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• 14 Nov 2024: Tweet

  Take a moment to think about this. 2.7C rise will have unthinkable impacts. We are like the proverbial frogs in the warming saucepan. How loud does the #climateemergency alarm need to ring before we all recognise the urgency of action? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2024/nov/14/cop29-live-can-the-climate-summit-find-a-way-to-raise-1tn-a-year?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other [Source]

• 14 Nov 2024: Tweet

  Ongoing climate chaos in Spain must be call to action. Worldwide, people on frontline of emergency are being let down. We need leaders at #COP29 to deliver on keeping fossil fuels in ground, integrating climate in every policy decision & on climate justice https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/13/spain-flood-warnings-schools-closed-people-evacuated?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other [Source]

• 30 Oct 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  That this House has considered COP29 and international climate finance.

  Thank you, Sir Roger—I am still learning the ropes. I thank the Minister for coming to respond to the debate. It is my pleasure to introduce this debate on international climate finance, and I particularly appreciate the presence of so many colleagues, given that it is an extraordinarily busy day when, with the Budget, we are discussing domestic finance. I may have one or two words to say on that in a moment.

  This debate is particularly important, because we are in the run-up to COP29—the conference of the parties—in Baku. It is supposed to be the finance COP, because it is crucial that we mobilise the necessary finance to tackle the global climate crisis. My purpose in securing this debate is to encourage the Government to put a bit more flesh on the warm words that we have heard so far. I recognise those warm words: for example, the Foreign Secretary saying that he wanted to put climate change “at the centre” of foreign policy—that is welcome—and the commitments from the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on domestic investment. However, there is still much more to do.

  I will give the Minister advance notice of the topics on which I would love her response. At COP29, we are looking for the international community to agree a new collective quantified goal for climate finance in the trillions of dollars, not the billions. That is the scale of the challenge that we face. Do the Government recognise that, and are they prepared to play their part in leading from the front to ensure that there is collective commitment to the goal?

  International climate finance needs to tackle mitigation, as well as the urgent need to invest to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. It needs to tackle adaptation, because an enormous amount of global warming is already built into the climate system through historical emissions. It also needs to tackle loss and damage: the costs that are already being borne particularly by the most vulnerable in the poorest countries, and are due to the historical debt that early industrialising countries built up through our burning of fossil fuels.

  For some low-income countries, one of the biggest factors is debt through private creditors, which I think is greater than the other debt that a lot of those countries owe. Does the hon. Lady agree that the matter of debt owed to private creditors must also be addressed to tackle the need for more funding for climate emergencies?

  My third point is that it is essential that international climate finance comes largely in the form of grants, not loans. The UK Government generally have a good record: roughly 85% of the climate finance we have committed has been through the form of grants, and I believe that commitment is in place until 2026. Will the Minister commit to that figure remaining a floor? Will she seek to increase it, so that the vast majority of climate finance is provided in such a way that it does not build up debt repayment problems for the future?

  I welcome the point the hon. Lady is making. Thirty-four countries in Africa are spending more on debt interest than on health and education. If we are to talk about a just transition, it is simply not right that the poorest people in the world should be paying for it. That gives force to what she is saying. Will she comment more on ensuring that this is a just transition?

  Absolutely. The hon. Member makes a very important point, which relates to the one I made at the beginning: we cannot avoid the fact that we in the UK have an historical responsibility to take action on climate finance. We need to ensure that we are not storing up further problems for the future by providing climate finance in the form of loans, which make things harder for the poorest people in the poorest countries. Frankly, it is a scandal that, as he says, so many people in the poorest countries find that their Governments are spending more on debt repayments than they are on investment in crucial health and education, which build what we sometimes call the human capital that is so essential to sustainable development in such countries. I very much hope that the Government will lead on this issue and ensure that climate finance is in the form of grants—all of it, if possible, but at least the very largest proportion of it.

  I congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this debate. I spoke to her beforehand, and the subject is incredibly important. According to international climate finance reports, 14 programmes have been initiated to support farmers across the globe to improve their access to clean energy. As she rightly said, that is an objective not only internationally, but at home. Does she agree that the Government must do more to assist farmers domestically across the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with incentives for greener and cleaner farming?

  I thank the hon. Member for making that point. This debate is on international climate finance, but I am happy to address his question about the interaction between domestic policy and the climate crisis that we face. I was disappointed not to hear in the Budget statement any commitment on climate or nature. Indeed, reading the detail on page 37 of the Budget, we will have a real-terms 2% decrease in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs budget over the next two years. Investment, however, is vital. Nature-friendly farming in the UK is one of the crucial ways to reduce our own emissions and get a little closer to doing our fair share of mitigating climate change. Another issue close to my heart is the role of DEFRA in tackling water pollution, and again we are not seeing that. I agree that investment domestically in nature-friendly farming and environmental policies is crucial. We have to put our money where our mouth is, and we have to ensure that we ourselves are on track to meet our climate goals.

  At COP28 last year, the stocktake found that the world is off track to meet the 1.5° target. In itself, that commits us to serious effects already. In real life, we see increasing drought and wildfires, and the increasing frequency and severity of flooding in our own country. We know that climate change is happening. We have to do everything possible domestically to tackle it.

