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VoteClimate: MPs' Climate-Related Tweets - September 2023
MPs' Climate-Related Tweets - September 2023
We've identified 656 Twitter posts by MPs related to action on climate change during September 2023.
30th September 2023
30 Sep 2023 Max Wilkinson MP (@mpmwilko) @claddingfiasco Happy to. If you scroll through my feed and look at my website you’ll see plenty of positivity. £180m housing investment. Climate change work. Health campaigns. And more.
But I also reserve the right to hold opponents to account. That’s important in a democracy. [Source]
29 Sep 2023 Dave Doogan MP (@DaveDooganSNP) RT @theSNP: ???????????????????????????? Scotland is a renewable energy and an oil and gas powerhouse.
❌ Westminster have exploited Scotland's energy for decad… [Source]
29 Sep 2023 Chris Law MP (@ChrisLawSNP) RT @theSNP: ???????????????????????????? Scotland is a renewable energy and an oil and gas powerhouse.
❌ Westminster have exploited Scotland's energy for decad… [Source]
29 Sep 2023 Pete Wishart MP (@PeteWishart) I'm not sure why people think there is votes in anti-environmentalism and social conservatism when you look at the electoral 'success' of the Tories/Alba. The next election will increasingly be about support for measures to tackle climate change. [Source]
28 Sep 2023 Matt Rodda MP (@MattRodda) I remain committed to green initiatives in Reading, such as the rollout of public electric car charging points, the switch to renewable energy, and the safe insulation of our homes and buildings. 2/3 [Source]
28 Sep 2023 Louie French MP (@louie_french) RT @FCDOGovUK: We are supporting developing countries to respond to climate change and pursue low-carbon development:
???? over 100 million p… [Source]
28 Sep 2023 Richard Foord MP (@RichardFoordLD) This report shows we need to do more to safeguard nature and protect our countryside. The Oil and Gas Authority "taking Net Zero into account" in the decision to green light Rosebank is like an arsonist "taking combustion into account" while pouring petrol over a tinderbox. https://twitter.com/nationaltrust/status/1707096817299595536 [Source]
27 Sep 2023 Layla Moran MP (@LaylaMoran) RT @itvpeston: “We saw them last week row back on commitments towards Net Zero, this is another nail in that coffin. You cannot trust the C… [Source]
27 Sep 2023 Nick Timothy MP (@NJ_Timothy) This is honestly risible. Wind is intermittent. Until we have battery technology of a kind that doesn't yet exist, wind needs to be backed by fossil fuels. Even the Climate Change Committee says we'll need oil and gas for a quarter of our energy in 2050. https://x.com/itvpeston/status/1707151988788469788?s=20 [Source]
27 Sep 2023 Joe Morris MP (@Joe_Morris91) @andybalman Hi Andy, apologies I missed. I worked for the steel sector previously- working with trade unions and steelmakers to achieve a fair and just transition to net zero. I'm delighted to have been endorsed by @serauk - our environmental affiliate - in this selection. [Source]
27 Sep 2023 Pete Wishart MP (@PeteWishart) Now blocking en masse a whole slew of climate change deniers. There are some strange and uncomfortable ‘communities’ on here. I’m just not interested…… [Source]
27 Sep 2023 Liz Saville Roberts MP (@LSRPlaid) In a climate crisis with extreme weather events, greenlighting the #Rosebank oil field is criminal
This will not mean cheaper bills - most of the oil will be exported through the open market
UK Government simply doesn't care about future generations
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66933832 [Source]
27 Sep 2023 Zarah Sultana MP (@zarahsultana) The Tory government's approval of Rosebank is climate vandalism.
It's not about cutting energy bills (it won't). It's about boosting obscene fossil fuel profits – even if that means accelerating the climate crisis.
#StopRosebank and put people and planet before profit. [Source]
27 Sep 2023 Tan Dhesi MP (@TanDhesi) RT @TanDhesi: Instead of being weak, making huge U-turns on tackling the #ClimateCrisis and letting down future generations - Rishi Sunak n… [Source]
27 Sep 2023 Rishi Sunak MP (@RishiSunak) The Climate Change Committee have said you don’t reach Net Zero by wishing it.
As we make the transition to renewables, we will still need oil and gas – it makes sense to use our own supplies such as Rosebank.
This is the right long-term decision for the UK’s energy security. https://twitter.com/energygovuk/status/1706943703225340358 [Source]
27 Sep 2023 Joe Morris MP (@Joe_Morris91) Devastating decision - so close to Marine Protected Areas. This kind of short term thinking from government is completely at odds with reaching Net Zero and decarbonising our economy.
As Hexham's first Labour MP, net zero will run through every vote I cast. https://twitter.com/ChrisGPackham/status/1706929559340282256 [Source]
27 Sep 2023 Clive Lewis MP (@labourlewis) The escalating climate crisis goes hand in hand with a democratic deficit at the heart of the UK's political system.
How else could Rishi Sunak confidently allow the Rosebank oil field to be green lit, despite the public harm it will cause. [Source]
27 Sep 2023 Jeremy Hunt MP (@Jeremy_Hunt) We’re decarbonising faster than almost any advanced economy, and any realistic path to Net Zero means continuing using oil and gas .
Rosebank was a huge domestic untapped resource, and this investment will bring billions into our economy and secure our domestic energy supply https://twitter.com/NSTAuthority/status/1706914004990378097 [Source]
27 Sep 2023 Carla Denyer MP (@carla_denyer) Giving the go-ahead to the huge new Rosebank oil field is choosing to make the Climate Emergency worse
Labour could stop this. If they confirm now that they'd rescind the drilling licence in government, funding would dry up and the project would become unviable. Will they do it? [Source]
27 Sep 2023 Claire Coutinho MP (@ClaireCoutinho) We will not play politics with our energy security. Even the independent Climate Change Committee has said that in 2050, we will need oil and gas for a quarter of our energy. [Source]
26th September 2023
26 Sep 2023 Tan Dhesi MP (@TanDhesi) RT @TanDhesi: Instead of being weak, making huge U-turns on tackling the #ClimateCrisis and letting down future generations - Rishi Sunak n… [Source]
26 Sep 2023 Chris Law MP (@ChrisLawSNP) RT @AngusRobertson: Excellent to see cooperation between the Scottish and German governments on renewable energy and the potential for hydr… [Source]
26 Sep 2023 Chi Onwurah MP (@ChiOnwurah) RT @Ed_Miliband: The British people want a plan to cut energy bills, boost wages, and tackle the climate crisis.
That is why Rishi Sunak'… [Source]
26 Sep 2023 Andrew Mitchell MP (@AndrewmitchMP) Respectively these were:- climate change and this week’s meetings of the world community to address it in New York; the government’s changes to our own climate regulations; the bankruptcy of Birmingham City Council. [Source]
26 Sep 2023 Anna McMorrin MP (@AnnaMcMorrin) RT @Ed_Miliband: The British people want a plan to cut energy bills, boost wages, and tackle the climate crisis.
That is why Rishi Sunak'… [Source]
25 Sep 2023 Bill Esterson MP (@Bill_Esterson) RT @Ed_Miliband: The British people want a plan to cut energy bills, boost wages, and tackle the climate crisis.
That is why Rishi Sunak'… [Source]
25 Sep 2023 Jim McMahon MP (@JimfromOldham) RT @CoopParty: "We can sprint to Net Zero if we give communities the resources."
Community energy has the potential to transform our energ… [Source]
25 Sep 2023 Chris Law MP (@ChrisLawSNP) RT @ClimateReality: Oil and gas companies talk about their commitment to reaching #netzero, but instead they’re projected to invest over $5… [Source]
25 Sep 2023 Vikki Slade MP (@VikkiSlade72) @transformageing Would have loved to but I’m expected at a drinker about renewable energy &nature representing the @LGAcomms … there is so much available at conference many things overlap [Source]
25 Sep 2023 Andrew Griffith MP (@griffitha) RT @FraserNelson: * NEW: How much progress is UK making on cutting pollution and CO2?
