepared to take the action… [Source]

• 03 Jul 2024: Tweet

  RT @itvpeston: Joining @Peston & @AnushkaAsthana tonight is co-leader of the Green Party @AdrianRamsay We’ll discuss ⬇️ ???? Net Zero ???? Tax… [Source]

• 01 Jul 2024: Tweet

  "No one expects the Greens to form the new government but we do need them to hold Labour to account to ensure the climate crisis is dealt with the urgency it requires." Convincing from @NadaFarhoud on the need for Green MPs. #VoteGreen #GE2024 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/labour-needs-listen-green-party-33139488 [Source]

• 28 Jun 2024: Tweet

  "We rely on the BBC to ignore fossil fuel lobby pressure & present voters with the facts to help them choose how to use their vote." @TheGreenParty makes official complaint over @BBC failure to scrutinise climate crisis in election coverage. #GE2024 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/green-party-says-bbc-failing-33119371 [Source]

• 28 Jun 2024: Tweet

  Presenting the action @TheGreenParty would take to tackle the climate crisis & restore nature, at the Wildlife & Nature Link debate at @ChesterZoo. Thanks to @Natures_Voice, @WildlifeTrusts, @WCL_News, @BCT for bringing much needed scrutiny to defining issues of our time. #GE2024 https://twitter.com/AdrianRamsay/status/1806583309293473955/video/1 [Source]

• 23 Jun 2024: Tweet

  Great to discuss @TheGreenParty's plans to tackle climate crisis & restore nature, at the Wildlife & Nature Link debate at @ChesterZoo. Thanks to @Natures_Voice, @WildlifeTrusts, @WCL_News, @BCT for bringing much needed scrutiny to defining issues of our time. #GE2024 https://twitter.com/AdrianRamsay/status/1804771373396451419/video/1 [Source]

• 17 Jun 2024: Tweet

  RT @zerohour_uk: ???? Two of the parties at the #NatureClimateDebate back the Climate & Nature Bill. ☑ @LibDems’ @RichardNewby3 ☑ @TheGreenP… [Source]

• 14 Jun 2024: Tweet

  RT @GMB: 'But at what cost does that come to for the public?' The Green Party want to reach net zero by 2040. @kategarraway questions co-… [Source]

• 11 Jun 2024: Tweet

  "The climate and nature crisis is the defining issue of our time. Political parties need to be held to account on the environment." Will @RishiSunak and @Keir_Starmer agree to take part in a #ClimateDebate? Retweet if you agree they should. #GE2024 https://www.farmersguardian.com/news/4268681/leaders-urged-election-debate-nature-climate?link_id=8&can_id=7bbd517aaa1b0b9e6a7a0b0818bb01d7&source=email-morning-briefing-thursday-6-june&email_referrer=email_2347287&email_subject=morning-briefing-f [Source]

• 07 Jun 2024: Tweet

  Climate and nature breakdown is the defining issue of our time. Far too little time in #BBCDebate for parties to be properly scrutinised and held to account on policies. We need a dedicated #ClimateDebate [Source]

• 04 Jun 2024: Tweet

  RT @itvnews: 'The solutions to the climate crisis are also the solutions to the cost of living crisis.' @AdrianRamsay lays out the Green P… [Source]

• 04 Jun 2024: Tweet

  RT @TheGreenParty: ???? "It's about tackling the climate crisis. And it's about creating a better society." Co-leader @adrianramsay on @chan… [Source]

• 04 Jun 2024: Tweet

  The climate and nature crisis is the defining issue of our time. Yet it is largely missing from the media's coverage of the election. I'm calling on the broadcasters to organise a climate debate so parties are held to account on the environment. #GE2024 https://twitter.com/_wearepossible/status/1797529588526092741 [Source]

• 04 Jun 2024: Tweet

  The climate and nature crisis is the defining issue of our time. Yet it is largely missing from the media's coverage of the election. I'm calling on the broadcasters to organise a climate debate so parties are held to account on the environment. #GE2024 https://twitter.com/_wearepossible/status/1797529588526092741 [Source]

