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• 2 Apr 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  We are living in the shadow of the former Conservative Government’s failure to invest in renewable energy and insulate our homes. Those failures have contributed directly to an energy crisis that has left households struggling with soaring bills and businesses facing crippling costs. The majority of people polled in this country want to see more action on climate change and saving our planet, not less.

  The Liberal Democrats are unwavering champions of renewable energy. Now more than ever, we need to strengthen our home-grown energy security and stop our dependency on despots such as Putin. We welcome the lifting of the effective moratorium on onshore wind, which we have long called for. That was an extremely short-sighted and irresponsible Conservative policy. The planning changes that they made in 2015 and 2016 introduced a de facto ban in England, resulting in a loss to our manufacturing and local economies. The project pipeline for onshore wind shrank by over 90%, and less than 40 MW was consented to and became operational in the intervening period.

  We are absolutely and critically supportive of a just transition in the North sea, to move off fossil fuels alongside and parallel to our increased use of renewable energy.

  Although we are supportive of the motion’s ambition to streamline planning for major projects such as onshore wind, we register our concern about the Government’s broader changes to NSIPs and planning, including the exemption of category 3 persons from compulsory purchase consultations, and the implementation of several Henry VIII clauses that hand sweeping powers to the Secretary of State and undermine local government and local voice. It is entirely possible to accelerate renewable energy deployment and uphold the community voice in planning decisions while protecting nature, and that is what we need to see.

  Full debate: Onshore Wind and Solar Generation

• 02 Apr 2025: Tweet

  The Conservatives’ failure on renewables fueled an energy crisis—families face soaring bills, businesses struggle. ???? Brits want more climate action, not less! Lib Dems back home-grown energy—no more reliance on Putin #RenewableEnergy #EnergyCrisis #LibDems #ClimateAction ????⚡ https://x.com/pippaheylings/status/1907474491179151410/video/1 [Source]

• 25 Mar 2025: Tweet

  RT @ClimateAPPG: Today we hosted a roundtable in parliament to discuss ‘Putting the UK on track for a fair energy transition’. We were del… [Source]

• 25 Mar 2025: Tweet

  RT @ClimateAPPG: ????The workforce need more support to transition, such as extending the skills passport. ????Boost UK supply chain industries… [Source]

• 21 Mar 2025: Tweet

  Kemi Badenoch has recklessly said Net Zero by 2050 “impossible”—by already admitting defeat, it will be. Scrapping climate targets will set the UK back, hike bills & boost Putin’s fossil fuel profits. We need clean energy, not policies that leave Britain worse off #netzero https://x.com/pippaheylings/status/1903119452972908677/photo/1 [Source]

• 12 Mar 2025: Tweet

  Yesterday, I Chaired the Climate APPG on the @theCCCuk 7th Carbon Budget: a plan to cut UK emissions 87% by 2042. Key for cheaper energy, security & green tech. Great insights from CCC experts! ????⚡ #NetZero #CCC https://x.com/pippaheylings/status/1899762003104645269/photo/1 [Source]

• 05 Mar 2025: Tweet

  Yesterday, with Liberal Democrats for Nature and Climate, I hosted the @theCCCuk in Westminster to brief Lib Dem MPs on the 7th Carbon Budget. The UK must lead on renewables, energy security & green growth. ????⚡ #NetZero https://x.com/pippaheylings/status/1897339784542216460/photo/1 [Source]

• 27 Feb 2025: Tweet

  RT @Gill_Morris: Great @NZAPPG session &kick-off meeting in our series on the innovation and incentives needed to accelerate #NetZero trans… [Source]

• 27 Feb 2025: Tweet

  The Climate Change Committee's 7th Carbon Budget urges action to meet climate targets while boosting energy security & economic growth. LDs call for a 10-year upgrade programme, zero-carbon homes & an energy social tariff to tackle fuel poverty (???? w. Piers Foster Chair of CCC) https://x.com/pippaheylings/status/1895153170650673230/photo/1 [Source]

• 25 Feb 2025: Tweet

  RT @NetZeroAPPG: @pippaheylings spoke about communicating the co- benefits of net zero, like warmer homes from insulation and benefits for… [Source]

• 25 Feb 2025: Tweet

  RT @NetZeroAPPG: Full house here in Portcullis House as we discuss how we can deliver clean power by 2030! #NetZero https://x.com/NetZeroAPPG/status/1894446205616189846/photo/1 [Source]

• 24 Feb 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  I extend my thanks to colleagues in the other place, the Public Bill Office staff and those in this House who served on the Bill Committee. Their efforts have been invaluable in scrutinising and refining the Bill. I support the Bill. However, the Liberal Democrat amendments seek to ensure that it delivers for both people and the planet. While the Bill presents opportunities—it aims to enhance energy security, create new jobs and bring us closer to achieving our climate targets—we must not lose sight of the need for financial accountability, proportionate borrowing caps, the duty to protect nature in the marine environment and the necessity of taking communities with us and providing them with clear, tangible benefits.

  It is important to note that our discussion coincides with the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its consequences not only for the Ukrainians suffering the war, but for families here in the UK with volatile, skyrocketing energy prices due to our reliance on fossil fuels from authoritarian regimes like Putin’s: a stark reminder of the need to secure the production of our energy here in the UK. The last Conservative Government set the UK back both in meeting our climate targets and in seizing the opportunity to be global leaders in green energy due to indecision and broken pledges. We have the chance to be global leaders in offshore floating wind, which is why the Bill is so important.

  By clearly defining sustainable development in the Crown Estate’s framework agreement, the amendment would establish a benchmark for accountability in line with existing legislation. In contrast with the amendment tabled by the hon. Member for Mid and South Pembrokeshire, this amendment mentions nature, too, and builds on the agreements in the other House. It seeks to enshrine the assurances given to the Lords, ensuring that the framework agreement would indeed include a climate and nature duty, aligning the Crown Estate’s responsibilities with the UK’s legally binding climate targets under the Climate Change Act 2008 and nature restoration goals under the Environment Act 2021. It is about more than environmental stewardship; it is about future-proofing the Crown Estate’s decisions against the economic risks of climate change and nature loss.

  I hope that the Government and the Opposition will join the Liberal Democrats in supporting amendment 2 to ensure that sustainable development within the Crown Estate’s framework agreement is clearly defined and includes a climate and nature duty. The Bill presents a trident of opportunity—it can enhance energy security, create jobs and bring us closer to achieving our net zero targets—but we cannot afford to lose sight of the need for financial accountability, the duty to protect nature, and the need to ensure that all communities are included in the crucial journey to net zero.

  The Bill means more funding for renewable energy, more investment in advanced manufacturing and more demand for the products we make in Wolverhampton and Willenhall. More investment means more jobs, more apprenticeships and more chances for young people to get the skills they need to build a career in the industries of the future, whether in engineering, fabrication or high-tech manufacturing. The Bill will help us to build more, make more and sell more in Wolverhampton and Willenhall, right in the heart of the Black Country.

  Just this morning, the CBI has said that Britain’s net zero economy is booming. The sector is growing three times faster than the overall UK economy, the average salary in the net zero sector is £5,600 higher than the national average and productivity in the sector is nearly 40% higher than in the wider economy. Does my hon. Friend agree that this is an industrial opportunity for this country that we cannot afford to ignore, and that this Bill will help us to realise this opportunity and make it more achievable?

  Just down the coast in the village of Happisburgh, the Norfolk Boreas and the Norfolk Vanguard wind farms make their landfall. Happisburgh has been at the frontline of the coastal erosion suffered in north Norfolk, with 40 homes already lost to the ever-encroaching North sea. This is a village battling the real-world impacts of climate change, and it is doing its bit to fight back by hosting renewable energy infrastructure, but it has had no additional protections. This double standard seems deeply unfair. It is in our interest to protect the renewable energy infrastructure we are building, but it is also in our interest to protect the communities that live alongside it.

  People in Happisburgh have lived with the looming threat of coastal erosion and frequently feel left behind or forgotten about, and it seems as though this is just another example of this happening. I am sure that if there were an erosion risk of this scale in central London or the south-east, the Government would move heaven and earth to take action, but in North Norfolk, right at the eastern edge of our island nation, people feel despondent about the situation they are facing. Our amendment seeks to right this wrong. We believe that when these reforms to the Crown Estate allow for new renewable energy products, efforts must be made to secure the coastline where they make landfall. Renewables are our future, and we have to make sure that the communities that host key infrastructure have a future too.

