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Taiwo Owatemi's Climate-related Tweets, Speeches & Votes

We've found the following climate-related tweets, speeches & votes by Taiwo Owatemi

• 20 Aug 2024: Tweet

  RT @UKLabour: Wales plays a crucial role in producing clean, renewable energy, and training the workforce of the future. Labour's Great Br… [Source]

• 14 Mar 2024: Tweet

  Extreme floods are becoming increasingly common with the damaging effects of climate change leaving 10,000 properties in Coventry at risk of flooding. Yet this govt is too chaotic and distracted to learn the lessons of the past and protect communities before disaster strikes. [Source]

• 04 Jul 2023: Tweet

  ????Climate Change Strategy - have your say!???? @coventrycc has launched its draft Climate Change Strategy and local people can tell them what you think. ⏰ The Deadline to respond to their consultation is this Friday 7th July! ✍????Fill out the survey: https://letstalk.coventry.gov.uk/login [Source]

• 19 Jun 2023: Tweet

  I’m proud to be a part of Labour’s climate change and net zero team. Cheaper, cleaner energy. That’s @UKLabour's mission. https://x.com/TaiwoOwatemi/status/1670712944856793089/photo/1 [Source]

• 05 Jun 2023: Tweet

  ????@UKLabour recognises the central role local government will play in achieving net-zero, including delivering our Warm Homes Plan and slashing energy bills for millions. With more financial autonomy and longer-term funding settlements, we will empower local leaders to deliver. [Source]

• 05 Jun 2023: Tweet

  Thank you to all of the local people who are contributing to important conversation about how we reach net-zero in Coventry. I would encourage anyone who has views on the @coventrycc draft climate strategy to have your say here: https://letstalk.coventry.gov.uk/login https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/new-plan-drawn-up-slash-27046741 [Source]

• 13 Apr 2023: Tweet

  A shameful decision by this Conservative Goverment. The climate emergency is real and this backward step sends out a terrible message that the UK is not taking it seriously. @UKLabour will put climate action at the heart of our foreign policy ???? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/13/uk-accused-of-backwards-step-for-axing-top-climate-diplomat-role [Source]

• 30 Mar 2023: Tweet

  RT @Ed_Miliband: ‘Green Day’ summarised: ❌ No removal of the onshore wind ban ❌ No new money for energy efficiency ❌ No net zero mandate… [Source]

• 17 Mar 2023: Tweet

  RT @Ed_Miliband: By delaying action on net zero, the Conservatives are robbing Britain of the opportunity to cut energy bills, boost energy… [Source]

• 10 Nov 2022: Tweet

  RT @Keir_Starmer: Britain should be leading the way to tackle the climate crisis. Visiting a wind farm in Grimsby, I spoke with industry l… [Source]

• 2 Nov 2022: Parliamentary Speech

  T7. Coventry is leading the way in the manufacture of electric cars. Despite that, our Conservative Government continue to flip-flop both on attending the COP27 climate summit and on investing in green technologies. When will the Government step up and sign off the gigafactory for Coventry? ( 902001 )

  Full debate: Topical Questions

• 27 Oct 2022: Tweet

  RT @Ed_Miliband: This is a massive failure of leadership We were the COP26 hosts and now the UK PM will be missing in action What Rishi S… [Source]

• 26 Oct 2022: Parliamentary Speech

  As the global community reels from conflict, hunger and climate catastrophe, the Conservatives continue to heap damage on to our global reputation. Britain should be at the forefront of providing aid to the hungry, not turning our backs on the world stage when help is most needed. Our allies are noticing, and they will not forget this moment. Britain is a leader on the world stage or it is nothing, so I urge the Government to think again and provide the help that is so badly needed. The Conservatives’ own manifesto contains an explicit commitment to end

  The Government are breaking their own promise not only on preventable deaths, but on the looming threat of climate change. Global warming could lead to a 20% rise in global food prices by 2050, hurting the world’s poorest countries. The Government must finally deliver on their promise on international climate finance, to help developing countries fight the climate crisis, and help to protect food supply. If food security is not connected for the world, it is not protected for us at home. This, more than most, is an interconnected issue, and if we do not deal with it on a global scale, there is minimal chance of success. We cannot close ourselves off from the reality of climate change; we must work together with those who will be worst affected to find a solution now.

  Full debate: Global Food Security

• 19 Oct 2022: Vote

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

• 25 Jul 2022: Tweet

  RT @LukePollard: The debate on ear rings and suits gets more airtime than the climate crisis. This is awful. The planet is burning and ne… [Source]

• 17 Jul 2022: Tweet

  RT @Ed_Miliband: Tonight we learn that even the Tories don't trust the Tories to tackle the climate emergency. Alok Sharma is right: the C… [Source]

• 13 Dec 2021: Vote

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

• 13 Sep 2021: Parliamentary Speech

  There are many reasons to be vocal about the benefits of HS2 if it is built as initially promised. In many ways HS2 should be a green and environmentally friendly new railway. It should present an important asset in achieving net zero carbon in the UK, creating an alternative to an emission-heavy mode of transport. By shifting more commuters to rail travel, not only will carbon emissions be 76% lower than those of an internal flight, but it would compete on journey time and cost.

  Full debate: HS2

• 07 Jun 2021: Vote

  Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill — New Clause 1 - Human Rights Abuses - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 26 May 2021: Vote

  Environment Bill — New Clause 24 - Prohibition on burning of peat in upland areas - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 13 Jan 2021: Vote

  Financial Services Bill — Schedule 2 - Prudential regulation of FCA investment firms - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 16 Nov 2020: Vote

  Pension Schemes Bill [Lords] — Clause 124 - Climate change risk - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 12 Oct 2020: Vote

  Agriculture Bill — After Clause 42 - Contribution of agriculture and associated land use to climate change targets - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: No

• 29 Sep 2020: Vote

  United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — New Clause 6 - Economic development: climate and nature emergency impact statement - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 8 Sep 2020: Parliamentary Speech

  Amendment 73 sets out the net zero target about which my hon. Friend the Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport has already spoken. It would have placed a requirement on fisheries authorities to ensure that

  “fish and aquaculture activities achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030”.

  I take the hon. Gentleman’s point and I do not believe that the brunt should fall on the fishing industry. This is an issue that every sector of society and the economy has got to deal with. It does not make sense not to seize the opportunity that the Bill presents to ensure that our fishing industry can lead the charge in terms of net zero. We could be pioneers and lead the way for other countries to follow in our footsteps. We could improve the environmental performance of our fishing ports, promoting decarbonisation and phasing out fossil fuels. The end of the CFP and the passage of the Bill through Parliament does represent an opportunity to be bold and ambitious, and now is the time for meaningful change to promote the sort of greener economy that benefits both people and our environment.

  On decarbonising the fleet—I am glad he enjoys Fishing News as much as I do—fishing accounts for about 10% of the domestic shipping CO2 emissions. I am not in any way downplaying that significant amount. The grant-making powers in the Bill could well be used to give grants which would encourage vessels to move to more sustainable types of fuel.

  There is no plan, but there is a very good clause which enables the plan to be made. It is something that should and will be done at local levels, but I would be amazed if decarbonisation of the fuels that vessels use was not the sort of thing to be considered.

  Full debate: Fisheries Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)

• 05 Feb 2020: Vote

  Transport - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye