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Ed Miliband's Climate-related Tweets, Speeches & Votes

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

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• 23 Mar 2025: Tweet

  Net zero is the economic opportunity of the 21st century. Climate action is essential to growing our economy, creating good jobs at decent wages, and protecting future generations. My op-ed for the Mirror ???? https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/ed-miliband-hits-back-arguing-34913452 [Source]

• 21 Mar 2025: Tweet

  RT @bphillipsonMP: Labour is driving progress on renewable energy, pushing down bills with clean power. Together with @Ed_Miliband, we’re… [Source]

• 18 Mar 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  My hon. Friend is entirely right about this. We have learned over the last decade and more that this is the biggest jobs opportunity of the 21st century. Nowhere is that more true than in the investments we are making in carbon capture, usage and storage, and I am confident that my hon. Friend’s constituents will benefit. A couple of weeks ago, the Confederation of British Industry produced an important report that showed that last year, the net zero economy grew three times faster than the economy as a whole. The House should let that sink in, because it tells us that if we turn our back on the net zero economy, we turn our back on business, jobs and investment.

  Full debate: Oral Answers to Questions

  I do not agree with the right hon. Gentleman, for whom I have great respect. The situation that we inherited from the last Government meant that we had to consider matters such as security of supply and how we could secure the best deal for bill payers. That is what we did, and that is why we made the statement that we made on Drax. On longer term, however, the right hon. Gentleman is entirely right. We need to move away from unabated biomass and consider all the possibilities to enable us to move towards net zero, and that is what this Government are doing.

  Full debate: Oral Answers to Questions

  I thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. I can tell him that the Minister for Industry held a roundtable with a whole range of industry voices on this precise topic last week. He is right about this issue. There is scepticism about CCS in some parts of academia and elsewhere. All the evidence that I have seen from the Climate Change Committee, the IPCC and others, including the International Energy Agency, is that CCS technology has a crucial role to play on something like 20% of emissions. He is also right to say that carbon removal is the next stage of that journey, and it is something that my Department is heavily engaged in.

  Full debate: Oral Answers to Questions

• 18 Mar 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  I do not know whether the right hon. Gentleman, for whom I have great respect, was present when the Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, my hon. Friend the Member for Rutherglen (Michael Shanks), made a statement on precisely that issue. On the impact on bills, he will be delighted to know that under the new arrangements that this Government agreed, there has been an absolute transformation in the scale of subsidy to Drax; it will be halved. There is also a windfall tax when its profits go above a certain level, which I am sure the right hon. Gentleman is in favour of, and there are much higher standards of sustainability. He is right that we should take these issues seriously.

  Full debate: Clean Power by 2030

  My hon. Friend should not be so shy and retiring. He makes a really important point. I listened to the interim shadow Secretary of State, the hon. Member for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Andrew Bowie), on the radio this morning. He made net zero 2050 sound like a target dreamed up by me, but it is not. It was Theresa May, the former Conservative Prime Minister, who legislated for net zero by 2050. The hon. Member was her Parliamentary Private Secretary at the time—he was supposed to be the man implementing it. She set the target because it was the right thing to do, so that we can have cleaner home-grown energy, get the jobs, and protect future generations.

  Full debate: Clean Power by 2030

• 18 Mar 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  Britain produces 1% of global climate emissions. China is the world’s largest emitter, yet no UK Energy Secretary has visited it in eight years to make the case for it to do more. That is why I have been in Beijing making the case for climate action. Engagement, not negligence, is what fighting for Britain looks like. On climate, as on so much else, this Government believe that Britain can only protect our national interests by engaging on the international stage.

  Full debate: Topical Questions

  I deeply regret the direction in which the hon. Gentleman is going. The Climate Change Committee does incredibly important work. We will look at CB7, but the biggest cost we face as a country is if we do not act on the climate crisis. That is what would leave hundreds of billions of pounds of costs to future generations.

  Full debate: Topical Questions

  It is the Tory party that has an energy surrender policy: surrendering us to fossil fuel markets controlled by petrostates and dictators. The Tories would keep us locked in to fossil fuels, threaten billions of pounds of investment in net zero and leave our children and grandchildren a terrible legacy. That is the Conservative party in 2025: anti-jobs, anti-growth, anti-business and anti-future generations.

  Full debate: Topical Questions

  The hon. Lady is absolutely right on that. The Opposition are off to the “Wacky Races” when it comes to net zero. We in the Labour party know the truth: net zero is the economic opportunity of the 21st century and, under this Government, we will seize it.

  Full debate: Topical Questions

  I speak as an old lag in these things: we have never had a Prime Minister and a Chancellor so enthusiastic and committed to the net zero agenda and what it can do economically for our country. The right hon. Gentleman should take heart from that.

  Full debate: Topical Questions

• 18 Mar 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  For this Government, good pay and conditions for workers and the role of trade unions must be at the heart of the renewable energy sector, because that is the only route to a fair transition. Since we came to office, EDF Renewables has announced recognition agreements with four major trade unions. We applaud it for its decision, and we want others to follow suit. Through the Office for Clean Energy Jobs, we are also working with industry and trade unions to support fair pay, terms and conditions in the sector.