  I am aware that the Minister did not support this amendment in Committee. I am not expecting the recess to have led him to a Damascene conversion, but I hope that he can provide some reassurance today on how the Government will look at this double standard for energy products and what steps they will be taking to provide protection to villages such as Happisburgh that are doing all the right things but feel they do not get their fair share back. I would also be happy to welcome him and any of his Government colleagues to Happisburgh to see the situation for themselves. I honestly believe that bearing witness to the way that our coastline is being ravaged by climate change, meeting the people it affects and understanding what we are set to lose will spark anyone into supporting radical action to stop this coming to pass. I would be delighted if the Government could back our amendment today, but if they are unable to do so, I hope that the Minister’s team will be able to provide promises of progress for the residents of Happisburgh and all the other communities who live with the existential threat of coastal erosion.

  Full debate: Crown Estate Bill [Lords]

  “a duty to achieve any targets set out under Part 1 of the Climate Change Act 2008 or under sections 1 to 3 of the Environment Act 2021.”

  I am getting vibes from the Whip, Madam Deputy Speaker, so I might not respond as fully as I had hoped to some of the remaining amendments. However, I will address amendment 5, which I know matters to several Labour Members who have spoken to it. Amendment 5, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Mid and South Pembrokeshire (Henry Tufnell), would require the commissioners, when keeping the impact of their activities under review with respect to clause 3, to have regard to the UK’s net zero targets, regional economic growth and resilience of energy security. I thank my hon. Friend for the discussions that he and I had on this topic both before Committee and last week. A version of the amendment was debated in Committee. I particularly thank my hon. Friends the Members for Truro and Falmouth (Jayne Kirkham), for St Austell and Newquay (Noah Law) and for Camborne and Redruth (Perran Moon) for engaging with me on this matter, and setting out so clearly what is important to them in the constituencies they represent.

  Full debate: Crown Estate Bill [Lords]

• 21 Jan 2025: Tweet

  RT @manupulgarvidal: If you walk out of a party, maybe nothing happens. If you walk out of a race, you actually lose. The Paris Agreement i… [Source]

• 17 Jan 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  As the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for energy security and net zero, I am delighted to support the private Member’s Bill of my hon. Friend the Member for Cheltenham (Max Wilkinson): the sunshine Bill. Madam Deputy Speaker, I am beaming.

  The Bill is our chance to get this right. It is our chance for a cleaner, greener and more secure future that addresses the triple cost of living, housing and climate crises and takes people with us. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Cheltenham.

  Full debate: New Homes (Solar Generation) Bill

• 10 Jan 2025: Tweet

  RT @GreenLibDems: Yesterday the Climate Cluster spoke to @_MCS_Foundation decarbonising homes and Max Wilkinson’s ‘Sunshine Bill’ ☀️ Its… [Source]

• 7 Jan 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  The objectives of the Bill are to broaden the investment and borrowing powers of the Crown Estate and to strengthen its corporate governance, in order to help accelerate, among other things, the delivery of new renewable energy, particularly offshore wind. We are generally supportive of the Bill and would welcome further scrutiny on issues such as the cap on borrowing; accountability in the relationship with Great British Energy; managing the conflicts between competing interests and values of our seabed and coastline, as mentioned by my right hon. Friend the Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael); community benefit; devolution in Wales; and our climate and nature duty. I will proceed to elucidate those issues.

  In the UK, we are off track in meeting our climate targets, following previous years when the Conservatives have dithered and rowed back on pledges. We need to increase investment in renewable energy in order to strengthen our energy security and to help families keep warm and lower their energy bills, particularly during this cost of living crisis. As a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, families and businesses have been left exposed to skyrocketing bills. For far too long we have been reliant on autocrats such as Putin to meet our energy needs.

  For many years, however, the Crown Estate has been constrained in its ability to borrow through the Treasury, forcing it—as we understand it—to resort to selling off assets in order to fund its investments for the future. The changes proposed in the Bill, in partnership with Great British Energy, hold the potential to unlock investment in vital infrastructure across supply chains, ports and green energy sectors, and to accelerate progress by unblocking the huge delays in the delivery of new green energy, which is desperately needed following the slow progress made under the previous Government.

  During the debate in the Lords, an undertaking was given that the framework agreement would be updated to include a definition of the meaning of sustainable development as regards the Crown Estate, with explicit reference to part 1 of the Climate Change Act 2008—the targets for 2050—as well as section 56 of that Act, and to sections 1 to 3 of the Environment Act 2021 regarding nature recovery. I look forward to seeing an updated version of the framework agreement to reassure us that this definition of sustainable development has been included.

  This Bill presents a trident of opportunity. It can enhance energy security, reduce household bills and bring us closer to achieving our net zero targets, but we cannot afford to lose sight of the need for financial accountability, the duty to protect nature, the need to devolve to Wales, and the need to ensure that all communities are included in the crucial journey to net zero.

  Full debate: Crown Estate Bill [Lords]

• 31 Dec 2024: Tweet

  RT @piersforster: We will publish our ⁦@theCCCuk⁩ Seventh Carbon Budget advice on 26 of February, Fiona gives some useful context, going t… [Source]

• 18 Dec 2024: Tweet

  I was privileged to open the East of England Global Health Conference. I shared experiences from time working internationally to tackle climate change to now working as a parliamentarian to pressure the Government on the twin crises of health and climate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ0Oz9q01TU [Source]

• 17 Dec 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  It is so good to hear the Minister affirm the need to bring the public onside, as well as private sector investment, to achieve the transformation towards green power and net zero. The Liberal Democrats support Great British Energy if community energy is at the centre of the Great British Energy Bill. Our colleagues in the Lords are debating amendments relating to direct participation in and benefit from community energy. Will the Minister agree to those proposals if they come to this House?

  Full debate: Community Energy Projects

• 11 Dec 2024: Tweet

  RT @CommonsEAC: How is the work of UK scientists in the Antarctic deepening our knowledge of climate change? Tune into our session this af… [Source]

• 04 Dec 2024: Tweet

  RT @zerohour_uk: ???? @PippaHeylings: “As I set out at #COP29, a Climate and Nature Act would provide the hope we need right now; reigniting t… [Source]

• 27 Nov 2024: Tweet

  Delighted to open East of England Global Health Conference with speech on working internationally to tackle climate change to working as an MP to pressure government on twin crises of health & climate. Climate change also a health challenge. #CambridgeGlobalHealthPartnerships https://x.com/pippaheylings/status/1861780428631245072/photo/1 [Source]

• 25 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @zerohour_uk: ???? @PippaHeylings: “I had the honour of presenting the Climate and Nature Bill at #COP29. If passed, the #CANBill will ensh… [Source]

• 25 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @PatrickjaLee: Latest report from @LancetCountdown describes exactly how the climate crisis is devastating our health. Among the top r… [Source]

• 21 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @WeDontHaveTime: What's up with ????Live now: Join us for our final broadcast at the #COP29 Climate Hub on #Biodiversity & #Gender Day. ???? T… [Source]

• 14 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @OctopusEnergy: Calling all teachers!????‍????????‍♀️ Your class is invited to join our CEO Greg for virtual green energy lessons on Nov 21st and… [Source]

• 14 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @zerohour_uk: ???? Despite commitments like the Paris Agreement and Global Biodiversity Framework, the UK’s ambitions are (still) siloed.… [Source]

• 13 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @ClimateAPPG: @ClimateAPPG Vice Chair @pippaheylings called for #COP29 to be a moment to rebuild the UK’s climate leadership by getting… [Source]

• 12 Nov 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  The US President-elect, Donald Trump, has repeatedly called climate change “a hoax”. I share the concerns of young people in South Cambridgeshire that these views represent a threat to our efforts to tackle climate change. The global community is meeting right now at the international climate summit in Azerbaijan—COP29. Does the Minister believe and share with me the view that the UK must rebuild its leadership by getting back on track with our climate and nature targets?

