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We've found 104 Climate-Related Tweets by Richard Burgon.

• 20 Dec 2024 While the far-right are trying to turn climate change into the latest culture war, our communities are paying the price with devastating floods. The Tories left flood defences in the worst state on record. In Parliament, I said it's urgent to fix our flood defences. https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1870085350091010187/video/1 [Source]
• 27 Nov 2024 The only way to protect our communities from the climate emergency is through global collective action. Yet #COP29 failed to provide the funding urgently needed. Fossil fuel giants are making vast profits while driving the climate crisis. They should be the ones made to pay up. https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1861829408580927661/video/1 [Source]
• 12 Nov 2024 Spain's devastating floods highlight the need for massive investment to address the climate crisis. The fossil fuel giants have made eye-watering profits while fuelling climate chaos. Today I called for oil and gas companies to be made to pay for the climate action we need. https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1856441572344107408/video/1 [Source]
• 11 Oct 2024 Great to meet young climate activists from @_TeachtheFuture in Parliament this week. They're campaigning for climate-friendly schools and for the reality of the climate emergency to be taught in schools to help prepare the next generation to tackle the greatest crisis we face. https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1844763409918595265/photo/1 [Source]
• 12 Sep 2024 The Climate Emergency is one of the greatest challenges we face. It was great to catch up this week with @GreenpeaceUK I'll be campaigning with them and others to make the oil and gas giants pay for the huge investment we need to take the climate catastrophe they've caused. https://twitter.com/RichardBurgon/status/1834302026593017929/photo/1 [Source]
• 03 Sep 2024 RT @PoliticsJOE_UK: Just Ed Miliband making Richard Tice look v silly over renewable energy x https://twitter.com/PoliticsJOE_UK/status/1830997058720829563/video/1 [Source]
• 29 Aug 2024 This is the correct decision by our new Government. The Rosebank oil field would be a disaster in the battle against climate change. Its emissions alone would be the same as 56 coal-fired power plants running for a year. Well done to everyone who has campaigned on this! https://twitter.com/StopCambo/status/1829040419126042907 [Source]
• 21 Jun 2024 So tax the oil and gas companies then given they've made billions off the backs of ordinary people while driving us to climate catastrophe. https://twitter.com/RishiSunak/status/1804158142076366859 [Source]
• 25 Apr 2024 This Friday I'm bringing a Parliamentary Bill to ban MPs taking a single penny from oil & gas companies. These firms have driven up your energy bills and brought us to the edge of climate catastrophe. Yet some MPs have pocketed vast sums of money from them. It must be stopped. https://twitter.com/RichardBurgon/status/1783520457112625186/photo/1 [Source]
• 25 Apr 2024 RT @RichardBurgon: The same fossil fuel firms behind record energy bills have brought us to the cliff edge of climate catastrophe. This we… [Source]
• 23 Apr 2024 The same fossil fuel firms behind record energy bills have brought us to the cliff edge of climate catastrophe. This week I'm bringing a Bill to stop MPs taking any financial donations from oil and gas firms. It's time to kick oil money out of politics. https://leftfootforward.org/2024/04/its-time-to-ban-mps-from-taking-donations-from-fossil-fuel-firms/ [Source]
• 15 Mar 2024 Young climate activists have led the way in demanding governments treat climate change as the emergency it is. It was great to meet Vanessa Nakate, a leading activist, about her campaigning. I also discussed with her my Bill to stop MPs taking any funding from oil & gas firms. https://twitter.com/RichardBurgon/status/1768694141259542606/photo/1 [Source]
• 06 Mar 2024 The Tory Chancellor's Budget speech was 7,200 words long. There were ZERO mentions of inequality or climate change. And just ONE mention of poverty. Tells you all you need to know. [Source]
• 04 Feb 2024 Good to be out and about in Seacroft, Colton and Crossgates delivering copies of my latest report for East Leeds residents. It covers work I’ve been in doing in Parliament on the cost of living crisis, the NHS, climate change and more and some of my work back home in East Leeds. https://twitter.com/RichardBurgon/status/1754204713061388560/photo/1 [Source]