  My fourth point is that international climate finance must be additional to aid. In recent years, we have seen not only a shameful, in my view, reduction in the overseas development assistance budget—I strongly urge the Government to bring that back up to 0.7% as soon as possible—but the wrapping of all sorts of other costs into the ODA budget. A real risk, if we put international climate finance into the ODA budget, is less money to spend on health, education and all those policies that are so essential to tackling international poverty and inequality. International climate finance must be treated separately from ODA.

  My fifth point is about where the money should come from. Again, that is an important topic on Budget day, and indeed I will digress slightly to comment on the Budget. One policy we have seen today is a retention of the fuel duty freeze, which is effectively a subsidy for fossil fuels. That is clearly incompatible with the Government’s rhetoric on climate change. We should lead the way as a country in pushing for “polluter pays” taxes to generate the finance necessary to meet what I hope will be strong and ambitious international climate finance goals, because—to recap—this is urgent. 2024 is on track to be the hottest year ever on record. This change is going only one way. I do not know how many economists and scientists we need to tell us that the investment must come early—as soon as possible—because the transition will get more and more expensive. The longer we leave it, the costlier it will be, not just financially, but in terms of the effect on human lives. COP29 is a crucial moment in the international climate negotiations.

  I very much look forward to hearing from the Minister how she will ensure that the UK plays a leading role, putting our money where our mouth is and doing everything possible to influence international partners to ensure that climate finance is sufficient to address the challenge that we face.

  Full debate: COP29 and International Climate Finance

• 25 Oct 2024: Tweet

  It was great to chat with the inspiring nature campaigner Mya-Rose Craig @BirdgirlUK and others at this MP briefing on the nature crisis, organised jointly by the @ClimateAPPG and @EnvironmentAPPG earlier this week ???????? https://twitter.com/ClimateAPPG/status/1848687159097561470 [Source]

• 22 Oct 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  T3. I welcome this Government’s ambition in seeking a new climate finance goal at COP29 in Baku shortly. Will the Minister assure me that she understands the scale of need? The UN Environment Programme says that 10 to 18 times more funding is needed for adaptation than is currently on the table. Will she make sure that it includes loss and damage and is additional to aid? ( 900809 )

  Full debate: Oral Answers to Questions

• 22 Oct 2024: Tweet

  Ahead of COP 29 I asked the Government to commit to a new global climate finance goal that: ✅recognises the huge scale of the adaptation challenge ✅ addresses loss and damage ✅ and is additional to aid The UK must show leadership in Baku. https://x.com/EllieChowns/status/1848752217576141032/video/1 [Source]

• 15 Oct 2024: Tweet

  As climate change makes flooding more likely and more extreme, it's important that everyone knows the risks and knows how to prepare. You can sign up for flood warnings and find more information here: https://www.gov.uk/sign-up-for-flood-warnings 2/ [Source]

• 10 Oct 2024: Tweet

  Climate change is the biggest threat to our food security, and our farmers are on the frontline. For our food security, our economy, and our future, Govt needs to act urgently to both limit the impacts of climate change and help farmers adapt. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/10/harvest-in-england-the-second-worst-on-record-because-of-wet-weather [Source]

• 8 Oct 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  I very much hope the Secretary of State and his Ministers agree that if we are serious about energy security and net zero, we must be serious about energy efficiency. What steps are they taking, in addition to working on insulating existing homes, to ensure that the promised 1.5 million new homes are built to net zero standards, have solar panels on the roof, and are fully insulated so that every new home is a warm home?

  Full debate: Oral Answers to Questions

• 24 Sep 2024: Tweet

  If Keir Starmer is serious about national renewal, how about renewing our NHS by linking it with social care & funding it properly? If he's serious about 'building to last', how about ensuring those 1.5m new houses are fit for the net zero future? #LabourConference2024 [Source]

• 19 Sep 2024: Tweet

  We need more action from the Government on climate change to go with their warm words. As a start they should: Tax the oil and gas giants. Invest in energy efficiency measures like home insulation. Commit to the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. https://twitter.com/EllieChowns/status/1836728191723163981/video/1 [Source]

• 19 Sep 2024: Tweet

  The cost of not tackling climate change will be far greater than the cost of tackling climate change. We've known this for 20 years. Now we urgently need that upfront investment in measures like home insulation that long-term will benefit us all. https://twitter.com/EllieChowns/status/1836712657577013375/video/1 [Source]

• 12 Sep 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  Since 4 July, more than 40 people have been jailed in the UK for peaceful acts of conscience: some for protesting climate breakdown, some for taking measures to stop violations of international humanitarian law in Gaza. The UN special rapporteur, Michel Forst, has made public statements to the effect that these sentences violate international law and are not acceptable in a democracy. With our prisons in crisis and radical measures necessary, as we have seen with the release of prisoners this week, will the Attorney General issue guidance to judges to ensure that sentencing for peaceful protest is realigned with common sense, democratic principles and international law?

