31 Aug 2022 Matthew Pennycook MP (@mtpennycook) RT @timbolord: A job in which he would have personal responsibility for delivering a new Net Zero Strategy by March next year, the previous… [Source]
31 Aug 2022 Naz Shah MP (@NazShahBfd) RT @helenhayes_: Absolute horror unfolding in #Pakistan
This is the climate emergency right now
Yet the Foreign Secretary, probably short… [Source]
31 Aug 2022 Andy McDonald MP (@AndyMcDonaldMP) Teessiders universally approve of the drive to Net Zero & the potential good, well-paid, secure, unionised jobs that can be secured in the renewable energy industrial revolution.
People want zero carbon energy & protection of our rivers and seas. It’s not an either-or choice. [Source]
31 Aug 2022 Preet Gill MP (@PreetKGillMP) RT @Ed_Miliband: The floods in Pakistan are a brutal reminder of the realities of the climate emergency.
It is not a distant threat- it i… [Source]
31 Aug 2022 Torsten Bell MP (@TorstenBell) Cut the green cr*p! Can't believe I missed this off the original list. Still keep hearing people saying this problem is being caused by green levies/green energy/green... speaking/thinking. This rather underplays the role of:
1) gas (it's got carbon in it people)
2) PUTIN [Source]
31 Aug 2022 Helen Hayes MP (@helenhayes_) Absolute horror unfolding in #Pakistan
This is the climate emergency right now
Yet the Foreign Secretary, probably shortly to be the PM, is pledging minimal funding for relief & suggests she’ll scale back net zero funding
We need so much more than this vacuum of leadership https://twitter.com/NazShahBfd/status/1564662108268142594 [Source]
30 Aug 2022 Naz Shah MP (@NazShahBfd) RT @AnasSarwar: There is a humanitarian and climate crisis in Pakistan. The situation is heartbreaking.
Governments around the world need… [Source]
30 Aug 2022 Fabian Hamilton MP (@FabianLeedsNE) This is yet more proof of the climate emergency and it’s extremely worrying that Liz Truss has failed to make any significant commitments to tackling it during the Conservative leadership contest. 3/3 [Source]
30 Aug 2022 Olivia Blake MP (@_OliviaBlake) RT @Ed_Miliband: The floods in Pakistan are a brutal reminder of the realities of the climate emergency.
It is not a distant threat- it i… [Source]
30 Aug 2022 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) The floods in Pakistan are a brutal reminder of the realities of the climate emergency.
It is not a distant threat- it is here right now.
The wealthiest countries such as the UK must not shirk our responsibility to support rapid mitigation, adaptation, and decarbonisation. https://twitter.com/PreetKGillMP/status/1564610131945553924 [Source]
30 Aug 2022 Tahir Ali MP (@TahirAliMP) The floods in Pakistan are. Thousands have been killed and millions displaced, with their lives in ruins.
My thoughts are with all those who have been affected.
This is climate change in action and should be a reminder to us all that urgent action is necessary. [Source]
30 Aug 2022 Olivia Blake MP (@_OliviaBlake) RT @vanessa_vash: Those who suffering the worst impacts of the climate crisis are not responsible for this crisis. This is climate injustic… [Source]
30 Aug 2022 Zarah Sultana MP (@zarahsultana) RT @lewis_goodall: Numbers behind the Pakistan flooding crisis are stunning/deeply disturbing.
????????The Climate Change Minister says one thir… [Source]
29th August 2022
29 Aug 2022 Naz Shah MP (@NazShahBfd) RT @YasminQureshiMP: Pakistan is in the midst of a climate catastrophe. 33 million lives have been devastated by flooding.
It's a country… [Source]
26 Aug 2022 Chi Onwurah MP (@ChiOnwurah) RT @DanielZeichner: The supply of CO2 matters given its extensive use in food production.
Yet the Govt is sleepwalking into another suppl… [Source]
26 Aug 2022 Alex Sobel MP (@alexsobel) RT @DanielZeichner: The supply of CO2 matters given its extensive use in food production.
