MPs' Climate-Related Tweets - November 2018

We've identified 19 Twitter posts by MPs related to action on climate change during November 2018.

28th November 2018

• 28 Nov 2018 Anna Turley MP (@annaturley) Alex has been driving the Carbon Capture Usage & Storage thinking in Parliament for many years as chair of the All-Party Group on CCS. This is a proud day for Teesside and he has played a really big role in this. https://twitter.com/ACunninghamMP/status/1067744826257522688 [Source]
• 28 Nov 2018 Anna Turley MP (@annaturley) 'World first for Tees Valley as multi-billion pound clean energy plant announced' - big vote of confidence in Teesside that will bring lots of jobs & make us a leader in green energy. Now we need to pull out all of the stops to deliver it https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/business/17259770.world-first-for-tees-valley-as-multi-billion-pound-clean-energy-plant-announced/?ref=rss #InvestInTeesside https://twitter.com/annaturley/status/1067720931999666176/photo/1 [Source]

27th November 2018

• 27 Nov 2018 Chris Coghlan MP (@_Chris_Coghlan) According to the UN, to keep the world below the 1.5 degree rise target, global greenhouse gas emissions in 2030 need to be 55% lower than today. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46347453 [Source]
• 27 Nov 2018 Anna Turley MP (@annaturley) Last week at @CommonsBEIS we questioned @claireperrymp on the Govt's Clean Growth Strategy and carbon capture, usage & storage. CCUS is crucial to the future of industry on Teesside - protecting jobs and creating new ones - but to be delivered it needs clear leadership from Govt. https://twitter.com/annaturley/status/1067496288801837056/video/1 [Source]
• 27 Nov 2018 Max Wilkinson MP (@mpmwilko) It was inspiring to meet the students from @PittvilleSchool and @cheltladiescoll (among others) at the @ClimateVoicesUK conference @CheltenhamBC today. They had so much enthusiasm for combating climate breakdown - if only they were the ones in charge of our planet today. https://twitter.com/mpmwilko/status/1067493867241566209/photo/1 [Source]

26th November 2018

• 26 Nov 2018 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) Looking forward to #serauk and #APPCCG events tonight marking ten years of Climate Change Act...good piece of public policy based on advice of experts generated by cross-party consensus which has stood test of time......#CCA10 https://twitter.com/serauk/status/1066966496046387201 [Source]

24th November 2018

• 24 Nov 2018 James Frith MP (@JamesFrith) MP calls on Prime Minister to back net zero emissions target https://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/17245245.mp-calls-on-theresa-may-to-back-net-zero-emissions-target/?ref=twtrec [Source]

23rd November 2018

• 23 Nov 2018 Florence Eshalomi MP (@FloEshalomi) Black Friday climate change on Oxford Street ???????? https://twitter.com/FloEshalomi/status/1065973928026415104/photo/1 [Source]
• 23 Nov 2018 Brian Mathew MP (@BrianMathew4NW) Germany can do better, come on Germany Quit Coal Now! prevent climate breakdown and to keep warming below 1.5°C #Germany needs to #quitcoal now. Add your name to the petition >> https://act.350.org/sign/germany-quit-coal_fC?akid=s794336..JO_gjp [Source]

22nd November 2018

• 22 Nov 2018 Barry Gardiner MP (@BarryGardiner) No! It was the U.K. Climate Change Act in 2008 that led the world and brought about the global agreement in Paris at CoP 21 Leadership is never of “marginal benefit” https://twitter.com/duncanpoundcake/status/1065694141110239232 [Source]
• 22 Nov 2018 Barry Gardiner MP (@BarryGardiner) This morning I met with the scientists from the Royal Society over breakfast to talk about climate change. Now on my way to Bristol, looking forward to speaking with students about what we can do to avert a climate catastrophe! Let’s see who comes up with the best ideas! ???? [Source]
• 22 Nov 2018 Florence Eshalomi MP (@FloEshalomi) Second disruption at a @LondonAssembly meeting today. This time the climate change protesters addressing the Fire, Resilience & Emergency Planning committee meeting. It’s all happening here today #AssemblyFire [Source]

16th November 2018

• 16 Nov 2018 Chris Coghlan MP (@_Chris_Coghlan) China emerges as powerbroker in global climate talks via @FT https://www.ft.com/content/7c1f16f8-e7ec-11e8-8a85-04b8afea6ea3 [Source]

15th November 2018

• 15 Nov 2018 Georgia Gould MP (@Georgia_Gould) The Brexit fantasies & lies have been exposed. We’ll spend years trying to make a deal work which all believe leaves us worse off - including the guy who negotiated it. Energy that won’t be spent on solving youth violence, homelessness & climate change. People must have final say [Source]

13th November 2018

• 13 Nov 2018 Anna Turley MP (@annaturley) At the All Party Parliamentary Carbon Capture & Storage Grp. CCS is critical if we’re to reach our carbon reduction targets. Enough talking - we need to start developing the projects & Teesside is ready! Powerful presentation by Oxford’s @GideonHenderson @The_CCSA @ACunninghamMP https://twitter.com/annaturley/status/1062332849033043968/photo/1 [Source]

9th November 2018

• 09 Nov 2018 Barry Gardiner MP (@BarryGardiner) Crustacean excrement is doing more to stop climate change than this Tory government. Just one of the strange but true conclusions of my latest article on the need for a Global Ocean Treaty. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/oceans-plastic-climate-change_uk_5be548d9e4b0dbe871a96761 [Source]
• 09 Nov 2018 Chris Coghlan MP (@_Chris_Coghlan) UK renewable energy capacity surpasses fossil fuels for first time https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/06/uk-renewable-energy-capacity-surpasses-fossil-fuels-for-first-time?CMP=share_btn_tw [Source]

2nd November 2018

• 02 Nov 2018 Monica Harding MP (@monicabeharding) Sounds nice but...climate change is here and affecting us all - and it merited not a word in the budget. The budget was less about our children’s futures and all about winning votes. Shameful. UK experiencing hotter days and 'tropical nights' - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46064266 [Source]

1st November 2018

• 01 Nov 2018 Chris Coghlan MP (@_Chris_Coghlan) More alarming evidence that climate change will catastrophically impact our kids. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46046067 [Source]

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