  Full debate: Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme

• 10 Sep 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  In the spirit of focusing on what brings us together highlighted by the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), I will not spend too long responding to the comments of the hon. Member for Whitehaven and Workington (Josh MacAlister) regarding the nuclear industry. Although I agree with him about other areas where he has policy expertise, in this particular policy area we need to focus on the quick, clean, green renewable energy investment that, luckily, his Government are driving forward. That should be our focus.

  Secondly, will the Minister comment on whether the Prime Minister will attend COP29 to demonstrate the leadership that is so urgently needed? Will he show leadership, not followership, regardless of the outcome of the American election and regardless of what is happening in terms of policy elsewhere in the world, including in China and the EU? We need UK leadership on the global stage at COP29; will the Prime Minister provide that?

  Finally, the new collective quantified goal that colleagues have referred to is urgently needed. Will the Government commit to increasing overseas development assistance back up to 0.7% of GNI as soon as possible? Will they commit to international climate finance that is new and additional to official development assistance? Will they also commit to putting in place the “polluter pays” fiscal mechanisms that are required to finance our nationally required contribution to recognising our historical responsibility for the global problem of climate change, and to putting in place the measures necessary to enable every country globally to reduce emissions and adapt to the effects of climate change that are coming down the road whether we like it or not?

  Full debate: COP29: UK Priorities

• 05 Sep 2024: Tweet

  We need a laser focus on net zero if we are to achieve a green economic transformation. I spoke to @daily_express about the need to ensure that all economic policies take account of climate change. https://www.express.co.uk/comment/expresscomment/1944321/ellie-chowns-green-party-climate-change-environment [Source]

• 04 Sep 2024: Tweet

  Indeed, bringing net zero into the OBR's mandate is in line with the Government's five missions and their proposal to add net zero mandates to all relevant regulators. That should surely apply to the OBR, and I urge the Government to integrate a net zero test into the OBR's remit https://twitter.com/EllieChowns/status/1831369330103300200/video/1 [Source]

• 04 Sep 2024: Tweet

  We cannot separate the economy and climate change. Today I tabled an amendment to the Budget Responsibility Bill that would require the OBR to consider the impact of fiscally significant Government decisions on its statutory net zero target. https://twitter.com/EllieChowns/status/1831369327238647961/video/1 [Source]

• 2 Sep 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  Given the Government’s ambitious house building plans, the energy crisis and the climate crisis, will the Minister bring forward legislation in the forthcoming planning and infrastructure Bill to ensure all new houses have solar panels on their roofs as standard, so they can generate their own power, and net zero building standards are brought forward as soon as possible, so that homes are well insulated, warm and cheap to heat?

  Full debate: New Build Homes: Construction Standards

• 26 Jul 2024: Tweet

  There is much to welcome in the Government's plans for renewable energy. But we also need rapid transition away from North Sea oil and gas, and urgent action on energy efficiency. Govt should ????stop climate-wrecking Rosebank project ????invest in nationwide home insulation. https://twitter.com/EllieChowns/status/1816919987078258947/video/1 [Source]

• 26 Jul 2024: Tweet

  Warm words from @mgshanks on warm homes but nothing specific. Will the govt legislate for net zero building standards? Will the govt invest to insulate homes & stop the scandal of fuel poverty? @Ed_Miliband it’s your call. The energy crisis is about demand not just supply. [Source]

• 25 Jul 2024: Tweet

  “Climate change is dramatically increasing the frequency of extreme high temperatures in the UK” new Met Office analysis confirms. Another alarm bell. ⁦@UKLabour⁩: We need better building standards, insulation & transport, as well as renewables. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c147v82gxp2o [Source]

• 18 Jul 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  For too long, the previous Government neglected the opportunities offered by the green economic transformation, and I very much hope that this new Government will not make the same mistake. The King’s Speech indicated some welcome steps in the right direction, but we need to do more to renew and rebuild our economy on a sustainable basis, one that is compatible with the challenge of climate change that so many Members have said they recognise.

  Full debate: Foreign Affairs and Defence

• 09 Jul 2024: Tweet

  Good to see this. Vital to draw on expertise like that of @StarkClimate to drive forward the green transformation we need to tackle the climate crisis. https://twitter.com/energygovuk/status/1810723126772191296 [Source]

• 08 Jul 2024: Tweet

  Greens welcome the Government dropping the blanket ban on onshore wind turbines. This absurd Conservative policy has delayed our shift to renewable energy by years. It's time to build the green energy infrastructure we need for the future. [Source]

• 08 Feb 2024: Tweet

  "This far exceeds anything that is acceptable" - Prof Sir Bob Watson. Indeed. We urgently need politicians who recognise the reality of the climate crisis and are prepared to step up and take action to create a better future. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68110310 [Source]

• 25 Oct 2023: Tweet

  ???? Renewable energy is the perfect example of a good investment to tackle climate change and the cost of living. ???? It's the greenest AND cheapest way to produce electricity. ???? Let's invest in renewables and green industries like retrofit to lower bills and emissions. https://twitter.com/TheGreenParty/status/1717182803333271821 [Source]

• 21 Sep 2023: Tweet

  @RishiSunak on @BBCr4today - pure doublethink. He wants to 'change direction' but supposedly still reach #NetZero while delaying action while magically having no impact on whether UK achieves climate targets. Utterly vacuous and irresponsible. [Source]

