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Gideon Amos's Climate-related Tweets, Speeches & Votes

We've found the following climate-related tweets, speeches & votes by Gideon Amos

• 24 Mar 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  On energy infrastructure, we welcome support for battery storage and improving access to the grid. Transmission connections are a huge source of delay—one of the biggest bottlenecks for renewable energy. But if we are to unblock that infrastructure, we need to go much further. All large-scale infrastructure projects, not just electricity transmission, should give people direct community benefit. Whether wind farm, solar farm, battery array or gas-fired power station, those living nearby should benefit through local investment or lower bills.

  Mandating renewable energy such as solar panels on roofs, as my hon. Friend the Member for Cheltenham (Max Wilkinson) articulately argued for, would put people and local communities in control of the bills coming from their pockets.

  Full debate: Planning and Infrastructure Bill

• 12 Mar 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  Water infrastructure is one of the most challenging things to get right, not least because of the dire state of the existing infrastructure after years of under-investment, as private companies siphoned off funds, often to overseas shareholders and in bonuses, under the previous Conservative Government. Those outflows of money are thrown into even sharper relief by the increasingly unpredictable rainfall and weather patterns that are becoming more frequent and intense as a result of climate change. Fixing this issue is therefore important not just for new homebuyers, but for everyone in communities up and down the country who increasingly face the risk of the disastrous consequences we have heard about.

  Full debate: Housing Development Planning: Water Companies

• 25 Feb 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  Taken together, those measures would help to address the need for better services for our local communities and our councils. Planning officers and councils are not blockers; they are the problem-solvers. If we are to have housing that is genuinely affordable and net zero, delivering biodiversity net gain, we need planning officers in place and councils to be supported. That is especially so at a time when the social care crisis is putting pressure on local councils. Funding is rightly being diverted for frontline care operations.

  Full debate: Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visit...

• 16 Jan 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  Many people do not support renewables. I guess they are not here today but we occasionally hear them in the Chamber, saying things like, “What are you going to do when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine?” We see the answer when we look out to the sea: the tide rises and falls twice a day, every day, 365 days a year, so we can build a future on renewable energy. We must do that if we are to achieve net zero and protect our planet.

  I would like to support the points that have been made on the need for a taskforce, which would certainly be important and should encompass skills, training and research in the whole offshore energy sector, and I urge the Government to recognise the regional powerhouse that the south-west can be and is in renewable energy. We have six energy NSIP DCOs—development consent orders for nationally significant infrastructure projects —across Devon, Somerset and Wiltshire, for example. It is a vital part of the UK economy, and Taunton lies right at the heart of it.

  Full debate: Marine Renewables Industry

• 20 Sep 2023: Tweet

  Ed’s right here - the idea that reducing emissions always costs more is rubbish. Today has seen a massive error of judgement on the part of the Conservatives abandoning our timeframe to reach #NetZero #zerocarbon https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1704513265198305437 [Source]

• 05 Nov 2021: Tweet

  Great to be part of the delivery of low carbon rail and renewable energy projects - some real achievements to build on in going zero carbon and enhancing biodiversity as part of development! https://t.co/B9JPAZcmF6 [Source]

• 18 Jun 2020: Tweet

  Sounds like SSDC had problems bringing this project forward but but that’s it’s now making money from renewable energy for the taxpayer - don’t understand what’s so wrong with that! We need to switch to renewables & battery storage is key to doing so - well done #LibDems at SSDC https://twitter.com/levellerlive/status/1273240979655536640 [Source]

• 11 Mar 2020: Tweet

  Losing out big time from budget: people concerned about the climate, and freelancers/construction ⛏ workers ???? hit with big tax hikes ???? even if they’ve played by the rules. Re-announcing roads programme without reference to Heathrow court decision on GHG emissions???? v unwise [Source]

• 22 Feb 2020: Tweet

  Time to stand up to government’s scandalous cuts in support for renewable energy - I’m right behind @Kingsmead and the Wivey campaign on this. (Good to see @LibDems @SuttonCouncil doing the right thing here). https://twitter.com/CllrAdamBoyden/status/1230979150623789058 [Source]

• 10 Feb 2020: Tweet

  Taunton Deane and West Somt LibDems came up with a #PlanetPositive agenda - took control of the Council - banned fracking, expanded Park and Ride and set out a climate strategy - come join us and help us do more http://www.libdems.org.uk/join-local https://twitter.com/JolyonChesworth/status/1225058652387790848 [Source]

• 06 Feb 2020: Tweet

  Great new projects for wind/renewable energy coming forward at today’s event - some concerns that the environmental net gain requirement does not apply to nationally significant infrastructure projects https://twitter.com/WFplanning/status/1225352665875517440 [Source]

