Claire Young MP: Climate-Related Tweets

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We've found 65 Climate-Related Tweets by Claire Young.

• 14 Nov 2024 RT @zerohour_uk: ???? Despite commitments like the Paris Agreement and Global Biodiversity Framework, the UK’s ambitions are (still) siloed.… [Source]
• 29 Oct 2024 It's an honour to be elected to sit on the Energy Security and Net Zero Select Committee in Parliament. As a passionate climate activist, I look forward to supporting the UK's push for Net Zero, working to cut your energy bills, and ensure we keep the lights on here at home. https://x.com/ClaireforTAY/status/1851260006953279586/photo/1 [Source]
• 29 Oct 2024 RT @CommonsESNZ: The following MPs have been appointed to the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee and our business can now begin. Find… [Source]
• 10 Oct 2024 Got a great energy saving idea for your local community? @Centricaplc #EnergyForTomorrow are offering grants of up to £100k to support sustainable energy and lower bills in South Gloucestershire. More here: https://www.centrica.com/sustainability/energy-for-tomorrow/ https://x.com/ClaireforTAY/status/1844376306592751658/photo/1 [Source]
• 09 Oct 2024 Farmers are vital allies in our push to tackle climate change. Many are keen to embrace small-scale energy projects, but cannot do so due to difficulties plugging into the power grid. That's why yesterday I pushed the Secretary of State on what he plans to do to fix this. https://x.com/ClaireforTAY/status/1844054577798344926/video/1 [Source]
• 30 Sep 2024 Sadly, flooding is not something we can avoid and it will only get worse due to the effects of climate change. As an MP, I will continue to work with the government, local council, and environmental bodies to improve flood resilience and see our communities protected. [Source]
• 05 Sep 2024 RT @Wera_Hobhouse: We must win hearts and minds to show that Net Zero is good for our communities, good for our pockets, and good for our e… [Source]
• 04 Sep 2024 Britain has a real opportunity to become a green energy superpower, but only if we invest properly. Yesterday, I pushed the Secretary of State on what steps the government was taking to not only increase energy production, but also boost storage capacity too. https://twitter.com/ClaireforTAY/status/1831335977018921159/video/1 [Source]
• 30 Jun 2022 This morning I was at an #LGAConf2022 session hearing about robots & autonomous vehicles to "decarbonise the last mile", now I'm walking home to Coalpit Heath from Yate station in the rain with my luggage because @FirstBSA have cancelled the 19:09 Y1 [Source]
• 19 Mar 2022 We're all paying the price for the Tories ditching green energy policies https://www.theguardian.com/money/2022/mar/19/david-cameron-green-crap-energy-prices?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other [Source]
• 20 Feb 2021 Another example of Conservatives promising big spending on climate change action then not delivering. We need to make existing homes more energy efficient, so people can afford to keep warm and we can cut our carbon emissions. https://twitter.com/sarahjolney1/status/1362009199010590720 [Source]
• 07 Nov 2020 Delighted by the news from the US - well done #BidenHarris, you bring hope for action on global issues like climate change and that right-wing populism can be overcome [Source]
• 28 Aug 2020 More than that, the Government shows its unreadiness to adapt and use the disruption of the pandemic to move to new potentially better ways of doing things - they seem to want to cling to what went before despite climate change meaning that business as usual won't do https://twitter.com/Peston/status/1299091771058728960 [Source]
• 08 Jun 2020 @tomder74 @sgloslibdems Huge number of topics - abandoned Filton cycle measures, Thornbury High Street, council working with Town and Parish Councils, recycling, financial impact of Covid, idling cars outside schools, care home placements, educational outcomes for vulnerable children, renewable energy.. [Source]
• 22 Apr 2020 Today is Earth Day, which is a good time to be thinking about our local response to the Climate Emergency - find out more at https://framptoncotterell.focusteam.org.uk/2020/04/22/update-on-councils-climate-emergency-response/#page-content [Source]
• 27 Feb 2020 Greta Thunberg is such an inspiration for so many, especially young people - I hope her visit will galvanise community support as we try to tackle the Climate Emergency [Source]
• 20 Feb 2020 At the South Gloucestershire Climate Emergency Community Engagement event at UWE - part of the work following on from our declaration of a Climate Emergency last year [Source]
• 09 Feb 2020 Acting Lib Dem Leader @EdwardJDavey talking about tackling climate change and delivering green jobs https://twitter.com/ClaireforTAY/status/1226445266724802561/photo/1 [Source]
• 31 Jan 2020 On what for some of us is a sad evening I will be busy with my fellow Lib Dems planning the next steps in our campaigns - plenty of problems to tackle including climate change [Source]