• 10 Jan 2024 I just voted against the Tories' Anti-Boycott Bill. Whether it be to oppose Israel's illegal settlements that violate international law or the companies behind the climate crisis, people must have a right to boycott. Once again the Tories are trampling on key democratic rights. [Source]
• 08 Jan 2024 Today the Tories are bringing a new oil and gas Bill. This Bill will: ❌Not lower your energy bills ❌Do nothing to ensure energy security ❌Undermine the action needed on climate change As part of a cross-party group of MPs I'm calling for the Government to scrap this Bill. https://twitter.com/RichardBurgon/status/1744326536675656096/photo/1 [Source]
• 20 Dec 2023 We wouldn’t let tobacco firms fund those working on health policy, so why do we allow fossil fuel companies to fund MPs who need to act on climate change? I've added my name to the No Fossil Funding Pledge. Join the campaign for a #FossilFreeParliament https://fossilfreeparliament.uk/no-fossil-funding-pledge/ https://twitter.com/RichardBurgon/status/1737494226361889029/photo/1 [Source]
• 15 Dec 2023 I had a fantastic time at the recent @oxfamgb youth-led event in parliament, held to coincide with #COP28 and showcase climate-themed artwork from schools across the UK. These creative students know the importance of tackling the climate crisis - our Government should take note! https://twitter.com/RichardBurgon/status/1735685262519246865/photo/1 [Source]
• 13 Dec 2023 The UN climate talks failed to do what is needed to phase out fossil fuels. For decades, oil and gas giants have used their vast influence to delay climate action. That's why this week I've brought a Bill to ban MPs from receiving any funding from fossil fuel companies. #COP28 [Source]
• 12 Dec 2023 The same oil and gas giants that forced up your energy bills have driven the climate crisis. We need to end the huge influence that oil and gas money has on our politics. So this week I've brought a Parliamentary Bill to ban MPs from receiving a single penny from these firms. https://twitter.com/RichardBurgon/status/1734584944947585496/photo/1 [Source]
• 05 Dec 2023 A record number of fossil fuel lobbyists have been given access to this year's global climate talks. We need to end the influence that fossil fuel companies have on our politics. That's why I'm bringing a Parliamentary Bill to stop MPs receiving funding from oil & gas firms. https://twitter.com/RichardBurgon/status/1732120458097533094/photo/1 [Source]
• 02 Dec 2023 These fossil fuel companies have brought us to the edge of climate catastrophe. It's time to end the huge influence they have over our politics. That's why next week I'm re-submitting my Parliamentary Bill banning MPs from receiving any money from the oil and gas giants. https://twitter.com/RichardBurgon/status/1730952866045530231/photo/1 [Source]
• 01 Dec 2023 Ahead of the global climate talks, I asked the Government a simple question. Why should any other country listen to this Government on tackling climate change when it is pushing ahead with damaging new North sea oil and gas fields? https://twitter.com/RichardBurgon/status/1730221521778429953/video/1 [Source]
• 30 Nov 2023 Every leading climate body says we must phase out fossil fuel use. Yet our Government is going into the global climate talks backing new oil & gas fields. In Parliament, I called out their climate hypocrisy. The Minister then said new oil & gas will help "the greener economy”! https://twitter.com/RichardBurgon/status/1730221521778429953/video/1 [Source]
• 16 Nov 2023 Fossil fuel firms got rich while bringing us to the edge of climate catastrophe. These big polluters must now provide the finance urgently needed by the most climate-threatened countries. Great to meet the @MakePolluterPay coalition in Parliament this week #LossAndDamage https://twitter.com/RichardBurgon/status/1725247220214116718/photo/1 [Source]
• 25 Oct 2023 Fossil fuel companies have created a climate emergency. When world leaders gather for the UN Climate Change Conference next month, they must reach a global agreement to phase out fossil fuels. Great to join the @climateAPPG event demanding real action at COP28 on this. https://twitter.com/RichardBurgon/status/1717169835606511861/photo/1 [Source]
• 23 Sep 2023 Fossil fuel giants have made hundreds of billions in profits while bringing us to the cliff edge of climate breakdown. They should pay for the action we need to tackle climate change around the world. Well done to everyone who joined the #MakePollutersPay day of action today. [Source]