  Full debate: Oral Answers to Questions

• 12 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @chrisjvenables: Hugely positive signals from the Prime Minister at #COP29 in Baku today at a time of global instability. In the wake of… [Source]

• 11 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @RobbieMac_: As COP29 kicks off we should remember UK can lead in the global transition away from fossil fuels. They can do this by del… [Source]

• 02 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @zerohour_uk: ???? @libdemdaisy on #BBCAQ: “Climate change is existential. Even though it may cost money, we can’t afford not to take actio… [Source]

• 01 Nov 2024: Tweet

  We cannot solve climate crisis without reversing nature loss. Roz Savage MP’s #ClimateandNatureBill aims to bring UK laws in line with international promises to cut emissions to limit global warming to 1.5°C and reversing nature loss by 2030. ???? #ClimateAction #NatureProtection https://x.com/pippaheylings/status/1852376550357844440/video/1 [Source]

• 30 Oct 2024: Tweet

  RT @CommLandTrusts: Great to see @pippaheylings spotlight Swaffham Prior CLT, whose community renewable energy system took their village of… [Source]

• 29 Oct 2024: Tweet

  RT @Wera_Hobhouse: I am delighted to be elected to the Energy Security and Net Zero Select Committee. There has never been a more impor… [Source]

• 29 Oct 2024: Tweet

  RT @ClaireforTAY: It's an honour to be elected to sit on the Energy Security and Net Zero Select Committee in Parliament. As a passionate… [Source]

• 29 Oct 2024: Tweet

  As well as investing in renewable energy we must invest in emergency home insulation to protect most vulnerable. I tabled an amendment to Great British Energy Bill to do this by reducing energy demand & bills & creating green, futureproofed, well-paid jobs. #Unitedforwarmhomes https://x.com/pippaheylings/status/1851356743088922890/video/1 [Source]

• 28 Oct 2024: Tweet

  RT @LibDems: Meeting the Global Biodiversity Framework targets needs international cooperation. Lib Dem Energy and Net Zero Spokesperson @P… [Source]

• 23 Oct 2024: Tweet

  I'm at #CaliCOP16 as #LiberalDemocrats Spokesperson on Climate Change and as Vice Chair of International Conservation APPG and Vice Chair Climate APPG. I have worked many years internationally on the links between climate, nature and people’s livelihoods https://x.com/pippaheylings/status/1849190851970248910/photo/1 [Source]

• 21 Oct 2024: Tweet

  RT @GreenAllianceUK: In the UK, the impact of climate change on public health is often overlooked.???????? Between 1995 and 2020, just 41 out of… [Source]

• 21 Oct 2024: Tweet

  RT @RSBenwell: The Climate Change Act was like the invention of a legislative lightbulb. By setting a long-term framework to clean up our e… [Source]

• 17 Oct 2024: Tweet

  RT @piersforster: Thank you for hosting this great event with @pippaheylings, enabling myself and @theCCCuk colleagues to meet with so many… [Source]

• 16 Oct 2024: Tweet

  @ACarpenDigital @ClimateAPPG @BarryGardiner @Bill_Esterson @LukeMLabour @AfzalKhanMCR @RichardBakerMP @MP4Stratford @melanie_onn @JohannaBaxter @annagelderd @LordMcConnell Thanks for highlighting. Yes, I was tagged in original post because I’m Vice Chair of the Climate APPG - but thank you for ensuring. Really significant meeting [Source]

• 16 Oct 2024: Tweet

  RT @ClimateAPPG: MPs raised several points with the Minister, including the importance of adaptation, aligning climate/nature, the need to… [Source]

• 16 Oct 2024: Tweet

  RT @ClimateAPPG: Yesterday the @ClimateAPPG hosted Minister @KerryMP to discuss #COP29 and international climate. The session focused on:… [Source]

• 11 Oct 2024: Tweet

  First speech on Monday as spokesperson for Energy Security and Net Zero. After irresponsible stalling and rowing back by Conservative government we must decarbonise British industry to get back on track to our rightfully ambitious net zero targets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCXaI6G9jUw [Source]

• 11 Oct 2024: Tweet

  On Monday I made my first speech as spokesperson for Energy Security and Net Zero. We must decarbonise British industry to get on track to rightfully ambitious net zero targets. Carbon capture and storage will be a useful tool for the UK to achieve this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCXaI6G9jUw [Source]

• 8 Oct 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  As we have heard from my hon. Friend the Member for Wells and Mendip Hills (Tessa Munt), the lack of national grid capacity is holding back the UK’s push towards renewable energy. There are numerous examples of projects that have been delayed because they are waiting to be connected to the national grid, or because connection is too expensive. In my constituency, we cannot even connect the solar panels and batteries for the ambitious plan to decarbonise and electrify the refuse fleet for South Cambridgeshire district council. The projects that have been delayed include the building of new homes, which is crucial at present. Can the Minister explain to us how we are to reach this stage on the scale and at the pace that is needed?

  Full debate: Grid Capacity

• 03 Oct 2024: Tweet

  Fantastic to hear students from eco clubs at Comberton VC & others putting great motions to @SouthCambs Climate and Environment Committee: #AirQuality #Waterscarcity #Biodiversity Involving the next generation vital to tackle climate change #climateactionnow #climateanxiety https://x.com/pippaheylings/status/1841823528649195600/photo/1 [Source]

• 25 Sep 2024: Tweet

  RT @ClimateAPPG: @pippaheylings made the case for a UK Climate Envoy to support diplomacy, negotiation and preparation. Since the debate,… [Source]

• 25 Sep 2024: Tweet

  RT @ClimateAPPG: Calling all MPs and peers ???? We're joining forces with the @EnvironmentAPPG to run a Climate & Nature Leadership Programme… [Source]

• 20 Sep 2024: Tweet

  Come & see me in your local village! I’m holding surgeries around the constituency every week. This week, together with my caseworkers, we heard about: - access to much-needed social care - lack of mental health support in community - affordable housing - green energy grants https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1837184079357432165/photo/1 [Source]

• 18 Sep 2024: Tweet

  RT @ClimateAPPG: Congratulations to our Vice Chair @pippaheylings on her appointment as the @LibDems spokesperson for Energy Security and N… [Source]

• 05 Sep 2024: Tweet

  RT @Wera_Hobhouse: We must win hearts and minds to show that Net Zero is good for our communities, good for our pockets, and good for our e… [Source]

• 16 Aug 2024: Tweet

  We have our dishwasher and washing machine loaded and programmed to go during this free electricity period today. Don’t normally have these running at 1 pm but what’s not to like about #FreeElectricity especially if it helps use all that green energy Thanks @OctopusEnergy https://twitter.com/octopusenergy/status/1824051748920602928 [Source]

• 31 Jul 2024: Tweet

  @Wera_Hobhouse @EnvironmentAPPG This is wonderful news! Looking forward to working together @Wera_Hobhouse across and between the @ClimateAPPG and the @EnvironmentAPPG on the inextricable relationship between Climate and Nature emergencies! ???? @GreenAllianceUK @RobbieMac_ [Source]

• 30 Jul 2024: Tweet

  @_Nick_Porter_ @ClimateAPPG @LukeMLabour @ZacGoldsmith @carla_denyer @RobbieMac_ @tessakhan @libdemlocalgov @UK100_ @LGANews @ICLEI_advocacy @RamaFern @topnigel @BESNet_UNDP Good to continue working towards same goals together, Nick [Source]

• 30 Jul 2024: Tweet

  RT @ClimateAPPG: Our new committee, and parliamentary members, will work to: ❎Be a cross-party voice for ambitious climate action ⚡️Back th… [Source]

• 30 Jul 2024: Tweet

  RT @ClimateAPPG: NEW: @pippaheylings MP for South Cambridgeshire has been elected as Vice-Chair of the @ClimateAPPG https://twitter.com/ClimateAPPG/status/1818243837338226791/photo/1 [Source]

• 30 Jul 2024: Tweet

  RT @ClimateAPPG: NEW: The @ClimateAPPG is officially reestablished. We look forward to working in @UKParliament to raise ambition on clima… [Source]

• 30 Jul 2024: Tweet

  Honoured to be Vice Chair @ClimateAPPG at critical time to get back on track with our #climate and #nature pledges: at home, with local govt & internationally. Looking forward to working cross-party under Chair @LukeMLabour alongside @ZacGoldsmith & @carla_denyer & all members https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1818254581995823153/photo/1 [Source]

• 30 Jul 2024: Tweet

  RT @RobbieMac_: ???????????????????????????????? As confirmed in @politico the @ClimateAPPG has new leadership. ???? @LukeMLabour Chair ???? @pippaheylings Vice Chair… [Source]

• 27 Jul 2024: Tweet

  RT @ProfStrachan: Why scientists are using the word scary over the #ClimateEmergency "More and more scientists are now admitting publicly… [Source]

• 26 Jul 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and congratulations on your new role. I also congratulate the hon. Member for East Thanet (Ms Billington), with whom I worked before we both came to this Chamber, through UK100 and elsewhere, on local climate action, which I will speak much about today. I also congratulate the Minister and the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero.

  It means a great deal to me to make my maiden speech during a debate in which the new Government are setting out green energy policies and plans to get us back on track with our climate pledges here at home, so that we can once again contribute on the international stage towards collective global action. Closer to home, Government research shows that local climate action would achieve net zero for half the cost of the national approach and deliver three times the financial returns, but we need a clear framework between the national and the local and for how councils fit into the national plan for net zero, including community energy initiatives.

