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Sarah Champion's Climate-related Tweets, Speeches & Votes

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

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• 06 Dec 2024: Tweet

  RT @SarahChampionMP: We must take climate change seriously. I went to @zsllondonzoo & was reminded of the delicate balance of ecosystems &… [Source]

• 05 Dec 2024: Tweet

  We must take climate change seriously. I went to @zsllondonzoo & was reminded of the delicate balance of ecosystems & the havoc that changing global temperatures are having on habitats AND on animal behaviour. @BIAZA Read about @zsl’s conservation: https://www.londonzoo.org/conservation https://x.com/SarahChampionMP/status/1864682497348411467/photo/1 [Source]

• 3 Dec 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  The Government made a manifesto commitment to carry out an audit of our relations with China. Can the Minister confirm that the audit will cover trade and the issue of goods in the UK supply chain that are produced in Xinjiang? Can he tell us whether the impact of the accelerated roll-out of electric vehicles and solar panels and the 2030 decarbonisation target will also be audited? Given the Government’s so far unsuccessful mission to grow the UK economy, will the Minister agree that that growth must not come at the price of restricting our condemnation of human rights abuses in China?

  The problem with all this is that it does not seem to matter who is in government; the Foreign Office and other Departments try to block everything to do with slavery. I was one of the people who drove through the Modern Slavery Act 2015, which we know is long past its sell-by date with regard to modern slavery. I tried to co-operate with the Government when they were in opposition, and we need to change the law, because we have real problems with net zero. Right now, we have polysilicon arrays coming in from Xinjiang in massive quantities, and nothing is being done about it. This is not just about Xinjiang; there are a quarter of a million people from Tibet in forced labour.

  I am not sure that I am in agreement, notwithstanding the high degree of consensus in the House, with the hon. Lady’s opposition to solar farms. We believe that the essential transition to a net zero economy requires not only onshore wind but, as my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business and Trade has made clear, offshore wind, on which the United Kingdom is rightly a leader, as well as onshore solar. We are simply in disagreement if the hon. Lady’s argument is that we should oppose solar farm development. That being said, she is entirely right to recognise that the net zero transition should not be at the cost of any latitude on the clear provisions of the Modern Slavery Act. It is mandatory rather than voluntary. That legislation was introduced by our predecessors, and we are considering it carefully in the light of change in other jurisdictions, but it none the less places clear obligations on those seeking to import to the United Kingdom.

  Full debate: UK Supply Chains: Uyghur Forced Labour

• 28 Nov 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  Over the years, I have witnessed at first hand how Taiwan actively contributes its expertise to support global partners, which we should celebrate. Taiwan is a leader in the fields of public health, technology, clean energy, net zero and so much more. However, despite all that Taiwan has to offer, it finds itself barred from international organisations. Since 1971, China has repeatedly used UN General Assembly resolution 2758 to justify its efforts to exclude Taiwan from the UN system, which it has done hugely effectively.

  With a population of 23.5 million, Taiwan is the most populous self-governing state not represented at the UN. Its exclusion undermines critical global co-operation efforts, in particular around public health, climate change and the realisation of the sustainable development goals. Take SDG 3, on promoting good health and wellbeing. Taiwan maintained some of the lowest case rates in the world throughout the covid-19 pandemic. However, while it had notable success in suppressing the spread of the virus, its exclusion from the World Health Organisation meant that it was unable to share this expertise with the world.

  Full debate: Taiwan: International Status

• 27 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @KerryMP: 'The UK was proudly back delivering climate leadership at #COP29. My thoughts in @PoliticsHome on why strong action on clean… [Source]

• 19 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @DavidAltonHL: I asked @Ed_Miliband about links of NetZero & #Uyghur SlaveLabour in #Xinjiang where @HouseofCommons has declared a #geno… [Source]

• 16 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @jreynoldsMP: Tackling climate change is a huge economic opportunity for Britain. This government is working to ensure every community… [Source]

• 13 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @UKUN_NewYork: 18.2 million Yemenis do not have enough food to eat. After years of war and conflict, climate change is making things wo… [Source]

• 13 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @newsfromoxfam: Number of people impacted by climate disasters in the Pacific increased 700% in the last decade: @Oxfam. #COP29 #Climat… [Source]

• 11 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @CommonsIDC: As COP29 begins, the UK and other states must ensure nations on the climate frontline, like Small Island Developing States,… [Source]

• 11 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @icai_uk: As #COP29 begins in Baku, high on the agenda is discussing a new global #climatefinance goal, taking into account the needs an… [Source]

• 07 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @ipacglobal: ???? Last week, IPAC ???????? Member @SarahChampionMP secured commitments from Secretary of State for Energy Security & Net Zero, @E… [Source]

• 07 Nov 2024: Tweet

  100%! We need a just transition https://twitter.com/tweets2cv/status/1854256713139892276 [Source]

• 22 Oct 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  Early in my first tenure as Chair of the International Development Committee, I met the former ICRC president, Peter Maurer—virtually, as this was during the covid-19 pandemic. We discussed the impact of covid on conflict-affected communities, the situation in Yemen, Syria and Myanmar, and the need for the IDC to continue to shine a light on conflict-affected contexts around the world. That is a commitment that we continue to honour. In November last year, the Committee met the ICRC’s director for the Africa region to discuss Sudan. In the last Parliament, the ICRC submitted evidence for the inquiries into climate change, aid effectiveness, racism in the aid sector, and preventing sexual exploitation and abuse. Its submissions were hugely helpful as the Committee made its recommendations to the Government, and, again and again, they have proved to be an invaluable resource for Parliament on the application of international humanitarian law.

  Full debate: Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [L...

• 02 Oct 2024: Tweet

  “This government will show global leadership on the climate crisis”- good to hear this from Ed Miliband. ⁦@CommonsIDC⁩ did a report on climate impact on SIDS - really disturbing to learn the reality of sea level rise ⁦@FCDOGovUK⁩ https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/this-government-will-show-global-leadership-on-the-climate-crisis-uk-statement-at-the-un [Source]