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VoteClimate: MPs' Climate-Related Tweets - January 2020
MPs' Climate-Related Tweets - January 2020
We've identified 75 Twitter posts by MPs related to action on climate change during January 2020.
31st January 2020
31 Jan 2020 Barry Gardiner MP (@BarryGardiner) After the sacking of Claire Perry O’Neil as President of COP26, @BorisJohnson must appoint a powerful Cabinet Level replacement who understands the importance of this role and can form the necessary diplomatic alliances. [Source]
31 Jan 2020 Claire Young MP (@ClaireforTAY) On what for some of us is a sad evening I will be busy with my fellow Lib Dems planning the next steps in our campaigns - plenty of problems to tackle including climate change [Source]
30 Jan 2020 Ellie Chowns MP (@EllieChowns) Final moments in the EP. I made a speech to a packed house on European solidarity, climate change and the importance of listening to the voices of the younger generation. Video to follow shortly.
Last vote was on the gender pay gap.
Immense amount of solidarity from fellow MEPs. [Source]
27 Jan 2020 Ellie Chowns MP (@EllieChowns) @PoliticsMids Working in the European Parliament, I’ve seen how the #greenwave of concern over climate has pushed all the parties to talk about this. The European #GreenDeal is a really big push for more renewable energy, away from polluting systems, and it had cross-party support. [Source]
23 Jan 2020 Luke Myer MP (@luke_myer) @VladVexler@GreenRupertRead There's no serious climate proposal that doesn't include migrant justice. To suggest migration isn't derived contingently from the climate crisis is wrong [Source]
22 Jan 2020 Emily Thornberry MP (@EmilyThornberry) Good to have a chance to grapple with serious questions on antisemitism, climate change, feminism, devolution, the challenges of being a Labour Leader and winning back voters’ trust. I look forward to more talks like this with members in communities across the country. [Source]
21 Jan 2020 Joshua Reynolds MP (@JoshReynoldsSL6) Cutting bus subsidies will encourage more people to use their cars and drive to where they want to go. With a Climate Emergency declared we should be doing all we can to get people out of their cars and into reliable, affordable and frequent public transport. [Source]
19 Jan 2020 Jessica Toale MP (@JessicaToale) Three new #climatechange positive stories add to the list: BlackRock putting climate at the heart of their investment strategy. Ethiopia planting 353 million trees and 'trees' that suck up carbon in #London
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18 Jan 2020 Saqib Bhatti MP (@bhatti_saqib) RT @beisgovuk: ????????????
To reach #NetZero emissions by 2050 and protect our planet for future generations, we all need to work together - gove… [Source]
17 Jan 2020 Damian Hinds MP (@DamianHinds) RT @beisgovuk: ????????????
To reach #NetZero emissions by 2050 and protect our planet for future generations, we all need to work together - gove… [Source]
16 Jan 2020 Rachel Blake MP (@RNBlake) Thanks to everyone who came to this evenings @TowerHamletsNow@MayorJohnBiggs@CllrSirajIslam #askthemayor. Important questions on: budget, SEND cuts, climate change, council housing, local markets, road safety, private renting, liveable streets, Westferry Printworks... [Source]
15 Jan 2020 Ian Lavery MP (@IanLaveryMP) RT @_OliviaBlake: I just made my maiden speech! ????
I broke convention to call for urgent action to fight the climate emergency, highlight t… [Source]
14 Jan 2020 Sean Woodcock MP (@SEANLWOODCOCK) I am delighted that Banbury Town Council unanimously supported my motion and declared a Climate Emergency. Disappointed in the amendment to remove the Citizens Assembly, but will continue to hold the Tories to account for their promises. #ClimateEmergency [Source]
14 Jan 2020 Sean Woodcock MP (@SEANLWOODCOCK) Tonight at Banbury Town Council, I will be calling for the declaration of a Climate Emergency and for a Citizen's Assembly on tackling Climate Change. [Source]
14 Jan 2020 Ellie Chowns MP (@EllieChowns) #climatechange : the fires in #Australia offer a foretaste of the human&ecological disasters that result.
We can't simply sweep it under the carpet while pursuing a free trade agreement with Australia, a country that is NOT taking its climate responsibilities seriously!
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13 Jan 2020 Torcuil Crichton MP (@Torcuil) "By participating so eagerly in the mining boom, Australia might also have been helping to dig its own grave. Fossil fuels are driving climate change, a major factor behind the fires, water shortages and record temperatures that are ravaging the country." https://twitter.com/ACBerlin/status/1216741051358162947 [Source]
13 Jan 2020 Jerome Mayhew MP (@JeromeMayhew) RT @NFUtweets: Want something to be proud of? British farmers are working towards reaching #netzero by 2040 and aspire to produce the most… [Source]
09 Jan 2020 Paul Kohler MP (@PaulKohlerSW19) @williams4merton@S_Hammond@MertonTories@grettsSW19 I suspect our ambitions are similar David. A fairer, more tolerant world.
I came to politics late, concerned about the legacy we’re bequeathing our children re climate change, isolationism, popularism & deprivation.
I never expected the lies & tribalism. [Source]
08 Jan 2020 Roger Gale MP (@SirRogerGale) The news that millions of animals have died is heart-breaking but we must turn our attention to those animals that have survived. In a world that faces climate change & the loss of endangered species, we must ensure we do everything we can to protect those that have survived. 2/2 [Source]
06 Jan 2020 David Chadwick MP (@LibDemDavid) Liberal of the day is @HakimaElHaite. President of Liberal International. Secret skill: tackling climate change through international diplomacy. She also once told me that my French was terrible, which is true! ???????? ???????? [Source]
03 Jan 2020 James Cartlidge MP (@jcartlidgemp) Great news on UK efforts to address climate change. National Grid confirmed on 1st Jan: "2019 was the cleanest year on record for Britain as, for the first time, the amount of zero carbon power outstripped that from fossil fuels for a full twelve months". http://tinyurl.com/s9s3tsh [Source]
03 Jan 2020 Caroline Voaden MP (@CarolineVoaden) @petersturdgess I was thinking that the end of Trump and a new president who wants to act seriously on climate change would be a fantastic end to the year.... but I’m not overly hopeful [Source]
2nd January 2020
02 Jan 2020 Luke Akehurst MP (@lukeakehurst) @MarkWallaceGlos@GeorgeFoulkes It's a very dry country getting drier w climate change. There is a lot of woodland, including eucalyptus which has flammable oil in it. Huge fires are usually extinguished by rainfall and it isn't due to rain in New South Wales for another month. [Source]
02 Jan 2020 Luke Akehurst MP (@lukeakehurst) @GeorgeFoulkes I was reading today that part of the problem is that climate change is making the Australian and California fire seasons merge with each other which is breaking down an old pattern of sharing firefighters and equipment. [Source]