New section of The Spectator data hub, gathers all m… [Source]
24 Sep 2023 Chris Law MP (@ChrisLawSNP) RT @HumzaYousaf: The world needs climate leaders, not climate deniers.
The Prime Minister's roll back on climate action is an abdication o… [Source]
24 Sep 2023 Phil Brickell MP (@Phil_Brickell) Integrated transport - making it easier for you to get from A to B
Simpler and cheaper fares for everyone with a £2 cap
A public service run in the interests of local people
50 new zero emission buses from today, with more to come
It just goes to show what Labour can achieve [Source]
24 Sep 2023 Bill Esterson MP (@Bill_Esterson) RT @LucyMPowell: Rishi Sunak’s net zero & other short term policy shifts are acts of weakness from a desperate PM.
Dodging scrutiny, disr… [Source]
23 Sep 2023 Chris Law MP (@ChrisLawSNP) RT @antonioguterres: If fossil fuel companies want to be part of #ClimateAction solutions, they must lead the transition to renewable energ… [Source]
23 Sep 2023 Richard Burgon MP (@RichardBurgon) Fossil fuel giants have made hundreds of billions in profits while bringing us to the cliff edge of climate breakdown.
They should pay for the action we need to tackle climate change around the world.
Well done to everyone who joined the #MakePollutersPay day of action today. [Source]
23 Sep 2023 Chris Murray MP (@ChrisMurray2010) Great chatting to people at the Northfield and Willowbrae Environment Fair today. People take climate change seriously and so many inspiring community groups making our area greener and nicer. Want to support them as much as I can! ???????? [Source]
22nd September 2023
22 Sep 2023 Vikki Slade MP (@VikkiSlade72) @GlennonFanny Any large event that our tourist market wants (1/2 million visitors+) will create massive co2 from travel. We already have fantastic events throughout - from poole harbour fest, world of love, bournemouth 7s, proms in the park, Christchurch food festival etc etc. [Source]
22 Sep 2023 Alex Sobel MP (@alexsobel) RT @antonioguterres: Climate change is not just a change in the weather.
It is changing life on our planet.
It is killing people and deva… [Source]
22 Sep 2023 Rishi Sunak MP (@RishiSunak) On Wednesday I announced a pragmatic, proportionate and realistic way to reach Net Zero.
We've already reduced emissions faster than any other major country.
Our new approach means we'll reach Net Zero by 2050 while easing the burden on working people.
https://twitter.com/RishiSunak/status/1704567738172068172 [Source]
22 Sep 2023 Sammy Wilson MP (@eastantrimmp) (2/4) Unfortunately, Government policies on climate change, ill thought-out environmental policies and surrender to the Green Lobby is making it more difficult for us to produce good quality food in the United Kingdom. [Source]
22 Sep 2023 Anna McMorrin MP (@AnnaMcMorrin) RT @lisanandy: Despite an absent Prime Minister, who chose this of all week’s to trash Britain’s own leadership on climate change, there is… [Source]
22 Sep 2023 Stephen Doughty MP (@SDoughtyMP) RT @lisanandy: Despite an absent Prime Minister, who chose this of all week’s to trash Britain’s own leadership on climate change, there is… [Source]
22 Sep 2023 Catherine West MP (@CatherineWest1) RT @lisanandy: Despite an absent Prime Minister, who chose this of all week’s to trash Britain’s own leadership on climate change, there is… [Source]
22 Sep 2023 Lisa Nandy MP (@lisanandy) Despite an absent Prime Minister, who chose this of all week’s to trash Britain’s own leadership on climate change, there is hope on the horizon.
Some key takeaways from the UN General Assembly in NYC #UNGA ???? [Source]
22 Sep 2023 Olivia Blake MP (@_OliviaBlake) RT @BethWinterMP: The PM has watered down Net Zero commitments to keep you paying the profits of polluters.
But we know retrofitting and r… [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Dave Doogan MP (@DaveDooganSNP) ???? Westminster is undermining Scotland's drive to net-zero, jobs and climate justice.
???? We're stuck with the egregious UK Internal Market Act, and a coward Tory Prime Minister too feart to debate his u-turn in Parliament.
???????????????????????????? Independence is the only exit from this chaos. https://twitter.com/DaveDooganSNP/status/1704888217206772144/video/1 [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) Dither and delay will cost Britain in the long run.
Only Labour has a plan to lower bills, create jobs, deliver energy security for Britain, and tackle the climate crisis. ????????????♀️ [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) CLIMATE- Rishi Sunak must know that his decisions mean he will miss his climate targets The OBR says that delaying action on net zero by a decade will double its cost. Rishi Sunak wants your children to pick up the bill for his inaction. [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Richard Burgon MP (@RichardBurgon) Rishi Sunak's net zero U-turn will increase British household bills by £8 BILLION over the next 10 years.
Sunak pretends he's on your side - but this is really about boosting the profits of the fossil fuel giants. [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Rushanara Ali MP (@rushanaraali) RT @SadiqKhan: The Government must play their part in solving the climate crisis, not kick the can down the road.
Their inaction is unde… [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Wera Hobhouse MP (@Wera_Hobhouse) RT @BBCPolitics: "Conservatives are pretending that everything that tackles climate change is more expensive, they're just factually wrong"… [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Alex Sobel MP (@alexsobel) RT @nationaltrust: We're deeply concerned about reports this morning of moves to water down key green policies around Net Zero and the impa… [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Karl Turner MP (@KarlTurnerMP) RT @MirrorPolitics: After Prime Minister Rishi Sunak watered down key climate commitments in a major U-turn which plunged the UK's net zero… [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Ruth Cadbury MP (@RuthCadbury) When I was Shadow International Trade Minister I heard from leading UK businesses how important green jobs & investment are for the UK.
The PMs decision shows how out of touch he is- both with UK businesses and with my constituents who want action to tackle the climate crisis. [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Neil O'Brien MP (@NeilDotObrien) RT @RishiSunak: This important thread shows we’re so far ahead of every other country in the world on Net Zero.
So how can it be right tha… [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Miatta Fahnbulleh MP (@Miatsf) 1. Providing policy certainty to unlock large scale green investment to boost our economy
2. Mitigating the costs of transition so they don’t fall on those that can least afford it
3. Driving down bills with cheaper green energy, insulated homes & low cost public transport 2/4 [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Richard Foord MP (@RichardFoordLD) RT @BBCPolitics: "Conservatives are pretending that everything that tackles climate change is more expensive, they're just factually wrong"… [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Rishi Sunak MP (@RishiSunak) I care about reaching Net Zero by 2050 but on the current path, we risk losing the consent of British people.
No one has yet had the courage to look people in the eye and explain what’s really involved.
That’s wrong, and it changes with this new approach to meeting Net Zero. https://twitter.com/RishiSunak/status/1704790172338979096/photo/1 [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Sarah Jones MP (@LabourSJ) RT @LBCNews: "He's completely failed to grasp the opportunities that Net Zero brings"
Labour's shadow industry minister Sarah Jones tells… [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Claire Coutinho MP (@ClaireCoutinho) Yesterday we changed Net Zero plans which would have forced unacceptable costs onto families. I’m confident that our changes will still meet our ambitious targets to reduce emissions.
Our new approach will also push forward on renewables, new technology and protecting nature. https://twitter.com/telegraph/status/1704779950774243480 [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Rushanara Ali MP (@rushanaraali) RT @SkyNews: "This is weak, wrong and he has really thrown industry under the bus."
Shadow Minister for Industry and Decarbonisation @Lab… [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Karin Smyth MP (@karinsmyth) RT @SkyNews: "This is weak, wrong and he has really thrown industry under the bus."
Shadow Minister for Industry and Decarbonisation @Lab… [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Wes Streeting MP (@wesstreeting) RT @SkyNews: "This is weak, wrong and he has really thrown industry under the bus."
Shadow Minister for Industry and Decarbonisation @Lab… [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Alex Sobel MP (@alexsobel) RT @MayorOfWY: It’s time for the job of delivering Net Zero to be devolved.
By setting local targets, energy plans and with the access to… [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Jeff Smith MP (@JeffSmithetc) RT @SkyNews: "This is weak, wrong and he has really thrown industry under the bus."
Shadow Minister for Industry and Decarbonisation @Lab… [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Paul Waugh MP (@paulwaugh) .@RishiSunak absolutely right to say more debate/scrutiny needed of any CCC recommendations to get to net zero, and their impact on consumers.
I suspect the CCC would welcome that scrutiny - and ultimately it is upto politicians to make big judgement calls on the trade-offs. [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Sarah Jones MP (@LabourSJ) RT @SkyNews: "This is weak, wrong and he has really thrown industry under the bus."
Shadow Minister for Industry and Decarbonisation @Lab… [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Ellie Chowns MP (@EllieChowns) @RishiSunak on @BBCr4today - pure doublethink.
He wants to 'change direction' but supposedly still reach #NetZero while delaying action while magically having no impact on whether UK achieves climate targets.
Utterly vacuous and irresponsible. [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Paul Waugh MP (@paulwaugh) Excellent point by @bbcnickrobinson: Sunak appears to be repeating Liz Truss error of ignoring a *statutory* body whose job it is to advise govt.
In her case, she ignored Office for Budget Responsibility, in his he's ignoring the Climate Change Committee. [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Rachael Maskell MP (@RachaelMaskell) Even if the Prime Minister doesn't get why the climate is in crisis, businesses and communities do. We need urgent action now to support rapid decarbonisation and strong global leadership. #ClimateEmergency #GeneralElectionNow [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Paul Waugh MP (@paulwaugh) There's a strong "we've had enough of experts" vibe from the PM on net zero.
But, just as 'Project Fear' in many ways turned out to be Project Fact on Brexit, is he simply repeating the same mistake - but with much higher stakes for jobs/UK influence? [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Paul Waugh MP (@paulwaugh) Sunak was right to say we need detailed policies to make 2050 net zero a reality, but lack of detail is precisely why govt lost courts case on this.
Danger of EV delay is he fails to meet his own scrutiny test - how else will he find the required emissions cuts by 2030? [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Jonathan Reynolds MP (@jreynoldsMP) RT @CBItweets: Today’s announcement makes the implementation of our long-term net zero target less credible and its achievement more expens… [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Phil Brickell MP (@Phil_Brickell) Sunak is playing politics instead of prioritising the long-term national interest.
If he was serious about reaching our legally binding net zero commitments, he’d be announcing govt support for households & businesses.
An abdication of responsibility.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/ [Source]
21 Sep 2023 David Baines MP (@DavidBainesStH) @FletcherEnder Far from it. A single bin for recycling costs more money, as well as being worse for the environment. Unlike the government we and others take climate change seriously. [Source]
21 Sep 2023 Andrew Bowie MP (@AndrewBowie_MP) ???????????? Reducing our carbon emissions faster than any other comparable nation.
????????????The 1st-4th largest offshore windfarms in the world.
????????????Record and historic investment in Hydrogen, CCUS, solar, new nuclear, tidal power and brand new technologies.
????????????UK = Leading the world. https://twitter.com/AndrewBowie_MP/status/1704730773889188069/photo/1 [Source]
20th September 2023
20 Sep 2023 Jeremy Hunt MP (@Jeremy_Hunt) Just touched down in California. PM’s speech was exactly right - we need to carry ordinary families with us on the journey to Net Zero and this is the pragmatic and proportionate way to do so. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 David Davis MP (@DavidDavisMP) Far from weakening Net Zero policy, this puts it on a much sounder footing, in political, economic, and practical grounds. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 David Davis MP (@DavidDavisMP) The Prime Minister today outlined a package of sensible and proportionate reforms to the Government's energy policy.
It is a realistic path to Net Zero that avoids trampling on family finances, and keeps the UK ahead of other major developed countries. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Damian Hinds MP (@DamianHinds) RT @RishiSunak: This important thread shows we’re so far ahead of every other country in the world on Net Zero.
So how can it be right tha… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Jim McMahon MP (@JimfromOldham) RT @CoopParty: While the Conservatives dither and delay on the needed transition to Net Zero, our communities are leading the way.
Co-ope… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Damian Hinds MP (@DamianHinds) RT @RishiSunak: We will still meet our international commitments and hit Net Zero by 2050.
Our new approach will embrace with even greater… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Damian Hinds MP (@DamianHinds) RT @RishiSunak: We're changing the way we reach Net Zero by 2050 to ease the burden on working people.
Our new approach will be pragmatic,… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Jayne Kirkham MP (@JayneKirkham4) Boilers. New houses would have been net zero in 2016 had there been a Labour government. Cameron cancelled it. Now Sunak has cancelled it again. Why? It would have been cheaper & warmer for people moving into new houses if they were properly insulated & heated with renewables. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Mims Davies MP (@mimsdavies) RT @RishiSunak: This important thread shows we’re so far ahead of every other country in the world on Net Zero.
So how can it be right tha… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Mims Davies MP (@mimsdavies) RT @RishiSunak: We will still meet our international commitments and hit Net Zero by 2050.
Our new approach will embrace with even greater… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Mims Davies MP (@mimsdavies) RT @ClaireCoutinho: The Prime Minister has set out a pragmatic approach to Net Zero which ensures a just transition for hardworking familie… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Afzal Khan MP (@Afzal4Gorton) RT @CBItweets: Today’s announcement makes the implementation of our long-term net zero target less credible and its achievement more expens… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Tulip Siddiq MP (@TulipSiddiq) RT @Peston: If you want to know the good, bad and different of Rishi Sunak’s scaled-back climate change commitments, watch #Peston at 9 her… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Chris Law MP (@ChrisLawSNP) RT @Peston: The prime minister seems to have turned the climate change imperatives of reducing CO2 emissions from our homes, and reducing e… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Alice Macdonald MP (@AliceMLabour) The Tories have shown how weak they are - party before country once again.
Cancelling policies that don't even exist. Failing to show the leadership needed on climate change and to harness the opportunity for our economy that clean energy would bring. #GeneralElectionNow [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Sharon Hodgson MP (@SharonHodgsonMP) firms ahead of the 2030 goal, only to now hit the breaks. Consumers and manufacturers need clear and consistent messaging, investment, infrastructure and incentives to ensure that we are ready. By pushing this back confidence will be lost and our commitment to Net Zero derailed. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Robbie Moore MP (@_RobbieMoore) RT @RishiSunak: We're changing the way we reach Net Zero by 2050 to ease the burden on working people.
Our new approach will be pragmatic,… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Bill Esterson MP (@Bill_Esterson) Yesterday the Transport Secretary said:
“Now above all else I know that businesses want certainty and a level playing field, which is what our zero emissions vehicle mandate is for. It will require a minimum number of zero emission car sales by 2030.”
So much for yesterday. https://twitter.com/uklabour/status/1704579533838467547 [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Paul Waugh MP (@paulwaugh) The risk for Sunak is he ends up importing Australian politics in ways he never intended.
1. 'Stop the Boats' has proved an overpromise.
