MPs' Climate-Related Tweets - May 2020

We've identified 37 Twitter posts by MPs related to action on climate change during May 2020.

31st May 2020

• 31 May 2020 Luke Akehurst MP (@lukeakehurst) @bitvictim I can imagine ways of saving the environment that are compatible with markets and property rights. I can also imagine post capitalist economic systems that are crap at tackling climate change. It's human over consumption of resources that's the problem, not the economic system. [Source]
• 31 May 2020 Luke Akehurst MP (@lukeakehurst) @bitvictim Not sure you can blame the climate catastrophe solely on capitalism - communist countries belched out CO2 from state owned tractor and tank factories for 70 years and achieved their own environmental disasters like the Aral Sea shrinking. [Source]
• 31 May 2020 Jayne Kirkham MP (@JayneKirkham4) @GrahamSmithCR Also, we need a green energy plan for cornwall to ensure Cornwall’s people benefit from our amazing natural resources like geothermal, tidal, wind & solar. [Source]

30th May 2020

• 30 May 2020 Ed Davey MP (@EdwardJDavey) Brilliant: getting the economy back on track after #CoronaCrisis and helping tackle the #ClimateEmergency. This is what the UK should be part of, and could be leading. Instead we’ve given up our seat at the table, and have no credible alternative. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-27/europe-pledges-green-recovery-in-historic-stimulus-program [Source]

29th May 2020

• 29 May 2020 David Chadwick MP (@LibDemDavid) Big thank you to @EdwardJDavey for joining @ndorsetlibdems. Ed keen to act on the cocktail of issues facing rural communities: economic depression, Brexit uncertainty and climate change. Older generations have been betrayed and younger ones ignored. https://twitter.com/dave4britain/status/1266468931302277122/photo/1 [Source]
• 29 May 2020 Katie White MP (@KatieJWhite) Great to hear @RishiSunak confirm #netzero will absolutely be part of this “green” recovery and build on Budget initial steps. Look forward to hearing more in weeks ahead. Let’s make some positives out of this tragic situation #GreenRecovery #wwf #ClimateChange #netzero #nature [Source]
• 29 May 2020 Gill Furniss MP (@GillFurnissMP) RT @labourpress: "With 17 months to prepare for COP26, there can be no excuse now for nations not to significantly boost their climate ambi… [Source]

28th May 2020

• 28 May 2020 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) RT @labourpress: "With 17 months to prepare for COP26, there can be no excuse now for nations not to significantly boost their climate ambi… [Source]
• 28 May 2020 Ed Davey MP (@EdwardJDavey) Climate justice must be a key part of a green economic recovery programme to tackle the climate emergency???? https://t.co/Wds36ANjbT [Source]
• 28 May 2020 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) Thread ???? There is now 18 months to plan for #COP26. Nobody should be under any illusions that this is a brief window in the world of climate diplomacy. Nor should anyone underestimate the complexity of these negotiations or the attention and focus it needs in government. 1/ [Source]

27th May 2020

• 27 May 2020 Sean Woodcock MP (@SEANLWOODCOCK) @SP_Duckworth @dijdowell Nigel Lawson or Owen Patterson can go on Radio 4 Today and casts doubt on climate change. No sanctions for the BBC. Maitlis and we get this. That is my point. [Source]
• 27 May 2020 Sean Woodcock MP (@SEANLWOODCOCK) @SP_Duckworth @dijdowell Won't comment on Maitlis except to say I've been equally furious at impartiality being an excuse to put all sorts of nonsense on. Such as climate change denial. [Source]
• 27 May 2020 Pippa Heylings MP (@pippaheylings) It's now for local councils to be transformative & shape green economic recovery that lifts up communities & businesses, slashes emissions & increases resilience. Thanks @CambridgeIndy & @LouiseOnAir Climate leadership @trevor_nicoll @siobhanmellon @SouthCambs @libdemlocalgov https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1265695766032666624/photo/1 [Source]
• 27 May 2020 Chris Hazzard MP (@ChrisHazzardSF) RT @sinnfeinireland: 'Economic recovery must be a just transition' @CArchibald_SF https://t.co/cpo5EZbh5K https://t.co/nkWjLq5jjD [Source]

25th May 2020

• 25 May 2020 Katie White MP (@KatieJWhite) In the midst of this horrific situation, an opportunity to accelerate our low carbon transition, @RishiSunak should incentivize decarbonisation as part of his reindustrialisation plan @FT https://on.ft.com/2TCGa0x P.S - Yorkshire could be the Green Capital ???? ???? [Source]

23rd May 2020

• 23 May 2020 Pippa Heylings MP (@pippaheylings) Riding roughshod over local councils & Planning Inspectorate who recommended ministers refuse permission for gas plant because it “would undermine government’s commitment in Climate Change Act 2008” by having “significant adverse effects” @GreenLibDems https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/22/uk-approval-for-biggest-gas-power-station-europe-ruled-legal-high-court-climate-planning?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&__twitter_impression=true [Source]

21st May 2020

• 21 May 2020 Pippa Heylings MP (@pippaheylings) 2/ On the back of #ClimateEmergency declaration, we needed to set out how quickly we will drive down emissions in first 5-10 years and by what means. So proud & lucky to have visionary & inspiring team: @trevor_nicoll @siobhanmellon @lizwatts101 @cllrbridget @geoffharvey3 and https://twitter.com/pippaheylings/status/1263524602489298946/photo/1 [Source]

20th May 2020

• 20 May 2020 Barry Gardiner MP (@BarryGardiner) Sadly the government does not seem to have given much thought to how the rescheduled climate conference in Glasgow can be less polluting. Responding today the minister didn’t seem to get it! https://x.com/BarryGardiner/status/1263213458327248897/video/1 [Source]

