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VoteClimate: MPs' Climate-Related Tweets - December 2023
MPs' Climate-Related Tweets - December 2023
We've identified 328 Twitter posts by MPs related to action on climate change during December 2023.
31st December 2023
31 Dec 2023 Chris Law MP (@ChrisLawSNP) RT @LesleyRiddoch: What's the secret of Denmark's success? Climate Change Minister Dan Jørgensen makes case for social democracy. Just comm… [Source]
27 Dec 2023 Toby Perkins MP (@tobyperkinsmp) @StephenSherrat9 Its not the annual amount that matters @StephenSherrat9 its the amount that falls in a v short period that has changed as a result of climate change.
That’s not to say farmers can’t play a role but annual rainfall stats don’t explain the change. [Source]
26th December 2023
26 Dec 2023 Claire Coutinho MP (@ClaireCoutinho) Britain is the first country in the G20 to halve its carbon emissions.
We are world leaders in tackling climate change.
That’s why it’s so important we make sure we’re not burdening hardworking families, but bringing them with us as we continue on our transition to Net Zero. https://twitter.com/frasernelson/status/1739591415791776028 [Source]
22 Dec 2023 Sam Rushworth MP (@SamJRushworth) @johnmcternan This story keeps appearing and being rebutted. Obviously, the goal isn't to spend lots of money, the goal is to spend it effectively. And obviously, this has to be subject to fiscal rules. But it's clear we not rolling back on ambition to make Britain energy secure & net zero. [Source]
21 Dec 2023 Sian Berry MP (@sianberry) ???? It has been brilliant to work towards this report with @grripp and our Green group of AMs.
????And to spend time with researchers and campaigners in cities around the world, pushing for the gendered impacts of climate change (and its solutions) to be much higher up the agenda. https://twitter.com/ZackPolanski/status/1737737684645212627 [Source]
20th December 2023
20 Dec 2023 Alex Sobel MP (@alexsobel) RT @MayorOfWY: As climate change worsens, flooding events are becoming more common.
Here in West Yorkshire, we’re acting now so we can mak… [Source]
20 Dec 2023 Lauren Edwards MP (@LaurenREdwards) Like all my colleagues in @MedwayLabour, I am committed to supporting both local businesses and tackling climate change. We all have a shared interest in helping our local businesses to grow and play their part in improving our environment. [Source]
19 Dec 2023 Chris Law MP (@ChrisLawSNP) RT @theSNP: ???? We're committed to supporting a Just Transition to net zero and creating new jobs in green industries.
???? Our budget delivers… [Source]
19 Dec 2023 Chris Law MP (@ChrisLawSNP) At a time when the UK Govt is focusing on new oil and gas licenses in Scotland, the real growth is in renewables. Climate change affects us all and tackling it urgently not only the right thing to do but where the biggest growth in jobs is coming from https://twitter.com/thesnp/status/1736780097120567769 [Source]
16 Dec 2023 Andrew Gwynne MP (@GwynneMP) ???? WATCH: COP28 was an opportunity to assert our net zero leadership on the global stage, but that was undermined by the PM's language.
I hope the Minister can have a word with Number 10, and stop these damaging headlines from having an impact on our international standing. https://twitter.com/GwynneMP/status/1735985286117544127/video/1 [Source]
15 Dec 2023 Richard Tice MP (@TiceRichard) This multi million £ taxpayer funded eco zealot Bob Ward does not care about British people being shafted by the vast costs of Net Zero, which will make no difference to climate change
Britain must use its own energy treasure to reduce bills not send out jobs & money overseas https://twitter.com/ret_ward/status/1735570191747109275 [Source]
14 Dec 2023 Kerry McCarthy MP (@KerryMP) RT @Ed_Miliband: The Tories net zero u-turns have been incredibly damaging for Britain’s international standing.
Britain needs a governmen… [Source]
14 Dec 2023 Claire Hanna MP (@ClaireHanna) RT @CommonsNIAC: As countries at COP28 agree a deal this week calling on nations to transition away from fossil fuels, we’re launching a ne… [Source]
13 Dec 2023 Tim Farron MP (@timfarron) Climate change is the biggest issue we face, and yet the Government seem more interested in winning tomorrow's headlines than securing our children's future.