  Full debate: Making Britain a Clean Energy Superpower

• 25 Jul 2024: Tweet

  ‘Heylings said she now wanted to make the case in Parliament for importance of local govt in achieving this “conflict management”. Having attended every international COP climate summit, “astounding” to see local govt in UK had “no voice” in negotiations about climate action’ https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1816372476227530810/photo/1 [Source]

• 24 Jul 2024: Tweet

  Critically important this government recognises inextricable twin crises of Climate and Nature. Proud to join @ThisIsZeroHour handing in of #CAN Bill petition to No10 Downing Street with fellow Cambridgeshire MP @CharlotteCane8 #RestoreNatureNow #NetZero #ClimateActionNow https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1816136067247972378/photo/1 [Source]

• 23 Jul 2024: Tweet

  Hugely pleased to see new advice from @HistoricEngland on adapting historic buildings for both energy efficiency & emissions reduction. “It is possible to both conserve heritage & address climate change” Look forward to climate planning guidance @SouthCambs @ClimateHughes https://twitter.com/historicengland/status/1815627834712297689 [Source]

• 19 Jul 2024: Tweet

  RT @LaylaMoran: Local councils are on the front line of the climate crisis in our communities. The govt spoke about local people having a… [Source]

• 18 Jul 2024: Tweet

  RT @theCCCuk: Across all sectors the pace of action needs to increase. We highlight transport, buildings and industry as key sectors which… [Source]

• 18 Jul 2024: Tweet

  RT @theCCCuk: The Committee has set out a priority list of ten recommendations. They can help deliver on the UK’s climate targets, provide… [Source]

• 18 Jul 2024: Tweet

  RT @theCCCuk: Our annual Progress Report is out today. The country’s 2030 target is at risk. It’s not too late to get back on track but now… [Source]

• 18 Jul 2024: Tweet

  Great to hear yesterday of work of @PRASEG from @Wera_Hobhouse & others: - Supporting Parliamentarians to advance the energy transition - Strengthening cross-Party dialogue to secure a sustainable future - Convening MPs, Peers & experts to accelerate the decarbonisation agenda https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1813822047128100878/photo/1 [Source]

• 12 Jul 2024: Tweet

  RT @timfarron: For too long there's been a narrative that in order to reach net-zero we need to lead more meagre lives. It doesn't need to… [Source]

• 05 Jul 2024: Tweet

  RT @OctopusEnergy: Yesterday, voters rejected anti-net zero rhetoric and chose cheaper, cleaner, more secure energy ???? @g__j spoke a little… [Source]

• 02 Jul 2024: Tweet

  RT @GreenLibDems: The Liberal Democrats deserve your vote because we have the policies that will ensure a JUST Transition to net zero for a… [Source]

• 29 Jun 2024: Tweet

  RT @LaylaMoran: Climate change is the biggest existential threat we are facing, and yet, the Tories seem to be set on taking us backwards i… [Source]

• 28 Jun 2024: Tweet

  Delighted that @VoteClimateUK have recommended me as the strongest vote for climate in South Cambs. Tackling climate change has been my life’s work and I will work tirelessly on this if elected MP. https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1806657345214152994/photo/1 [Source]

• 13 Jun 2024: Tweet

  RT @ShaunSpiers1: Good piece by @BBCJustinR on the Conservatives' strange 'greenhushing'. Two things to add. 1. Talking down net zero, as @… [Source]

• 11 Jun 2024: Tweet

  Indefensible and reprehensible from the Party who signed into law the UK’s Net Zero Strategy https://twitter.com/chrisjvenables/status/1800481030325051733 [Source]

• 01 Jun 2024: Tweet

  RT @RichardFoordLD: The @LibDems are putting climate change and the environment front and centre of our campaign. Whether it’s reaching net… [Source]

• 28 May 2024: Tweet

  RT @Wera_Hobhouse: The Conservatives' U-turns on net zero show they cannot be trusted with the future of our planet. These failures should… [Source]

• 23 May 2024: Tweet

  RT @M__Gehring: Six weeks that could change this country and actually set the UK back on the path to net zero but only if you vote for @pip… [Source]

• 16 May 2024: Tweet

  RT @dpcarrington: UK is failing to put #climatecrisis at centre of national security measures, MPs told - Experts say changing climate is… [Source]

• 15 May 2024: Tweet

  RT @ClimateAPPG: NEW: To re-establish the UK as a climate leader, the @ClimateAPPG calls for @RishiSunak to: ⛔️End “maxing out” North Sea… [Source]

• 04 May 2024: Tweet

  RT @CSkidmoreUK: These elections have shown pro-environment parties and mayors who made net zero central to their campaigns made significan… [Source]

• 01 May 2024: Tweet

  RT @zerohour_uk: ⚡ BIG NEWS! ⚡ ⏳ Five years on from the UK Parliament declaring an environment and climate emergency, we’re proud to annou… [Source]

• 21 Apr 2024: Tweet

  RT @LaylaMoran: Tackling climate change is the right thing to do and has market benefits. In the dwindling days of a govt with no ideas, S… [Source]

• 21 Apr 2024: Tweet

  RT @CSkidmoreUK: Must be why she told MPs during leadership hustings she believed in net zero, signed the Conservative Environment Pledge a… [Source]

• 16 Apr 2024: Tweet

  That’s why at @SouthCambs Climate Change & Environment Committee, we recommended that Cabinet approve the Joint Air Quality strategy with Cambridge City which adopts WHO targets in order to maintain & improve air we breathe @ShaunSpiers1 @GreenAllianceUK @kjd9990 @chrisjvenables https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1780180025955774844/photo/1 https://twitter.com/greenallianceuk/status/1779837545754321258 [Source]

• 09 Apr 2024: Tweet

  RT @GreenAllianceUK: Great to see the level of cross party support for a ban on flaring and venting, a prevalent source of methane emission… [Source]

• 02 Apr 2024: Tweet

  RT @UK100_: ???? The quickest, cheapest and fairest route to Net Zero is through local authorities. Local-led action could save the UK £140 bi… [Source]

• 02 Apr 2024: Tweet

  RT @GreenAllianceUK: ????️ "Housing is on the front line of our experiences of climate change but too many homes are ill equipped to deal with… [Source]

• 20 Mar 2024: Tweet

  RT @fionaharvey: It’s called being in denial: shocking but all too predictable reactions of oil/gas industry to reality of climate crisis.… [Source]

• 19 Mar 2024: Tweet

  RT @GreenAllianceUK: ???? NEW Net zero policy tracker Lack of political leadership on the environment means only half of emission reductions… [Source]

• 13 Mar 2024: Tweet

  RT @ChiefExecCCC: This is a great report on long-duration energy storage (and excellent use of a thread for the highlights). @theCCCuk has… [Source]

• 29 Feb 2024: Tweet

  RT @theCCCuk: Today the Committee has written to Minister Graham Stuart, congratulating the Government for meeting the UK’s Third Carbon Bu… [Source]

• 27 Feb 2024: Tweet

  So important to see @libdemdaisy and @LibDems working cross party with other parliamentarians on the green agenda and ways to meet global climate goals. This is NOT the time to backtrack on our Net Zero pledges. This is critical locally and globally to so many lives and to Nature https://twitter.com/ClimateAPPG/status/1762436327461601767 [Source]

• 27 Feb 2024: Tweet

  RT @ClimateAPPG: Delighted to host Secretary @JohnKerry @ClimateEnvoy for a discussion with cross-party parliamentarians on meeting global… [Source]

• 22 Feb 2024: Tweet

  RT @ClimateAPPG: New oil and gas licences signal Britain is not serious about tackling climate change – @Wera_Hobhouse https://t.co/l5JY2… [Source]

• 22 Feb 2024: Tweet

  RT @ClimateAPPG: Thank you to all of the cross-party MPs who spoke against the Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill today. This legislation… [Source]

• 22 Feb 2024: Tweet

  RT @ClimateAPPG: This Bill is the approach of a government too scared to embrace the future and make the fundamental changes needed to buil… [Source]

• 22 Feb 2024: Tweet

  RT @ClimateAPPG: This Bill flies in the face of our climate change commitments and will do nothing to secure energy security or lower energ… [Source]

• 07 Jan 2024: Tweet

  Former Energy Minister who signed Net Zero into law, @CSkidmoreUK MP, has quit in protest. The UK climate change committee @theCCCuk, has made it crystal clear that tomorrow's vote on new oil and gas licensing is "inconsistent with climate goals". MPs must vote this down. https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1744015578208125333/photo/1 [Source]

• 13 Dec 2023: Tweet

  Great to have the opportunity to give hot off the press report back from #COP28 as well as announce how we plan to keep our air clean locally with launch of @SouthCambs Air Quality Strategy, committing to WHO standards beyond national targets for damaging particulates https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1734900927444746471/photo/1 [Source]

• 02 Oct 2023: Tweet

  @ordinarykicker Yes. I've been part of Mission Zero with SCDC, County and LGA. We have to move forward with net zero. This is why local gov so important and why we've been fighting for greater local climate powers. Also why we need to change this govt as soon as possible. [Source]