• 04 Jun 2024: Tweet

  .@TheGreenParty calls for real energy security: investment in renewable energy generation & energy saving programmes like home insulation, delivered through councils right across the country. Labour will leave people with higher bills and do nothing to solve the climate crisis.… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1797910651647537598

• 30 May 2024: Tweet

  Delighted that @Friends_Earth has recognised @TheGreenParty's practical solutions to the climate crisis. This report underlines why so important to get more Green MPs in Parliament - so people's hopes are translated into tangible action. #GE2024 https://inews.co.uk/news/general-election-environment-pledges-ranked-tory-labour-3080171?ico=most_popular [Source]

• 30 May 2024: Tweet

  Delighted that Friends of the Earth has recognised @TheGreenParty's practical solutions to the climate crisis. This report underlines why so important to get more Green MPs in Parliament - so people's hopes are translated into tangible action. #GE2024 https://inews.co.uk/news/general-election-environment-pledges-ranked-tory-labour-3080171?ico=most_popular [Source]

• 30 May 2024: Tweet

  Delighted that Friends of the Earth has recognised @TheGreenParty's practical solutions to the climate crisis. This report underlines why it is so important to get more Green MPs in Parliament - so the people's hopes for the environment are translated into tangible action.… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1796084913067663416

• 24 Feb 2024: Tweet

  RT @zoenicholson4: Net zero requires new ways of thinking about supply & use energy: Charles Harris from ⁦@TheGreenParty⁩ “Relax restrictio… [Source]

• 27 Jan 2024: Tweet

  A recent report by MPs on the Public Accounts Committee only underlines what I and @TheGreenParty have been saying for some time: the Government must get its act together and come up with a plan for living with climate change and living with flooding. [Source]

• 16 Jan 2024: Tweet

  I have many conversations with young people about climate change - and indeed with older people concerned for their grandchildren's future. Thanks @KayleighPoacher and @BBCNorfolk for highlighting this issue. [Source]

• 16 Jan 2024: Tweet

  I'm not surprised that climate change is Children's Word of the Year. Young people I speak to are deeply concerned about their future - as are growing numbers of adults Political leaders have a moral responsibility to seriously step up climate action now https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/67986655 [Source]

• 24 Nov 2023: Tweet

  “The cost of the government’s inaction on flood defences and climate change will inevitably be borne by ordinary people.” Read the full article by @BylinesEast reporting on my call to ban building houses on flood plains. ⬇️ https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/greens-demand-action-on-flood-risk/ [Source]

• 22 Nov 2023: Tweet

  Lots of tinkering in #AutumnStatement but no real action to end cost of living crisis, restore public services & tackle climate crisis People are struggling to access GP & dentist, while demand for foodbanks is high. Chancellor is failing to tackle issues facing ordinary people [Source]

• 21 Nov 2023: Tweet

  Stark warning from UN Secretary General that the world is heading for 'hellish' future on current emissions trends Governments must be far bolder in commitments on carbon reduction and climate finance ahead of #COP28 - & UK government must show leadership https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/20/world-facing-hellish-3c-of-climate-heating-un-warns-before-cop28?CMP=share_btn_tw [Source]

• 15 Nov 2023: Tweet

  We need adequate funding, greater focus on natural flood management methods - and a ban on building on flood plains. And we need to tackle the root cause of more frequent flooding - climate breakdown. See my full statement here: https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2023/11/15/investment-in-flood-defences-inadequate-to-cope-with-climate-breakdown-warn-greens/ [Source]

• 25 Oct 2023: Tweet

  "This is not the first time East Anglia has flooded but climate change experts are shouting from the rooftops that if we don’t tackle the issue we will see what should be ‘once in a generation’ events increasingly often" @LowJournal covers my call for stronger action on flooding https://twitter.com/lowjournal/status/1716761482522935503 [Source]

