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We've found the following climate-related tweets, speeches & votes by Paula Barker

• 13 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @lpoolcouncil: #ICYMI - Liverpool has been appointed the world’s first ‘Accelerator City’ for climate action, under UN Climate Change’s… [Source]

• 19 Oct 2022: Vote

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

• 28 Sep 2022: Tweet

  As #Lab22 draws to a close, it's been great to see our party commit to: ✅Reversal of 45p tax cut to fund our NHS ✅A publically owned renewable energy company ✅Bringing rail into public ownership ✅A long overdue #HillsboroughLawNow We need a #GeneralElectionNow [Source]

• 12 Jan 2022: Parliamentary Speech

  There will be a detrimental impact to freight, as 88 freight trains will be unable to operate each week during the upgrade phase. That freight traffic may never return to Liverpool. The plan will constrain the port of Liverpool’s growth as the main deep-water port on the west of the British mainland. There will be no new station for Liverpool, which is vital to ensure the capacity for more long distance and local services. As the plan does not intend to commence work until the 2040s, there will be a slower delivery time. There are multiple caveats regarding the approvals and further progress. Do the Government have any intention of delivering anything beyond phase 2b to the west, and the west to east midlands link? Everything I just mentioned will prohibit the city region’s ability to achieve net-zero emissions.

  Full debate: Transport Connectivity: Merseyside

• 06 Jan 2022: Tweet

  Yet another disaster by this Government. They need to urgently deal with the surge in energy costs: ????Cut VAT ????Green Energy transition ????Cap costs for low income households ????Increase Winter Fuel Allowance No one should experience fuel poverty this winter. https://twitter.com/PaulaBarkerMP/status/1479074985180291077/photo/1 [Source]

• 13 Dec 2021: Vote

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

• 18 Nov 2021: Tweet

  ❌The HS2 leg which between Liverpool and Manchester has been cancelled. ❌ No room to grow freight services, supporting industry and tackling the climate crisis. ❌ Up to 5 years of disruption to existing services from Liverpool to upgrade existing lines. [Source]

• 12 Nov 2021: Tweet

  Pleased to co-sign this letter with over 100+ colleagues, calling on the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund to divest from the fossil fuel industry. The Climate Emergency is real and it requires the state first and foremost playing it’s part. https://twitter.com/PaulaBarkerMP/status/1459115206534176768/photo/1 [Source]

• 24 Jun 2021: Tweet

  Yesterday at my friend @MickWhitleyMP Westminster Hall debate on Green Energy, I took the opportunity to champion @MetroMayorSteve Mersey Tidal Power project as the blueprint for the green economy of the future. https://twitter.com/PaulaBarkerMP/status/1407978234646609930/video/1 [Source]

• 23 Jun 2021: Parliamentary Speech

  As my hon. Friend said, the north-west of England was the birthplace of the industrial revolution. The history of our region, the ingenuity of our people, our culture and our belief in the dignity of work as the tide that lifts all boats, mean we are well placed to lead on the coming industrial revolution—to innovate, to build and ultimately tackle the climate crisis head on.

  Although we look back at our history, we do not dwell on it. Rather, it acts as a catalyst to ensure that we meet the demands of the 21st century, to create good jobs, to use the climate emergency as an economic opportunity for a just transition that takes manufacturing workers and communities on a journey that leaves no sector behind, especially the jewel in our crown—the automotive sector.

  A new generation of leaders is taking up the fight to realise those demands. The Government talk a big game on levelling up. All I hope is that the substance behind the slogans matches the scale of the ambition that our metro Mayor Steve Rotheram has for Merseyside. The Liverpool city region was the first region to declare a climate emergency in June 2019, and the metro Mayor has committed to reaching net zero carbon by 2040, a decade ahead of the UK target.

  Sadly, we do not have much time this afternoon, but I want to use the time I have to champion the Mersey tidal power project. The Government have the levers at their disposal to make that happen, so give us the tools to get on with the job, not least through the north-west energy hub. In the year of COP26, we need bold affirmations in our devolved Administrations to assist in the UK-wide strategy to address the climate emergency.