2. Perception of watering down net zero risks repeat of the Liberal Party's vote going to pro-green Teals. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Richard Holden MP (@RicHolden) RT @RishiSunak: We're changing the way we reach Net Zero by 2050 to ease the burden on working people.
Our new approach will be pragmatic,… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Helen Whately MP (@Helen_Whately) RT @RishiSunak: We will still meet our international commitments and hit Net Zero by 2050.
Our new approach will embrace with even greater… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Paul Holmes MP (@pauljholmes) RT @RishiSunak: We will still meet our international commitments and hit Net Zero by 2050.
Our new approach will embrace with even greater… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Marie Goldman MP (@mariecgoldman) We need MORE investment into tackling the climate emergency and reaching net zero, not less. AND we need to grow our economy. Rishi Sunak has, today, chosen to do neither.
I'm struck once again by the Tories' unfailing ability to choose the wrong answer to every single issue. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Alex Burghart MP (@alexburghart) RT @RishiSunak: We're changing the way we reach Net Zero by 2050 to ease the burden on working people.
Our new approach will be pragmatic,… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Luke Charters MP (@lukejcr) The Tories are at the end of the road, desperately scrambling for ideas at the expense of our planet.
Businesses and consumers need certainty from government over the net zero transition, not chaotic u-turns.
Meanwhile, Julian Sturdy, who backed Sunak twice for leadership,… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1704567737236746262
20 Sep 2023 Imran Hussain MP (@Imran_HussainMP) Today, Rishi Sunak hunkered down with his Cabinet to find a way to sell out the UK's #NetZero commitments.
You can't trust a Tory Prime Minister with the climate. You certainly can't trust them with our future. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Priti Patel MP (@pritipatel) I spoke to GB News today about how the push towards net zero and the obsession with hitting targets is costing hard-pressed families and businesses money. The Government needs to listen and respond to these concerns and a change of approach should be taken. https://twitter.com/gbnews/status/1704552624312225820 [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Nus Ghani MP (@Nus_Ghani) RT @10DowningStreet: Today we're adopting a new approach to Net Zero that is pragmatic, proportionate and realistic – meeting upcoming targ… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Imran Hussain MP (@Imran_HussainMP) Rishi Sunak, who hasn't won a single leadership election, never mind a General Election, worries about climate change policies not having the consent of the British people.
Does he need reminding that #NetZero policies enjoy broad public support? [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Angela Eagle MP (@angelaeagle) RT @Channel4News: 40.7% of people are “less likely” to vote Conservative if the government waters down its climate change commitments, that… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Sorcha-Lucy Eastwood MP (@SorchaEastwood) Conservatives seem keen on another Thatcherite gutting of communities & UK at large as they slam brakes on net zero. This is a chance for an ambitious, new & clean industrial revolution, but they have a fetish for coal & Dickensian living standards hurting our poorest. Shameful. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Paul Holmes MP (@pauljholmes) @tomm_robertss Well I’ve read the manifesto. I don’t see us scrapping anything. For example net zero commitment remains and 2030 car ban wasn’t in it. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Imran Hussain MP (@Imran_HussainMP) "You don't reach net zero just by wishing it" - Rishi Sunak
You don't avoid the consequences of climate change by putting your fingers in your ears, either. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Bill Esterson MP (@Bill_Esterson) RT @CBItweets: Today’s announcement makes the implementation of our long-term net zero target less credible and its achievement more expens… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Torsten Bell MP (@TorstenBell) …obviously announcing changes to those targets is also taking the easy route to signalling a different approach. And saying what you won’t be doing to achieve net zero isn’t the same thing as saying what you actually will do… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Bill Esterson MP (@Bill_Esterson) Yesterday Transport Secretary, Mark Harper said the govt
"...will require a minimum number of new zero emission car sales in the run-up to 2030...one of the most advanced and ambitious regulatory schemes of its kind in the world."
Today Rishi Sunak scrapped the commitment. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Rosena Allin-Khan MP (@DrRosena) This weak, unelected Prime Minister fails to grasp the opportunities for jobs and our economy that would come from making Britain a clean energy superpower.
Labour’s Green Prosperity Plan will lower bills, deliver energy security and tackle the climate crisis. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Stella Creasy MP (@stellacreasy) Only Rishi sunak could think a kitchen big enough for a bin for every day of the week is a thing.
It’s as imaginary as his grasp on the scale of the climate crisis or the economic impact of messing businesses around on net zero.
Our planet and our politics deserve better. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Angela Eagle MP (@angelaeagle) RT @PolitlcsUK: ???? | BREAKING: Speaker Lindsay Hoyle blasts Rishi Sunak for his failure to make the statement on net zero to Parliament firs… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Fabian Hamilton MP (@FabianLeedsNE) Ditching our country’s commitments to tackling the Climate Emergency sends a worrying signal to our international partners.
Rishi Sunak has delivered the worst cost of living crisis in generations and will now add billions in costs to families and damage investor confidence. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Greg Smith MP (@gregsmith_uk) RT @RishiSunak: This important thread shows we’re so far ahead of every other country in the world on Net Zero.
So how can it be right tha… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Chris Bryant MP (@RhonddaBryant) RT @KerryMP: We had Energy and Net Zero questions in the Commons yesterday (at which the Minister called me 'the enemy of net zero' for say… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Lisa Nandy MP (@lisanandy) Today’s climate summit is an opportunity to prove how all people win from the green energy revolution - better jobs, cheaper bills and more secure energy sources.
But to work that needs fresh ideas and big ambitions. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Richard Holden MP (@RicHolden) RT @RishiSunak: I care about reaching Net Zero by 2050 but on the current path, we risk losing the consent of British people.
No one has y… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Robert Jenrick MP (@RobertJenrick) ???????? has led the world in the reduction of our emissions. We can + will still get to net zero by 2050.
But we have to do it in a pragmatic way that brings everyone with us.
Labour must be honest about what their zealotry would unnecessarily impose on families + small businesses. https://twitter.com/rishisunak/status/1704519761332191474 [Source]
20 Sep 2023 David Lammy MP (@DavidLammy) Rishi Sunak’s decision to drop his own climate commitments shows he’s in disarray, dancing to Liz Truss’ pathetic tune. His announcement today piles on more costs to consumers, has enraged business and is destroying Britain’s climate leadership. We need a general election now. https://twitter.com/DavidLammy/status/1704533849386918361/photo/1 [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Rishi Sunak MP (@RishiSunak) This important thread shows we’re so far ahead of every other country in the world on Net Zero.
So how can it be right that British citizens are now being told to sacrifice even more than others?
That's why we've set out a new approach to achieving net zero ???? https://twitter.com/10DowningStreet/status/1704521785050353733 [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Alex Norris MP (@AlexNorrisNN) RT @CoopParty: While the Conservatives dither and delay on the needed transition to Net Zero, our communities are leading the way.
Co-ope… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Claire Coutinho MP (@ClaireCoutinho) Across Europe we have seen what happens when policies hit the poorest hardest.
We must protect the huge progress that we have made.
Rather than policy that forces people to change, this is the path to Net Zero that takes people with us. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Claire Coutinho MP (@ClaireCoutinho) We can’t tackle climate change without protecting nature.
Sadly, the destruction of forests around the world accounts for the equivalent of ten times the emissions of the entire UK.
We must, and will, be doing more to protect our environment in the coming weeks. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Claire Coutinho MP (@ClaireCoutinho) I know the huge pressures that households have faced over the last few years. The changes we are making today will help to protect people from rising costs.
Crucially, they will also maintain public support for our ambitious Net Zero commitments, which we must protect. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Fleur Anderson MP (@PutneyFleur) RT @Ed_Miliband: Rishi Sunak's panicked net zero speech is crumbling in the face of opposition from industry, the public, and his own MPs.… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Alex Brewer MP (@alexbrewer) Sunak accuses those with climate ambition as 'emotional' and 'unrealistic'.
I wonder if he said that directly to the CEO of @Ford?
#NetZero [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Kerry McCarthy MP (@KerryMP) We had Energy and Net Zero questions in the Commons yesterday (at which the Minister called me 'the enemy of net zero' for saying British businesses were crying out for clarity and certainty). Delaying these announcements till now is a blatant and shameful ploy to avoid scrutiny. https://twitter.com/RhonddaBryant/status/1704523780003869036 [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Helen Morgan MP (@HelenMorganMP) RT @PolitlcsUK: ???? | BREAKING: Speaker Lindsay Hoyle blasts Rishi Sunak for his failure to make the statement on net zero to Parliament firs… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Richard Tice MP (@TiceRichard) Sunak scared of Net Zero referendum.
Refuses one in press conference despite saying he wants consent of people
Running scared.
Does not believe in democratic consent [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Alex Burghart MP (@alexburghart) RT @RishiSunak: I care about reaching Net Zero by 2050 but on the current path, we risk losing the consent of British people.
No one has y… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) This is a PM who simply cannot grasp the opportunities for jobs and our economy of driving forward with action on clean energy.
After today, it is clearer than ever that only Labour can create jobs, lower bills, deliver energy security for Britain, and tackle the climate crisis [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Richard Burgon MP (@RichardBurgon) The Prime Minister is being deliberately dishonest.
You don't meet Net Zero by 2050 by abandoning the steps needed to get there.
This speech repeats the Tory errors of the past. It will mean higher energy bills, make us less energy secure and cost us 1000s of good green jobs. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Richard Tice MP (@TiceRichard) Sunak admitting the madness of many net zero plans
Still misleading voters that Net Zero is deliverable or desirable in 2050
Still wasting billions of taxpayer cash on subsidising vested green interests
Totally misleading voters about offshore wind & green jobs & EV sales… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1704525786118606899
20 Sep 2023 Mel Stride MP (@MelJStride) RT @10DowningStreet: Today we're adopting a new approach to Net Zero that is pragmatic, proportionate and realistic – meeting upcoming targ… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Rishi Sunak MP (@RishiSunak) We will still meet our international commitments and hit Net Zero by 2050.
Our new approach will embrace with even greater enthusiasm the incredible opportunities of green industry.
This will create hundreds of thousands of good, well-paid jobs right across the country. https://twitter.com/RishiSunak/status/1704523757975441517/photo/1 [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Liz Saville Roberts MP (@LSRPlaid) “No one can watch the floods in Libya or the heat in Europe and deny the existence of climate change," says a desperate PM in the same breath as announcing a bonfire of green policies to appease a tiny faction of climate change deniers within the Tory party
Sunak is in denial [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Wera Hobhouse MP (@Wera_Hobhouse) RT @PolitlcsUK: ???? | BREAKING: Speaker Lindsay Hoyle blasts Rishi Sunak for his failure to make the statement on net zero to Parliament firs… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Liz Saville Roberts MP (@LSRPlaid) “No one can watch the floods in Libya or the heat in Europe and deny the existence of climate change," says a desperate PM in an attempt to appease a tiny faction of climate change deniers within the Tory party, sacrificing future generations in the process
Sunak is in denial [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Ed Davey MP (@EdwardJDavey) In 2018 Boris Johnson said f*** business
On Monday, Liz Truss said scrap net zero targets
Today Rishi Sunak has done both in one fell swoop [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Jeff Smith MP (@JeffSmithetc) RT @realBenBloch: ???? BREAKING: Speaker Lindsay Hoyle blasts Sunak for failing to make his statement on net zero policies in Parliament.
Spo… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Blair McDougall MP (@blairmcdougall) I’m for the long term, that’s why I’m yaking these short term decisions. I’m committed to net zero, that’s why I’m ditching these comittments to net zero. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Rishi Sunak MP (@RishiSunak) I care about reaching Net Zero by 2050 but on the current path, we risk losing the consent of British people.
No one has yet had the courage to look people in the eye and explain what’s really involved.
That’s wrong, and it changes today with a new approach to meeting Net Zero. https://twitter.com/RishiSunak/status/1704519761332191474/photo/1 [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Luke Murphy MP (@LukeMLabour) Ahead of Rishi Sunak's speech to water down the UK's net zero policies, I spoke to the Evening Standard podcast about why this move will be:
????⬆️Bad for consumers, with higher bills
????⬇️Bad for jobs & economic prosperity
????????Bad for the environment
????
https://podfollow.com/e/1f00af [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Wes Streeting MP (@wesstreeting) RT @realBenBloch: ???? BREAKING: Speaker Lindsay Hoyle blasts Sunak for failing to make his statement on net zero policies in Parliament.
Spo… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Jeff Smith MP (@JeffSmithetc) RT @Ed_Miliband: Rishi Sunak's panicked net zero speech is crumbling in the face of opposition from industry, the public, and his own MPs.… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Karl Turner MP (@KarlTurnerMP) RT @PolitlcsUK: ???? | BREAKING: Speaker Lindsay Hoyle blasts Rishi Sunak for his failure to make the statement on net zero to Parliament firs… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Angela Eagle MP (@angelaeagle) RT @realBenBloch: ???? BREAKING: Speaker Lindsay Hoyle blasts Sunak for failing to make his statement on net zero policies in Parliament.
Spo… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Blair McDougall MP (@blairmcdougall) Turning to tactics pursued by the Australian Liberals when they're down in the polls has become a habit for the Tories over the years. But to look at the shoeing Scott Morrison got over climate change policies and think it's a winning strategy is a sign of how lost they are. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Angela Rayner MP (@AngelaRayner) RT @Ed_Miliband: Rishi Sunak's panicked net zero speech is crumbling in the face of opposition from industry, the public, and his own MPs.… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Fleur Anderson MP (@PutneyFleur) RT @SadiqKhan: Utter chaos, confusion and uncertainty from the Govt.
We’re in a climate emergency. Now is not the time to water down vital… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Lucy Powell MP (@LucyMPowell) RT @realBenBloch: ???? BREAKING: Speaker Lindsay Hoyle blasts Sunak for failing to make his statement on net zero policies in Parliament.
Spo… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Olivia Blake MP (@_OliviaBlake) RT @Ed_Miliband: Rishi Sunak's panicked net zero speech is crumbling in the face of opposition from industry, the public, and his own MPs.… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Kerry McCarthy MP (@KerryMP) RT @Ed_Miliband: Rishi Sunak's panicked net zero speech is crumbling in the face of opposition from industry, the public, and his own MPs.… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Stephen Doughty MP (@SDoughtyMP) RT @Ed_Miliband: Rishi Sunak's panicked net zero speech is crumbling in the face of opposition from industry, the public, and his own MPs.… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Wes Streeting MP (@wesstreeting) RT @Ed_Miliband: Rishi Sunak's panicked net zero speech is crumbling in the face of opposition from industry, the public, and his own MPs.… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Toby Perkins MP (@tobyperkinsmp) RT @Ed_Miliband: Rishi Sunak's panicked net zero speech is crumbling in the face of opposition from industry, the public, and his own MPs.… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Paul Holmes MP (@pauljholmes) RT @FraserNelson: The UK has led the world on decarbonisation, but the pace of UK environmental progress is seldom discussed.
Facts and f… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Louise Haigh MP (@LouHaigh) RT @Ed_Miliband: Rishi Sunak's panicked net zero speech is crumbling in the face of opposition from industry, the public, and his own MPs.… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Jo Stevens MP (@JoStevensLabour) RT @Ed_Miliband: Rishi Sunak's panicked net zero speech is crumbling in the face of opposition from industry, the public, and his own MPs.… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Alex Sobel MP (@alexsobel) RT @Ed_Miliband: Rishi Sunak's panicked net zero speech is crumbling in the face of opposition from industry, the public, and his own MPs.… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Paul Waugh MP (@paulwaugh) One thing everyone seems to be forgetting: under the Climate Change Act, the 2030 target needs to be passed by MPs in an SI.