• 20 Sep 2023: Tweet

  Last week @BBCLookEast Our businesses need 3 things from UK govt: Ambition, Commitment & Consistency. A relaxation of 2030 climate pledges undermines all three. Conservatives have already trashed the economy of today. Now Rishi Sunak wants to trash the economy of the future too https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1704469845230674432/video/1 [Source]

• 20 Sep 2023: Tweet

  On the news that @RishiSunak is rowing back on climate pledges: a betrayal of business, science & industry & the Conserative manifesto. I call on local MP @AnthonyBrowneMP to say whether he supports this position. Residents are deeply concerned. #NoConfidence #GeneralElectionNow https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1704432525215515039/video/1 [Source]

• 28 Jun 2023: Tweet

  Most people I speak to in #SouthCambs are worried about climate change and the planet they are handing on to young people. The @theCCCuk couldn't be clearer. This Tory government is in reverse gear on meeting Net Zero goals. https://twitter.com/ChiefExecCCC/status/1673965243842568194 [Source]

• 05 Jun 2023: Tweet

  Conservative ministers have cut two-thirds of dedicated funding for walking and cycling despite climate report showing UK set to miss 2030 net zero target due to emissions from road transport. Support @TransportActio2 legal challenge to this decision: https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-the-cuts-to-walking-and-cycling/ https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1665639193899327491/photo/1 [Source]

• 16 May 2023: Tweet

  Loved chairing this cracking event! As we transition to Net Zero, demand for electricity will increase hugely. How can we develop future energy systems that are fit for purpose? BybWe empowering local councils within energy system planning. Lots to do @LGAcomms @libdemlocalgov https://twitter.com/_Nick_Porter_/status/1658480406323417090 [Source]

• 27 Apr 2023: Tweet

  There is huge public support for climate action locally. What is lacking is clarity from central government about how to reach Net Zero within a national framework with clear role for local govt and a stop to short-term, competitive pots of funding. Key to accelerate transition https://twitter.com/EnergyUKcomms/status/1651501365686947842 [Source]

• 09 Feb 2023: Tweet

  First meeting of Ministerial #LocalNetZero Forum (cross-party) making case for unlocking transformative power of local councils & 'place-based' decarbonisation to meet UK climate goals. Promoting approach in Cambs. Met with Under Sec of State Dept of Energy Security & Net Zero https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1623765239039766535/video/1 [Source]

• 16 Nov 2022: Tweet

  @ACarpenDigital @CSkidmoreUK @LGAcomms @libdemlocalgov @stevemason2111 @CommonsLUHC Agreed. Can be win-win with climate & nature funding: empowered local councils with certainty in terms of policy (such as deadline for decarbonisation of heating in homes) and upfront public finance can unlock private investment at scale for insulation, energy, EV charging.. [Source]

• 16 Nov 2022: Tweet

  1/ Ahead of #COP27 launch Action Agenda for local govt & business leaders, I spoke with @CSkidmoreUK (Chair Net Zero Review) at @LGAcomms Net Zero Roundtable. Empowered local govt uniquely placed to deliver climate action & local green economy @libdemlocalgov @stevemason2111 https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1592867142252523522/photo/1 [Source]

• 16 Nov 2022: Tweet

  1/#COP27 launch solutions-driven Action Agenda for local & urban govt by IPCC scientists in consultation w/ local govt, city networks & businesses everywhere. Unprecedented levels of collaboration needed for climate action @LGAcomms @libdemlocalgov @GreenLibDems @ClimateHughes https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1592860451078959104/photo/1 [Source]

• 02 Nov 2022: Tweet

  At APPG on Community Energy. Enabling local supply is "no-brainer" & critical for UK climate targets. New #LocalElectricityBill seeks to overcome "single most important barrier": make it financially viable to sell local energy directly at local level at scale! @Power4PeopleUK https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1587861066268246017/photo/1 [Source]

• 30 Oct 2022: Tweet

  Voting for fracking didn't help international leadership on reaching net zero either @ab4scambs I wonder why you couldnt hold to your green credentials unlike fellow Conservative MP who just weeks before took over your role as Chair of All-Party Parliamentary Group on Environment https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1586650931214548993/photo/1 [Source]

• 30 Oct 2022: Tweet

  BOTH the PM @RishiSunak AND King Charles must go to global climate summit #COP27 Results of UK's COP26 were pledges. All are now required to show delivery AND raise ambition this year: that was the essence of Glasgow pact. PM not going undermines COP26 results @ab4scambs https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1586650919583862785/photo/1 [Source]

• 20 Oct 2022: Tweet

  Enough of an excuse? Sticking to very policy your govt signed in, part of 2019 manifesto & comes just a week after Rees-Mogg quietly drops appeal against High Court ruling that govt Net Zero strategy 'unlawful' because already fails to meet legally binding climate targets? https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1582994458379161602/photo/1 https://twitter.com/PippaCrerar/status/1582979630163582976 [Source]

• 19 Oct 2022: Tweet

  I'm calling on Anthony Browne MP to vote against #Fracking tonight. Especially when, last week, this govt already admitted that its Net Zero Strategy is unlawful & fails to curb carbon emissions sufficiently in order to meet legally-binding climate targets. https://twitter.com/AnthonyBrowneMP/status/1511644853800742915 [Source]

• 24 Jul 2022: Tweet

  Climate change is a fact. Heatwaves having huge impact on people's lives. We're "woefully unprepared" said @theCCCuk: 90% of NHS buildings at risk of overheating. Local Council @SouthCambs on frontline helping residents adapt homes @chrismannbbc @BBCCambs https://vimeo.com/732914769 [Source]

• 18 Jul 2022: Tweet

  Heatwaves are an extreme & dangerous weather event; they're becoming more & more common. The effects of the climate emergency are becoming all-too real, faster than scientists predicted. Tory leadership contenders literally fiddling whilst UK burns.. Urgent action @GreenLibDems https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1549066315880894464/photo/1 [Source]

• 24 Jun 2022: Tweet

  Celebrating wonderful @SouthCambs Climate and Environment team & the whole Council #GreentotheCore approach. Finalists in #MJAwards 'Leadership in face of Climate Emergency' category. Our 2nd national award! So proud ???????? @lizwatts101 @cllrbridget @BrianMilnes @libdemlocalgov https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1540316540813410309/photo/1 [Source]

• 22 Apr 2022: Tweet

  On Earth Day, we are so honoured to be recipients of not one but TWO national awards for @SCLibDems run Council: silver at @iESELtd Public Sector Transformation Awards 2022; & now finalist in @themjcouk MJ Achievement Awards for Leadership in Climate Emergency @libdemlocalgov https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1517602611813310464/video/1 [Source]

• 06 Apr 2022: Tweet

  This is disgraceful. Once again this is the govt of blah blah blah with no action. This not only consigns people to ever higher & unaffordable energy bills but also is a failure to meet binding net zero targets - the day after IPCC reports even less time to keep below 1.5 https://twitter.com/ChairGreenLDs/status/1511662002938302465 [Source]

• 23 Mar 2022: Tweet

  And time once again for our extremely popular #ZeroCarbonCommunities grant - because we can only reach our net zero targets TOGETHER! #netzeronow @GreenLibDems @libdemlocalgov https://twitter.com/SouthCambs/status/1506552476853493766 [Source]

• 09 Mar 2022: Tweet

  We won SILVER!! in the national Public Sector Transformation Awards for our #GreentotheCore approach to environment, Climate Emergency & Doubling Nature throughout Council & District. Congratulations @SouthCambs, officers and members for joint effort. @lizwatts101 @cllrbridget https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1501679222003322886/photo/1 [Source]

• 22 Feb 2022: Tweet

  At House of Commons now speaking at Parliamentary Roundtable on COP 26, proud to represent @LGAcomms building on achievements in Glasgow: now getting words into action for local empowerment to meet UK climate ambitions #NetZerolocal @libdemlocalgov @SouthCambs @GreenLibDems https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1496045838413488134/video/1 [Source]

• 08 Feb 2022: Tweet

  Look out, everyone. Fast-growing faction in Tory party determined to create another Brexit culture war in effort to shore up majority: swapping Brexit for Climate Change and Net Zero. Watch Sunak closely. Be visionary & speak to heart & rights to clean air & Nature @GreenLibDems [Source]

• 27 Jan 2022: Tweet

  Fantastic session with @JoshBabarinde @NorthHertsSam @JamesMacCleary keeping eye clearly on horizon ???? and now @libdemlocalgov planning roadmap for #COP27 https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1486683945999769605/photo/1 [Source]

• 09 Dec 2021: Tweet

  From Full Council motion to Zero Carbon Strategy with binding targets to commissioning groundbreaking evidence, and a team of outstanding sustainability and Built and Natural Environment officers, all this has given confidence & ambition for #NetZero @SouthCambs @LGAcomms https://twitter.com/SouthCambs/status/1468661657694048257 [Source]