• 24 Oct 2023: Tweet

  These so-called ‘once in a generation’ events will become increasingly frequent if we don't act now to tackle climate breakdown. We need Green MPs in Parliament making the case for climate action and protecting communities. I spoke to @BBCLookEast about #StormBabet ⬇️ https://twitter.com/AdrianRamsay/status/1716849782126174423/video/1 [Source]

• 21 Oct 2023: Tweet

  Govt is letting us down. Not taking the issue of climate change seriously - reigning in on existing commitments - and failing to deliver long term flood risk management plan to improve natural flood defences and reassess planning regs which allow building on flood plains. [Source]

• 21 Oct 2023: Tweet

  I commend the emergency services, working tirelessly in v difficult conditions, and all those, including Green Cllrs, helping people in aftermath. Not the first time East Anglia has flooded but experts tell us if we don't tackle climate change it's going to happen more often. [Source]

• 20 Oct 2023: Tweet

  I'm thinking of everyone affected by #StormBabet. So sorry to hear of homes flooded and people stranded in Suffolk and Norfolk. In #Eye today I spoke to @SuffolkFire who are doing great work. Lots of locals asking - when will government take threat of climate change seriously? https://twitter.com/AdrianRamsay/status/1715439462816022844/photo/1 [Source]

• 05 Oct 2023: Tweet

  “We need leadership from government in how we tackle the climate crisis, how we restore nature, how we clean up our waterways. And the government is just woefully lacking and now pulling us in the wrong direction.” My @BBCLookEast interview on the #Halesworth climate conference. https://twitter.com/AdrianRamsay/status/1709962399745454470/video/1 [Source]

• 29 Sep 2023: Tweet

  Looking forward to taking on Therese Coffey tonight at Halesworth Climate Conference. Meanwhile here's a foretaste on @BBCRadioSuffolk this morning. 2hrs 7 mins in. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0gc5kxt?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile [Source]

• 15 Aug 2023: Tweet

  Sunak and Starmer are backtracking on climate pledges. But many in their own parties warn this will cost them votes. There's so much we can do to cut emissions while tackling the cost of living. The climate emergency must not become a political football. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/well-lose-seats-if-rishi-sunak-dilutes-net-zero-warn-blue-wall-tories-b755dsz6n [Source]

• 11 Aug 2023: Tweet

  Investing in renewable energy now will create sustainable green jobs and support workers in the oil and gas industry to transfer their skills and experiences to the energy sources of the future. [Source]

• 11 Aug 2023: Tweet

  You have to question how serious the Conservatives are in tackling the climate crisis when the Cabinet contains people deriving financial benefit from fossil fuel company shares of any value. [Source]

• 27 Jul 2023: Tweet

  Heatwaves and wildfires are spreading in Europe Climate breakdown is here, yet Conservative and Labour leaders are backsliding on climate commitments The climate emergency is too important to become a party political battle My article @BylineTimes ???? https://bylinetimes.com/2023/07/26/the-climate-emergency-is-too-important-to-be-a-party-political-battle/ [Source]

• 20 Jun 2023: Tweet

  Labour's failure to oppose the Rosebank oil field is unforgiveable - a betrayal of everyone suffering the effects of the #ClimateEmergency now and in the future. The Green Party is clear that we oppose this new oil field. #StopRosebank #GetGreensElected https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2023/06/19/labours-green-light-to-rosebank-oil-field-simply-unforgivable-say-greens/ [Source]

• 09 Jun 2023: Tweet

  The figure also includes £12bn toward renewables and £14bn toward rail, walking and cycling. Labour's fickle response to the climate crisis shows more than ever why we need more Green MPs elected at the next General Election. #GetGreensElected https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65853872 [Source]

• 09 Jun 2023: Tweet

  Our pledges are based on what's needed to tackle the joint climate and cost of living crises. The numbers need to add up both for the climate and the budget. We have pledged to invest ~£100bn/year for 10 years to decarbonise our economy, including £25bn on home insulation. [Source]

