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Barry Gardiner's Climate-related Tweets, Speeches & Votes

We've found the following climate-related tweets, speeches & votes by Barry Gardiner in the last 90 days

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• 23 Apr 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  This debate takes place at a key point in the transition away from oil and gas production in the North sea. With the Government’s consultation on building the North sea’s energy future under way, and with the clean energy mission driving forward at some pace, securing clean energy generation and the wealth creation and jobs that will go with it is non-negotiable if we are not to repeat the same unjust transition as before.

  The current North sea transition deal is not fit for purpose. It places far too much responsibility on the companies themselves. Those companies are not delivering what is needed: a mere seven out of the 87 North sea oil and gas operators are even considering investment in renewable energy by 2030. We cannot outsource the future of our workers and our energy security to the very companies whose current business model is failing. We need a radical shift. The time for a coherent deal for the North sea is now. It is vital that the Government commit to bringing forward a bold and ambitious plan with the urgency that this time demands.

  The unjust transition at the refinery in the constituency of my hon. Friend the Member for Alloa and Grangemouth (Brian Leishman) and the situation in Port Talbot are warning signs that early Government intervention and investment are paramount if we are to secure the future of our workers. They deserve to experience a smooth transition. Over 90% of the UK’s oil and gas workforce have transferable skills, but they report a lack of support for transitioning into other industries. The energy skills passport is a start, but workers are footing the bill for their own retraining, which often duplicates their existing qualifications. The Government need to commit to streamlining the process. Crucially, the Minister should meet with the Treasury to deliver the £335 million-a-year training fund that unions and climate groups are rightly calling for—a fund that provides paid time off for workers to retrain.

  Full debate: North Sea Oil and Gas Workers: Transitional Support

• 25 Feb 2025: Tweet

  Today’s Growth is GREEN Growth The CBI analysis has found that the Net Zero sector is growing 3 times as fast as the rest of the economy 22,000 net zero businesses Employ 1 million people And the average wage is£43,000 – That is £5,600 higher than the national average. https://x.com/BarryGardiner/status/1894326886559330331/photo/1 [Source]