• 21 Sep 2023 Rishi Sunak's net zero U-turn will increase British household bills by £8 BILLION over the next 10 years. Sunak pretends he's on your side - but this is really about boosting the profits of the fossil fuel giants. [Source]
• 20 Sep 2023 The Prime Minister is being deliberately dishonest. You don't meet Net Zero by 2050 by abandoning the steps needed to get there. This speech repeats the Tory errors of the past. It will mean higher energy bills, make us less energy secure and cost us 1000s of good green jobs. [Source]
• 20 Sep 2023 In Parliament yesterday, I accused the Government of handing billions in tax breaks to big oil companies while failing to properly support renewables. A disastrous move that will keep bills higher, make us less energy secure and cost thousands of good green jobs. #netzero https://twitter.com/RichardBurgon/status/1704493278538661969/video/1 [Source]
• 20 Sep 2023 When the Tories decided to cut "the green crap" last time it added hundreds of pounds to people's energy bills. Renewables are much cheaper than gas. Well insulated homes save people money. Rishi Sunak's weak climate leadership will cost you money. [Source]
• 19 Sep 2023 Liz Truss and her neoliberal allies now seem to be driving Tory climate policy. Sunak's reckless decision to dilute Net Zero measures will leave people with higher bills, cost us good green jobs and set back the fight against climate change. An unelected PM who offers nothing. [Source]
• 05 Sep 2023 @ChrisGPackham Thank you for pushing the need for real, decisive action to properly tackle the grave threat of climate change. [Source]
• 05 Sep 2023 RT @ChrisGPackham: Massive thanks and respect to @RichardBurgon for taking the time to discuss climate breakdown with the scientists yester… [Source]
• 05 Sep 2023 Yesterday I met with scientists campaigning for what the science makes clear is needed to avert climate catastrophe - no new oil and gas fields. I back their campaign and spoke with them about my Parliamentary Bill which would ban MPs from taking money from oil and gas giants. https://twitter.com/RichardBurgon/status/1699051788530294927/photo/1 [Source]
• 11 Aug 2023 We can't expect MPs to fight climate change if they're financially benefiting from oil and gas companies. That's why I recently put down a new Parliamentary Bill banning MPs from receiving any money from the oil and gas giants. https://twitter.com/RichardBurgon/status/1689920842346430464/photo/1 [Source]
• 31 Jul 2023 Granting 100+ new gas and oil licences is an act of climate vandalism. It won't lower bills or boost energy security - as this energy will be sold on global markets at global prices. And it will undermine the urgent transition we need to cheap, renewable energy. It's reckless. [Source]
• 27 Jul 2023 If we had a proper Windfall Tax on oil & gas companies, we could raise billions to fight climate change and tackle the cost of living crisis. But the priority for the Tories is to keep the profits flowing to the oil & gas giants. And they don't care that you're paying the price. https://twitter.com/RichardBurgon/status/1684634777922457600/photo/1 [Source]
• 25 Jul 2023 .@BylineTimes coverage of my Bill to ban MPs taking any funding from oil and gas giants. These firms are behind record energy bills and have brought us to the brink of a climate catastrophe. We need to end the huge influence they have on our politics.https://bylinetimes.com/2023/07/18/bill-proposed-to-ban-mps-from-taking-oil-and-gas-funding-as-politicians-receive-thousands-from-polluting-firms/ [Source]
• 25 Jul 2023 The deadly heatwaves worldwide wouldn't be happening without climate change, scientists say. The economic damage caused by climate change will be huge. The human costs devastating. Our Government shouldn't water down climate measures, but strengthen them.https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jul/25/deadly-global-heatwaves-undeniably-result-of-climate-crisis-scientists-attribution [Source]
• 18 Jul 2023 Today in Parliament I presented my Bill to stop MPs receiving any money from oil and gas giants. The companies behind our record energy bills have brought us to the brink of a climate catastrophe. It's time to end the huge influence they have over our politics. https://twitter.com/RichardBurgon/status/1681354828126076943/video/1 [Source]
• 18 Jul 2023 Oil and gas companies have brought us to the brink of climate catastrophe. We need to break the huge influence that these companies have long had over our politics. Today I'm presenting my Bill to prevent MPs receiving any financial or other benefit from oil and gas companies. https://twitter.com/RichardBurgon/status/1681201236417052672/photo/1 [Source]