• 09 Jun 2023: Tweet

  It's true that the Conservatives have damaged our economy, but we're in a climate emergency, seeing environmental breakdown at an alarming rate, so this is no time for Labour to roll back their pledge to invest in the green industries that provide the jobs we need for the future. [Source]

• 12 May 2023: Tweet

  ⚖ The #LossAndDamage fund established at #COP27 is key for addressing #ClimateJustice. As @christian_aid highlights, a small tax on the wealthiest would more than pay for the UK's contribution. Time for progressive taxation. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/12/wealth-tax-of-05-could-cover-uks-share-of-loss-and-damage-fund-says-charity [Source]

• 10 May 2023: Tweet

  The Climate & Ecology Bill is reintroduced in the House of Commons today. Great work by @cebill_now & @CarolineLucas who co-sponsors it. This is a #ClimateEmergency. There couldn't be a more important time to pass the #CEBill. Please add your support: https://www.zerohour.uk/bill https://twitter.com/AdrianRamsay/status/1656276015990157312/photo/1 [Source]

• 29 Mar 2023: Tweet

  Climate adaptation "lacking across the board" according to the Government’s own advisers, @theCCCuk. We're "strikingly unprepared" for climate-related threats to food & water security, transport, health, business & agriculture. More political will needed to act with real urgency. [Source]

• 20 Mar 2023: Tweet

  The #IPCC paints a grim picture of the future if action to tackle the climate emergency isn’t taken immediately. This report should be an alarm bell for governments to step up and take action now to embrace a liveable future. https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2023/03/20/green-party-response-to-ipcc-synthesis-report/ [Source]

• 07 Feb 2023: Tweet

  A carbon tax would target these big polluters and provide the funding to move us towards a renewable energy economy and a mass home insulation programme. This would cut domestic energy bills and keep people warm. [Source]

• 07 Feb 2023: Tweet

  Companies like BP, Shell and other big polluters have been responsible for three quarters of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions since 1988 while BP has today announced record profits. [Source]

• 07 Feb 2023: Tweet

  A carbon tax is one of the greatest levers we can apply to help shift us towards the clean green economy we need in order to cut climate wrecking emissions and create a fairer healthier society. [Source]

• 07 Feb 2023: Tweet

  The PM can reorganise govt departments but we really need a change of policy. The new Dept for Energy must focus all effort on delivering net zero We need a carbon tax on grotesque profits of fossil fuel companies to fund huge expansion of renewables & home insulation #reshuffle [Source]

• 23 Jan 2023: Tweet

  If the Conservatives really wanted to be Green, they would also pinch our popular policies such as tackling the climate emergency, standing up for public services and supporting the least well off in society. But unfortunately there seems little prospect of them doing that. [Source]

• 12 Jan 2023: Tweet

  What we need is consistent long-term policies that support investment, develop green skills and enable transition to a thriving green economy. That's what many other European countries have done and has put them light years ahead of UK in the path to net zero and a fairer society [Source]

• 12 Jan 2023: Tweet

  The govt's own net zero tsar rightly highlights @RishiSunak's stop-start policies are holding back the green economy. On home insulation, renewable energy, public transport and nature-friendly farming, govt support has been patchy and woeful for too long https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/12/rishi-sunak-stop-start-policies-harming-uk-green-investment-says-net-zero-tsar [Source]

• 02 Jan 2023: Tweet

  We’ve seen attacks on nature intensify, a cruel and destructive immigration system, another failed climate conference It would be easy to enter 2023 feeling gloomy – but there’s lots of cause for hope too We’re entering 2023 hopeful and ambitious for all we can achieve together https://twitter.com/TheGreenParty/status/1609215930474577923 [Source]

• 02 Jan 2023: Tweet

  “The fossil fuel giants have shown they are not willing to change their actions, so it is vital that governments step up.” BP criticised over plan to spend billions more on fossil fuels than green energy https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/dec/27/bp-plan-spend-billions-fossil-fuels-green-energy-oil-gas-renewables?CMP=share_btn_tw [Source]

