27 Aug 2021 Zarah Sultana MP (@zarahsultana) RT @TWT_NOW: ????#TWT21 PROGRAMME NOW LIVE????
From sessions on the climate crisis and racial justice, to future of the Labour Party - plus par… [Source]
27 Aug 2021 John McDonnell MP (@johnmcdonnellMP) RT @TWT_NOW: ????#TWT21 PROGRAMME NOW LIVE????
From sessions on the climate crisis and racial justice, to future of the Labour Party - plus par… [Source]
25 Aug 2021 Andrew Griffith MP (@griffitha) RT @SMEClimateHub: How can #SMEs deliver the reforms needed to kickstart their #netzero journey?
On 29 September at #NetZeroFestival, join… [Source]
25 Aug 2021 Darren Jones MP (@darrenpjones) RT @CommonsBEIS: ???? We’re holding an inquiry on net zero governance, examining the leadership which will be needed by government to deliver… [Source]
24th August 2021
24 Aug 2021 Ben Obese-Jecty MP (@BenObeseJecty) @OwenJones84@labourlewis The fact that Clive Lewis can discuss Afghanistan for 15mins mentioning climate change and food security before tribal conflict, poppy farming or the Taliban suggests he didn’t really understand why he was there at all.
Hardly surprising he wasn’t asked to speak in the debate. [Source]
24 Aug 2021 Dan Norris MP (@votedannorris) As the UN calls for an immediate reduction in greenhouse gasses, I'm pleased to launch the 'Solar Together West of England' scheme assisting residents get cheaper deals on installing solar panels, helping towards our goal of being carbon neutral by 2030. https://www.chewvalleygazette.co.uk/article.cfm?id=108977 [Source]
21 Aug 2021 Peter Kyle MP (@peterkyle) Two weeks before schools return and hapless Gavin Williamson ‘begins’ procurement of CO2 monitors to identify areas in need of ventilation.
But still no help to actually do something when those areas are identified.
Students and teachers deserve better.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-58285359 [Source]
20 Aug 2021 Kirsty Blackman MP (@KirstySNP) £500 million over 10 years Just Transition Fund, supporting jobs and livelihoods in the North East and Moray.
https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/agreement/2021/08/scottish-government-and-scottish-green-party-shared-policy-programme/documents/scottish-government-and-scottish-green-party-draft-shared-policy-programme/scottish-government-and-scottish-green-party-draft-shared-policy-programme/govscot%3Adocument/SG%2BSGP%2BTalks%2B-%2BDraft%2BPolicy%2BProgramme%2B [Source]
20 Aug 2021 Kirsty Blackman MP (@KirstySNP) But I believe this deal is a good one. I believe it is the right thing to do. Tackling climate change, Covid recovery, and tackling inequality must be Scotland's key priorities, and this deal allows the Scottish Government to focus on these. [Source]
20 Aug 2021 Kirsty Blackman MP (@KirstySNP) Tackling climate change is also imperative. We must slow the damage so we are able to pass the planet to our children, and so our children can pass it to theirs. A big reduction in oil use has to come more quickly than we planned for even a decade ago. [Source]
19 Aug 2021 Andrew Griffith MP (@griffitha) RT @SMEClimateHub: How can #SMEs deliver the reforms needed to kickstart their #netzero journey?
On 29 September at #NetZeroFestival, join… [Source]
17 Aug 2021 Ruth Jones MP (@RuthNewportWest) RT @WGClimateChange: From October, no fossil fuels will be used to heat new social homes in Wales.
???????????????????????????????? This, along with our commitmen… [Source]
16 Aug 2021 Max Wilkinson MP (@mpmwilko) If we are going to tackle the twin crises of public health and the climate emergency, we’ll need much more work like this. But walking and cycling isn’t just about better physical health and the environment, it’s great for mental health, productivity and local shops too. [Source]
15th August 2021
15 Aug 2021 Zarah Sultana MP (@zarahsultana) As tens of millions of people flee war, persecution and the effects of climate breakdown in the coming years, one principle will be non-negotiable if we want to live in a humane society:
Refugees are welcome here. [Source]
15 Aug 2021 Jayne Kirkham MP (@JayneKirkham4) @CornishNews Lobby the council?! I am. This is something the state should be investing in, whether locally or nationally. It’s our green energy future in Cornwall and, if we are able to store it /ever upgrade the grid, it could be exported up the line! [Source]
14th August 2021
14 Aug 2021 Helen Morgan MP (@HelenMorganMP) RT @LibDems: We cannot afford to be dragging our feet and lagging behind as we race to address the climate crisis.
