31 Jul 2021 Vikki Slade MP (@VikkiSlade72) FFS - can we not just focus on making sure every child reaches the standard they need in English Maths Science - only half get grade5 .. then make sure they learn climate change, financial education, good mental & physical health. But no #Latin ????#Ignoramus (useful Latin word!) https://twitter.com/A_C_McGregor/status/1421449850965606410 [Source]
30 Jul 2021 Wera Hobhouse MP (@Wera_Hobhouse) In the year the UK hosts COP26, the most important climate summit since the 2015 Paris Agreement, this Tory Govt has:
???? Scrapped the Green Homes Grant
???? Introduced a Planning Bill with no plan to decarbonise heating
✈️ Failed to set any direction on tackling aviation emissions https://x.com/Wera_Hobhouse/status/1421025270417346565/video/1 [Source]
29 Jul 2021 Janet Daby MP (@JanetDaby) RT @SadiqKhan: Climate change isn't some distant problem. It’s on our doorstep.
The extreme weather we’re seeing globally should be a wak… [Source]
29 Jul 2021 Louie French MP (@louie_french) RT @COP26: Today is #EarthOvershootDay ????️
It marks the date when we have taken more from nature than the earth can regenerate in a year, a… [Source]
27 Jul 2021 Peter Dowd MP (@Peter_Dowd) RT @labourlewis: The clock’s almost stopped ticking & BILLIONS are relying on the likes of Johnson for global #climate leadership.And peopl… [Source]
27 Jul 2021 Rachel Reeves MP (@RachelReevesMP) 5⃣ The economic recovery must be sustainable.
We need real, tangible progress towards our net zero goals, while building stronger, more resilient communities with greater wellbeing, and falling rates of loneliness and social isolation. [Source]
27 Jul 2021 Pippa Heylings MP (@pippaheylings) @paulfrainer@LGAcomms With my new position on LGA Policy Board for Environment, Housing and Transport and also now on national cross-party Climate Change Task Force, we are looking at key ways for local gov to be recognised for contributions to climate targets. Wd love to hear your ideas [Source]
26 Jul 2021 Matthew Pennycook MP (@mtpennycook) RT @UNFCCC: "We are not on track to achieve the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting climate change to 1.5°C by the end of the century. In fa… [Source]
26 Jul 2021 Matthew Pennycook MP (@mtpennycook) RT @edking_I: 'China's carbon neutrality is not CO2 neutrality, but the neutrality of all greenhouse gases' - Beijing's special #climate en… [Source]
25 Jul 2021 Adam Jogee MP (@AJogee) Cuts to Council’s budget, cuts to the Environment Agency, mixed messages from Thames Water and the climate emergency means we all need to prepare for the effects of more extreme weather in all our communities. And we need proper resources to fund our response. https://twitter.com/_OliviaBlake/status/1419402629046804481 [Source]
25 Jul 2021 Mary Glindon MP (@GlindonMary) RT @_OliviaBlake: Huge respect for our emergency services and councils.
As a result of the climate emergency, floods are becoming more lik… [Source]
25 Jul 2021 Ruth Jones MP (@RuthNewportWest) RT @_OliviaBlake: Huge respect for our emergency services and councils.
As a result of the climate emergency, floods are becoming more lik… [Source]
25 Jul 2021 Tulip Siddiq MP (@TulipSiddiq) RT @LukePollard: My thoughts are with those affected by the flash floods in London and the South East. At a time of climate crisis we will… [Source]
23 Jul 2021 John Lamont MP (@John2Win) RT @COP26: ???? days to go!
???? #COP26
???????? Glasgow, UK
????️ 31 Oct - 12 Nov 2021
Securing a brighter future requires action from us all. So a… [Source]
22 Jul 2021 Ben Lake MP (@BenMLake) We need a serious plan to tackle the climate-nature emergency.
With only months until COP26 in November, I'm proud to join over 100 MPs in supporting the #CEEbill. Find out more at: https://www.ceebill.uk/@CEEbill_NOW #ZeroHour [Source]
22 Jul 2021 Andrew Griffith MP (@griffitha) RT @beisgovuk: Nearly half of the UK’s biggest companies have committed to reaching #NetZero emissions in the @UN's #RaceToZero ????