• 10 Jul 2023 The UN is warning that climate change is out of control. Fossil fuel giants that brought us to the brink of catastrophe have too much influence on our politics. Next week, as promised, I'm bringing a Parliamentary Bill to ban MPs from taking any funding from oil and gas firms. https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1678454625718992898/photo/1 [Source]
• 28 Jun 2023 The Government’s independent climate advisers now say the "expansion of fossil fuel production is not in line with Net Zero." Today I said it would be an act of climate vandalism for the Government to allow the huge Rosebank oil and gas field to go ahead. https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1674133601095503878/video/1 [Source]
• 10 Jun 2023 People can't afford to feed their kids. Wages are falling. Mortgage costs and rents soaring. While the climate crisis is hitting ever harder. This is what our politics should be focused on. Instead we get another Tory soap opera. The sooner we can kick them all out the better. [Source]
• 30 Mar 2023 We are in a cost-of-living and climate emergency - driven by greedy oil and gas giants. Yet the Tories are planning a new huge oil field - and fossil giants will get billions in subsidies to develop it. No to the Rosebank oil field - Invest in renewables! #StopRosebank https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1641466894803689473/video/1 [Source]
• 24 Jan 2023 RT @NadiaWhittomeMP: Today my Climate Education Bill returns to Parliament. The climate emergency will affect every aspect of our society.… [Source]
• 01 Dec 2022 RT @_OliviaBlake: Since the Paris agreement, the world’s 60 largest banks financed $3.8 trill worth of fossil fuel projects The vast wealt… [Source]
• 30 Nov 2022 Renewable energy is nine times cheaper than gas. But the Tory ban on onshore wind has helped keep bills unnecessarily high. In Parliament, I called on the Government to scrap this ban and put the interest of people struggling with their bills ahead of NIMBY Tory MPs. https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1597982523388465153/video/1 [Source]
• 22 Nov 2022 At the end of #COP27, Rishi Sunak said “Keeping the 1.5 degrees commitment alive is vital to the future of our planet”. If he was serious, he'd reject the Rosebank oil field, the UK's largest undeveloped oil field. Instead, the Tories are planning a big expansion of oil & gas. https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1595096155691814912/video/1 [Source]
• 21 Nov 2022 Government benches disturbingly sparsely populated for the Urgent Question on COP27. [Source]
• 09 Nov 2022 The most detailed inventory ever of greenhouse gas emissions has just come out. It shows oil & gas emissions are THREE TIMES higher than producers claim. Oil & gas projects account for half of the 50 largest sources of emissions. We need to end all new oil & gas projects. [Source]
• 07 Nov 2022 RT @antonioguterres: The climate crisis is the fight of our lives - and we are losing. But one thing is certain: those that give up are su… [Source]
• 07 Nov 2022 The very richest are driving the climate crisis. It takes 26 YEARS for a low earner in the UK to consume as much carbon as the very richest do in one year. We need to tax the high-polluting lifestyles of the top 1% and create a Climate Wealth Fund to tackle the climate crisis. [Source]
• 02 Nov 2022 As I told @BBCPolitics, it's not enough for Rishi Sunak to attend the global climate talks. It's time for real action: he needs to scrap all new oil and gas fields. And we need a massive push on renewables - which are NINE times cheaper. #COP27 https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1587821722241073152/video/1 [Source]
• 28 Oct 2022 The UN is warning that we are on the verge of an irreversible climate catastrophe. And this is what the Environment Secretary - who'll be representing Britain at the global climate talks - has to say? It's beyond a joke. It's reckless. https://x.com/Haggis_UK/status/1585885795109703680/video/1 [Source]
• 27 Oct 2022 RT @johnestevens: In 48 hours as PM, Rishi Sunak has: ❌ Pulled out of attending Cop27 in Egypt ❌ Removed Cop president Alok Sharma from Ca… [Source]
• 27 Sep 2022 Labour has just announced it'll set up Great British Energy - a publicly-owned company producing renewable energy that won't be there to make profits for rip-off firms but will keep bills down and help meet our climate targets. A crucial policy for the challenges we face. [Source]