Yet the Govt is sleepwalking into another suppl… [Source]
26 Aug 2022 Torsten Bell MP (@TorstenBell) While we're on the radical policy moves that are going to have to come in the months ahead - there is no way the reluctance to tackle the windfalls being accrued by renewable energy generators can hold. The choice is just if we windfall tax those profits or regulate them down [Source]
26 Aug 2022 Uma Kumaran MP (@Uma_Kumaran) Backwards thinking on Green energy from Truss. Dependence on fossil fuels (those from Russia at that) is a huge reason for extortionate current prices.
We’re seeing a complete denial of facts from Tories once again, whilst making their rich friends even richer. How convenient. https://twitter.com/NewStatesman/status/1563057624148389890 [Source]
26 Aug 2022 Sam Rushworth MP (@SamJRushworth) @Bayla08 We should be investing in R&D to be the global leader in green energy. This is bigger than the space race. Those who get ahead on this curve will be the leaders of tomorrow.
Whereas, on our current trajectory, Britain will be a middle income county in the next 50 yrs [Source]
22 Aug 2022 Marie Tidball MP (@MarieTidball) In a climate emergency, they voted to dump human waste into this precious resource, as drought becomes more common, as we were emerging from a pandemic, as our Island nation's marine life faces threats from all quarters, they saw fit for our water to be filled with sewerage. [Source]
22 Aug 2022 Sam Rushworth MP (@SamJRushworth) The Green New Deal absolutely is a plan for growth.
By investing in science and innovation around green energy we will not only achieve net zero - which we must - we will also create jobs and wealth for the rising generation and secure Britain's place as a world-leader. https://twitter.com/Gilesyb/status/1561254258019864576 [Source]
21 Aug 2022 Max Wilkinson MP (@mpmwilko) @CheltCivicSoc@BBCGlos@CheltenhamBC I agree with the outcomes you seek but I don’t agree that nothing would have happened without CCS. You’ll see from the comms later this week. I look forward to working productively with CCS in future, regardless of the political views of those involved. That’s as it should be. [Source]
21 Aug 2022 Clive Lewis MP (@labourlewis) RT @labourlewis: The climate crisis isn’t just economic ‘market failure’ it’s also a massive failure of democracy. People don’t vote for e… [Source]
19 Aug 2022 Bill Esterson MP (@Bill_Esterson) We will support the decarbonisation of key industries such as steel through our climate investment fund, specifically through our green steel fund of £3 billion. And we will commit to support our steel industry through greater use of government procurement. [Source]
19 Aug 2022 Afzal Khan MP (@AfzalKhanMCR) A brilliant event in Crowcroft Park yesterday focused on the climate emergency. ????
Events like these bring communities together to have important conversations around climate action ♻️
We can all do a small part to slow down climate change and minimize its impact. https://x.com/Afzal4Gorton/status/1560548320346619905/photo/1 [Source]
17 Aug 2022 Fleur Anderson MP (@PutneyFleur) 16/ We know how we would secure the future of our country.
With a long-term plan to tackle the climate crisis that is costed, ambitious and will protect all households in Britain. [Source]
17 Aug 2022 Fleur Anderson MP (@PutneyFleur) 12/ As I have said time and again:
We need a Government that will take serious action on the climate crisis, to adapt our infrastructure and prepare a joined-up emergency response to keep people safe against the threats of a warming world. [Source]
17 Aug 2022 Fleur Anderson MP (@PutneyFleur) 11/ We cannot trust a Conservative government to rise to the huge challenges our country faces.
They do not have a grip on our economy.
They do not have a grip on emergency planning.
They do not have a grip on the climate crisis. [Source]
16 Aug 2022 Marsha De Cordova MP (@MarshadeCordova) It is vital that we adapt to the new conditions that the #ClimateCrisis is bringing. We need to make sure our built environment and infrastructure have the requisite capacity for surface and ground water. This will require long-term planning and investment. [Source]
16 Aug 2022 Brian Mathew MP (@BrianMathew4NW) To help solve the cost of energy & climate crisis change billing so that the first 5mwh of heat and 1mwh of electricity is charged at a subsidised rate which is paid for by those who consume more. This way the poorest can consume affordably up to this amount.
Thoughts? [Source]
15 Aug 2022 Marie Tidball MP (@MarieTidball) This will be funded through our excellent @UKLabour Climate Investment Pledge.