If enough Tory MPs rebel (and there are 140 members of @CEN_HQ), with Lab/SNP/LD votes they can defeat a delay to 2035 in Parliament. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Sarah Jones MP (@LabourSJ) RT @Ed_Miliband: Rishi Sunak's panicked net zero speech is crumbling in the face of opposition from industry, the public, and his own MPs.… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Paul Waugh MP (@paulwaugh) .@BorisJohnson has just declared war on @RishiSunak
"Business must have certainty about our Net Zero commitments. This country leads on tackling climate change and in creating new green technology...We cannot afford to falter now or in any way lose our ambition for this country" [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Tahir Ali MP (@TahirAliMP) Sunak is turning his back on #climate pledges. This is bad for the planet and it's bad for our country.
The UK could be a world-leader in renewables - particularly wind - creating millions of quality jobs.
But Sunak is content to ditch his pledges and offer nothing. https://twitter.com/RachelReevesMP/status/1704463082389422487 [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Kate Osamor MP (@KateOsamor) We are in a climate emergency.
Watering down net-zero targets puts the planet and our economy at risk.
If we want to save the planet, boost economic growth, create jobs and tackle the cost-of-living crisis then we need a Green New Deal now. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Paul Waugh MP (@paulwaugh) PM's allies say he is NOT junking net zero but delivering it in a way that preserves political consensus, but also doesn’t do it in a way that is going to put huge costs onto some of the poorest people in the country.
Let's see how many of his MPs, or voters, buy that. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Torsten Bell MP (@TorstenBell) Boiler Upgrade Scheme is the subsidy for installing heat pumps - raising it is what actually matters for getting some actual progress on heat pump installations (currently laughably low). Obviously means a bigger state (despite libertarian rhetoric of net zero sceptics) https://twitter.com/lewis_goodall/status/1704446969173745671 [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Claire Hanna MP (@ClaireHanna) RT @ClaireHanna: On foot of maps showing how much of Belfast could be under water, I was talking about climate change on BBC Talkback today… [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Blair McDougall MP (@blairmcdougall) Remember that delaying the move to net zero makes it more expensive later. The Tories are offering a tax rise. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Tom Morrison MP (@ThomasMorrison) Whether you agree on Net Zero or not, the fact is business needs reassurance and consistency. The Conservatives have left some of the biggest employers and most important companies in the economy without this. This is a huge failure and could cost us jobs and investment. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Carla Denyer MP (@carla_denyer) But Labour has not committed to restoring any of the climate targets Sunak dilutes or scraps????
Once again, this shows why it is so important to elect a group of Green MPs to hold whoever is in government to account, and fight for better protections for both people and planet. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 David Baines MP (@DavidBainesStH) The Tory government’s rowing back on #netzero isn’t just bad for the environment - it’s bad for business, jobs and skills.
We have a huge opportunity for growth that can boost the economy and tackle climate change.
Tory shortsightedness is holding the UK back. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Paul Holmes MP (@pauljholmes) This Governments commitment to Net Zero remains in law. But those arbitrary targets hurt those on low and medium incomes while not affecting those who earn the most. A tweaking of timings to help with the cost of living is right and the PM has my full support in doing so. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Paul Holmes MP (@pauljholmes) @waterman1270 Commitment trains to net zero, but arbitrary car targets and boiler targets don’t help those less well off who can’t afford it. Wise to do it properly and proportionately [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Richard Burgon MP (@RichardBurgon) When the Tories decided to cut "the green crap" last time it added hundreds of pounds to people's energy bills.
Renewables are much cheaper than gas.
Well insulated homes save people money.
Rishi Sunak's weak climate leadership will cost you money. [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Luke Murphy MP (@LukeMLabour) No, they’re not going to save the planet AND they’re going to bankrupt the British people
Clean alternatives mean lower bills, economic prosperity & reduced emissions
This net zero bonfire means higher bills, lost jobs & accelerating climate change
Desperate, dangerous stuff https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1704382363491271016 [Source]
20 Sep 2023 Sam Rushworth MP (@SamJRushworth) Sunak weakly caving into to Liz Truss on net zero commitment is great for rip-off energy companies but bad news for Bishop Auckland.
It will mean delaying investment in thousands of skilled well-paid jobs in our region, and households paying higher energy bills for longer. [Source]
19 Sep 2023 Richard Burgon MP (@RichardBurgon) Liz Truss and her neoliberal allies now seem to be driving Tory climate policy.
Sunak's reckless decision to dilute Net Zero measures will leave people with higher bills, cost us good green jobs and set back the fight against climate change.
An unelected PM who offers nothing. [Source]
19 Sep 2023 Ian Sollom MP (@IanSollom) Hitting net zero is going to be hard.
Running away from commitments that get us there is not.
It’s weak and it’s a failure.
It fails us, it fails future generations, it fails businesses that want to invest.
There is no ‘more proportionate’ amount of zero. https://twitter.com/hzeffman/status/1704220177020146122 [Source]
19 Sep 2023 Hamish Falconer MP (@Hamish4Lincs) Lincoln's MP thinks supporting action on climate change will cost Labour votes in Lincoln. I'm happy to take that challenge.
I want action for the planet and green jobs- not whatever this is????
It's time for an election Karl, and let's see what Lincoln thinks
Tick tock https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight/status/1704251621465567351 [Source]
19 Sep 2023 Luke Murphy MP (@LukeMLabour) He’s taking the public for fools
What Sunak is proposing on net zero is the opposite of what he says i.e. that politics must once again put the short political needs of the moment (Conservatives), ahead of the long term interests of our country
Embarrassing https://twitter.com/SamCoatesSky/status/1704219783950926268 [Source]
19 Sep 2023 Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Farage) Good news that the Prime Minister is now making some common sense noises on Net Zero. [Source]
19 Sep 2023 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) Only Labour can get Britain building the clean energy we need to:
⬇️ cut bills by £1400
???????? deliver energy security
????♀️ create good jobs for our country
???? tackle the climate crisis.
This is what our plan to make the UK a clean energy superpower will deliver. [Source]
19 Sep 2023 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) This is a complete farce from a Tory government that literally does not know what they are doing day to day.
13 years of failed energy policy has led to an energy bills crisis, weakened our energy security, lost jobs, and failed on the climate crisis.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66857551 [Source]
19 Sep 2023 Mike Tapp MP (@MikeTappTweets) He thinks he can make climate change a "wedge" issue...because he is out of touch and thinks the British public are stupid.
He is wrong.
Labour will use combatting climate change as an opportunity to create jobs and secure the economy.
#ToryShambles https://twitter.com/cjmckeon/status/1704207385802252424 [Source]
19 Sep 2023 Chris Curtis MP (@chriscurtis94) @claireharr Even if you believe the UK shouldn't be doing more on climate change (and you would be wrong) ditching the target makes no economic sense, as Blair would tell you. [Source]
19 Sep 2023 Chris Curtis MP (@chriscurtis94) @claireharr Even if you don't believe the UK shouldn't be doing more to combat climate change (and you would be wrong) reversing on this makes no economic sense. [Source]
19 Sep 2023 Torsten Bell MP (@TorstenBell) This all reflects the real problem with the far too slow transition of net zero targets/discussions into bread and butter normal policy questions - which politicians flippantly announcing ambitious targets (or campaigners pretending everything is easy) are also guilty of [Source]
19 Sep 2023 Torsten Bell MP (@TorstenBell) On the substance really important to think about these targets separately. EVs are the part of the net zero transition that actually saves households money - and any ban on petrol/diesel cars was always contingent on delivering charging infrastructure (=the real policy challenge) https://twitter.com/TorstenBell/status/1704186169305489812/photo/1 [Source]
19 Sep 2023 Paul Waugh MP (@paulwaugh) If this is true, it'll be Sunak following the lead of @trussliz.
Only yesterday she said the UK should "delay implementing Net Zero commitments such as the ban on new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030" and abandon "the replacement of gas and oil boilers". [Source]
19 Sep 2023 Andrew Lewin MP (@Andrew_Lewin_) The planet is on course for its hottest year on record.
The US and EU are stepping up their transition to green energy, to cut emissions and create jobs.