• 17 Dec 2022: Tweet

  We must treat the ecological emergency with the same urgency as the climate emergency also demands. That's why @TheGreenParty is calling for a Rights of Nature Act to extend legal protections for wildlife and habitats and a Commission for Nature to oversee the Act’s enforcement. [Source]

• 20 Nov 2022: Tweet

  The #LossAndDamage agreement is an historic step towards #ClimateJustice - and rich countries like the UK must now put the money on the table. But overall #COP27 has failed us by making no tangible progress in commitments towards eliminating fossil fuels. https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2022/11/20/historic-loss-and-damage-agreement-at-cop27-must-now-be-honoured-by-rich-countries,-greens-warn/ [Source]

• 09 Nov 2022: Tweet

  While @MattHancock is playing in slime in the jungle, his constituents are suffering from the cost of living crisis. Rocketing mortgages & rents, NHS under huge strain, the climate crisis - MPs should be focused on addressing the big issues. Suffolk deserves better #ImACeleb https://twitter.com/AdrianRamsay/status/1590457378344144896/photo/1 [Source]

• 08 Nov 2022: Tweet

  The #MidtermElections2022 are an important moment for the US. I hope that successful candidates will work to heal the social and cultural divides, and back real action to support people on low incomes and tackle the climate emergency [Source]

• 07 Nov 2022: Tweet

  Rishi Sunak says Glasgow marked one last chance to keep temperature rises to 1.5C. But the UK government is failing to deliver its own promises on emissions and on finance for vulnerable countries. He must show leadership on these issues and end subsidies for fossil fuels #COP27 [Source]

• 07 Nov 2022: Tweet

  The government must come clean and reveal exactly how far short the UK has fallen in providing its promised share of climate finance for vulnerable countries. The whole COP process risks failure unless richer countries deliver climate justice by paying their fair share. #COP27 https://twitter.com/TheGreenParty/status/1589643750598651904 [Source]

• 04 Nov 2022: Tweet

  Pleased to hear #SizewellC is under review. It would be a burden and risk, not a solution: it would take 10-17 years to start producing energy But the govt must instead invest in solutions that can address energy & climate crisis, such as renewables & nationwide home insulation [Source]

• 31 Oct 2022: Tweet

  .@RishiSunak must show global leadership at #COP27 The UN says that only an urgent transformation of society and our economy can avoid disastrous climate impacts. If our government rises to this challenge we can show global leadership and create a better society at the same time https://twitter.com/TheGreenParty/status/1587110460498886657 [Source]

• 28 Oct 2022: Tweet

  It's totally outrageous that @RishiSunak doesn't intend to go to #COP27 and is keeping in place the instruction from Liz Truss to King Charles not to go. In a week of another very stark UN climate report, the UK needs to show global leadership on climate https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/uk-news/king-charles-cop27-climate-summit-b2213359.html [Source]

• 25 Oct 2022: Tweet

  So Rishi Sunak promises to deliver 2019 Con manifesto. Does that include their pledges to reduce cost of living, give public services the resources needed, increase number of nurses, invest in nature & deliver on net zero? On all these govt policy is taking us in wrong direction [Source]

• 14 Oct 2022: Tweet

  To get the economic stability we need and start to tackle the cost-of-living and climate crises, we need a change of direction and the public must have its say. [Source]

• 10 Oct 2022: Tweet

  Solar panels can be deployed extremely quickly and offer some of the cheapest electricity, helping to tackle both the cost of living crisis and the climate emergency. [Source]

• 07 Oct 2022: Tweet

  The most effective and sustainable way to ensure energy security is to invest in insulating houses and massively ramping up renewable energy. New oil and gas exploration is an expensive and dangerous road to planetary destruction. [Source]

• 07 Oct 2022: Tweet

  The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the International Energy Agency and the United Nations have each warned there can be no new fossil fuel projects if there is to be any chance of keeping global temperature rises under 1.5 degrees. [Source]