  Full debate: Green Energy in the North-west

• 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

• 11 May 2021: Tweet

  I have been contacted by many constituents asking me to support the #CEEBill, which is a much needed piece of legislation to tackle the existential threat of climate change. Thank you to @CarolineLucas for your work on this. https://twitter.com/CarolineLucas/status/1391780192239210497 [Source]

• 18 Mar 2021: Parliamentary Speech

  Water traded as a commodity is morally reprehensible. While the privateers make a tidy sum, half a million die globally each year because of diarrhoea-related illnesses on the back of drinking contaminated water, and that is just scratching the surface. The water shortage issue is slowly appearing on our media’s agenda, albeit on the back of rich Californians being told that they are not permitted to fill their swimming pools, or, of course, of the hosepipe bans that we have seen issued in recent years across the south of England on the back of protracted droughts. Growing water shortages are every bit linked to the deepening climate emergency as global temperatures continue to rise. By 2040, one in four children worldwide will lack access to clean drinking water. That means that, if they do not perish from diseases first, school days are lost and all human development indices will be down.

  Full debate: World Water Day

• 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

• 06 Oct 2020: Tweet

  This Tory Government’s warm words and empty gestures on climate change just don’t cut it. Time is running out to deal with the climate crisis. Let’s use the imminent threat we face to create jobs, restore our manufacturing base and most importantly protect our planet ???? https://twitter.com/CLASSthinktank/status/1313490445792694272 [Source]

• 29 Sep 2020: Parliamentary Speech

  What steps he is taking to support (a) the Mersey tidal project and (b) other new jobs and environmentally sustainable energy production on Merseyside. ( 906773 )

  Full debate: Merseyside: Sustainable Energy Production

• 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

• 12 Dec 2019: Tweet

  Only @UKLabour will eliminate child poverty, end the cruelty and injustice of Universal Credit, give hope to the next generation by investing properly in health and education and deal with the climate emergency on the world stage Vote @UKLabour #PaulaBarker4Wavertree https://twitter.com/PaulaBarker1/status/1205170453616087040/photo/1 [Source]

• 28 Nov 2019: Tweet

  A Labour government will invest to ???? restore nature ???? adopt natural solutions to climate change ???? protect vulnerable species and habitats ???? plant 300 million trees by 2024 Here's how ⬇️ http://labour.org.uk/labours-environment-manifesto/ https://twitter.com/UKLabour/status/1200063043381559296/photo/1 [Source]

• 23 Nov 2019: Tweet

  RT: I am delighted that the next @UKLabour Govt will take radical action, building a National Youth Service, tackling the climate crisis, & ensuring every young person has the support they need to fulfil their potential and feel secure in their future #PaulaBarker4Wavertree https://twitter.com/PaulaBarker1/status/1198285080285696000/photo/1 [Source]

• 20 Nov 2019: Tweet

  5/6 I am standing in Wavertree at #GE2019 so every young person can be happy and confident in their future @UKLabour will save our planet from the climate emergency, build a million genuinely affordable homes, and take action on rip-off rents #PaulaBarker4Wavertree #RealChange [Source]

• 19 Nov 2019: Tweet

  RT: This Conservative government is failing - the debate showed it! It has failed on the economy, on the climate crisis, on investment for the future, on public services and on Brexit #VoteLabourDecember12 [Source]

• 18 Nov 2019: Tweet

  It is worrying this election maybe our last chance to tackle the climate emergency The Tories have failed to invest in our economy, failed to deliver apprenticeships and failed to face up to the climate emergency Share with me if you agree #PaulaBarker4Wavertree @WavertreeCLP [Source]

• 18 Nov 2019: Tweet

  Our Green Industrial Revolution will be a central motor of our @UKLabour plans to transform our country and economy We'll public investment to create good, clean jobs, tackle the climate emergency and rebuild our community @WavertreeCLP #PaulaBarker4Wavertree [Source]

• 16 Nov 2019: Tweet

  @UKLabour Govt will put solar panels on libraries, community centres and one stop shops, saving councils money and tackling the climate emergency #RealChange #PaulaBarker4Wavertree [Source]

• 14 Nov 2019: Tweet

  Only @UKLabour will support our car industry and workers by creating thousands of new jobs, boosting electric car sales and tackling the climate emergency This is the real change we need for the people in Wavertree employed in the car sector #PaulaBarker4Wavertree #RealChange [Source]

• 20 Sep 2019: Tweet

  Absolutely inspirational to march with & support so many incredible young people today to raise awareness of the climate emergency the world faces #ClimateStrike #schoolstrike4climate https://twitter.com/PaulaBarker1/status/1175072237189292034/photo/1 [Source]