As host of the COP26 UN… [Source]
14 Aug 2021 Sarah Owen MP (@SarahOwen_) RT @RachelReevesMP: Rishi Sunak is undermining the vital action our country needs to take to tackle climate change. He won't even publish t… [Source]
13 Aug 2021 Josh Fenton-Glynn MP (@JoshFG) @GNDRising Rather than ask him to formulate policies for government your shibboleth is that he sign up to a bill that won’t pass?
This isn’t smart campaigning. It is absolutely vital we face up to climate change. He’s engaged with a ‘just transition’ which tories won’t touch. Wrong target [Source]
13 Aug 2021 Josh Fenton-Glynn MP (@JoshFG) @GNDRising@Keir_Starmer He literally stopped to talk to you on areas where you agreed. Are you think or just some kind of Tory satire?
If you don’t want to take yes for an answer you aren’t seriously about climate change [Source]
12 Aug 2021 Zarah Sultana MP (@zarahsultana) Decarbonisation will be costly for the billionaire press barons & polluters, so they ignore:
????The huge improvements a just transition away from fossil fuels will make to the lives of billions
???? The consequences of inaction: permanent catastrophe & an uninhabitable planet [Source]
12 Aug 2021 Zarah Sultana MP (@zarahsultana) It’s no surprise that The Spectator is scaremongering about action on climate change.
Billionaires use the newspapers & magazines they own to defend the interests of fellow oligarchs. That includes the big polluters who are burning the planet & threatening our survival. https://x.com/zarahsultana/status/1425938777265029120/photo/1 [Source]
12 Aug 2021 Darren Jones MP (@darrenpjones) RT @CommonsBEIS: We’re holding an inquiry on net zero governance, examining the leadership and co-ordination which will be needed by govern… [Source]
12 Aug 2021 Oliver Dowden MP (@OliverDowden) A great milestone and one that builds on the momentum in our fight against climate change.
It’s right that the tech industry, as ever, leads the charge in getting to Net Zero and I’m delighted to see such progress.
#TechZero https://t.co/wQmW2idZ6s [Source]
11 Aug 2021 Richard Burgon MP (@RichardBurgon) RT @LabGND: Labour members and the public demand radical action to tackle the climate crisis. ????
The popularity of our Green Jobs Revolutio… [Source]
11 Aug 2021 Gill Furniss MP (@GillFurnissMP) As the recent IPCC report lays bare, the climate crisis is at a critical moment. But despite the Government’s rhetoric, the UK way off track to meet our legally binding net-zero target.
In the run-up to COP26, We need urgent action to rise to the challenge. [Source]
10th August 2021
10 Aug 2021 Steve Race MP (@steve_race) Better idea would be to levy progressively ⬆️ taxes on airlines (on landing slots or business seats) from a set point, & support through tax incentives the acceleration of research into low carbon high-speed travel. If you want netzero rather than “tax business/global citizens”.. https://twitter.com/lewis_baston/status/1425167258494570498 [Source]
10 Aug 2021 Sarah Olney MP (@sarahjolney1) The PM may refer to the #IPCCReport as a "wake-up call", but in reality his actions on #climatechange rarely match up to his rhetoric ????
If he really wants the UK to take a leading role, he can start by unequivocally committing his opposition to a third runway at Heathrow ✈️???? [Source]
10 Aug 2021 Paul Maskey MP (@PaulMaskeyMP) RT @DeirdreHargey: I will be raising the recent IPCC report on Climate Change with Ministers at the Executive meeting on Thursday - it has… [Source]
10 Aug 2021 Richard Burgon MP (@RichardBurgon) Every time a Tory Minister is on the media over climate change, journalists should ask:
Will you stop the new oil field off Shetland?
Prevent the new Cumbria coal mine?
End UK funding for the mega-gas project in Mozambique?
