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Matthew Pennycook's Climate-related Tweets, Speeches & Votes

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

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• 17 Jan 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  However, we cannot support the Bill today. That is because the Government already intend to amend building regulations later this year as part of the introduction of future standards that will set more ambitious energy efficiency and carbon emissions requirements for new homes. The new standards will ensure that all new homes are future-proof, with low-carbon heating and very high-quality building fabric. Not only will they help us to deliver our commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, but they will reduce bills, tackle fuel poverty, grow skills, foster diverse job markets and make Britain energy secure.

  I have been listening carefully to what the Minister has said. Does he agree that a vote on Second Reading is a vote on the principle of the Bill, and the objections that he has been raising are micro, technical ones? Does he not agree that the urgency of the climate crisis and the immense benefits associated with solar PV mean that he should stop raining on the parade of this Bill and give us the opportunity to vote on photons?

  Reflecting on the point made by the hon. Member for Broxbourne (Lewis Cocking) about industry using excuses to push back on delivering homes, can the Minister give assurances that in their efforts the Government will push ahead with renewable energy, particularly solar, and do everything they can to ensure that industry and housing companies do not use viability as an excuse not to deliver the many new homes that we need?

  Full debate: New Homes (Solar Generation) Bill

• 31 Dec 2024: Tweet

  RT @antonioguterres: The top 10 hottest years on record have happened in the last 10 years, including 2024. This is climate breakdown in r… [Source]

• 12 Dec 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  Before I set out a number of important areas in which we have made changes, let me touch briefly on some of the proposals that we intend to implement unamended. First, we have reversed the anti-supply changes introduced by the last Government almost exactly a year ago. From the abandonment of mandatory housing targets to the softening of land supply and delivery test provisions, the policies that gave local authorities the freedom to plan for less housing than their nominal targets implied are no more. Secondly, we have made explicit the importance of growth supporting development, from labs to data centres, to supply chains and logistics. In the same vein, we have made clear that the default position for renewable energy deployment should be yes. Thirdly, we strongly promoted mixed tenure development, reflecting robust evidence that attests to the fact that such developments build out faster and create diverse communities. Fourthly, we have made a series of changes to bolster affordable housing delivery and enable local authorities to determine the right mix of affordable housing for their communities. That will support our commitment to deliver the biggest increase in social and affordable house building in a generation.

  Full debate: Building Homes

• 24 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @Ed_Miliband: My statement on the #COP29 outcomes: ???? This is a critical eleventh hour deal at the eleventh hour for the climate. It is… [Source]

• 15 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @Ed_Miliband: COP29 is a chance for Britain to show climate leadership on the global stage. This government believes that climate secur… [Source]

• 12 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @Ben_Spencer: Starmer at #cop29: “There is no national security, there is no economic security, there is no global security, without cli… [Source]