And Rishi Sunak?
Dropping policies that will protect the climate.
Desperate politics and desperately poor leadership. https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1704178965731041739 [Source]
19 Sep 2023 Claire Hanna MP (@ClaireHanna) On foot of maps showing how much of Belfast could be under water, I was talking about climate change on BBC Talkback today. The massive challenges of getting serious & coordinating action, but also the real technological leaps forward & the chance to improve many parts of life https://twitter.com/ClaireHanna/status/1704161103519809644/video/1 [Source]
19 Sep 2023 Liz Saville Roberts MP (@LSRPlaid) RT @Plaid_Cymru: The Tories have had more than 13 years to put in place a proper industrial strategy that maximises Wales’ green energy pot… [Source]
16 Sep 2023 Steff Aquarone MP (@Steffanaquarone) @Norfolkforever It has indeed, but it's speeding up as a result of climate change, and my understanding is this fund is about preparing people for those effects... [Source]
16 Sep 2023 Wera Hobhouse MP (@Wera_Hobhouse) RT @libdemdaisy: ???? ✈️ Luton airport expansion would fly in the face of Govt’s own climate advisors who say there should be no further airpo… [Source]
15 Sep 2023 Imran Hussain MP (@Imran_HussainMP) A modern, sustainable economy that's competitive in the 21st century needs a strong steel industry & the expertise of our steelworkers.
So there's no excuse for not consulting them when it's their jobs at risk & when they'll know more about decarbonising steel than any Minister. https://twitter.com/jreynoldsMP/status/1702610316637475069 [Source]
15 Sep 2023 Alex Sobel MP (@alexsobel) I visited a steel mill in Ukraine that has the capacity to be run entirely on green electricity, showing how a net zero mill creating steel for infrastructure projects can work.
Ukraine can be an exemplar of the green transition even in the hardest circumstances. https://twitter.com/alexsobel/status/1702655287813910741/video/1 [Source]
15 Sep 2023 Jessica Morden MP (@jessicamordenmp) Ministers have failed to keep their commitments to work in partnership with trade union colleagues to ensure a just transition to a green & prosperous future for Welsh steel. They have kept steelworkers & the Welsh Government in the dark, and this must now urgently change.
(3/3) [Source]
15 Sep 2023 Bill Esterson MP (@Bill_Esterson) RT @jreynoldsMP: Labour has pledged £3 billion for investment alongside industry to decarbonise steel in partnership with workers and indus… [Source]
15 Sep 2023 Jonathan Reynolds MP (@jreynoldsMP) Labour has pledged £3 billion for investment alongside industry to decarbonise steel in partnership with workers and industry investing in a range of technologies to ensure we have the clean steel we need to rebuild Britain. [Source]
15 Sep 2023 Bill Esterson MP (@Bill_Esterson) RT @jreynoldsMP: Labour would invest £3 billion alongside industry to decarbonise the steel industry in partnership with workers and indust… [Source]
15 Sep 2023 Jonathan Reynolds MP (@jreynoldsMP) Labour would invest £3 billion alongside industry to decarbonise the steel industry in partnership with workers and industry investing in a range of technologies to ensure we have the clean steel we need to rebuild Britain [Source]
15 Sep 2023 Ben Obese-Jecty MP (@BenObeseJecty) 261. Establish a public health mission delivery board
In May 2023 Labour pledged to establish a mission delivery board to bring together all departments with an influence over the social determinants of health; akin to the Climate Change Committee.
https://labour.org.uk/missions/nhs/ [Source]
14th September 2023
14 Sep 2023 Stephen Kinnock MP (@SKinnock) RT @W3L5H_DR4G0N: Decarbonisation .. YES ....
De=Industrialisation .. NO ...
All options for steelmaking in Port Talbot must remain on th… [Source]
14 Sep 2023 Jeremy Hunt MP (@Jeremy_Hunt) Delighted to see this: exactly the sort of home-grown innovation we need to reach our climate goals, and in a way that benefits the economy. We’re already a world leader here, decarbonising faster than any other economy - it’s investments like this that will power us to Net Zero https://twitter.com/astrazeneca/status/1702261153898942959 [Source]
14 Sep 2023 Jonathan Reynolds MP (@jreynoldsMP) As recently as a fortnight ago workers were promised they would be directly involved in any transition deal, yet are completely in the dark.
There is strong support for decarbonisation and a proper Green Steel plan, but if what is being reported is true then this is not it (2/2) [Source]
14 Sep 2023 Carla Denyer MP (@carla_denyer) Awful awful news from Libya - thousands, possibly tens of thousands killed.
Too early to say with certainty that this is down to rising global temperatures, but evidence does seem to show climate change is making strong storms like this more frequent.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66799518 [Source]
13th September 2023
13 Sep 2023 Olivia Blake MP (@_OliviaBlake) RT @ClimateAPPG: The UK is at serious risk of falling behind in the international race for good green jobs.
Shouldn't the govt be doing mo… [Source]
13 Sep 2023 Jonathan Reynolds MP (@jreynoldsMP) It is yet another sticking plaster from a government living crisis to crisis unable to take a long-term view.
Labour has a plan for our steel industry, one that supports steel workers and their communities to transition to net zero and keep good jobs on our shores (2/3) [Source]
13 Sep 2023 Wera Hobhouse MP (@Wera_Hobhouse) RT @ClimateAPPG: Obsessing over new oil and gas, instead of supporting clean energy, will not help meet our climate targets or lower energy… [Source]
13 Sep 2023 Alex Sobel MP (@alexsobel) On my third day in Ukraine I visited a project full of hope
A wind farm much of which was constructed after the invasion. Giving people power, decarbonising and guaranteeing energy security
Quite a contrast with our Wind Farm Auction where the Govt failed to secure any new wind https://twitter.com/alexsobel/status/1701919253740290223/video/1 [Source]
13 Sep 2023 Catherine West MP (@CatherineWest1) RT @DMiliband: The devastation we are seeing in Libya is another glaring reminder of the impact of climate change especially on fragile and… [Source]
12 Sep 2023 Sarah Champion MP (@SarahChampionMP) RT @wwf_uk: Heatwaves. Droughts. Wildfires. Climate change means that our weather is getting more extreme and more destructive.