• 31 Jul 2023: Tweet

  Sunak's announcement is doublethink, plain and simple. New oil & gas is completely the opposite of what the UK should be doing. Sunak is digging his head in the sand rather than listening to climate science and the independent @theCCCuk. #NoNewFossilFuels https://twitter.com/TheGreenParty/status/1678733632263929857 [Source]

• 05 Jul 2023: Tweet

  Great to be at the #LGAconf23 with this fantastic group of @TheGreenParty councillors! ????Lots of inspiration re social housing, net zero and more ????Fascinating talk from @TheIFS on inequalities in local govt £ allocations ????Public services need fair & long-term funding. https://twitter.com/Cath_Braun/status/1676581717199470592 [Source]

• 03 Jul 2023: Tweet

  It seems like every day brings a new reminder of the #ClimateEmergency. And yet @theCCCuk report last week laid bare shameful inaction by our current govt. So every day we need to increase our determination for real #ClimateAction. #VoteGreen https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66084543 [Source]

• 28 Jun 2023: Tweet

  The govt's abject failure to act in the face of the climate crisis is inexcusable. This is why we urgently need more Greens elected. We have to change this. https://join.greenparty.org.uk/ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/28/uk-has-made-no-progress-on-climate-plan-say-governments-own-advisers?CMP=share_btn_tw [Source]

• 11 Oct 2022: Tweet

  The Conservative #AttackOnNature continues. The short-sightedness of this govt is breathtaking. We need new housing AND net zero AND biodiversity. A push to the top, not a race to the bottom. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/oct/10/levelling-up-secretarys-planning-reset-could-reopen-tory-splits-over-housebuilding [Source]

• 29 Jun 2022: Tweet

  Today's @theCCCuk report shows just how far off track we are on #ClimateAction. Biggest govt failure of all is on housing. No plan to insulate homes despite record rise in fuel costs. No action to ensure new homes are zero carbon. Govt *must* put its money where its mouth is. https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1541920308583698432 [Source]

• 13 May 2021: Tweet

  Addressing the #ClimateEmergency means seriously improving our homes. It's a triple win: warm homes, good jobs, lower emissions. But it needs investment. At @HfdsCouncil we're trying to find ways to fund this locally - but what's needed is need proper national govt action. https://twitter.com/CarolineLucas/status/1392865735995760648 [Source]

• 05 May 2021: Tweet

  We need more green voices in local, regional and national government to tackle the #ClimateEmergency #VoteGreen tomorrow wherever you are! https://twitter.com/guardianeco/status/1389522830082125827 [Source]

• 26 Apr 2021: Tweet

  "The message to local and central government is that fairness needs to be at the heart of policymaking as they consider how to bring down carbon emissions". Hear hear. ???? ‘Citizens’ juries’ deliver climate crisis verdict to Westminster https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/26/citizens-juries-deliver-climate-crisis-verdict-to-westminster [Source]

• 14 Apr 2021: Tweet

  ????Just been at the AGM of the wonderful #Herefordshire Green Network ????They've recently launched this brilliant website https://greatcollaboration.uk/ to help Parish Councils - and individuals - take action on climate change ????It's really interactive & easy to use - check it out! https://twitter.com/EllieChowns/status/1382392453815271437/photo/1 [Source]

• 28 Jan 2021: Tweet

  "Almost two thirds of people around the world now view climate change as a global emergency". And it's good that Biden is showing real ambition. UK govt now needs to put more money where its mouth is on climate. And stop digging up coal. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-55802902 [Source]

• 07 Jan 2021: Tweet

  Exactly. It's shameful that the UK govt is supporting this coal project while posturing about its climate commitments. Fossil fuels have to stay in the ground, full stop. #ClimateEmergency https://twitter.com/GretaThunberg/status/1347177358458048512 [Source]

• 04 Jan 2021: Tweet

  Back to my virtual office today. In the inbox: flooding, Covid, climate crisis. So far 2021 is much like 2020... But here’s my New Year’s resolution: hope for the best, then work your socks off to make it happen! Plus: go for a walk every day ???????? [Source]

• 09 Dec 2020: Tweet

  CCC says “The message to the government is clear: the 2020s must be the decisive decade of progress and action on climate change”. Absolutely. #ClimateAction https://twitter.com/ChiefExecCCC/status/1336583150437363712 [Source]

• 04 Dec 2020: Tweet

  So at the same time as govt announces a welcome increase in the UK’s emissions reduction target to tackle #ClimateCrisis they’re also cutting investment in rail infrastructure? #doesnotcompute https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1334658331844239361 [Source]

• 27 Nov 2020: Tweet

  I'm super excited about this! Cabinet yesterday took a step closer to our ambition of building 2500 new council-owned affordable & sustainable homes over the next 10 years, compatible with our net zero 2030 commitment. A key aim for our coalition administration. ???????????? https://twitter.com/HfdsCouncil/status/1332361174671880197 [Source]