With jus… [Source]
22 Jul 2021 Wera Hobhouse MP (@Wera_Hobhouse) A busy last day before recess!
⚡️ I'll ask for a debate on upgrading the electricity grid to meet net zero in Business Qs
???? @SimonClarkeMP, @darrenpjones and I have secured a debate on COP26
???????? @EdwardJDavey and I will speak up for unpaid carers in our debate for Carers Week [Source]
21 Jul 2021 Janet Daby MP (@JanetDaby) RT @LewishamCouncil: In Nov COP26 will take place in Glasgow. #Lewisham will be marking this occasion by holding #climate events for local… [Source]
20 Jul 2021 Josh Fenton-Glynn MP (@JoshFG) @gracepetrie I’m just reminded of that Ben Elton novel where the world is dying because of climate change and all the rich people decide to start a new life in space. [Source]
20 Jul 2021 Nus Ghani MP (@Nus_Ghani) RT @CommonsBEIS: ???? Today from 10:45 we’re holding two sessions, talking about 1) Liberty Steel and the UK steel industry 2) the Decarbonisi… [Source]
16 Jul 2021 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) 4/This awful tragedy shows that the climate crisis is not just the biggest long-term threat our world faces but is happening now. We are in a race against time and this decade is decisive. If we don't act now the evidence says it will be too late to avert climate breakdown. [Source]
16 Jul 2021 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) 2/The impacts of climate change are already being experienced around the world, with this flooding following recent extreme heatwaves in Pakistan and Canada. The science suggests there will be more events like this, and it will get worse if we do not act. [Source]
15 Jul 2021 Vikki Slade MP (@VikkiSlade72) @markpack A cllr (former county and now town) here said the same thing on facebook today. Appalling … but then he claimed there is no climate emergency in the next post [Source]
15 Jul 2021 Lee Pitcher MP (@LeePitcher9) My heart is with all those impacted. It feels even more poignant that we are sat right now, with 50 people online, reviewing how we plan to build flood resilience in strategic areas of the UK like Hull & the East Riding for a 2050+ horizon, against the backdrop of climate change. https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1415649478166593536 [Source]
14 Jul 2021 Navendu Mishra MP (@NavPMishra) RT @labourlewis: Don’t sweat it. We’ve got a policy of net-zero by 2050 ????
Amazon rainforest now emitting more CO2 than it absorbs https://… [Source]
14 Jul 2021 Darren Jones MP (@darrenpjones) RT @TheHouseMag: "The Government’s climate leadership is undermined by inadequate policies and poor implementation in many areas.
"One ar… [Source]
14 Jul 2021 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) RT @mtpennycook: The whole of government needs to be ruthlessly focused on COP26 if we’re to keep alive the hope of limiting global heating… [Source]
14 Jul 2021 Matt Western MP (@MattWestern_) Listening to Grant Shapps on #r4today you’d think the Government was on the pace re decarbonisation of transport. As the Committee in Climate Change makes clear, we are not. And it’s the failure of Govt to support EV infrastructure that’s holding us back [Source]
13th July 2021
13 Jul 2021 Helen Morgan MP (@HelenMorganMP) RT @LibDems: More children going hungry, more girls without an education and a weaker fight against climate change.
The Tories’ broken pr… [Source]
13 Jul 2021 Ben Lake MP (@BenMLake) RT @Plaid_Cymru: "Tackling climate change should not be an opportunity for large companies to greenwash their emissions while continuing to… [Source]
13 Jul 2021 Helen Hayes MP (@helenhayes_) It is utterly shameful that the Tories voted to cut UK international aid. In the face of a climate emergency global pandemic & increasing inequality we have a duty to show leadership & solidarity & our resources are needed more than ever. We will keep fighting for 0.7% #UKAidVote [Source]
13 Jul 2021 Ian Sollom MP (@IanSollom) Breaking a manifesto promise: Cons cut foreign aid in the midst of a *global* pandemic.
This cut will cost lives, stop girls going to school and damage projects to help tackle the climate crisis - in the same year we host COP 26.
Shameful. https://twitter.com/paulwaugh/status/1414963540092493832 [Source]
13 Jul 2021 Josh Fenton-Glynn MP (@JoshFG) A vote to cut the aid budget will lead to 100,000 children’s lives that could have been saved being lost.
I’ve often talked about the domestic impact of Labour being out of power but I can’t stress enough, from aid to climate change we need Labour in power for a just world. https://twitter.com/MrTomBaker/status/1414965253461446669 [Source]
12 Jul 2021 Andrew Griffith MP (@griffitha) RT @annietrev: Want to green your business but not sure where to begin? Start by committing to #NetZero today on our UK Business Climate Hu… [Source]
12 Jul 2021 Sarah Olney MP (@sarahjolney1) If we are to reach our net zero target, the Government ought to explore ways of using its corporation tax super deduction as a way of incentivising businesses to reduce their carbon emissions????