Importantly, Labour's plans will avoid our country lurching from crisis to crisis and get the support people need before winter. [Source]
15 Aug 2022 Marie Tidball MP (@MarieTidball) Saving people in our constituency millions of pounds and help local industries like Stocksbridge Speciality Steels. We'll also:
???? insulate homes, reducing energy costs&
????Invest in green energy, reducing prices&boosting our energy security to get to net zero
@PSLabour [Source]
14 Aug 2022 Alex Sobel MP (@alexsobel) RT @Ed_Miliband: Radical action on energy bills ✅
Insulate 19 million homes ????
Green energy sprint ☀️
Labour is the party of economic just… [Source]
14 Aug 2022 Louise Haigh MP (@LouHaigh) RT @Ed_Miliband: Radical action on energy bills ✅
Insulate 19 million homes ????
Green energy sprint ☀️
Labour is the party of economic just… [Source]
14 Aug 2022 Stephen Doughty MP (@SDoughtyMP) RT @Ed_Miliband: Radical action on energy bills ✅
Insulate 19 million homes ????
Green energy sprint ☀️
Labour is the party of economic just… [Source]
14 Aug 2022 Imran Hussain MP (@Imran_HussainMP) We face extreme heat caused by a climate crisis and an out of control cost-of-living crisis.
Liz Truss's solution is to make it easier for corporations to pollute whilst mocking support to families as "handouts".
She doesn't want to fix these crises. She wants to worsen them. [Source]
13 Aug 2022 Andrew Rosindell MP (@AndrewRosindell) RT @BIAZA: Today is #WorldElephantDay ????
Elephants face countless threats in the wild - from #ClimateChange to poaching. We cannot let thes… [Source]
12th August 2022
12 Aug 2022 Jeevun Sandher MP (@JeevunSandher) If* the Dems gain Senate seats & hold the House, then Biden could end up being the most transformational President since LBJ
He could pass bills that halve child poverty and give all American kids a pre-school education. On top of his climate change bill.
*(it's a very big if) https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1558094995147595777 [Source]
12 Aug 2022 Clive Lewis MP (@labourlewis) …against future environmental shocks. And to invest hugely, not only in efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but in building in the kind of protections against extreme weather, from flood defences to home insulation, that are now tragically necessary.”
@meadwaj [Source]
12 Aug 2022 Jessica Morden MP (@jessicamordenmp) and into decarbonisation of the industry - a huge issue faced by the UK’s steel manufacturers.
The ASRC works in partnership with steelmakers such as @TataSteelUK to find ways to decarbonise the industry in a sustainable, commercial way to…
????/2 [Source]
12 Aug 2022 Marsha De Cordova MP (@MarshadeCordova) To tackle the #ClimateCrisis and address rising energy bills, we need to invest in Green infrastructure.
The policies of both Tory PM candidates will make our country more vulnerable as a result of the #ClimateEmergency. [Source]
12 Aug 2022 Paul Waugh MP (@paulwaugh) Farnish eventually concedes there's "a question" as to whether the regulation needs to be tighter given climate change.
She adds English water firms have a "terrible record" on leaky pipes - 20% of every litre lost, compared to Denmark 7%. [Source]
11 Aug 2022 Sarah Jones MP (@LabourSJ) RT @RachelReevesMP: Firefighters are on the front line of the climate crisis and face the dangerous consequences of inaction.
Tory leaders… [Source]
11 Aug 2022 Jeevun Sandher MP (@JeevunSandher) When I was a kid, a 30 degree day was a once-in-a-summer thing. Now it's a regular occurrence.
Dread to think what it will be like in 20 years time (if we don't get to Net Zero) [Source]
09 Aug 2022 Anna Dixon MP (@annalouisedixon) You have run down public services, mismanaged the economy, curtailed our rights, and failed to act on climate change and the cost of living. You disgrace the office of PM. [Source]
09 Aug 2022 Liz Jarvis MP (@LizJarvisUK) @AdamBienkov Does she understand that there is a climate emergency? Does she understand farming? I suspect the answer is no on both counts. [Source]
09 Aug 2022 Anna McMorrin MP (@AnnaMcMorrin) ????It’s the world’s most vulnerable who pay the highest price in a climate crisis they did not create.