• 25 Nov 2020: Tweet

  ... and isn’t it amazing how billions has simultaneously been found for ‘defence’ - i.e. weaponry with no relevance to the real security threats we face - like, say, pandemics. Or climate crisis. £ billions literally taken from the poor to give to rich arms companies. A tragedy. [Source]

• 30 Mar 2020: Tweet

  The government's response to coronavirus shows we can tackle climate change and austerity in the same way, writes @CarolineLucas https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/coronavirus-government-spending-austerity-climate_uk_5e7e0cc1c5b6cb9dc19ecb95?ncid=other_twitter_cooo9wqtham&utm_campaign=share_twitter [Source]

• 11 Mar 2020: Tweet

  Check out the new @HfdsCouncil Climate and Ecological Emergency web pages for more info on what we are doing, incl our draft Carbon Management Plan. We've cut council carbon by 43% since 2009, & have a plan to get to net zero by 2030 ????https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/climate-2 [Source]

• 30 Jan 2020: Tweet

  Today I participated in my final debate as a UK MEP. In my 7 months as MEP I have worked hard to push for stronger European action on the climate crisis. I will continue my campaign for stronger climate action in the UK. (pic taken yesterday, singing "Auld Lang Syne”) https://twitter.com/EllieChownsMEP/status/1222850850386849793/photo/1 [Source]

• 30 Jan 2020: Tweet

  Final moments in the EP. I made a speech to a packed house on European solidarity, climate change and the importance of listening to the voices of the younger generation. Video to follow shortly. Last vote was on the gender pay gap. Immense amount of solidarity from fellow MEPs. [Source]

• 27 Jan 2020: Tweet

  @PoliticsMids Working in the European Parliament, I’ve seen how the #greenwave of concern over climate has pushed all the parties to talk about this. The European #GreenDeal is a really big push for more renewable energy, away from polluting systems, and it had cross-party support. [Source]

• 21 Jan 2020: Tweet

  How can the reform of international trade rules tackle the climate crisis? ???? Join @anna_cavazzini and I tomorrow for a lively discussion on the #WTO & #climateaction with @nickdearden75 of @GlobalJusticeUK & others https://twitter.com/anna_cavazzini/status/1219591055911411713 [Source]

• 15 Jan 2020: Tweet

  ???????????? The #EUGreenDeal resolution has just been approved! The @EU_Commission proposal for a #EUGreenDeal is a good start,but we @GreensEFA managed to push the @Europarl_EN to call for + biodiversity + climate financing + social approach to tackling the climate crisis ???????????????? https://twitter.com/EllieChownsMEP/status/1217437861584293889/photo/1 [Source]

• 14 Jan 2020: Tweet

  #climatechange : the fires in #Australia offer a foretaste of the human&ecological disasters that result. We can't simply sweep it under the carpet while pursuing a free trade agreement with Australia, a country that is NOT taking its climate responsibilities seriously! ???????????????????????? https://twitter.com/EllieChownsMEP/status/1217021936611536898/video/1 [Source]

• 13 Jan 2020: Tweet

  I’ve just been taking part in the EP’s debate on the fires in Australia and the climate crisis. And now this... https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/13/ocean-temperatures-hit-record-high-as-rate-of-heating-accelerates?CMP=share_btn_tw [Source]

• 11 Dec 2019: Tweet

  Today the European Commission announced its #GreenDeal - proof that voting #Green pushes the #ClimateEmergency up the political agenda, where it belongs! Here's my colleague @alexforeurope keeping up the pressure for *real* change???? https://twitter.com/alexforeurope/status/1204794228464857088 [Source]

• 11 Dec 2019: Tweet

  Tomorrow @GlobalJusticeUK will challenge UK govt to release all secret #tradepapers from talks with 21 countries So far we know ☣Mention of climate change banned ☣Talks of corporate court system ☣NHS, food standards & right to regulate on table What else is our govt hiding? [Source]

• 06 Dec 2019: Tweet

  Great to debate the impact of @ExtinctionR at LSE last night. Activists have pushed #ClimateCrisis and #NatureCrisis up the agenda; political engagement is needed to keep them there. That’s why I put all my energy into @TheGreenParty. ???? #VoteGreen #GE2019 https://twitter.com/EllieChownsMEP/status/1202917011631869953/photo/1 [Source]

• 04 Dec 2019: Tweet

  Last week the EP declared climate emergency. Today we Greens/EFA in the European Parliament present our climate law calling for: ???? Citizens right to a healthy climate ???? EU CO2 budget ???? Stop of fossil fuels subsidies ???? Climate neutrality by 2040 Info????http://bit.ly/ClimateLaw https://twitter.com/EllieChownsMEP/status/1202263697080623105/photo/1 [Source]

• 04 Dec 2019: Tweet

  Emissions are still rising. I know I sound like a stuck record on this topic but it’s because our system is still stuck in overdrive, still going in the wrong direction. We have to change course. Fast. #ClimateEmergency #ClimateActionNow https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-50648495 [Source]

• 27 Nov 2019: Tweet

  #WTO reform:we need a fair, rules-based multilateral trading system, compatible with our #climate goals! The #EU is squeezed between #USA and #China,both focused on national interests. The #US is causing a crisis of the WTO Appellate Body. The EU needs to find a solution to it https://twitter.com/EllieChownsMEP/status/1199654906644307975/video/1 [Source]

