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Emma Lewell-Buck's Climate-related Tweets, Speeches & Votes

We've found the following climate-related tweets, speeches & votes by Emma Lewell-Buck

• 20 Nov 2023: Tweet

  After being continually overlooked for #LevellingUp funding, I’m pleased the Government have finally listened and awarded up to £20 million for South Shields. Our original bid from 2022 focussed on the Holborn Renewable Energy Network, Customs House and college accommodation. [Source]

• 10 Oct 2023: Tweet

  Fantastic news that the Dogger Bank windfarm has begun producing power????⚡️ So proud of our Port leading the way in renewable energy???? @Port_of_Tyne @Equinor @SSE @DoggerBankWind https://www.equinor.com/news/202310-dogger-bank [Source]

• 26 Sep 2023: Tweet

  Blown away today by the passion and plans to make a difference from the very kind and clever Climate Change Champions at Monkton Academy. What a lucky school. ???????????? ???? https://twitter.com/EmmaLewellBuck/status/1706733744055632121/photo/1 [Source]

• 02 Nov 2022: Tweet

  I’m proud to support @transport_north's Transport Decarbonisation Levelling Up Fund bid. If successful, £19.5m in funding will boost #zerocarbon transport options for local people - both by investing in new electric buses ???? and EV chargers ⚡ #decarbNE #sustainabletransport ???? https://x.com/EmmaLewellBuck/status/1587826642487058432/photo/1 [Source]

• 19 Oct 2022: Vote

  Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas Bill - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 30 Aug 2022: Tweet

  Such awful news. This is the reality of climate change. Sincerely hope the international communities response is swift. #PakistanFloods https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62712301 [Source]

• 11 Mar 2022: Tweet

  I support increasing the UK’s use of our own clean, renewable energy to cut bills and end reliance on Russian oil and gas⚡️????. I’m calling on @beisgovuk to unblock the power of wind farms as part of our energy independence plan. [Source]

• 13 Dec 2021: Vote

  Subsidy Control Bill — Schedule 1 - The subsidy control principles - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 01 Dec 2021: Tweet

  With @KateOsborneMP at tonight's @CAFOD Climate Justice event. #COP27 https://t.co/CxTd27cl6y [Source]

• 04 Nov 2021: Tweet

  My latest Gazette column on #COP26 It's estimated we have only nine years before the destruction caused by climate change becomes irreversible. Time isn’t on our side, nice statements and speeches won’t save our beautiful planet. We need action‼️ https://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/opinion/columnists/emma-lewell-buck-politicians-will-be-judged-on-their-actions-and-not-words-3443720 [Source]

• 03 Nov 2021: Tweet

  RT @UKLabour: The Conservatives are undermining the fight against the climate crisis. #COP26 https://t.co/o2GocSkAag [Source]

• 02 Sep 2021: Tweet

  Today I signed the @Plant_Treaty Climate change will lead to more food insecurity. Even small changes to what we eat can make a difference. ????????#PlantBasedTreaty https://x.com/EmmaLewellBuck/status/1433474473135644673/photo/1 [Source]

• 12 Aug 2021: Tweet

  My latest Gazette column talking about @COP26 ???????? https://t.co/HNeYOPYIn9 [Source]

• 07 Jun 2021: Vote

  Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill — New Clause 1 - Human Rights Abuses - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 26 May 2021: Vote

  Environment Bill — New Clause 24 - Prohibition on burning of peat in upland areas - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 9 Feb 2021: Parliamentary Speech

  I appreciate that this is a difficult review. It is vast in scope and it comes at a time of global instability, emerging threats and increasing risks on the back of a decade of decline, the coronavirus pandemic, climate change, food insecurity, non-state actors, allies who do not always behave in the way we expect them to, and enemies we know of and those we do not know yet, but the actions of this Government to date have not increased our status and standing in the world; they have diminished them. We are isolated from Europe and out of step with the new US President when it comes to arms sales in support of the Saudi-led offensive operations in Yemen. We need to be consistent in our approach to human rights abuses. We should call them out in every single country where they happen. The fact that we do not do so is leading to questions about our values and priorities on the international stage. The merger of the Department for International Development and the Foreign Office has damaged our soft power and our reputation for international humanitarian co-operation.