• 30 Jan 2020 I agree Max - not least tackling climate change. Being outside the EU will make that harder but we need to get on with it. https://twitter.com/mpmwilko/status/1223010306626138115 [Source]
• 05 Dec 2019 Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party are not taking the climate crisis seriously. Every vote for the @LibDems on 12 December is a vote to tackle the climate emergency and deliver a bold green plan to build a #BrighterFuture > https://www.libdems.org.uk/plan https://twitter.com/ClaireforTAY/status/1202572950802710529/photo/1 [Source]
• 29 Nov 2019 At last night's #ClimateDebate, @joswinson showed what it means to lead on tackling the climate emergency. Liberal Democrats have a clear, bold plan to build a #BrighterFuture for our planet. See our full plan here ???? https://www.libdems.org.uk/plan https://twitter.com/ClaireforTAY/status/1200366127999836160/photo/1 [Source]
• 26 Nov 2019 I've taken @friends_earth's #ClimateActionPledge. If elected I'll put the climate first when I vote in parliament. We're in a #ClimateEmergency and must rapidly cut greenhouse gas emissions for a greener and fairer society. #ClimateElection https://twitter.com/friends_earth/status/1197909254277095426/photo/1 [Source]
• 16 Nov 2019 ????In the face of the #ClimateEmergency we've got a plan to achieve net-zero GHG emissions by 2045 ????One key intiative for a #Greener #BrighterFuture is to plant 60 million trees every year, increasing UK forest cover by 1 million hectares by 2045. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/16/liberal-democrats-pledge-to-plant-60m-trees-a-year [Source]
• 15 Nov 2019 Urgent action is needed to tackle the climate emergency we’re facing. That’s why the Liberal Democrats' Plan for a #BrighterFuture includes an extra £100 billion in climate action and environmental preservation. https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/election-2019-50428044#click=https://t.co/I7Bgd4jS2n https://twitter.com/ClaireforTAY/status/1195376342252044288/photo/1 [Source]
• 13 Nov 2019 The flooding that's hit northern England has shown, we are grappling with a climate crisis. The UK deserves a government that will take the #ClimateEmergency seriously. #LibDems are the only party with a clear, ambitious plan to do this. #BrighterFuture https://www.libdems.org.uk/plan [Source]
• 07 Nov 2019 Our country is crying out for a new kind of leadership, and the Liberal Democrats are rising to this challenge. Our plan for a #BrighterFuture covers five key priorities, from tackling the climate emergency to investing in mental health. Learn more > https://www.libdems.org.uk/plan https://twitter.com/ClaireforTAY/status/1192535901659901952/video/1 [Source]
• 07 Nov 2019 A vote for the @LibDems is a vote for a Prime Minister and a party that will deliver a bold green plan and a #BrighterFuture. Learn about our plan to tackle the climate emergency here > https://www.libdems.org.uk/plan https://twitter.com/ClaireforTAY/status/1192430441070026758/video/1 [Source]
• 07 Nov 2019 Having taken the lead locally on the Climate Emergency, I'm proud to be standing for a party with a bold green plan for a #BrighterFuture. Learn more: https://www.libdems.org.uk/plan https://twitter.com/ClaireforTAY/status/1192406390826045441/photo/1 [Source]
• 30 Oct 2019 We face an important vote on 12th December. Brexit is damaging our country. Let's #MakeItStop and fix the things that really matter - schools, health services, the climate emergency. Join me in the fight to win back Thornbury & Yate http://www.southgloslibdems.org.uk/volunteer https://twitter.com/ClaireforTAY/status/1189533287875796992/photo/1 [Source]
• 30 Oct 2019 Johnson’s #BrexitDeal is bad for our country. We will have less money to fix the things that really matter - our schools and health services and tackling climate change. On Dec 12th, #VoteLibDem to #MakeItStop and build a fairer, greener society. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50219036 [Source]
• 28 Oct 2019 Standing room only at the Climate Changes Everything meeting in Thornbury [Source]
• 23 Oct 2019 At the Climate Emergency Community Event in Poole Court - we all need to work together to cut South Gloucestershire's carbon emissions [Source]
• 08 Oct 2019 @tomder74 @sgloslibdems @sgloscouncil I proposed a Climate Emergency motion in July with cross party backing, now part of working group that is coming up with recommendations for Cabinet on what action to take [Source]
• 07 Oct 2019 @tomder74 @sgloslibdems The question I asked at Cabinet was about what conversations the Administration are having with Government about funding, given Parliament too has declared a Climate Emergency [Source]
• 07 Oct 2019 @tomder74 @sgloslibdems An important part of tackling the climate emergency (as well as other problems) [Source]
• 07 Oct 2019 Busy afternoon with my fellow @sgloslibdems asking questions at the South Glos Cabinet meeting - including about funding for taking action on the climate emergency and the rollout of broadband [Source]