• 26 Nov 2019: Tweet

  In a @GreensEFA meeting with European Investment Bank. As @EIB says, acting later on the #ClimateEmergency is harder, more expensive, and much more risky than #ClimateActionNow. No time to waste. We need much more investment *now* at all levels in #ZeroCarbon transition. https://twitter.com/EllieChownsMEP/status/1199322197648707584/photo/1 [Source]

• 26 Nov 2019: Tweet

  Totally hypocritical of hedge fund @brexitparty_uk MEP to argue against #ClimateActionNow with crocodile tears about jobs when a) #GreenNewDeal is all about just transition creating jobs for the future, and b) Brexit would be about *four times* more expensive than #ZeroCarbon. [Source]

• 26 Nov 2019: Tweet

  Powerful speech by my Green colleague @BasEickhout in yesterday’s #ClimateEmergency debate. https://twitter.com/GreensEFA/status/1199252466686144512 [Source]

• 26 Nov 2019: Tweet

  Another day, another bleak report. World needs to increase carbon-cutting ambitions *five-fold* to avoid warming >1.5C. Current policies = >3C warming by 2100. 15 of 20 wealthiest nations have no timeline for a net zero target. We need #ClimateActionNow https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-50547073 [Source]

• 25 Nov 2019: Tweet

  This week I'm back to #Strasbourg for the #EPPlenary session. Tonight we had a debate on #climate and on Thursday the European Parliament will vote on a motion on the #ClimateEmergency ???? With this motion, we don't need just a piece of paper, but concrete actions ???????? https://twitter.com/EllieChownsMEP/status/1199088468229545986/video/1 [Source]

• 21 Nov 2019: Tweet

  I’ve just taken @friends_earth’s #ClimateActionPledge. If elected, I’ll put the climate first when I vote in parliament. We’re living in a #ClimateEmergency and must make every effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions. #ClimateElection https://twitter.com/friends_earth/status/1194987106201952257/photo/1 [Source]

• 20 Nov 2019: Tweet

  The political view of the @Conservatives @ecrgroup in the #EuropeanParliament is that #IPCC authors are not scientists and that there is no man-made climate emergency ????‍♀️ You don't need to say anything else???? #ClimateEmergency https://twitter.com/EllieChownsMEP/status/1197161253564821504/video/1 [Source]

• 20 Nov 2019: Tweet

  While ⁦@Conservatives⁩ in the EP hold a climate deniers meeting, ⁦⁦@GreensEFA⁩ are holding a hearing on the EU-Mercosur trade deal. We have serious concerns about it (remember the #AmazonFires?) & we’re totally committed to tackling the very real #ClimateEmergency https://twitter.com/EllieChownsMEP/status/1197157370008350720/photo/1 [Source]

• 20 Nov 2019: Tweet

  I am absolutely astonished that the ⁦⁦@Conservatives⁩ political group in the EP, ⁦@ecrgroup,⁩ is right now holding a hearing entitled “there is no climate emergency”. What planet are they living on?! I’m here to find out what’s going on... #ClimateEmergency https://twitter.com/EllieChownsMEP/status/1197152825760985088/video/1 [Source]

• 19 Nov 2019: Tweet

  Great to be back in Brussels working with my fantastic @GreensEFA colleagues preparing for next week's Strasbourg session. Key item on the agenda: the debate & resolution next week which will set the EP's position for the COP25 climate conference in early Dec. #ClimateEmergency [Source]

• 15 Nov 2019: Tweet

  Flooding in Herefordshire. Scientists have warned of increasing climate chaos for years; now it’s very real. We need real action on the #ClimateEmergency now. https://twitter.com/EllieChownsMEP/status/1195366121706328067/photo/1 [Source]

• 13 Nov 2019: Tweet

  It’s frankly laughable for @BorisJohnson to claim the Tories, or Brexit, will do anything for the environment. Just look at their record. The Conservatives have ditched programmes supporting renewables and insulation, and are now failing on virtually all climate targets. /1 [Source]

• 30 Oct 2019: Tweet

  Housing???? is 1 of 4 areas we are looking at to find solutions to the #ClimateEmergency the others are: ???? Transport ????Energy ???? Food https://twitter.com/MillieKGould/status/1189497338882121730 [Source]

• 30 Oct 2019: Tweet

  Birmingham’s twin city Lyon recently ran a massive public participation exercise on tackling the #ClimateCrisis. Thousands of people contributed ideas, shaping Lyon’s climate plan 2020-30. On Monday I hosted an event to ‘Learn from Lyon’ - now hope Brum can do something similar! https://twitter.com/EllieChownsMEP/status/1189463181049188352/photo/1 [Source]

• 16 Oct 2019: Tweet

  Bank of England boss says global finance is funding 4C temperature rise. @XRebellionUK are absolutely right to draw attention to the City’s role in financing the climate crisis. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/15/bank-of-england-boss-warns-global-finance-it-is-funding-climate-crisis [Source]

