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We've found the following climate-related tweets, speeches & votes by Chris McDonald

• 16 Oct 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  Therefore, I do not envy the position of my hon. and right hon. colleagues in the Department for Business and Trade, who are wrestling with this legacy. Essentially, they are putting out the fires of the previous Government, and we will see, when the steel strategy has been brought forward, how we can create a bright future for the industry. We need to do that, and I support the calls to do it, but I think that the challenge is not actually about adherence to net zero; it is about adherence to a different ideology, which has been to assume that the steel industry operates in a free market and that we can treat it as such. It does not. Other countries around the world support their steel industries, so we need to create a level playing field for investment in our steel industry, too. If we do that then we can attract billions of pounds of private sector investment into our industry, as countries such as Austria, Sweden, Germany, France and so on do.

  Full debate: Steel Industry

• 31 Jul 2024: Tweet

  Thank you @serauk for your support, including with @Feargal_Sharkey to raise the profile of water quality in Teesside. I look forward to working with like-minded, environmentally conscious MPs in Parliament and in my new role supporting the government's Net Zero ambitions. https://twitter.com/serauk/status/1818572812023742953 [Source]

• 22 Jul 2024: Tweet

  2️⃣ Regional Focus: Devolving adult education skills spending to combined authorities. 3️⃣ Climate & Tech Adaptation: Equipping the workforce for net zero and new technologies. Real Experience. Real Change. #Teesside #InvestInSkills #FutureOfWork /end [Source]

• 19 Jul 2024: Tweet

  Pleased to serve the Prime Minister & govt in the energy & net zero dept as Parliamentary Secretary to @Ed_Miliband. Energy security is key to our industrial strategy and will deliver highly paid jobs across the UK in places like Stockton & Billingham. Can’t wait to get started! https://twitter.com/Chris4SN/status/1814317700564365578/photo/1 [Source]

• 18 Jul 2024: Tweet

  The use and sourcing of critical metals like lithium is essential for achieving net zero and greater energy independence for the UK. @Perran4CRH here doing a great job of highlighting the important role of Corwall and opportunities for new jobs and economic economic growth there. https://twitter.com/Perran4CRH/status/1813996483164938539 [Source]

• 30 May 2024: Tweet

  Today, that experience is helping me to win new investments for Billingham, bringing well-paid jobs in green energy. Together, we can make Stockton a hub for health and medicine, creating thousands of new jobs and opportunities for our young people. [Source]

• 25 Apr 2024: Tweet

  The cost of energy is still a huge problem and we need to find new ways to heat our homes and to avoid harmful climate emissions. With this in mind I met with representatives from @NGNgas, who look after the pipes that supply gas to homes in Stockton North. https://twitter.com/Chris4SN/status/1783461205832581434/photo/1 [Source]

• 18 Apr 2024: Tweet

  We know Teesside is the place where the Green Industrial Revolution can power Britain and Keir Starmer knows it too. He joined Rachel Reeves and Ed Miliband, all on Teesside today to restate Labour's commitment to industry, green energy and well paid jobs. https://twitter.com/Keir_Starmer/status/1781036864196968572 [Source]

• 08 Feb 2024: Tweet

  I promised that I would work to make Billingham the centre of Green Energy for the UK, so that we can rebuild our industrial base and benefit from the jobs and opportunities for young people that brings. [Source]

• 08 Feb 2024: Tweet

  It is important for our local community in Stockton North, for the green transformation of the Billingham Chemicals Cluster and to decarbonise our whole economy. This is a first for Billingham, a first for Britain and a first in the World. [Source]

• 07 Nov 2023: Tweet

  The plans by British Steel and Tata Steel are "necessary but they are not sufficient". To decarbonise the industry we also need investment in primary steelmaking. read my comments in the @FT today: https://www.ft.com/content/1d6bb8ed-754e-4243-97a3-9b818566d81c [Source]

• 28 Jun 2023: Tweet

  I joined hundreds of steelworkers, trade unions and employer representatives in Westminster today to make the case for the UK steel industry and its vital role in our economy, defence and for net zero. @CommunityUnion @GMB_union @unitetheunion https://twitter.com/Chris4SN/status/1674060994740404226/photo/1 https://twitter.com/CommunityUnion/status/1673985549286137856 [Source]