We should be leading the way with a green industrial revolution, and help countries around the world decarbonise too. https://twitter.com/timfarron/status/1734951661410394371/video/1 [Source]
13 Dec 2023 John Glen MP (@JohnGlenUK) Encouraging to hear a new target to triple renewable energy capacity and double energy efficiency by 2030 has been agreed at #COP28. The UK has led the way in cutting CO2 emissions and we will continue to cooperate with our global partners as we chart our course to net zero. https://twitter.com/JohnGlenUK/status/1734946383214318038/photo/1 [Source]
13 Dec 2023 Richard Burgon MP (@RichardBurgon) The UN climate talks failed to do what is needed to phase out fossil fuels.
For decades, oil and gas giants have used their vast influence to delay climate action.
That's why this week I've brought a Bill to ban MPs from receiving any funding from fossil fuel companies. #COP28 [Source]
13 Dec 2023 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) Only Labour can provide the climate leadership Britain needs, to:
⬇️ cut energy bills for families at home;
????️ grow our economy with good jobs;
???? step up on the world stage to protect our planet for current and future generations. [Source]
13 Dec 2023 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) The defining question of the next two years in the run up to COP30 in Brazil is whether the world can now turn good words at COP28 into action to keep 1.5oc alive.
That requires a British government that will lead with the power of example, not show climate hypocrisy... [Source]
13 Dec 2023 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) This COP agreement is an important moment for the world: signalling for the first time a global commitment to a transition away from fossil fuels
Yet the truth is that for the progress made, the hard maths tells us that the world remains way off track to limit warming to 1.5oc [Source]
13 Dec 2023 Sarah Sackman MP (@sarahsackman) Rishi Sunak yanking the UK’s climate minister away from the talks at a crunch point to vote on the Rwanda bill exemplifies the Conservatives' warped priorities.
The UK can, and must get back to leading from the front on climate policy, to ensure a just transition to net zero [Source]
13 Dec 2023 Sarah Sackman MP (@sarahsackman) Today’s agreement at the Cop28 climate summit to transition away from fossil fuels is an important step forward.
But it's nowhere near enough, and leaves a glaring lack of detail over how many countries will finance a shift from fossil fuels and adapt to global warming. [Source]
13 Dec 2023 Carla Denyer MP (@carla_denyer) #COP28 agreed a ‘transition’ from fossil fuels that falls far short of the fair phase-out that's needed.
But we can still avoid the worst of the #ClimateEmergency if the UK and other governments step up.
The best time to act was decades ago.
The next best time is right now. https://twitter.com/antonioguterres/status/1734836109425758248 [Source]
13 Dec 2023 Simon Hoare MP (@Simon4NDorset) RT @BBCBreaking: Standing ovation at COP28 as almost 200 countries agree for the first time to transition away from fossil fuels
https://t… [Source]
13 Dec 2023 Matthew Pennycook MP (@mtpennycook) RT @catabreu_: The world has declared the end of the fossil fuel era at #COP28 .
This is an extraordinary turning point for these negotia… [Source]
12 Dec 2023 Wera Hobhouse MP (@Wera_Hobhouse) ???? As #COP28 concludes, I join 52 MPs in uniting for peace, climate action, and humanitarian relief in Israel and Palestine.
We call for an immediate ceasefire, hostage release, humanitarian access, and just resource distribution. [Source]
12 Dec 2023 Tan Dhesi MP (@TanDhesi) RT @TanDhesi: Unlike Tories, who have abandoned #NetZero targets and shown a total lack of ambition, a Labour Govt would seize the chance t… [Source]
12 Dec 2023 Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP (@BellRibeiroAddy) The climate minister called away during the vital closing stages of COP28 because the PM is scared he doesn’t have the votes to pass his unworkable deportation scheme.
Sums up the current Tory circus: too obsessed with attacking refugees to focus on the major issue of our time. https://twitter.com/PickardJE/status/1734539644446863804 [Source]
12 Dec 2023 Richard Foord MP (@RichardFoordLD) Recalling the UK's senior represenative from #COP28 so he can vote on the Rwanda plan is truly desperate stuff. It shows that the Govt has totally lost control of the situation and doesn't care about tackling climate change - which is single biggest issues facing our planet. https://twitter.com/adamvaughan_uk/status/1734530578047815871 [Source]
12 Dec 2023 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) They are weak, divided and chaotic and can’t stand up and fight for lower energy bills for the British people, can’t stand up and fight for investment into our country, and they can’t stand up and fight to provide climate leadership. [Source]
12 Dec 2023 Anna McMorrin MP (@AnnaMcMorrin) A pleasure to meet with Ju Kerexu - what an inspirational woman. Indigenous voices must be heard - thank you for sharing your story with me. Even the translator was in tears.