The time for talk is over - we need real action. [Source]
10 Aug 2021 Steff Aquarone MP (@Steffanaquarone) The IPCC report is a wake up call on climate change - even the Express says so! Yet across the country, Tory councils like @NorfolkCC are refusing to declare it an emergency. The UK should lead the world; instead we're showing other countries that climate inaction is acceptable. [Source]
10 Aug 2021 Dan Norris MP (@votedannorris) On the day of the IPCC's report into climate change I was in Midsomer Norton to see the small steps we can all take to make a difference, insulating buildings to save energy and "green walls" improving our air quality. https://midsomernorton.nub.news/news/local-news/midsomer-norton-company-wins-green-grant [Source]
09 Aug 2021 Helen Hayes MP (@helenhayes_) Devastating report, which only confirms what scientists have been warning for decades: climate change is our most urgent threat & securing a rapid & just transition our most important task. Time for global leaders to step up & agree strong action at #COP26 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-58130705 [Source]
09 Aug 2021 Pippa Heylings MP (@pippaheylings) Powerful cross-party collaboration with and across Councils. Local government can be transformative. Just what's needed to help stop climate breakdown and provide new skills and opportunities locally whilst improving preparedness for the impacts that are no longer avoidable. https://twitter.com/LGAcomms/status/1424649981001093126 [Source]
09 Aug 2021 Ian Sollom MP (@IanSollom) The world is already living with the consequences of man made climate change, but it will get much worse without drastic action. We should not underestimate the challenge but it can be done.
Sincerely hope gov'ts around the world heed today's IPCC report.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-58130705 [Source]
09 Aug 2021 Anna Turley MP (@annaturley) @FactsReason@MailOnline Your timeline is full of climate change denial and you dismiss facts as ‘anti-Brexit spin’ because it doesn’t fit with your ideology. The fact is Brexit has led to a shortage of HGV drivers. [Source]
09 Aug 2021 Zarah Sultana MP (@zarahsultana) Just 100 companies are responsible for 71% of global emissions. The climate crisis is a capitalist crisis.
We need system change to avert climate catastrophe. [Source]
09 Aug 2021 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) RT @CheerfulPodcast: New episode! Countdown to the Climate Summit ????⏳
For the next few weeks we’re discussing everything you need to know a… [Source]
09 Aug 2021 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) RT @Keir_Starmer: The IPCC report is the starkest reminder yet that the climate crisis is here right now and is the biggest long term threa… [Source]
09 Aug 2021 Keir Starmer MP (@Keir_Starmer) The IPCC report is the starkest reminder yet that the climate crisis is here right now and is the biggest long term threat we face. [Source]
09 Aug 2021 David Lammy MP (@DavidLammy) Tackling the climate crisis is not a burden on business.
It is a necessity for jobs, businesses and the economy to survive. [Source]
09 Aug 2021 Pippa Heylings MP (@pippaheylings) @RonZimmernPHG Exactly @RonZimmernPHG True climate leadership is needed by our government as host of climate negotiations in order to raise ambition from all countries. That means leading by example and not approving new oil and gas projects. [Source]
09 Aug 2021 David Lammy MP (@DavidLammy) Tackling the climate crisis requires global cooperation on a scale we have never witnessed before.
The problem is that Boris Johnson's @Conservatives have done almost everything possible to isolate the UK from the rest of the world. [Source]
09 Aug 2021 Rebecca Long-Bailey MP (@RLong_Bailey) "Unless there are immediate, strong, rapid and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, limiting global warming to 1.5C will be beyond reach" We are beyond the era of warm fluffy pledges,we need action and immediate implementation of a green new deal in every country. https://twitter.com/IPCC_CH/status/1424647550871670788 [Source]
09 Aug 2021 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) COP26 is our last, best hope of a global breakthrough to limit temperature rises to 1.5 degrees. The message to the government here and those around the world is enough rhetoric, enough delay - it’s time for an era of action equal to the scale of the emergency we face. [Source]
08 Aug 2021 Vikki Slade MP (@VikkiSlade72) @transformageing@CllrDunlop Depends what you read she either thought Climate Change was an exaggeration or a threat. read her book Statecraft! What happened was cheap foreign coal came in which was worse for environment & communities here were decimated. This was not an early example of climate leadership [Source]
08 Aug 2021 Richard Burgon MP (@RichardBurgon) The world is suffering unprecedented fire and floods.
Yet in the same breath as warning of a climate catastrophe, the Tory climate chief backs new oil fields.
The Tories won't fight the climate crisis - they're too attached to the very same broken economic model that caused it. https://x.com/RichardBurgon/status/1424440622514118660/photo/1 [Source]
07 Aug 2021 Rushanara Ali MP (@rushanaraali) RT @georgeeaton: Climate change is a catastrophe for current generations, not just future ones. This summer has made that horrifically clea… [Source]
07 Aug 2021 Wera Hobhouse MP (@Wera_Hobhouse) Wild fires are again devastating communities.
Climate Change makes wildfires more frequent and intensive.