Grateful for the opportunity to Vice-Chair this important inquiry, published today ???? https://twitter.com/TheAPMG/status/1414524534833745923 [Source]
10 Jul 2021 Alison Taylor MP (@Alison_S_Taylor) Great news for those visiting Scotland, a lovely new hotel in #Highlands #staycation and a great example of re-cycling an existing building from offices to hospitality,reducing carbon footprint ahead of #COP26.Great work @AYScotlandViews. https://t.co/PYdQpZG48Q [Source]
07 Jul 2021 Andrew Griffith MP (@griffitha) RT @COP26: The wait is over...⏰
The #COP26 two-week programme is now here! ????️
Kicking off with the World Leaders Summit on 1 November, ou… [Source]
06 Jul 2021 Helen Hayes MP (@helenhayes_) RT @margynewens: Take a look at SE24’s latest invitation to invest in community renewable energy and low carbon lighting - this time at @TC… [Source]
06 Jul 2021 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) RT @mtpennycook: The Government needs to publish a comprehensive net zero strategy well in advance of COP26 and that strategy must include… [Source]
06 Jul 2021 Alistair Carmichael MP (@amcarmichaelMP) Every farmer and crofter knows that they have to be part of the solution when it comes to climate change. I am concerned that as is so often the case those coming up with the policies see farming as a global monolith rather than as a hugely varied affair even within Scotland. https://twitter.com/Shetnews/status/1412401729828708355 [Source]
06 Jul 2021 Andrew Griffith MP (@griffitha) RT @TheLEPNetwork: LEP Network Chair Mark Bretton just opened BEIS Net Zero event for South West based SMEs with Andrew Griffith MP and Lor… [Source]
5th July 2021
05 Jul 2021 Josh Fenton-Glynn MP (@JoshFG) Great to be joined by @TracyBrabin at Calderdale council cabinet tonight. She talked about her ambition for West Yorkshire, including housing, skills and climate change.
Also great to hear her championing the work of the excellent @slowtheflow_UK in natural flood management. [Source]
05 Jul 2021 Apsana Begum MP (@ApsanaBegumMP) The timing of the #PoliceCrackdownBill was never a coincidence.
This Bill is a direct response by the Govt to the most effective & organised protests in the past year: #BLM & the climate emergency.
The Govt shouldn’t be given more power over our right to challenge their agenda. [Source]
05 Jul 2021 Perran Moon MP (@Perran4CRH) It also means that parts could be sourced from UK or mainland Europe reducing carbon footprint of production. The environmental benefits of social value in the tendering process also benefit us all, at a time when many in Local govt have declared a Climate Emergency. https://twitter.com/JayneKirkham4/status/1411956274355376128 [Source]
04 Jul 2021 Matthew Pennycook MP (@mtpennycook) RT @DrSimEvans: No one is going to be told to "rip out" their gas boiler
The UK contributed 5% of historical CO2, one of largest shares pe… [Source]
03 Jul 2021 Kirsty Blackman MP (@KirstySNP) On top of and amongst all of this, importantly for Aberdeen, we are moving faster towards a Just Transition than ever, and we need to have a say in this to ensure individuals and communities are consulted and protected. [Source]
2nd July 2021
02 Jul 2021 Wendy Morton MP (@morton_wendy) #ClimateChange worsens existing inequalities. But women, girls, & marginalised people are critical parts of the solution.
Today, the UK joined the #GenerationEquality's Feminist Action for Climate Justice, to empower women to take action on climate change. [Source]
01 Jul 2021 Harriett Baldwin MP (@hbaldwin) RT @COP26: ???????? As #COP26 hosts, the UK is committed to delivering a safe and successful summit.
???? To do this, we are working with the @UN a… [Source]
01 Jul 2021 Andrew Griffith MP (@griffitha) RT @hmtreasury: The UK's Green Savings Bonds will let you contribute towards projects that tackle climate change, improve biodiversity & cr… [Source]
01 Jul 2021 Steve Barclay MP (@SteveBarclay) RT @hmtreasury: The UK's Green Savings Bonds will let you contribute towards projects that tackle climate change, improve biodiversity & cr… [Source]
01 Jul 2021 Rishi Sunak MP (@RishiSunak) The UK’s new Green Savings Bonds will let you invest in projects that tackle climate change, improve biodiversity and create green jobs.
During today’s #MansionHouse speech, I talked about how our Green Financing Framework will set out the types of ventures the bonds will fund. https://twitter.com/RishiSunak/status/1410519172530978819/photo/1 [Source]
01 Jul 2021 Caroline Dinenage MP (@cj_dinenage) ????The UK is hosting the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) later this year. Did you know that upgrading to a smart meter is an easy way for you to play your part in Britain meeting its net zero targets?
????More information on Smart Energy GB’s website https://buff.ly/3AdovjB [Source]