• 14 Oct 2019: Tweet

  In a democracy we have a right to peaceful protest Tonight I stood in solidarity with the @ExtinctionR protestors in Trafalgar Square ???? I exercised my right to protest and have been arrested alongside brave climate activists This is a #climateemergency❗️ https://twitter.com/EllieChownsMEP/status/1183853226807959552/video/1 [Source]

• 09 Oct 2019: Tweet

  Big success last night! #NotLeavingQuietly was about giving a voice to young people who are now speaking up against #Brexit and the #ClimateEmergency Incredible energy&words by @BirmCons and @Femi_Sorry and special presence of visitors+climate activists from the #WestMidlands https://twitter.com/EllieChownsMEP/status/1181825042642083841/photo/1 [Source]

• 07 Oct 2019: Tweet

  The @GreensEFA continue to fight to #stopMercosur & make trade work for #peoplenotprofit This interim EU-Mercosur Impact Assessment predicts: ❗️More beef & dairy imports ❗️Increases in CO2 Emissions ❗️Further marginalisation of indigenous people ↪️https://bit.ly/2oWQP9M [Source]

• 05 Oct 2019: Tweet

  Glad to see @SolihullCouncil is finally recognising the urgency of the #ClimateEmergency but "aiming" for a zero carbon council by 2030 just won't cut it. We need binding commitments and dedicated action plans - not more hot air. https://solihullobserver.co.uk/news/solihull-council-conservative-leaders-respond-to-climate-change-criticisms-by-proposing-to-be-net-carbon-zero-by-2030/ [Source]

• 05 Oct 2019: Tweet

  This is @NathanW_04 Nathan thinks being able to live, work and study in 28 different countries is amazing and will help us tackle climate change. Nathan is also #NotLeavingQuietly ???????????????????????? https://twitter.com/EllieChownsMEP/status/1180511580007604224/photo/1 [Source]

• 02 Oct 2019: Tweet

  Young people of the West Midlands! How would you transition our region to ZERO CARBON by 2030? @bhamys4c @WYClimateStrike We are holding a #YouthClimateAssembly ????????on 30th October–to hear priorities and actions on #ClimateChange. https://elliechownsmep.org.uk/wmyca-overview https://twitter.com/EllieChownsMEP/status/1179349392538705926/photo/1 [Source]

• 02 Oct 2019: Tweet

  @kevinandrewsmp Disappointing response: 'we are meeting our Paris #climate targets'. But Aus emissions are v high & targets v weak (only 26-28% by 2030); & Australia is 2nd biggest coal exporter; if you count production of #fossilfuels they are world's 5th-largest emitter https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/fact-checking-scott-morrisons-un-general-assembly-speech/ [Source]

• 02 Oct 2019: Tweet

  My question to @kevinandrewsmp in the EU-Australia trade debate in #EuropeanParliament: can he see Aus joining NZ & others in new ACCTS Agreement on Climate Change and Trade and Sustainability, incl removal of fossil fuel subsidies? [Source]

• 27 Sep 2019: Tweet

  I’ve just been at the @MakeUK_ Regional Advisory Board meeting to listen to West Midlands manufacturers’ views. Most are deeply integrated with #EU economy. #Brexit is immensely damaging to UK manufacturing. We need the sector strong for #GreenNewDeal & #netzero transition [Source]

• 23 Sep 2019: Tweet

  Climate change is accelerating and we need action at local level as well as from the UN. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-49773869 [Source]

• 23 Sep 2019: Tweet

  In August I met several of these councils – Birmingham, Worcester, Herefordshire etc are doing good work! Declaring a #ClimateEmergency , investing in public transport + divesting pensions from fossil fuels. A good start to a green, zero-carbon transition. [Source]

• 23 Sep 2019: Tweet

  Last Friday I marched to support the thousands of young people across the UK who are demanding urgent action on climate change. Local councils need to step up and meet that demand: start the zero-carbon transition from ground up! [Source]

• 22 Aug 2019: Tweet

  The public recognise that we face a climate emergency. But too many old-school politicians are still dragging their heels. Warms words aren't enough - we need targets and ACTION. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/climate-change-fears-gripping-britain-poll-reveals-85-are-worried-about-warming-the-highest-figure-a4218251.html [Source]

• 21 Aug 2019: Tweet

  Good to meet #Staffordshire Council Leader @PEBAtkins & Chief Exec today to discuss #ClimateEmergency & #Brexit impact. @StaffordshireCC has recognised #ClimateCrisis - but has no target or action plan, & can’t say if they met earlier climate targets. More urgency needed here! https://twitter.com/EllieChownsMEP/status/1164207753151307779/photo/1 [Source]

• 19 Aug 2019: Tweet

  Great to meet leader and chief exec of @Warwickshire_CC council today; another in my series of summer meetings with council leaders in #WestMids to discuss #Brexit impact and #ClinateCrisis. I urged @CllrSeccombe to commit to net zero target and action plan ASAP! https://twitter.com/EllieChownsMEP/status/1163476512928088064/photo/1 [Source]