????Today we celebrate #IndigenousPeoplesDay. Listening to and learning from Indigenous communities’ invaluable solutions to this crisis are a vital part of our #ClimateAction. https://twitter.com/UNEP/status/1556822591775686659 [Source]
08 Aug 2022 Sarah Olney MP (@sarahjolney1) We are facing a cost of living crisis not seen for decades, war in Ukraine, and a climate emergency.
Yet Rishi Sunak is so out of touch, this is what he is proposing.
People need immediate action to put money back in their pockets, not more endless posturing and rhetoric. https://twitter.com/RishiSunak/status/1556590394170818560 [Source]
07 Aug 2022 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) Alongside that immediate support we need a national home upgrade plan and a green energy sprint to cut bills and strengthen our energy security for good.
Labour is the only party that can tackle this crisis and deliver the stronger economy working people so desperately need. [Source]
6th August 2022
06 Aug 2022 Catherine West MP (@CatherineWest1) RT @MikeHudema: Saving whales is essential in the fight against the #climatecrisis. If they go they may take us with them.
We're all in th… [Source]
05 Aug 2022 Mike Martin MP (@ThreshedThought) Parish, Borough/district, county … with different stuff held at different levels. Bonkers.
How are you meant to sort out climate change if parking is held at Parish level and buses are held at county level? [Source]
05 Aug 2022 Bob Blackman MP (@BobBlackman) The #UKYoungAcademy will provide a beneficial network of the UK’s best and brightest minds to help tackle some of society’s biggest challenges, from climate change to social inequality. Further information, details can be found at https://ukyoungacademy.org/. [Source]
04 Aug 2022 Jon Trickett MP (@jon_trickett) RT @TWT_NOW: ???? First TWT22 lineup announcements are here! ????
In the face of soaring living costs, attacks on workers & climate breakdown -… [Source]
04 Aug 2022 Kerry McCarthy MP (@KerryMP) RT @HarryCockburn: No coherent energy plan to tackle soaring bills, no plan to tackle the climate crisis, no plan to provide optimism for t… [Source]
04 Aug 2022 Rachel Reeves MP (@RachelReevesMP) And with our Climate Investment Pledge and plan to buy, make and sell more in Britain, a Labour government will build the strong, secure and fair economy we need. (4/4) [Source]
04 Aug 2022 Miatta Fahnbulleh MP (@Miatsf) 2. Fix our broken energy market by creating public owned energy companies that can disrupt the market and flood it with cheaper #renewableenergy, and a proper regulator with the teeth to make the #energymarket work in our interest.
3/4 [Source]
03 Aug 2022 Simon Hoare MP (@Simon4NDorset) RT @Ready4Rishi: ????????????????????'???? ???????????????? for ????????????????????????????:
???? Freeports
????️ M4 relief road
???? Thousands of jobs in green energy and nuclear
???? Delivery of… [Source]
03 Aug 2022 Jack Abbott MP (@jackabbott90) Energy bills. Inflation. Real-term pay cuts. Possible recession. Winter of discontent? Housing crisis. War in Europe. Northern Ireland Protocol and the inevitable fallout. Underwhelming productivity. Net Zero and the energy transition.
(I'd add crumbling public services too.) https://twitter.com/PubAffCo/status/1554837081913901056 [Source]
03 Aug 2022 Wera Hobhouse MP (@Wera_Hobhouse) RT @singharj: ‘Needlessly flying around like this makes a complete mockery of her promises on net zero’ say the Liberal Democrats.
The For… [Source]
03 Aug 2022 Zarah Sultana MP (@zarahsultana) RT @TWT_NOW: ???? First TWT22 lineup announcements are here! ????
In the face of soaring living costs, attacks on workers & climate breakdown -… [Source]
02 Aug 2022 Matt Rodda MP (@MattRodda) ☀️ WORKING ON CLIMATE CHANGE ☀️
The heatwave showed climate change is happening now & having an impact on us all. I have been pushing the Govt to stick to the net zero pledge & do more to tackle climate change.
#Reading & #Woodley are leading the way but the Govt must do more. https://x.com/MattRodda/status/1554399103530016770/video/1 [Source]