• 12 Nov 2021: Tweet

  And finally the latest version of #COP26 Glasgow Agreement does "highlight the urgent need for multilevel action and collaboration" across all levels of govt!! Thanks to so many countries who recognise the importance of local government action to achieve climate goals @LGAcomms https://twitter.com/joeharrispark/status/1459070663793295372 [Source]

• 11 Nov 2021: Tweet

  Urging @BorisJohnson & @antonioguterres to close gap in Glasgow Agreement & recognise local gov & cities #Time4MultilevelAction Paris highlighted multilevel collaboration. Glasgow needs multilevel action to deliver net zero @ICLEI_advocacy @LGAcomms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF9iAcdPFlM&feature=youtu.be [Source]

• 08 Nov 2021: Tweet

  What can you do individually to address climate change? "Vote like your life depends on it, because it does." Obama today. https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1457847178622377992 [Source]

• 08 Nov 2021: Tweet

  "Paris Agreement recognised multilevel collaboration; Glasgow must now ensure Multilevel ACTION delivered" All about collaboration! Really important work by @ICLEI @ICLEI_advocacy @LGAcomms @libdemlocalgov #LGMA constituency worldwide #ClimateActionNow @GlobalClimateA1 @RamaFern https://twitter.com/libdemlocalgov/status/1457722043869368325 [Source]

• 08 Nov 2021: Tweet

  Excellent collaboration with Yunus @ICLEI_advocacy & #LGMA community, as rep of @LGAcomms Climate Task Group, proud to deliver joint message in Plenary @COP26 Presidency, urging recognition in Glasgow Preable of local govt role in net zero. #MultilevelCoordination the new norm https://twitter.com/ICLEI_advocacy/status/1457665016094765058 [Source]

• 03 Nov 2021: Tweet

  "Tree on your doorstep; Forest in your Mind". Just hearing about 3-30-300 rule being proposed #COP26 3 trees to be seen from everyone's window. 30% tree canopy cover. 300 metres distance access to green park (European WHO standard access) @LGAcomms @paulfrainer @CouncillorTumi https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1455862560977211398/photo/1 [Source]

• 03 Nov 2021: Tweet

  Here at #COP26 sessions today on climate finance. Without powers & budget for local councils, UK cannot reach net zero goal. @c40cities @corecities launch key report: what it costs & new incentives for climate investment in local gov #ClimateActionNow My piece in @CambridgeIndy https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1455825684962684930/photo/1 https://twitter.com/LGAcomms/status/1455818283542851586 [Source]

• 21 Oct 2021: Tweet

  Not long till I'm at COP26, showcasing amazing local action by councils to reduce emissions and help communities be resilient to climate shocks. More must be done! Sign our petition lobbying PM for more climate powers & resources for local gov @lgalibdems https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=7uRi4U8FPEuNOXVSTKjy6d2u2BYSuXRFoMoTcCOQnWpUNEIyVTdMSkdVN1kzVTU0SU85U09EREVURi4u https://twitter.com/HIHUBInfo1/status/1451238960391495686 [Source]

• 21 Oct 2021: Tweet

  So proud to announce the successful grants awarded through 3rd round of our #ZeroCarbonCommunity fund ???? In run- up to COP26, it's inspirational to see fantastic community ideas. Together we can reduce our carbon emissions! See our Zero Carbon Strategy & Action Plan @LGAcomms https://twitter.com/SouthCambs/status/1451132394006892548 [Source]

• 05 Oct 2021: Tweet

  Nobody can stop climate change? Be that Nobody!! Add your green pledge and together we can make a difference. https://twitter.com/SouthCambs/status/1445027165968478211 [Source]

• 01 Oct 2021: Tweet

  I agree with much of this but it is missing arguably most important devolved powers: climate change! in setting policy & standards for net zero and for overcoming "woefully unprepared" state for dealing with climate chaos of flooding & heatwaves @libdemlocalgov @GreenLibDems https://twitter.com/CommonsLUHC/status/1443858605854400512 [Source]

• 01 Oct 2021: Tweet

  Decisions on where & how to design the new places where people will live based on first-ever study on carbon implications of where housing located. Proud that we are proposing higher net zero building standards than govt regulation! https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1443953928912125979/photo/1 [Source]

• 28 Sep 2021: Tweet

  @sj_robinson Climate leadership by @sj_robinson I'm really happy that Lib Dem leaders like you have signed this letter which I drafted in my new role at @libdemlocalgov seeing urgent need to devolve climate powers to local councils. UK cannot meet net zero targets without local councils [Source]

• 19 Sep 2021: Tweet

  Banning new oil, gas and coal companies from the London Stock Exchange. Stopping the flow of money from your pension funds into the dirty industries of the past. As we host the global climate talks in Glasgow, we should stop London hosting the world’s fossil fuel investments. https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1439624455681155078/photo/1 [Source]

• 18 Sep 2021: Tweet

  Thank you! It is critical that as COP 26 President, UK government announces that it is giving the necessary climate powers and funding to local authorities because @theCCCuk said that only through central and local govt working together can we meet our net zero ambitions. https://twitter.com/Fiona4Highlands/status/1439151645066158080 [Source]

• 14 Sep 2021: Tweet

  The UK has an ambitious climate target but delivery plans are missing. Ahead of @COP26, the UK must fast track policy & publish decarbonisation strategies, including the devolution of powers to local authorities to set zero carbon standards & provide much-needed finance @LGAcomms https://twitter.com/GreenAllianceUK/status/1437319974008336388 [Source]

• 11 Sep 2021: Tweet

  @MoleArchitects Not nothing but yes we definitely won't reach UK net zero targets without devolving powers and resources to local gov. [Source]

• 11 Sep 2021: Tweet

  In my new role as Deputy Chair, Housing, Transport & Environment Policy Board @LGAcomms, I helped with evidence for inquiry pushing for COP26 announcement to finally grant powers & funds to local gov to tackle climate emergency @libdemlocalgov @joeharrispark @GreenLibDems https://twitter.com/CommonsLUHC/status/1436353720141365250 [Source]

• 10 Sep 2021: Tweet

  A huge piece of work indeed and some of the highest levels of participation ever, too, as a result. It also lets everyone clearly trace the impact of the evidence commissioned on affordability, net zero, water, biodiversity and energy on the proposals being put forward. https://twitter.com/ACarpenDigital/status/1436060579362377729 [Source]

• 09 Aug 2021: Tweet

  Powerful cross-party collaboration with and across Councils. Local government can be transformative. Just what's needed to help stop climate breakdown and provide new skills and opportunities locally whilst improving preparedness for the impacts that are no longer avoidable. https://twitter.com/LGAcomms/status/1424649981001093126 [Source]

• 09 Aug 2021: Tweet

  @RonZimmernPHG Exactly @RonZimmernPHG True climate leadership is needed by our government as host of climate negotiations in order to raise ambition from all countries. That means leading by example and not approving new oil and gas projects. [Source]

• 09 Aug 2021: Tweet

  With just 83 days to go to the most important global climate negotiations, scientists publish their "devastating findings" showing that we have even less time than we thought to avoid climate breakdown. As member of national cross-party Climate Change Task Force @LGAcomms https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1424652280196894723/photo/1 [Source]

• 08 Aug 2021: Tweet

  Exclusive @LibDems analysis reveals deeply worrying failure by Tories to live up to their tree-planting promise just months before UK needs to show global leadership at climate summit. #countdowntoCOP26 @GreenLibDems https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1424320723749855234/photo/1 [Source]

• 06 Aug 2021: Tweet

  Quite right to call this out @EdwardJDavey "utterly humiliating" failure in leadership for Boris Johnson's government. Critically important to restore confidence in climate leadership as we host world's most important climate negotiations later this year https://twitter.com/EdwardJDavey/status/1423591014263033859 [Source]

• 02 Aug 2021: Tweet

  Extreme weather events such as flooding are becoming more and more common in the UK, and they are only set to get worse, not better. We need urgent action to tackle the climate crisis. Back our 5-point Green Recovery Plan today➡️https://www.libdems.org.uk/green/ https://twitter.com/LibDems/status/1422166375875989505/photo/1 https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1422175658017497088/photo/1 [Source]

• 27 Jul 2021: Tweet

  @paulfrainer @LGAcomms With my new position on LGA Policy Board for Environment, Housing and Transport and also now on national cross-party Climate Change Task Force, we are looking at key ways for local gov to be recognised for contributions to climate targets. Wd love to hear your ideas [Source]