  Full debate: Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy

• 13 Jan 2021: Vote

  Financial Services Bill — Schedule 2 - Prudential regulation of FCA investment firms - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 16 Nov 2020: Vote

  Pension Schemes Bill [Lords] — Clause 124 - Climate change risk - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 12 Oct 2020: Vote

  Agriculture Bill — After Clause 42 - Contribution of agriculture and associated land use to climate change targets - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: No

• 29 Sep 2020: Vote

  United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — New Clause 6 - Economic development: climate and nature emergency impact statement - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 05 Feb 2020: Vote

  Transport - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 25 Jun 2019: Vote

  Delegated Legislation — Value Added Tax - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: No

• 06 Sep 2016: Vote

  Finance Bill — VAT on Installation of Energy Saving Materials - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 09 May 2016: Vote

  Housing and Planning Bill — Planning obligations and affordable housing - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: No

• 03 May 2016: Vote

  Housing and Planning Bill — Neighbourhood right of appeal - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: No

• 14 Mar 2016: Vote

  Energy Bill [Lords] — New Clause 8 — Decarbonisation target range - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 14 Mar 2016: Vote

  Energy Bill [Lords] — New Clause 3 — Carbon capture and storage strategy for the energy industry - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 26 Oct 2015: Vote

  Finance Bill (Ways and Means) (Payment of Corporation Tax) — Chapter 5 — Supplementary provisions - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 08 Sep 2015: Vote

  Bill Presented — Devolution (London) Bill — Clause 45 — CCL: removal of exemption for electricity from renewable sources - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: No

• 27 Nov 2014: Parliamentary Speech

  Another point I wanted to raise briefly was about climate change and resilience. Last winter’s floods showed the damaging effects of extreme weather, and although much of the media coverage focused on residential areas, agriculture was a big victim too. As the climate continues to change, the risk to farmers will increase, and that is why our Committee has called for DEFRA to reconsider the way it allocates resources for flood management, so that farmland does not lose out to residential areas when it comes to flood protection.

  We know that climate change is happening. Just this morning, it was reported that the impact of flooding is likely to be four times higher in the next century than it is now, so we can anticipate the kind of challenges that we will face in future. Last winter was the warmest in centuries, and it is predicted that what is currently a one-in-20-year rainfall event will be happening every 10 years by 2050.

  The emergency funding that the Government provided after last winter’s floods did a lot of good, but we should not just wait for extreme weather to come along and then pay for the damage. We need the Government to be proactive in strengthening our flood defences. That is why I remain concerned that funding for flood defence has gone backwards under this Government, receiving a boost only after the events of last winter. Until that wake-up call, funding for flood protection had been cut by nearly £100 million per year. The Committee on Climate Change has warned that the Government’s spending plans will mean that an extra 330,000 properties will be at risk of flooding by 2035.

  We also need to recognise that, whatever action we take to protect our harvest, extreme weather abroad can have a dramatic effect on food prices and our food supply. We also have to be aware that rising temperatures globally mean that some farmers will see their yields decrease at a time when global population is increasing, which means there is even more pressure on our food supply. In a globalised food system, it is impossible to escape the effects of climate change, which underlines just how important reducing emissions and mitigating the effects of extreme weather will be to our security in the decades to come.

  This Government need to show that they have a serious, joined-up plan for the future of Britain’s food supply. The last Labour Administration had such a plan. That is why this Government’s decision to scrap Labour’s Food 2030 strategy causes concern. The Government’s willingness to compromise long-term goals, such as improving our flood defences and tackling climate change, in the name of short-term savings will create problems for our food supply in the future. I hope that this report and this debate will encourage the Government to take a more strategic and long-term view on food security. Appointing a food security co-ordinator, as the Committee recommended, would have been a start.

  Full debate: Food Security

• 04 Dec 2013: Vote

  Recall of Elected Representatives — Schedule 4 — Application and modification of emissions limit duty - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: No

• 25 Nov 2013: Parliamentary Speech

  People in my constituency are clear in the knowledge that water bills are likely to rise in the future due to a growing population, climate change, the replacement of water infrastructure and additional environmental standards. Under the previous Labour Government, the Walker review, which was published in 2009, advocated affordability and made a number of recommendations to ensure that water remains affordable for all. Two years later, the current Government published a consultation on those proposals and rejected universal discounts, which they cited as “unaffordable”, for people on low incomes and minimum discounts for low-income households with children. Instead, the Government opted for WaterSure and social tariffs, and repeated that intention in the “Water for Life” White Paper.

  Full debate: Water Bill

• 03 Jun 2013: Vote

  Communities and Local Government — Clause 42 — Duty not to exceed annual carbon dioxide emissions limit - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: Aye