• 07 Oct 2022: Tweet

  Deeply distressing to see news of new round of oil & gas exploration. The Govt’s claim that burning ever more fossil fuels will help UK meet its obligations to become net zero has no connection to reality - we truly have stepped through the Looking Glass https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63163824 [Source]

• 05 Sep 2022: Tweet

  I urge Liz Truss to take a path that helps create a fairer society while tackling the climate crisis. [Source]

• 05 Sep 2022: Tweet

  Her plans to encourage more North Sea oil & gas does nothing to help households this winter. But it will absolutely fuel the climate crisis. We can invest in a cleaner, greener, more affordable future. Whether we do so is a political choice. [Source]

• 05 Sep 2022: Tweet

  Liz #Truss must immediately focus on real action to help people with cost of living crisis while tackling the climate emergency. This must include lowering the energy price cap to October 2021 rate, beginning a mass nationwide insulation programme & investing in renewable energy [Source]

• 28 Jul 2022: Tweet

  To tackle the climate crisis & growing social inequality we need a shift in economic policy. Conservatives & Labour are focusing on growth at all costs but it's the quality of our economy that matters. On Earth Overshoot Day, I'm calling for a rethink ???? https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/28/green-party-urges-tory-leadership-rivals-to-commit-to-tougher-climate-goals-truss-sunak [Source]

• 25 Jul 2022: Tweet

  The Green Party believes it is essential that public services are publicly owned, both in order to guarantee the level of service required to meet society’s needs and help tackle the climate crisis, and to ensure good pay and conditions of those working within them. [Source]

• 20 Jul 2022: Tweet

  Deeply disappointed to see the Government has given go ahead for Sizewell C. The country needs investment in renewables and insulation at scale to address the cost of living and climate crises, not outdated technology that will be a drain on bill payers for the next 75 years [Source]

• 19 Jul 2022: Tweet

  Why on earth is this getting so little coverage? On the day of the UK's first ever red weather warning, the Government’s strategy for delivering its own net zero target is ruled unlawful by the High Court. You couldn't make it up https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/net-zero-unlawful-climate-crisis-b2125648.html [Source]

• 17 Jul 2022: Tweet

  You can tell no Conservative leadership candidates attended Sir Patrick Vallance's briefing on climate. @RishiSunak even warned against acting too quickly. Unbelievable on eve of first ever red weather warning. When will they wake up to climate emergency? #itvdebate #heatwave [Source]

• 17 Jul 2022: Tweet

  We have cost of living crisis, soaring Covid, NHS & social care at breaking point & climate emergency happening around us Yet Conservatives prefer their favourite old tunes of service cuts, ignoring human rights & new fossil fuels. Why are they harking back to 1980s? #itvdebate [Source]

• 17 Jul 2022: Tweet

  The #heatwave has been declared a national emergency but the government is asleep at the wheel. Where is the plan to protect vulnerable people? And when will the Conservatives join the dots and wake up to the climate emergency? https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2022/07/15/heatwave-will-put-lives-put-at-risk-due-to-government-failure/ [Source]

• 09 Jun 2022: Tweet

  Appalling decision by the government to allow a new gas drilling site in Surrey - how can this possibly be consistent with net zero targets? #KeepItInTheGround https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-61743674 [Source]

• 10 May 2022: Tweet

  Hugely disappointing #QueensSpeech The govt is failing to get to grips with the cost of living crisis & climate emergency. Greens have a plan to tackle both through a multi-billion pound programme of home insulation to cut energy bills & carbon emissions https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2022/05/10/the-queens-speech-nothing-to-create-fairer-greener-communities-say-greens/ https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1523968344084385793 [Source]

• 06 May 2022: Tweet

  Voters have responded to the positive alternative Greens offer on local issues, the cost of living crisis and the climate emergency. A huge and heartfelt thank you to Green campaigners for your tireless, incredible work and to everyone who voted for Green councillors. [Source]