We must do all we can to protect communities most at risk to the dangers of the climate crisis. https://twitter.com/sizeofwales/status/1734529727551918338 [Source]
12 Dec 2023 Chris Law MP (@ChrisLawSNP) RT @TheElders: Mary Robinson reacts to the release of the draft text at #COP28:
“It is not good enough to say you recognise and respect th… [Source]
12 Dec 2023 Steff Aquarone MP (@Steffanaquarone) "We're one of the only cities not to have an outer ring road", says the @NorfolkTories leader to justify the quater-billion pound Western Link road. I imagine if it does go ahead, this will be a huge relief when swathes of Norfolk are under water due to climate change. [Source]
12 Dec 2023 Andrew Lewin MP (@Andrew_Lewin_) COP28 'draft agreement' is a victory for the fossil fuel lobby.
Unless it's changed, this is a disaster for the climate.
A strong British PM would be at these talks, making the case for change.
Ours is too busy fighting a Conservative civil war to notice.
https://on.ft.com/3uVjxdc [Source]
11 Dec 2023 Rosie Duffield MP (@RosieDuffield1) RT @algore: COP28 is now on the verge of complete failure. The world desperately needs to phase out fossil fuels as quickly as possible, bu… [Source]
11 Dec 2023 Josh Fenton-Glynn MP (@JoshFG) Calderdale’s climate action plan has been passed by cabinet. It’s ambitious & commits us to net 0 by 2038 with interim targets by 2030. The rain & flood alerts this week was a painful reminder we are on the front line of the climate emergency, I’m proud we’re active in response. https://twitter.com/JoshFG/status/1734242958323413200/photo/1 [Source]
11 Dec 2023 Chi Onwurah MP (@ChiOnwurah) I'm here at #COP28???? to represent the views of constituents who have written to me about the urgent need for climate action
As discussed here with Nissan, the biggest car maker in the UK, the move to Net Zero will create good, green job opportunities for people in the North East https://twitter.com/ChiOnwurah/status/1734232753908986325/photo/1 [Source]
11 Dec 2023 Clive Lewis MP (@labourlewis) RT @LossandDamage: 1/4. At #COP28, the pledges to the #LossAndDamage Fund total only $700m or just 0.2% of the $400 billion needed each yea… [Source]
10 Dec 2023 Sarah Sackman MP (@sarahsackman) Better yet, it pledges to be a net zero carbon town by 2030. It’s great to see investment in our area that will benefit local residents and provide the sustainable growth we need in our constituency. To find out more, visit https://transformingbx.co.uk/vision/. /6 [Source]
10 Dec 2023 Wera Hobhouse MP (@Wera_Hobhouse) Climate Change is happing now and it’s happening everywhere in the world including the UK.
Last year @kewgardens just outside London lost 100 of its special trees during the heatwave.
A third of #Nature loss is already attributable to #Climate change and it will increase. [Source]
10 Dec 2023 Robbie Moore MP (@_RobbieMoore) RT @SteveBarclay: A busy Nature Day at #COP28 yesterday & a pleasure to speak about the important role nature plays in tackling climate cha… [Source]
10 Dec 2023 Fleur Anderson MP (@PutneyFleur) RT @wateraid: Today is Water Day at COP28 ????
???? Swipe to read about the three things we want to see to ensure people can cope with the deva… [Source]
10 Dec 2023 Mims Davies MP (@mimsdavies) RT @DefraGovUK: At #COP28, we put nature at the heart of our climate change action.
???? New details on measures to tackle illegal deforesta… [Source]
10 Dec 2023 Steve Barclay MP (@SteveBarclay) RT @DefraGovUK: We’re protecting the habitats of some of the world’s most endangered species ????
At #COP28, we announced new details on mea… [Source]
10 Dec 2023 Steve Barclay MP (@SteveBarclay) RT @DefraGovUK: At #COP28 we’re championing much needed action for our global ocean ????
Our flagship Blue Planet Fund will empower communi… [Source]
09 Dec 2023 Chi Onwurah MP (@ChiOnwurah) RT @MarkWatts_: Great meeting with the UK Parlimentary delegation today at #COP28 to discuss all things climate and how C40 cities are lead… [Source]
09 Dec 2023 Alex Sobel MP (@alexsobel) RT @fionaharvey: 11 ministers from UK have been at Cop28. And UK govt press office claim there’s been every opportunity to question them! W… [Source]
09 Dec 2023 Steve Barclay MP (@SteveBarclay) RT @CEN_HQ: ???? CAMPAIGN WIN
The government has announced new ???????????? ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????? at #COP28 to help rid our supply chains of deforest… [Source]
09 Dec 2023 Alex Sobel MP (@alexsobel) RT @RSBenwell: UK Government's #COP28 #Nature day announcements. A speedy ????on the good and the gaps.