The sad truth is that some wildfires are caused by lightning strikes, the vast majority are believed to be started by people - either accidentally or intentionally. [Source]
07 Aug 2021 Esther McVey MP (@EstherMcVey1) Join the Net Zero Debate
Judge orders quango to back up its claim of the cost of only 1-2% of GDP - data, models, calculations need to be released
Very striking that those who want to bring forward the date of net zero are always coy about the total cost to the public. https://twitter.com/GBNEWS/status/1423986028784852999 [Source]
07 Aug 2021 Mike Martin MP (@ThreshedThought) What you really want is a beneficent, educated, person of vision to lead Helmand, and try to solve some of the problems between the tribes, some of the land issues, and the coming steam train that is climate change and desertification. [Source]
6th August 2021
06 Aug 2021 Feryal Clark MP (@FeryalClark) RT @Bill_Esterson: Alok Sharma is President of COP26 climate conference. He is supposed to promote carbon reduction but flew around the wor… [Source]
06 Aug 2021 Josh Fenton-Glynn MP (@JoshFG) @cllrawilkinson@susanp_80 I think we need a just transition. On climate on nuclear. People need jobs and both those industries offer well paid skilled and sustainable jibs in remote areas. It’s not beyond our ken as a labour movement to fix this, but we must be clear what we are transitioning to. [Source]
06 Aug 2021 Rachael Maskell MP (@RachaelMaskell) Labour believes in a just transition, a green new deal, so that every person can have a job that restores our environment, restores people’s income & restores people’s hope. #GreenNewDeal #JustTransition 2/2 [Source]
05 Aug 2021 Matt Vickers MP (@Matt_VickersMP) - Revived Teesside Airport
- Biggest cash boost in the history of the NHS
- Thousands more doctors, thousands more nurses
- 185 extra police so far on the streets of Cleveland
- UK's first net zero power plant right here in Teesside
- £100m Darlington station redevelopment
2/3 [Source]
05 Aug 2021 Janet Daby MP (@JanetDaby) RT @Keir_Starmer: The climate emergency is happening on our doorstep. With Labour’s Green New Deal we can take bold steps to tackle it.
Y… [Source]
4th August 2021
04 Aug 2021 Rushanara Ali MP (@rushanaraali) RT @Keir_Starmer: The climate emergency is happening on our doorstep. With Labour’s Green New Deal we can take bold steps to tackle it.
Y… [Source]
04 Aug 2021 Darren Jones MP (@darrenpjones) RT @MarvinJRees: ???? 70% of the UK's greenhouse gas emissions are generated by our cities.
For cities and local leaders, net zero cannot be… [Source]
04 Aug 2021 Rushanara Ali MP (@rushanaraali) RT @Keir_Starmer: The world needs a historic result at COP26 in Glasgow.
It's an opportunity for Britain to lead the world - and create go… [Source]
04 Aug 2021 Ruth Jones MP (@RuthNewportWest) RT @LukePollard: This morning I’m on TV and radio talking about the climate crisis. Britain should be taking the lead but we have a PM who… [Source]
3rd August 2021
03 Aug 2021 Kerry McCarthy MP (@KerryMP) RT @Keir_Starmer: The world needs a historic result at COP26 in Glasgow.
It's an opportunity for Britain to lead the world - and create go… [Source]
03 Aug 2021 Zarah Sultana MP (@zarahsultana) The wildfires razing Turkey & spreading across southern Europe are a reminder that the climate crisis isn’t a looming threat. It’s here.
Unless we act urgently to wind down the fossil fuel industry & build green infrastructure, these fires & floods will become the new normal. [Source]
02 Aug 2021 Mary Glindon MP (@GlindonMary) RT @SarahOwen_: Young people in Luton North have shared their concerns about the plastics crisis and #climatechange with me.
We can see th… [Source]
01 Aug 2021 Chris Hazzard MP (@ChrisHazzardSF) @StripyMoggie but I also have no problem acknowledging that I’m much better informed re: climate breakdown 5 years later as a consequence of much of my work since 2016. [Source]
01 Aug 2021 Hilary Benn MP (@hilarybennmp) RT @MikeHudema: Ethiopia planted a record-breaking 350 million trees in 12 hours to fight the #climatecrisis.
We have solutions. Time to d… [Source]
01 Aug 2021 Vikki Slade MP (@VikkiSlade72) @LMillerDorset@BuildWood Good for you but with only half our children passing eng/maths to a decent level it’s simply not a priority. When they do master the basics any additional capacity has many areas we need urgently - improved pe, mental health, climate change, financial understanding, first aid [Source]