• 14 Aug 2019: Tweet

  @BhamCityCouncil @BrumLeader I'm delighted that @BhamCityCouncil has joined over 200 local authorities in declaring a climate emergency. The Council now needs to follow up with rapid action to achieve its targets. Big win-win potential in #GreenNewDeal: warm homes, good jobs & great public transport! [Source]

• 14 Aug 2019: Tweet

  #ClimateCrisis requires urgent action at all levels of govt. That’s why I’ve requested meetings with all major #WestMidlands councils. Today I met @BhamCityCouncil @BrumLeader Ian Ward & urged him to develop #GreenNewDeal for #Birmingham to achieve net zero by 2030. #EllieOnTour https://twitter.com/EllieChownsMEP/status/1161767915038789632/photo/1 [Source]

• 31 Jul 2019: Tweet

  ‘The patterns of warm and cold years in the UK are a clear signal of climate change’ say scientists. The 10 hottest years have all happened in my son’s lifetime. What sort of world are we creating for our kids? ???? ???? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-49167797 [Source]

• 29 Jul 2019: Tweet

  Just recorded an interview for @ITVCentral special on #HS2, to be broadcast this Thursday. We need more rail investment, but not HS2: 5x more expensive per km than average high speed rail project, and will create way more CO2 emissions than it saves. Madness. 1/2 https://twitter.com/EllieChownsMEP/status/1155797412067389441/photo/1 [Source]

• 25 Jul 2019: Tweet

  Climate change: Current warming 'unparalleled' in 2,000 years https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49086783 [Source]

• 22 Jul 2019: Tweet

  Great to see so many councils in the West Midlands recognising the climate emergency, including Wolverhampton last week, and Cannock Chase... very much hope Malvern follows suit! https://twitter.com/westmidlandsgp/status/1153201363058352128 [Source]

• 20 Jul 2019: Tweet

  Well done #Rugby Council on declaring climate emergency and aiming for carbon neutrality by 2030! The 2nd #Warwickshire council in a month to do so! https://www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/news/rugby-council-declares-climate-emergency-aiming-for-carbon-neutrality-by-2030-1-9004525 [Source]

• 11 Jul 2019: Tweet

  On my multitasking train journey home from Brussels ???? I’ve just taken the #flightfree2020 pledge not to take any flights in 2020 to avert climate breakdown. Join me! ????????????????@flightfree2020 https://www.flightfree.co.uk/pledge [Source]

• 05 Jul 2019: Tweet

  Tree planting 'has mind-blowing potential' to tackle climate crisis https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/04/planting-billions-trees-best-tackle-climate-crisis-scientists-canopy-emissions [Source]

• 02 Jul 2019: Tweet

  We have to change course NOW, before it is too late. #ClimateCrisis June was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/june-hottest-month-ever-earth-2019-weather-heatwave-hot-a8984691.html [Source]

• 02 Jul 2019: Tweet

  Good to talk on @bbchw just now about #European democracy. West Mids now has a #Green MEP because a) people want action on the #ClimateCrisis, and b) the EU Parliament has a much more democratic voting system than the U.K. Our U.K. politics is broken, as the Tory pantomime shows. [Source]

• 02 Jul 2019: Tweet

  BBC News - Climate change: Heatwave made 'at least' five times more likely by warming https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48838698 [Source]

• 21 Jun 2019: Tweet

  I was proud to march through #Birmingham this morning with the brave & brilliant @bhamys4c youth climate strikers. Keep up the pressure, everyone! It really does make a difference. #ClimateCrisis https://twitter.com/EllieChownsMEP/status/1142044675773292545/photo/1 [Source]

• 21 Jun 2019: Tweet

  This is indeed a step forward, but the UK citizens’ assembly on the #ClimateEmergency must have teeth if it is not to be seen as simply fobbing off climate activists with a talk shop https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/20/uk-citizens-assembly-on-climate-emergency-announced?CMP=share_btn_tw [Source]

• 18 Jun 2019: Tweet

  Heathrow’s expansion plans make a mockery of the zero emissions strategy | Caroline Lucas https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/18/heathrow-expansion-mockery-zero-emissions?CMP=share_btn_tw [Source]

• 18 Jun 2019: Tweet

  Scientists shocked by Arctic permafrost thawing 70 years sooner than predicted; "the climate is now warmer than at any time in last 5,000 years". How much more evidence do we need? #ClimateEmergency https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/18/arctic-permafrost-canada-science-climate-crisis?CMP=share_btn_tw [Source]

• 07 Jun 2019: Tweet

  Brilliant & inspiring speech by #schoolstrike4climate Patrick: ‘we need to transform our system for social and climate justice’ #ClimateEmergency #GPConf https://twitter.com/EllieChownsMEP/status/1137025541595381762/photo/1 [Source]

• 06 Jun 2019: Tweet

  @HfdsCouncil here’s looking at you... We need all new build infrastructure to be net zero carbon [Source]

• 06 Jun 2019: Tweet

  Happy to join @UKGBC this afternoon to discuss net zero carbon building standards in #Brum and beyond. Great examples of this already being done across the region, UK and beyond. More to do though to build a #circulareconomy; EU part of the solution! https://twitter.com/EllieChownsMEP/status/1136665899224764417/photo/1 [Source]