But it's n… [Source]
12 Sep 2023 Kirsty McNeill MP (@kirstyjmcneill) The grande dame of the progressive think tank world - @IPPR - is in fantastic health, with substantial programmes of work on everything from the just transition to childcare. [Source]
11 Sep 2023 Carla Denyer MP (@carla_denyer) PS. This also feels very relevant to the current debate in Bristol about whether we should have a new underground. Not sure it's the best time, in the jaws of the climate crisis, to create new transport infrastructure below sea level that relies on flooding not being too bad... [Source]
10 Sep 2023 Ben Lake MP (@BenMLake) RT @Plaid_Cymru: Wales could be a green energy superpower, but Westminster is holding us back
The UK Government's lack of support for offs… [Source]
10 Sep 2023 Nus Ghani MP (@Nus_Ghani) RT @10DowningStreet: We're delivering on our commitment to help the world deal with climate change:
???? Provide $2bn to the Green Climate… [Source]
10 Sep 2023 Rishi Sunak MP (@RishiSunak) RT @10DowningStreet: We're delivering on our commitment to help the world deal with climate change:
???? Provide $2bn to the Green Climate… [Source]
08 Sep 2023 Seema Malhotra MP (@SeemaMalhotra1) It was great to see the steps being taken by Evri to decarbonise their operations and invest in new technology, and to discuss their apprenticeships programme. [Source]
08 Sep 2023 Seema Malhotra MP (@SeemaMalhotra1) It was great to see the steps being taken by EVRI to decarbonise their operations and invest in new technology, and to discuss their apprenticeships programme. [Source]
08 Sep 2023 Richard Holden MP (@RicHolden) RT @Mark_J_Harper: ????£129m for more zero emission buses
✅Decarbonising public transport
????Helping grow the economy
We've already reached our… [Source]
08 Sep 2023 Richard Foord MP (@RichardFoordLD) It is undeniable that the more frequent and extreme heatwaves like this are a result of climate change, and both government and business need to treat this as the emergency it is. [Source]
08 Sep 2023 Chris Law MP (@ChrisLawSNP) Tackling climate change will require global leadership - we cannot allow governments around the world to shy away from taking necessary action on reducing emissions. [Source]
08 Sep 2023 Chris Law MP (@ChrisLawSNP) Earlier this week I secured the first debate on loss and damage from climate change to ever be held in Parliament - despite climate change being the biggest existential threat facing the world right now, only one Tory MP turned up - this is astonishing from the party in power. https://twitter.com/ChrisLawSNP/status/1700112999669747845/video/1 [Source]
08 Sep 2023 Tom Rutland MP (@tomrutland) The Government's failure to procure any offshore wind is a disaster for one of the UK's most important growth sectors.
Far from reaping the rewards of winning the race to net zero, the government is still tying its shoelaces whilst our competitors storm ahead. https://twitter.com/RenewableUK/status/1700051145614323757 [Source]
08 Sep 2023 Kerry McCarthy MP (@KerryMP) RT @GreenAllianceUK: ???? Parliamentary support for climate action is strong.
Since our survey in 2018, climate change has moved from being a… [Source]
07 Sep 2023 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) Only @UKLabour can make Britain a clean energy superpower with our plan for:
⬇️Lower bills
????♀️Good jobs
????????Energy security
????Climate leadership
Meet our great frontbench Energy Security and Net Zero team who will be fighting to make this happen ???? [Source]
07 Sep 2023 Fabian Hamilton MP (@FabianLeedsNE) ???????? Feliz Dia da Independência, Brasil!
It’s vital that the government helps to unlock Brazil’s economic, cultural and trading potential by working with President Lula to tackle chronic inequality and the climate emergency. [Source]
07 Sep 2023 Jack Abbott MP (@jackabbott90) This has the potential to be very damaging for our economy and the cost of energy in the future, and it'll make it much harder to meet our net zero targets too.
The Government were warned time and time again that this would happen, but they didn't listen. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/ [Source]
06 Sep 2023 Chris Law MP (@ChrisLawSNP) RT @believeinscot: ⚡️Scotland has enormous renewable energy potential – with some of the fastest wind speeds in Europe. But the UK’s ‘weak’… [Source]
06 Sep 2023 Meg Hillier MP (@Meg_HillierMP) RT @hackneycouncil: ???? We’re dedicating £61m to tackling the climate crisis over the next three years - which will help people save on bills… [Source]
05 Sep 2023 Graham Stuart MP (@grahamstuart) RT @SPE_OE: The Rt Hon Graham Stuart, Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero… [Source]
05 Sep 2023 Sarah Champion MP (@SarahChampionMP) Activist Vinzealhar Nen localises information about climate crisis in #PapuaNewGuinea to help communities understand & prepare for the impacts of change.
The international community must also do our part - accept financial responsibility & mitigate the crisis. @CommonsIDC [Source]
05 Sep 2023 Chris Law MP (@ChrisLawSNP) Proud to have secured the debate this morning on the need for more action on #LossAndDamage. Climate change is having a devastating effect on the world's most vulnerable communities, who have often contributed least in carbon emissions.
#COP28 [Source]
05 Sep 2023 Sarah Champion MP (@SarahChampionMP) that Activist Vinzealhar Nen localises information about climate crisis in #PapuaNewGuinea to help communities understand & prepare for the impacts of change.
The international community must also do our part - accept financial responsibility & mitigate the crisis. @CommonsIDC [Source]
05 Sep 2023 Sarah Champion MP (@SarahChampionMP) We need climate finance to mitigate the impacts of negative change.
@AlisiRabukawaqa noted in @CommonsIDC many communities feel protective of the ocean, but can struggle to prioritise it while already contending with the existing impacts of climate change on their daily lives. [Source]
05 Sep 2023 Sarah Champion MP (@SarahChampionMP) Kristal Ambrose @bahaplasmvmnt has told @CommonsIDC how the Bahamas are already experiencing devastating impacts of climate change.
The islands are at huge risk due to global warming, rising sea levels & record breaking temps.
As Kristal said, it’s not too late if we act NOW. [Source]
05 Sep 2023 Claire Coutinho MP (@ClaireCoutinho) The UK has a record to be proud of, with a 500% increase in the amount of renewable energy capacity since 2010 – all delivered by a Conservative government.
We have the world’s four largest offshore wind farms, half the world’s tidal power, and 1.3 million solar installations. [Source]
05 Sep 2023 Clive Lewis MP (@labourlewis) TODAY, MPs have an unmissable chance to fix our broken energy pricing system.
We can tackle fuel poverty and the climate crisis at the same time if MPs back my National Energy Guarantee amendment to the Energy Bill.
Here's what it is, and why it's a game-changer.
Thread. [Source]
05 Sep 2023 Carla Denyer MP (@carla_denyer) The de-facto ban on onshore wind will be lifted at last!
It's good news, but I'm greeting it more with a ???? than a ???? because the Tories are only saving us from themselves, only on this one policy, and only after 8 years of needlessly shackling the UK's ability to reach Net Zero [Source]
04 Sep 2023 Sam Rushworth MP (@SamJRushworth) @MarkHoldstock@RAIL 1st country in world to achieve net zero with investment in County Durham businesses & publicly owned Great British Energy, creating thousands of well paid jobs while cutting bills; cutting NHS wait times with massive workforce expansion and investment in prevention... [Source]
04 Sep 2023 Jonathan Reynolds MP (@jreynoldsMP) That requires a clear industrial strategy, ambition on net zero, reforms to planning and skills, a better trade and cooperation agreement with the EU but also new opportunities around the world (2/3) [Source]
04 Sep 2023 Paul Waugh MP (@paulwaugh) Back after 2 weeks leave and the most interesting developments in politics in past fortnight have been:
- Sunak's school buildings cuts
- Nadine Dorries' finally decides to trigger by-elxn
- Shapps leaves Net Zero Dept
So here's a few #WaughOnPolitics pieces which prefaced each [Source]
03 Sep 2023 Ben Obese-Jecty MP (@BenObeseJecty) 112. Establish Skills England to oversee national skills development
In September 2022 Labour pledged to establish Skills England, to oversee the national effort to meet the skills needed and ensure they can deliver their Climate Investment Pledge.
https://labour.org.uk/updates/press-releases/ [Source]
02 Sep 2023 Stephen Kinnock MP (@SKinnock) Steel is a strategic industry that underpins our entire economy. It provides tens of thousands of highly skilled jobs, it’s vital for our national security, and it’s key to achieving net zero. Failure to invest in our steel industry would be the very definition of a false economy https://twitter.com/skynews/status/1697970055034642879 [Source]