• 06 Dec 2019: Tweet

  Great article in @TheEconomist saying why they are endorsing @LibDems . ‘On climate change and social policy they strike the best balance between ambition and realism’ and discussing the problem with Johnson claiming to be able to ‘Get Brexit done’ https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.economist.com/leaders/2019/12/05/britains-nightmare-before-christmas https://twitter.com/GideonJAmos/status/1202900775032250373/photo/1 [Source]

• 01 Dec 2019: Tweet

  The @LibDems have a clear plan to build a #BrighterFuture ✋ Stop Brexit ???? Tackle the climate emergency ???? Give every child the best start in life ???? Build a fairer economy ???? Transform our mental health services You have a choice this #GE2019. Vote @LibDems. https://twitter.com/GideonJAmos/status/1201116740542963714/photo/1 [Source]

• 22 Nov 2019: Tweet

  We cannot ignore the climate emergency. We need to tackle these issues head on. #VoteLibDem for a greener and #BrighterFuture https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/21/boris-johnson-election-leaders-debate-climate-crisis [Source]

• 19 Nov 2019: Tweet

  The @LibDems' plan is clear: ✅ Stop Brexit ✅ Tackle the climate emergency ✅ Give every child the best start in life ✅ Build a fairer economy ✅ Transform our mental health services Let's build a #brighterfuture. https://www.libdems.org.uk/plan [Source]

• 07 Nov 2019: Tweet

  I echo that - very grateful for this and welcome a sensible decision to unite behind me and the LibDems in Taunton Deane - the only candidate committed to undoing the damage caused by Brexit and focusing on the climate emergency https://twitter.com/kittytonk/status/1192401269593432065 [Source]

• 16 Sep 2019: Tweet

  Just voted through new @LibDems policy to get carbon emissions to net zero by 2045 - ambitious but achievable https://twitter.com/GideonJAmos/status/1173617908355911680/photo/1 [Source]

• 03 Sep 2019: Tweet

  Boris Johnson’s Conservatives are trying to railroad a no deal crash by threatening a General Election. Putting the country first means preventing no deal, then making the climate emergency, our schools, NHS and public services the priority #readytowin here in Taunton Deane! https://twitter.com/Wera_Hobhouse/status/1169015210407075840 [Source]

• 15 May 2019: Tweet

  Climate change can only be fully tacked across national borders - the fact Remain parties are surging in the polls right now could mean a stronger EU takes more effective action! https://twitter.com/lauraglass1982/status/1128732884699942912 [Source]

• 24 Apr 2019: Tweet

  Climate change and the threat from Brexit are too urgent for this bid to undermine @LibDems - the strongest party on this issue - from the TIG group - shame on them https://twitter.com/EdwardJDavey/status/1121004767503900673 [Source]

• 12 Oct 2018: Tweet

  Sorry but not true, LibDems invested in schools & libraries, public borrowing for this was a decade ago & no more than AVERAGE for CCs, repayments are good value at only 4.7% of Co budget, this Tory line is discredited - they need to say which school should not have been built! https://twitter.com/levellerlive/status/1050349046395805696 [Source]

• 10 Oct 2017: Tweet

  LibDems got UK to highest level of renewable energy ever - climate biggest reason I got back involved - exclt paper https://www.libdems.org.uk/climatereport?recruiter_id=69708 [Source]

• 02 Jun 2017: Tweet

  .@theresa_may MUST condemn Trump for pulling out of the Paris Agreement Join me here: http://www.libdems.org.uk/trump?recruiter_id=69708 #ParisAgreement via @LibDems [Source]

• 17 Apr 2017: Tweet

  Renewable energy reached highest ever levels under LibDem Energy Ministers now Conservatives show their true colours http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/government-preparing-to-scrap-eu-s-green-energy-targets-after-brexit-a7684771.html [Source]

• 11 Dec 2015: Tweet

  Endgame in Paris talks and the new "high ambition coalition" proposing "much greater emissions reductions" #COP21 https://twitter.com/geoffreylean/status/675406875794518017 [Source]

• 29 Nov 2015: Tweet

  Over 100 people in Taunton sent this letter on renewable energy to their MP this weekend #parisclimatesummit https://twitter.com/GideonJAmos/status/670953401472163840/photo/1 [Source]

• 15 Oct 2015: Tweet

  Bad news for renewable energy @FT today - more reliance on diesel expected https://twitter.com/GideonJAmos/status/654562947830784000/photo/1 [Source]

• 16 Jun 2015: Tweet

  Rob Shaw @LDADesign: climate change will radically change our landscapes - but there are solutions! #better places https://twitter.com/GideonJAmos/status/610792826662715392/photo/1 [Source]

• 16 Jun 2015: Tweet

  @HughEllisTCPA: Plg needs to offer a vision of sustainable change at a time when we most need it in face of Climate Change #betterplaces [Source]