• 22 Jul 2021: Tweet

  Thank you for all you have achieved @AdeleLibDem Your leadership as our @libdemlocalgov voice nationally on environment inspired me to stand. Big shoes to fill. I hope to continue your legacy on the cross-party EEHT Board and also now the Climate Change Task Force @LGAcomms https://twitter.com/AdeleLibDem/status/1418173304947490818 [Source]

• 30 Jun 2021: Tweet

  The Conservatives are all soundbites, no plan when it comes to addressing the climate crisis. Even the Government's own experts agree that not enough is being done to turn promises into action and meet net zero carbon targets. https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/government-climate-progress-uk-ccc-b1871928.html https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1410311129226752003/photo/1 [Source]

• 23 Jun 2021: Tweet

  Proud & humbled to be elected Lead Lib Dem of LGA Environment, Economy, Housing & Transport Board @libdemlocalgov by fellow Cllrs across the country. Fantastic team with @vikki4mdnp & eager to talk Climate Leadership w/ @CllrLizGreen (Innovation) & our new Leader @joeharrispark ! https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1407686630161461252/photo/1 [Source]

• 23 Jun 2021: Tweet

  Many thanks for opportunity to speak on the panel alongside @Ed_Miliband and Guy Nicholson, Deputy Mayor, Hackney - and for positive response to our @SouthCambs challenge: that #UKInnovationCorridor be Green Global Science Superpower, adopting net zero & environmental principles https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1407679734297812994/photo/1 https://twitter.com/UKICNews/status/1407640837975117824 [Source]

• 22 Jun 2021: Tweet

  Last week we heard young climate activists at our Climate Change & Environment Cttee on support for climate and biodiversity emergency @PeterFane5 @SCLibDems As seen here, we absolutely do. Today we also challenge Govt to include shipping & aviation as promised in carbon budget https://twitter.com/LibDemLords/status/1407287147233751044 [Source]

• 02 Jun 2021: Tweet

  Thanks for the call-out, Oliver. Voting for me, there's so much we can do together, LGA @YoungLiberalsUK & @GreenLibDems to get Councillors elected & effective in Greening their Councils & taking action on climate emergency with a socially just transition that includes housing https://twitter.com/Class_libdem/status/1399853467087294468 [Source]

• 01 Jun 2021: Tweet

  @CRobertson_LD @sj_robinson @MarkAlanCory @LNethsingha @WatfordMayor @joeharrispark Thanks for this vote of confidence @CRobertson_LD Much to be done in the Environment, Economy, Housing and Transport brief especially over next few years given climate emergency and very worrying proposed Planning Reforms. [Source]

• 19 May 2021: Tweet

  These Planning Reforms are a Developer's Charter that sweep away local voice on planning applications (both residents and local authorities) and will cause the collapse of social and affordable housing programmes - whilst failing to protect nature and meet climate targets! https://twitter.com/EdwardJDavey/status/1394983643496464385 [Source]

• 14 May 2021: Tweet

  A great day for the future of Cambridgeshire. The Lib Dem, Lab and Indie Groups in the new County Council have signed an ambitious joint admin agreement. We now begin building a greener, fairer Cambs: tackling the climate emergency, making the lives of residents better. https://twitter.com/BenHattonJourno/status/1393159518998106113 [Source]

• 20 Apr 2021: Tweet

  This is a bitter-sweet announcement. Its a fantastic role that has evolved into one with Climate Change as a fundamental aspect to match our commitments, agenda and ambition. One that @trevor_nicoll has commandeered so brilliantly. I, for one, will be very sorry to see you go. https://twitter.com/trevor_nicoll/status/1384185784098443271 [Source]

• 31 Mar 2021: Tweet

  At the same time as this govt (under @AlokSharma_RDG Presidency of global.climate summit) abandoned national home insulation programme to tackle emissions & fuel poverty, energy prices are set to rise #climateshambles https://twitter.com/SustainablePECT/status/1375835754266525696 [Source]

• 23 Mar 2021: Tweet

  @cllrbridget @lornadupre @SouthCambs Teamwork is the name of the game! Vision & leadership through our Climate Change & Env Ctte, yes, with @geoffharvey3 but leadership of Council critical through @cllrbridget & @trevor_nicoll @siobhanmellon & @lizwatts101 & Planning, Procurement, Housing & Env Health @SouthCambs [Source]

• 21 Mar 2021: Tweet

  Privilege to move our Amendment which got overwhelming support from Conference & means climate change now incorporated in Party's position on disgraceful cuts to international development. LDs will restore 0.7% commitment as per @LaylaMoran's powerful motion. @GreenLibDems https://twitter.com/lornadupre/status/1373613878182035463 [Source]

• 21 Mar 2021: Tweet

  Lively fringe. Great to share stage with @Wera_Hobhouse MP Spokesperson for Climate Emergency & @CllrLizGreen of @libdemlocalgov. Keen interest in knowing more about @SCLibDems green campaigning from LDs all over from Durham, Redcar & Cleveland, to West Berks & Surrey Heath. https://twitter.com/libdemlocalgov/status/1373556406507474945 [Source]

• 19 Mar 2021: Tweet

  Why is this year's climate summit COP26 so important? As President, is UK doing enough to achieve commitments in Paris Accord on higher ambition & transformative role of local authority contributions? See you at Conference @libdemlocalgov @GreenLibDems https://youtu.be/iPHADziUHTo [Source]

• 06 Mar 2021: Tweet

  And make it a central plank of postCOVID recovery, making it a truly green recovery. Otherwise face triple whammy 'perfect storm' of Brexit, COVID and Climate Change @GreenLibDems @catherinemep @Wera_Hobhouse https://twitter.com/soclibforum/status/1367903604343009285 [Source]

• 04 Feb 2021: Tweet

  Thank you @Wera_Hobhouse for holding govt feet to the fire. We only have a few months before the global climate summit in Glasgow where not only do we need to show how we are meeting existing #NetZero goals but also meet Paris commitment to increase them!! @GreenLibDems https://twitter.com/Wera_Hobhouse/status/1357331974361288707 [Source]

• 04 Feb 2021: Tweet

  This coal mine decision must be reversed or @AlokSharma_RDG @RobertJenrick @BorisJohnson will be failing in both national and global leadership to meet existing climate targets inthe year when all are expected to raise climate ambition #COP26 https://twitter.com/EdwardJDavey/status/1357213874932613120 [Source]

• 30 Jan 2021: Tweet

  Just months away from hosting global climate summit, National Climate Change Committee exposes how govt support for coal mine flies in face of its recommendations for UK to reach net zero regarding coal mining & steel-making. Also local authorities @GreenLibDems @libdemlocalgov https://twitter.com/theCCCuk/status/1355170877856485377 [Source]

• 21 Jan 2021: Tweet

  Yes! Setting a floor for climate leadership-not a ceiling!! Fantastic to have you back, working to ratchet up ambition on the Paris Climare Agreement ahead of COP26 hosted by the UK. Now let's see the special relationship at work! https://twitter.com/ClimateEnvoy/status/1352030537012142081 [Source]

• 17 Jan 2021: Tweet

  @stevemason2111 @Kishan_Devani @GreenLibDems @MartinChelt @ChairGreenLDs @catherinemep @Wera_Hobhouse @jasonbillinLD @GrahamNeale @layanglicana @JaneBrophyLD @Class_libdem @LibDems @EdwardJDavey @libdemdaisy Oh, yes! #fireinmybelly This is THE year for standing up for green issues & ratcheting up our legally-binding UK climate targets: truly leading globally in climate ambition ahead of #COP26 and that we are #DoublingNature in the UN's Decade on Ecosystem Restoration @GreenLibDems [Source]

• 26 Dec 2020: Tweet

  Only one candidate champions climate change action and the future of our youth in the postCOVID postBrexit context of growth, cutting-edge science & technology and highrst levels of inequality in the UK. https://twitter.com/johnelworthy/status/1342811484125093888 [Source]

• 16 Dec 2020: Tweet

  Fantastic work by @sarahjolney1 in securing #PlanningDebate & laying bare the 3 key contradictions in the new White Paper on Planning which need to be challenged: stripping away local community's voice; failing to decarbonise all housing; failing to protect local biodiversity https://twitter.com/sarahjolney1/status/1338884717916123136 [Source]

• 15 Dec 2020: Tweet

  Contradiction between government's climate targets and Planning Reform implications. Since 2012, planners, developers and residents waiting for govt to approve zero carbon homes policy. Future Homes Standard not fit for purpose for #ClimateEmergency nor COP 26 @AlokSharma_RDG [Source]

• 15 Dec 2020: Tweet

  Proud and relieved to see @sarahjolney1 secure a debate on the @Conservatives changes to the planning process. We need to make sure that carbon reduction is a priority when building new houses so we can reach our net-zero targets! #PlanningDebate https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1338770325522276352/photo/1 [Source]