The good: criteria published for the… [Source]
08 Dec 2023 Alex Sobel MP (@alexsobel) RT @Sir_David_King: As I leave #COP28 today, I'm doing so by joining 800+ other leaders who are standing shoulder to shoulder with the COP… [Source]
07 Dec 2023 Vikki Slade MP (@VikkiSlade72) @RupertStiglitz@wildandhigh 1) safe and legal routes 2) swift processing of claims so people know they will be sent back if unsuccessful 3) allow asylum seekers to work so they can contribute to their costs 4) stop demonising people. Lets focus on the real problems - NHS, Climate Crisis, Cost of Living [Source]
07 Dec 2023 Mims Davies MP (@mimsdavies) RT @transportgovuk: Today at #COP28 we’ve launched a £70 million pilot scheme to power up motorway service areas and pave the way for ultra… [Source]
06 Dec 2023 Olivia Blake MP (@_OliviaBlake) The President of #Cop28 thinks there is "no science" behind fossil fuel phase out.
And our PM thinks the climate emergency is only worth a day of his time.
If the last week has told us anything, it's that
the transition must be led by those on the frontlines of this crisis 1/2 [Source]
06 Dec 2023 Alex Sobel MP (@alexsobel) RT @antonioguterres: We cannot forget about climate change, because of other crises.
As we continue addressing the very serious wars happe… [Source]
06 Dec 2023 Alex Sobel MP (@alexsobel) RT @daisydunnesci: Sônia Guajara, Indigenous minister of Brazil, makes history today at #COP28 as the first Indigenous head of a delegation… [Source]
05 Dec 2023 Imran Hussain MP (@Imran_HussainMP) Rishi Sunak is hoping we don't draw attention to the Government's international commitment of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 68% by 2030.
Even in the most optimistic scenario, the UK will miss that target. We cannot trust the Tories with our planet. [Source]
05 Dec 2023 Wera Hobhouse MP (@Wera_Hobhouse) RT @BathEcho: “We are fully committed to achieving our net zero goals and proud to have improved our status this year"
???? Council recognis… [Source]
05 Dec 2023 Matthew Pennycook MP (@mtpennycook) RT @LouHaigh: The other Tory rebellion last night was on the Zero Emissions Mandate, which will require 22% of new vehicles next year to be… [Source]
05 Dec 2023 Richard Foord MP (@RichardFoordLD) Yesterday, I ended up stuck in Taunton for several hours due to flooding on the rail line. With events like this becoming more common, it shows why we need more investment in flood defences and to mitigate the impact of climate change - which hits coastal and rural areas hardest. [Source]
03 Dec 2023 Andrew Mitchell MP (@AndrewmitchMP) UK funding commitments announced at #COP28 will help strengthen early warning systems in countries on the front line of climate change & make health care in these areas more resilient and able to withstand disasters.???????????? [Source]
03 Dec 2023 Darren Jones MP (@darrenpjones) RT @Ed_Miliband: Labour’s climate leadership at COP is about cutting bills and boosting independence for Britain.
Whilst Rishi Sunak trash… [Source]
03 Dec 2023 Jo Stevens MP (@JoStevensLabour) RT @Ed_Miliband: Labour’s climate leadership at COP is about cutting bills and boosting independence for Britain.
Whilst Rishi Sunak trash… [Source]
03 Dec 2023 Wes Streeting MP (@wesstreeting) RT @Ed_Miliband: Labour’s climate leadership at COP is about cutting bills and boosting independence for Britain.
Whilst Rishi Sunak trash… [Source]
03 Dec 2023 Rebecca Harris MP (@RebeccaHarrisMP) RT @GBNEWS: 'Rishi's recent commentary and decisions on green matters, which was taken as denying net zero, no it is not! It's making net z… [Source]
02 Dec 2023 Fleur Anderson MP (@PutneyFleur) RT @Keir_Starmer: The Tories see net zero as a device to divide - for Labour it’s an opportunity to make working people better off.
Our cl… [Source]
02 Dec 2023 Alex Sobel MP (@alexsobel) RT @daisydunnesci: NEW: 7 countries have joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance today at #COP28
Including...
US????????
Czechia????????
Kosovo????????