  Full debate: Renewable Energy: Workers’ Rights

• 10 Mar 2025: Tweet

  Great to join the Guardian's Politics Weekly on this Government's climate leadership, the lessons I learnt from Blair and Brown, and my love of cycling. Listen here ???? https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2025/mar/10/ed-miliband-on-net-zero-in-the-age-of-trump-politics-weekly-westminster [Source]

• 24 Feb 2025: Tweet

  Clean energy and net zero ???? good jobs and economic growth for Britain https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/24/britain-net-zero-economy-booming-cbi-green-sector-jobs-energy-security [Source]

• 13 Feb 2025: Tweet

  The global race for clean power is on. British businesses can play a vital role in the clean energy transition, by using our world-leading innovation and technology to create jobs, drive investment and tackle the climate crisis. Great to be in India earlier this week ???????????????? https://x.com/Ed_Miliband/status/1890027196888334681/video/1 [Source]

• 10 Feb 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is today publishing a consultation on reforms to the minimum energy efficiency standards that are applied to private rented sector homes under the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015. Improving the energy efficiency of private rented homes is essential to cutting bills, tackling fuel poverty, reducing carbon emissions and increasing our energy independence.

  Full debate: Energy Performance of Privately Rented Homes: England and Wales

• 10 Feb 2025: Tweet

  RT @AnasSarwar: The transition to net zero is a chance to create decent, high skilled jobs for generations. It’s not an either/or choice… [Source]

• 05 Feb 2025: Tweet

  RT @energygovuk: Today we've relaunched the Net Zero Council. Consisting of leaders in key sectors across civil society, businesses, trade… [Source]

• 4 Feb 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  I thank my hon. Friend for his question and congratulate him on his advocacy. Members across the House have a decision to make here. As the Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, my hon. Friend the Member for Peckham (Miatta Fahnbulleh), said earlier, we are exposed to fossil fuels and we see what is happening in global markets with prices going up. If we want to change that and have clean home-grown power that we can control, we have to build the infrastructure we need. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket (Peter Prinsley) on supporting it and on supporting our planning reforms, and I urge Members across this House to do the same.

  Full debate: Clean Power by 2030

• 4 Feb 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  I know that the hon. Lady has had long discussions with the Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, my hon. Friend the Member for Rutherglen (Michael Shanks), on these issues. We are absolutely determined that, as part of Great British Energy, community energy will be massively expanded. That was our manifesto commitment, and that is what we will deliver. Hon. Members around the Chamber have asked how their community can benefit, and community energy will be an essential part.

  Full debate: Topical Questions

  Let us be frank: the big prize that has eluded past Governments for a long time is a proper plan to upgrade all types of buildings, not just residential properties. The Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, my hon. Friend the hon. Member for Peckham (Miatta Fahnbulleh), and I are working on that closely with colleagues from across Government. It is part of a bigger version of the warm homes plan, which is also about buildings. We will definitely take away the experience that the hon. Lady raises.

  Full debate: Topical Questions

• 30 Jan 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  Under the Paris agreement, all parties are required to communicate their nationally determined contributions to the United Nations framework convention on climate change every 5 years, nine to 12 months prior to the relevant COP. NDCs covering the period 2031 to 2035 are due by 10 February 2025, ahead of COP30 in Brazil.

  The Prime Minister announced on 12 November 2024 at COP29, three months ahead of the deadline, the UK’s 2035 NDC target to reduce all greenhouse gas emissions by at least 81% by 2035, compared with 1990 levels, excluding emissions from international aviation and shipping. The 2035 NDC is based on advice from the independent Climate Change Committee. It is a clear progression on the UK’s previous NDC pledging to reduce emissions by at least 68% by 2030, which remains in place. It is informed by the outcomes of the global stocktake from COP28 and is aligned with limiting global warming to 1.5°C. It is also aligned with the level of ambition in carbon budget 6 (2033 to 2037) on the pathway to net zero by 2050.

  Today, the UK has submitted to the UNFCCC the information to facilitate clarity, transparency and understanding of the 2035 NDC, to aid interpretation of the headline emissions reduction target. The ICTU contains information about the scope, timing, sectors and greenhouse gases covered by the target, as well as some high-level information on policies and measures involved in delivering the NDC. It also includes information on how the NDC was created, how the NDC is considered fair and ambitious and informed by the aims of the Paris agreement, the convention, and the outcomes of the global stocktake.

  Making Britain a clean-energy superpower is one of the five national missions of this Government. We will deliver an updated cross-economy plan to meet our climate targets in due course, with full detail of policy packages for all sectors. This will outline the policies and proposals needed to deliver carbon budgets 4 to 6 and the 2030 and 2035 NDCs on the pathway to net zero by 2050.

  The UK’s early and ambitious NDC will help restore our global climate leadership and encourage greater ambition from other countries. It is one important part of the UK’s overall contribution to global emissions reductions, alongside our international climate finance and other support.

  Full debate: UNFCCC: UK's 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution Target

• 30 Jan 2025: Tweet

  RT @energygovuk: We announced an ambitious target at COP29 to reduce our emissions by at least 81% by 2035 - called our Nationally Determin… [Source]

• 17 Jan 2025: Tweet

  RT @FrancesOGrady: Looking forward to working with the TUC and unions for a just transition. [Source]

• 16 Jan 2025: Tweet

  Britain is at the forefront of the global race to deliver fusion. This is an industry of the future that is delivering jobs today across our country. This funding will drive investment and economic growth, as we deliver net zero and create the clean energy of the future. ⬇️ https://twitter.com/energygovuk/status/1879822673234248035 [Source]

• 10 Jan 2025: Tweet

  2/ The good news is that we have the answers to tackle this existential threat and give us energy security and create good jobs. That is why this government has a mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower, including accelerating to net zero. [Source]

• 10 Jan 2025: Tweet

  1/ This news should alarm us all. The climate crisis is here and now and getting worse. Sticking our head in the sand would be a betrayal of future generations. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd7575x8yq5o [Source]