• 24 Sep 2022 The same oil and gas giants behind soaring bills have taken us to the cliff edge on climate change. And they have too much power. It was great to kick off my meetings at Labour conference today at @TWT_NOW to discuss my coming Bill to ban MPs from taking oil and gas money. https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1573775951594496003/photo/1 [Source]
• 22 Sep 2022 RT @WelshLabour: We won't solve the climate crisis by relying on more fossil fuels. That's something our Welsh Labour Government understan… [Source]
• 20 Sep 2022 RT @We_OwnIt: HUGE support from Labour voters for public ownership ???? Nationalisation would help with cost of living and climate crisis htt… [Source]
• 23 Aug 2022 Oil and gas giants have created a climate emergency and are driving up your energy bills. It's urgent we shift to cheaper renewable energy. But instead the Government has approved Shell's new Jackdaw gas field. Today I joined climate activists in Leeds to demand #StopJackdaw. https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1562127689087176704/video/1 [Source]
• 21 Jul 2022 RT @chrischirp: Seems we have to learn to live with poverty, inequality, low wages, pandemics and planet threatening climate change. I gu… [Source]
• 20 Jul 2022 Oil and gas giants have driven the climate crisis. Yet Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi previously banked £1.3 million from an oil company while an MP. And Home Secretary Priti Patel accepted a £100,000 donation from a firm run by an oil trader. We need to put an end to this! https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1549654604400496640/photo/1 [Source]
• 19 Jul 2022 Climate catastrophe doesn't have to be our destiny. As I said in parliament before the last UN climate talks, what happens next is a matter of political will. Our actions from now on can help shape the lives of billions of people for the better. https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1549470900298334210/video/1 [Source]
• 19 Jul 2022 The same oil and gas giants behind soaring bills have taken us to the cliff edge on climate change. These companies have too much influence on our economy and politics. When Parliament returns after the summer, I'll introduce a Bill to ban MPs from taking oil and gas money. https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1549430649794301953/photo/1 [Source]
• 18 Jul 2022 RT @RichardBurgon: If we're going to limit climate change, then lots more of the economy is going to have to be under public ownership - in… [Source]
• 18 Jul 2022 The Spectator is attacking me for pointing out that the wealthiest people are fuelling the climate crisis. Here's what the UN says: "Developed nations, in particular the wealthy, bear greatest responsibility." The right-wing media know this. But they want to shift the blame. https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1549075282254077956/photo/1 [Source]
• 18 Jul 2022 If we're going to limit climate change, then lots more of the economy is going to have to be under public ownership - including transport and energy. An economic model based on the endless pursuit of profit got us into this mess. It won't get us out of it. [Source]
• 17 Jul 2022 When climate change deniers say we had a heatwave like this in 1976 show them this. We shouldn't have political leaders debating whether to abandon Net Zero 2050 commitments. In fact we need to get there much much faster. We need to treat climate change as the emergency it is. https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1548638858786521089/photo/1 [Source]
• 15 Jul 2022 As we face 40C temperatures and the first ever Red Extreme Heat Warning, remember this climate crisis is driven by the wealthy. The UK's wealthiest 1% of people each produce 11x the carbon emissions of someone in the poorest half of society. We must fight for climate justice! https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1548013441033523202/photo/1 [Source]
• 29 Jun 2022 Today the UK's climate watchdog @theCCCuk slammed the Government: ❌ Policies "will not deliver net-zero" ❌ "Scant evidence of delivery" ❌No “credible” plans for over half of emissions ❌"Shocking gap" in policy on home insulation ❌Proposed Cumbria coalmine is "indefensible" [Source]
• 19 May 2022 RT @ApsanaBegumMP: Instead of taking action to address the cost-of-living crisis and injustices like racism and climate breakdown, the gove… [Source]