• 30 Sep 2019 Brilliant to see such a great turnout at the Yate and Sodbury Climate Change meeting #ClimateAction [Source]
• 16 Sep 2019 Now at the @GreenLibDems and Greener UK really where former Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change @EdwardJDavey set us the challenge of getting people on board with tackling the climate emergency https://twitter.com/ClaireforTAY/status/1173682484313305091/photo/1 [Source]
• 16 Sep 2019 Conference hall absolutely packed for voting on Climate Emergency policy #LDConf https://twitter.com/ClaireforTAY/status/1173613771501256705/photo/1 [Source]
• 14 Sep 2019 Good to hear @Wera_Hobhouse just now highlighting the importance of engaging with people on tackling the climate emergency - a point I made when leading on the council's climate emergency motion. We need everyone working together on this. #LDConf https://twitter.com/Wera_Hobhouse/status/1172818274490507265 [Source]
• 14 Sep 2019 At a packed meeting on dealing with the Climate Emergency - setting out ideas like a 10 year plan to make every building in the UK highly energy efficient [Source]
• 24 Jul 2019 Pleased that we got started this morning on working out how we're going to tackle the Climate Emergency that we've declared in South Glos - vital that we get on with it [Source]
• 17 Jul 2019 Home after a long but important Council meeting. Delighted that the Climate Emergency motion I proposed was passed unanimously. The real work starts now! https://twitter.com/sgloslibdems/status/1151569262064099329 [Source]
• 05 Jul 2019 This afternoon we had a cross-party working group looking at the Climate Change motion @sgloslibdems have submitted for the next council meeting [Source]
• 23 May 2019 The Tories proving once again they don't take Climate Change seriously with this appointment - though to be fair being appointed by May at this point doesn't give you much chance of longevity in the role https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/24713/chris_skidmore/kingswood/divisions?policy=1030 [Source]
• 25 Jan 2019 Spent the morning at the Local Strategic Partnership meeting - discussion topics included the South Glos Climate Change Strategy and the impact of Brexit on local businesses [Source]
• 29 Jul 2017 Pleased to attend the Climate Change Coalition coffee morning and afterwards lobby our Tory MP #SpeakUp https://twitter.com/ClaireforTAY/status/891274166539870208/photo/1 [Source]
• 27 May 2017 @Prog_All_TANDY @LibDems Also some of the £100bn infrastructure investment we're proposing would be to bring more private investment into renewable energy [Source]
• 27 May 2017 @Prog_All_TANDY @LibDems LDs also want to develop national colleges as national centres of expertise for key sectors, such as renewable energy [Source]
• 27 May 2017 @Prog_All_TANDY @LibDems Oppose fracking because of climate change and effect on local environment [Source]
• 15 Nov 2016 What a time for a climate change denier to be elected US President https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/798278889932017665 [Source]
• 30 Sep 2016 Just enjoyed an excellent talk from @DavenportJuliet on renewable energy [Source]
• 08 Aug 2016 worrying -> Rejection of experts spreads from Brexit to climate change with 'Clexit' https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2016/aug/08/rejection-of-experts-spreads-from-brexit-to-climate-change-with-clexit?CMP=share_btn_tw [Source]
• 14 Jul 2016 Not impressed that DECC has been abolished - Energy goes in with industry and the climate change part...? The new... http://fb.me/2ndTyNvcA [Source]
• 29 Nov 2014 listening to Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey taking questions in Thornbury https://twitter.com/cyoungfocus/status/538707434655977473/photo/1 [Source]
• 25 Jun 2014 after meeting last night with other local people interested in green energy, today I'll be in a meeting looking at the issue South Glos wide [Source]
• 17 Jun 2013 New blog post: Getting on with going green: The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change joined 10s of... http://bit.ly/16yuEmJ [Source]
• 11 Mar 2013 New blog post: Westerleigh Energy Day success: Kieran Highman (centre) of the Centre for Sustainable Energy di... http://bit.ly/10vUpjO [Source]
• 24 Jan 2013 at South Glos Environment Forum discussing draft Climate Change Strategy [Source]
• 23 Sep 2012 Energy & Climate Change Secretary @eddavey announcing £5million energy competition open to councils & community groups, must help fuel poor [Source]
• 13 Jul 2012 listening to Graham Watson MEP talking about renewable energy at the annual Heather Larkins lecture [Source]
• 12 Jun 2012 off to Bristol on the train to learn about financing renewable energy solutions [Source]
• 06 Feb 2012 asked for an update on progress on the revolving green energy fund I successfully proposed to Council last year [Source]
• 12 Oct 2011 at the South Glos Environment Forum learning more about renewable energy [Source]