19th May 2020

• 19 May 2020 Danny Chambers MP (@DannyVet) The coronavirus lockdown will see global carbon emissions fall by a fifth compared with last year, but this dramatic drop won't slow climate change #Science #ClimateChange https://www.newscientist.com/article/2243875-coronavirus-set-to-cause-biggest-emissions-fall-since-second-world-war/ [Source]

18th May 2020

• 18 May 2020 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) Successfully tackling the climate crisis is not just about what we do but how we involve people in those decisions. The climate assembly is a crucial democratic innovation and should be repeated across the country. This week’s @CheerfulPodcast talks to participants and creators. https://twitter.com/CheerfulPodcast/status/1262296916987187201 [Source]
• 18 May 2020 Jessica Toale MP (@JessicaToale) We’ve just switched our #energy supplier to @BulbUK - 100% renewable electricity sourced mainly from independent generators around the country! Very cool ???? https://www.cable.co.uk/energy/reviews/bulb-energy/ #renewableenergy #EnergyTransition [Source]

15th May 2020

• 15 May 2020 Max Wilkinson MP (@mpmwilko) @MaryRegW @MatthewR0226 @timfarron On that note, I bet I could find you plenty of examples of local campaigns against renewable energy schemes. All justified by perfectly good ‘local factors’ of course... [Source]
• 15 May 2020 Alec Shelbrooke MP (@AlecShelbrooke) RT @StrawberryFPS: This was a really good session on Zoom, discussing actions to tackle climate change. Thanks to @HopeFTFuture and @AlecSh… [Source]

13th May 2020

• 13 May 2020 Liz Twist MP (@LizTwistMP) The Agriculture Bill falls short on protecting our environment and climate. At this time of climate catastrophe the Government must include targets for - and support - our British agricultural industry to reach net zero. We must be serious about tackling our global footprint. https://twitter.com/LizTwistMP/status/1260577053910478848/photo/1 [Source]

11th May 2020

• 11 May 2020 Adam Jogee MP (@AJogee) People should drive? What happened the climate emergency? #pmstatement [Source]

9th May 2020

• 09 May 2020 Al Pinkerton MP (@AlPinkerton) Precisely why we need geographers more than ever. —proud to be part of the brilliant @RHULGeography⁩ where we examine the biggest challenges affecting the world today, from climate change & global health to geopolitics & urban change @RoyalHolloway⁩ https://blog.geographydirections.com/2020/05/07/geo-visualising-the-pandemic-how-geography-is-helping-to-tell-complex-stories-with-data/ [Source]

7th May 2020

• 07 May 2020 Kevin Hollinrake MP (@kevinhollinrake) RT @VolansHQ: We recently launched the Bankers for NetZero Initiative in a with an 'all-star’ speaker lineup of Changemakers in the Finance… [Source]

6th May 2020

• 06 May 2020 David Chadwick MP (@LibDemDavid) @HaryMcormack198 @sjk_42 Decarbonising capitalism requires rewriting the rules for the financial sector, which a government can do. A green industrial revolution requires many things a government can’t do. One is a deliverable policy, the other isn’t. [Source]
• 06 May 2020 David Chadwick MP (@LibDemDavid) @sjk_42 @HaryMcormack198 Decarbonising capitalism refers to stopping the financing of harmful economic activity, such as funding mining companies in S America. I’m less clear on the specifics of the green industrial revolution but presume both would push govt initiatives like the Green investment bank [Source]
• 06 May 2020 David Chadwick MP (@LibDemDavid) @HaryMcormack198 Sorry but I disagree there. Green industrial revolution means nothing at all. Decarbonising capitalism means something. Ed gave a talk on it on a Friday night in Dorset and 300 people turned up. About 10 new members joined. [Source]
• 06 May 2020 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) RT @mtpennycook: A welcome intervention by @theCCCUk this morning. There is a growing consensus that emissions reduction must be integral t… [Source]
• 06 May 2020 Ed Davey MP (@EdwardJDavey) Let’s keep CO2 going down after #coronavirus With radical policies for a green recovery like: ✅ renewable energy ✅ zero emission transport ✅ energy efficiency ✅ more homeworking, less travel ✅ climate finance #decarbonisecapitalism https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-52485712 [Source]
• 06 May 2020 Ed Davey MP (@EdwardJDavey) The UK recovery plan must be clean, green & focused on tackling the climate emergency ???? https://t.co/MKKFDU2z0e [Source]

5th May 2020

• 05 May 2020 Barry Gardiner MP (@BarryGardiner) Thank you to @CarbonConnectUK for hosting an excellent Zoom seminar today. The climate catastrophe is the next and even bigger public challenge beyond COVID that we can only defeat working together as a global community. https://x.com/BarryGardiner/status/1257782826826633216/photo/1 [Source]

4th May 2020

• 04 May 2020 Phil Brickell MP (@Phil_Brickell) @McrMomentum You must have forgotten that the green policies in the 2019 manifesto allowed for a just transition to de-carbonise the economy which also protected employees, their livelihoods & the wider economy as opposed to letting jobs & vital national infrastructure wither on the vine. [Source]

3rd May 2020

• 03 May 2020 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) 6/We need to act on climate change with a green recovery plan and a zero carbon army of workers insulating homes, manufacturing wind turbines and reforesting and rewilding. [Source]

1st May 2020

• 01 May 2020 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) Today is one year since the climate emergency was declared by the House of Commons. We must deal with the coronavirus crisis and then we must as country return to the issue of climate change. Tackling it will be an essential part of the jobs recovery we will need. [Source]

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