• 04 Apr 2022 Today's UN climate report again underlines just how close we are to climate catastrophe. We urgently need our Government to maximise the shift to renewable energy and to insulate millions of homes. Instead it's planning to double down on expensive North Sea oil & gas. Reckless. [Source]
• 17 Jan 2022 RT @socialistcam: ???? TONIGHT ???? This evening we kick off our series of online policy seminars looking at the climate crisis. Speakers inclu… [Source]
• 15 Nov 2021 I'm on a Parliamentary Committee today and so can't attend the #COP26 debate. But if I could have, I'd have told Boris Johnson that his backing of new oil fields, cuts to taxes on domestic flights & to international aid all undermined efforts to get the outcome needed at #COP26 [Source]
• 14 Nov 2021 The fossil fuel industry had the largest delegation at the climate summit. All fossil fuel lobbyists should be banned from attending future climate talks. [Source]
• 13 Nov 2021 When we needed real action to limit global warming to 1.5C the #COP26 agreement lets fossil fuel companies off the hook. One thing's clear: every advance in the fight against climate disaster is due to pressure from inspiring climate activists, not business as usual governments. [Source]
• 10 Nov 2021 RT @GretaThunberg: We are filing a legal petition to the UN secretary-general urging him to declare the climate crisis a global level 3 eme… [Source]
• 10 Nov 2021 RT @labourlewis: Today @BorisJohnson will speak again at #COP26. Here’s why you can’t trust a word he says. https://t.co/jG9nUDHOo1 [Source]
• 06 Nov 2021 Do you live in Seacroft? Are you concerned about climate catastrophe? Do you want to do something about it? Why not join Climate Action Seacroft: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486811335859071 #COP2GDA #Seacroft #Leeds #EastLeeds https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1457063784380567558/photo/1 [Source]
• 05 Nov 2021 It was rewarding and inspiring to discuss the climate emergency with young people from East Leeds who are part of the @ChapelFM youth delegation to #COP26. They see so clearly the scale of the action needed to be avert climate catastrophe. https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1456738520131833859/photo/1 [Source]
• 04 Nov 2021 Instead of letting Jeff Bezos address COP26, he should be hit with a Wealth Tax to fund a global Green New Deal. We need real action to tackle the high-polluting lifestyles of the top 1% that fuel the climate crisis. My new article for @LabourOutlook http://labouroutlook.org/2021/11/03/lets-hike-taxes-on-the-top-1-to-help-tackle-their-carbon-emissions-richard-burgon-mp/ [Source]
• 02 Nov 2021 Jeff Bezos flew in his private jet to COP26 and is funding a climate-damaging private space race. The Billionaire class that caused this climate crisis won't solve it. Instead of letting Bezos address COP26, he should be hit with a Wealth Tax to fund a global Green New Deal. [Source]
• 02 Nov 2021 The climate crisis is the greatest ever failure of free-market capitalism. We need a Green New Deal now. ✅ Millions of unionised, green jobs ✅ Public ownership of energy and transport ✅ Insulating millions of homes ✅ Huge investment in renewables and an end to fossil fuels [Source]
• 01 Nov 2021 Boris Johnson will address the global climate talks today. Every journalist there should ask him why he's set to sign-off on a new oil field in Scotland that would produce up to 170 million barrels of oil. The time for talk is over - we need real action against fossil fuels. [Source]
• 31 Oct 2021 Ahead of the COP26 climate talks, I spoke in Parliament about how we can still stop catastrophic climate change - but only if we treat it as the global emergency that it is. https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1451575767775731717/video/1 [Source]
• 29 Oct 2021 Ahead of COP26, it was great to meet young climate activists from @_TeachtheFuture outside Parliament this week. Their campaign to make climate change and the ecological emergency a central part of the curriculum is crucial to tackling this crisis. #climateeducation https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1454124525893869569/photo/1 [Source]
• 27 Oct 2021 The week before historic global climate talks - when the UN is warning we are far from what's needed to prevent climate catastrophe - the Chancellor has just CUT taxes on UK INTERNAL flights. We should be investing in train travel - not encouraging even more domestic flights. [Source]