• 03 Dec 2020: Tweet

  Over 80% uptake of Three Free Trees and hundreds of trees through our Zero Carbon Community Grant's- through partnerships with our local communities together we can meet our pledges @SouthCambs to Double Nature and reach Net Zero Carbon #NationalTreeWeek https://twitter.com/SouthCambs/status/1334169957719040003 [Source]

• 17 Nov 2020: Tweet

  1/ More residents than ever responded to the first consultation on our new Local Plan and climate change was ranked highest amongst the themes it should address. We now have firm evidence that shows it is possible to respond to your concerns with https://twitter.com/SouthCambs/status/1328382746775982081 [Source]

• 30 Oct 2020: Tweet

  There is no mystery and it is cheaper to avoid new outbreaks - by stopping & climate breakdown - biodiversity loss - than face the economic & health crisis once there is an outbreak https://twitter.com/IPBES/status/1321819646962528256 [Source]

• 02 Oct 2020: Tweet

  MP warns Cumbrian coal mine approval will be a catastrophic failure in fight against climate change https://ift.tt/3iqLaPp https://timfarron.co.uk/en/article/2020/1378086/mp-warns-cumbrian-coal-mine-approval-will-be-a-catastrophic-failure-in-fight-against-climate-change [Source]

• 02 Oct 2020: Tweet

  @carbonbudgie @CambsCC Fantastic. You really deserve the award. Such climate leadership from you and your team! [Source]

• 28 Sep 2020: Tweet

  So proud to have spoken in support of this Conference motion for a Green Recovery, rebuilding for People and the Planet, green jobs, more ambitious climate targets & putting biodiversity at the heart. Locally & nationally we mean business. Green business https://www.libdems.org.uk/a20-green-recovery [Source]

• 26 Sep 2020: Tweet

  Great to be part of this Panel tomorrow showcasing @SCLibDems climate leadership at local council level alongside inspiring LD Council leaders who will also show what happens when you vote in Lib Dems @GreenLibDems @libdemlocalgov https://twitter.com/ALDC/status/1309930642809987073 [Source]

• 24 Sep 2020: Tweet

  Fantastic motion by Vice-Chair Climate Change @geoffharvey3 that was seconded by the Leader of the Opposition and won unanimous support at Full Council. Community energy generation is a key element of us all working together to deliver our #ZeroCarbonStrategy @SouthCambs https://twitter.com/SouthCambs/status/1309162318316605441 [Source]

• 14 Sep 2020: Tweet

  BP "in all three of these scenarios the share of renewable energy grows more quickly than any energy fuel ever seen in history.” https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/sep/14/global-oil-demand-may-have-passed-peak-says-bp-energy-report?CMP=share_btn_tw https://twitter.com/CampanaleMark/status/1305406243742388225 [Source]

• 13 Sep 2020: Tweet

  This level of irresponsible climate complacency is one of the biggest reasons I dropped everything and stood in GE 2019. @AlokSharma_RDG ambition as global leader of Climate Summit “seeing what we can do” & “try and put our best foot forward on this” No!!! https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/climate-crisis-un-boris-johnson-net-zero-carbon-emissions-deadline-alok-sharma-b421443.html?__twitter_impression=true [Source]

• 01 Sep 2020: Tweet

  #notinmyname This is so wrong in so many ways. @LaylaMoran This way we lose our global leadership and soft power on poverty reduction, peace-building, human rights, equality, climate change & natural resource management - at a time of biggest global threats facing most vulnerable https://twitter.com/Tobias_Ellwood/status/1300414469412134918 [Source]

• 30 Aug 2020: Tweet

  @EdDavey firing out of the starting blocks: "Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings...little boys go and play your silly little games, I’m going to have a laser-like focus on the concerns and fears and hopes of the British people.” Social justice, climate change, jobs, housing.. https://twitter.com/Independent/status/1299791438943748096 [Source]

• 28 Aug 2020: Tweet

  I am dismayef @geoffharvey3 especially after @lucyfrazermp claimed at GE hustings to put climate change as a priority, especially supporting local efforts. Yet, not even supporting this Local Electricity Bill which removes disproportionate costs from community energy schemes UGH! https://twitter.com/geoffharvey3/status/1299369423577534464 [Source]

• 25 Aug 2020: Tweet

  @EmmaPery3 @SouthCambs @EmmaDyer76 and @siobhanmellon @Jose_Hales Great collaboration to support zero carbon communities between Grants Advisory Committee & Climate Change & Environment Committee @SouthCambs [Source]

• 23 Aug 2020: Tweet

  @Glostermeteor @MaryRegW I first heard of Ed Davey when I was working internationally on climate change. At the climate change summits, his name was on everyone's lips as one of the most visionary climate leaders & most impactful in terms of laws and policy that changed the face of UK renewables. [Source]

• 23 Aug 2020: Tweet

  2/ Ed now has plans for dealing with knottiest of problems driving climate breakdown. He has ways for enabling businesses, Universities, you & I to move pensions & savings away from fossil fuel investment & into green technology, whilst pursuing climate justice & social equality [Source]

• 23 Aug 2020: Tweet

  I've #votedEd. Under his green leadership, we can be the climate change party. Ive seen the evidence. As most impactful Sec of State for Energy & Climate Change, he trebled renewables, slashed energy bills & made UK global leader in offshore wind, creating 250,000 green jobs. https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1297571643456475136/video/1 [Source]

• 29 Jul 2020: Tweet

  The completion of wind turbine installation off Suffolk coast during lockdown!! seals UK's world-leading position as #1 in wind energy generation. This is transformative. Bold leadership from @EdwardJDavey led the way, trebling renewable energy #VoteEd https://www.energyvoice.com/renewables-energy-transition/255221/east-anglia-one/ [Source]

• 02 Jul 2020: Tweet

  Just as polling shows 75% public want a #GreenRecovery & as we push for higher standards in housing construction in support of @UKGBC zero carbon target, the govt's latest planning reforms strips away UK ability to meet climate targets & provide quality homes FOR ALL @LGAcomms https://twitter.com/hanaloftus/status/1278594778217709568 [Source]

• 02 Jul 2020: Tweet

  Tragically not @lucyfrazermp despite her campaign assurances that climate change is important https://twitter.com/TheCCoalition/status/1278378198812819460 [Source]

• 10 Jun 2020: Tweet

  This is one of the biggest fights that has had one of greatest impacts on both vrid decarbonisation and on UKs worldbeating place in wind energy Lib Dem #ClimateLeadership @GreenLibDems https://twitter.com/EdwardJDavey/status/1270616372691828736 [Source]

• 05 Jun 2020: Tweet

  Is it just me? This is so sexy!! And so relevant. It was quite a shock to find out how much mileage & petrol our refuse fleet devours - a major chunk of our CO2 emissions at the Council. And to be powered by clean green electricity. Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay @GreenLibDems https://twitter.com/SouthCambs/status/1268860114703802369 [Source]

• 04 Jun 2020: Tweet

  Exciting indeed. Big Ideas. A greener, fairer and caring vision. @EdwardJDavey won against the Tories on climate change, trebling the UK's renewable power. He's now putting forward a bold vision for the #GreenRecovery to fast-track action on #ClimateEmergency. Just what we need! https://twitter.com/EdwardJDavey/status/1268423085386092544 [Source]

• 02 Jun 2020: Tweet

  We have a short window of opportunity as we emerge from lockdown. Govt must put in place measures for Green Recovery. From floods to driest May. Sudden extreme weather changes in UK are strong indications of #climatebreakdown. #ClimateEmergency @CarbonNtrlCambs https://twitter.com/RHarrabin/status/1267422775989407746 [Source]

• 27 May 2020: Tweet

  It's now for local councils to be transformative & shape green economic recovery that lifts up communities & businesses, slashes emissions & increases resilience. Thanks @CambridgeIndy & @LouiseOnAir Climate leadership @trevor_nicoll @siobhanmellon @SouthCambs @libdemlocalgov https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1265695766032666624/photo/1 [Source]

• 23 May 2020: Tweet

  Riding roughshod over local councils & Planning Inspectorate who recommended ministers refuse permission for gas plant because it “would undermine government’s commitment in Climate Change Act 2008” by having “significant adverse effects” @GreenLibDems https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/22/uk-approval-for-biggest-gas-power-station-europe-ruled-legal-high-court-climate-planning?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&__twitter_impression=true [Source]

• 21 May 2020: Tweet

  2/ On the back of #ClimateEmergency declaration, we needed to set out how quickly we will drive down emissions in first 5-10 years and by what means. So proud & lucky to have visionary & inspiring team: @trevor_nicoll @siobhanmellon @lizwatts101 @cllrbridget @geoffharvey3 and https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1263524602489298946/photo/1 [Source]