• 22 Oct 2021 We are at the most important moment in human history - with a small window to act to prevent climate catastrophe. Billions of lives will be affected if we don't start to treat climate change like the global emergency it is. My speech to Parliament ahead of COP26. https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1451575767775731717/video/1 [Source]
• 20 Oct 2021 Just two weeks from COP26, the Government should be showing climate leadership. Instead, Tory MPs tonight voted against tougher environmental protections. [Source]
• 13 Oct 2021 We must do everything possible to prevent catastrophic climate change. But significant climate impacts are already inevitable. That means, as well as driving down emissions, we must prepare for coming climate shocks if we're to protect millions of lives.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-58883234 [Source]
• 26 Sep 2021 Absolutely brilliant that Labour delegates have voted to support the Green New Deal motion. The climate crisis is the greatest threat we face. Public ownership is key to tackling it. Well done to everyone who has campaigned for this especially @LabGND and @fbunational. https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1442114304447111173/photo/1 [Source]
• 26 Sep 2021 RT @LabGND: Our motion is now beimg moved by @MattWrack of the @fbunational The climate crisis is a catastrophe that affects each and eve… [Source]
• 23 Sep 2021 Boris Johnson talked a lot about climate change at the UN. Good. But the time for talk is over. We need action. His Government's own Climate Committee says he's got no plans to meet UK climate targets. He should start by stopping the new Cumbria coal mine & Shetland oil field. [Source]
• 16 Sep 2021 The greatest crisis facing humanity is the climate crisis. Labour party delegates to Conference must have the right to discuss the Labour for a Green New Deal motion, submitted by 21 local parties. It's outrageous that it's been ruled out. [Source]
• 11 Aug 2021 RT @LabGND: Labour members and the public demand radical action to tackle the climate crisis. ???? The popularity of our Green Jobs Revolutio… [Source]
• 10 Aug 2021 Every time a Tory Minister is on the media over climate change, journalists should ask: Will you stop the new oil field off Shetland? Prevent the new Cumbria coal mine? End UK funding for the mega-gas project in Mozambique? The time for talk is over - we need real action. [Source]
• 08 Aug 2021 The world is suffering unprecedented fire and floods. Yet in the same breath as warning of a climate catastrophe, the Tory climate chief backs new oil fields. The Tories won't fight the climate crisis - they're too attached to the very same broken economic model that caused it. https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1424440622514118660/photo/1 [Source]
• 26 Jul 2021 The climate emergency is here and now. But the Tories are failing to take the action needed. My article on why Labour must lead the fight for climate action and for a Green New Deal. ???? https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/labour-lead-britain-netzero https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1419582104325824517/photo/1 [Source]
• 23 Jul 2021 The climate emergency is here and now. In just 100 days time Britain will hold the UN climate talks but the Tory government is failing to deliver the action needed. I've written for @politicshome on why Labour must lead the fight for a Green New Deal. https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/labour-lead-britain-netzero https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1418544566400126978/photo/1 [Source]
• 16 Jul 2021 The shocking scenes in Germany show why we need urgent action on climate change. We can't go into the climate crisis as badly prepared as we were for this health crisis. My new article on why Labour must lead the fight to get Britain to net-zero. https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/labour-lead-britain-netzero [Source]
• 08 Jul 2021 Steve Turner’s vision for well paid green jobs helping to tackle the climate crisis is one of the many reasons I’m proud to back him to become General Secretary of Unite the Union. https://twitter.com/SteveT_Unite/status/1413113293691047945 [Source]
• 18 Jun 2021 A productive afternoon speaking with constituents on issues ranging from housing to climate change. If you’re an East Leeds resident and need my help or want to share your views on an issue important to you, don’t hesitate to get in touch ???? https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1405932058195775492/photo/1 [Source]