Cypru… [Source]
02 Dec 2023 Liam Byrne MP (@liambyrnemp) @WorldBank 6/. These are vital steps forward. But! Still no escalating the truth that climate finance still HAS to multiply many times older. And that’s why richer nations like the UK must be bolder & more creative building bigger, stronger multilateral institutions for the future.
// [Source]
02 Dec 2023 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) RT @Keir_Starmer: The Tories see net zero as a device to divide - for Labour it’s an opportunity to make working people better off.
Our cl… [Source]
02 Dec 2023 Stephen Doughty MP (@SDoughtyMP) RT @Keir_Starmer: The Tories see net zero as a device to divide - for Labour it’s an opportunity to make working people better off.
Our cl… [Source]
02 Dec 2023 Anna McMorrin MP (@AnnaMcMorrin) RT @Keir_Starmer: The Tories see net zero as a device to divide - for Labour it’s an opportunity to make working people better off.
Our cl… [Source]
02 Dec 2023 Simon Hoare MP (@Simon4NDorset) RT @RishiSunak: For more than 60 years, His Majesty has been at the forefront of the fight to protect our planet.
Today at #COP28 we’re c… [Source]
02 Dec 2023 Chi Onwurah MP (@ChiOnwurah) RT @Keir_Starmer: The Tories see net zero as a device to divide - for Labour it’s an opportunity to make working people better off.
Our cl… [Source]
1st December 2023
01 Dec 2023 Wes Streeting MP (@wesstreeting) RT @Keir_Starmer: The Tories see net zero as a device to divide - for Labour it’s an opportunity to make working people better off.
Our cl… [Source]
01 Dec 2023 Lucy Powell MP (@LucyMPowell) RT @Keir_Starmer: The Tories see net zero as a device to divide - for Labour it’s an opportunity to make working people better off.
Our cl… [Source]
01 Dec 2023 Bill Esterson MP (@Bill_Esterson) Rishi Sunak’s row back on net zero was designed to stoke the fires of culture wars in Britain.
But the impact of his rhetoric has not been unnoticed at #Cop28
The UK’s credibility as leaders in addressing the climate crisis has been undermined. [Source]
01 Dec 2023 Jo Stevens MP (@JoStevensLabour) RT @Keir_Starmer: The Tories see net zero as a device to divide - for Labour it’s an opportunity to make working people better off.
Our cl… [Source]
01 Dec 2023 Karl Turner MP (@KarlTurnerMP) RT @Keir_Starmer: The Tories see net zero as a device to divide - for Labour it’s an opportunity to make working people better off.
Our cl… [Source]
01 Dec 2023 Preet Gill MP (@PreetKGillMP) RT @Keir_Starmer: The Tories see net zero as a device to divide - for Labour it’s an opportunity to make working people better off.
Our cl… [Source]
01 Dec 2023 Alex Sobel MP (@alexsobel) RT @horton_official: I watched the leader speeches at #cop28 and I believe we are the ONLY country to have a leader which used it as an opp… [Source]
01 Dec 2023 Andrew Mitchell MP (@AndrewmitchMP) Worrying increase in malaria cases in this years #WorldMalariaReport. Welcome #WMR focus on climate change. Concerning to see impact already as floods in Pakistan have led to a five-fold increase in cases. Reinforces UK ???????? call for action on climate and health @COP28@UNFCCC [Source]
01 Dec 2023 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) His approach, criticised today by a former Tory Prime Minister, is undermining Britain's energy security.
Only Labour can deliver the climate leadership that Britain needs, to cut energy bills for families, make the UK energy independent, and protect the planet. [Source]
01 Dec 2023 Alice Macdonald MP (@AliceMLabour) rom community ownership of renewable energy to worker ownership of businesses, @CoopParty believes in giving people a say and a stake. By becoming a Co-operative Party member as well as a Labour member, you can have your say in our policy, in our selections and in our campaigns. [Source]
01 Dec 2023 Rishi Sunak MP (@RishiSunak) I’m heading to this summit with a record that the UK can be proud of:
✅ Fastest decarbonisation in the G7
✅ Most ambitious emissions reductions targets of any major economy
✅ Record investment in renewables [Source]
01 Dec 2023 Rishi Sunak MP (@RishiSunak) This @COP28_UAE, we’re committing £1.6 billion for international climate finance projects that will:
???? Protect forests
???? Encourage private investment
⚡️Back renewables [Source]
01 Dec 2023 Jeff Smith MP (@JeffSmithetc) RT @SkyNews: "I think that Sir Keir Starmer is there [COP28 Summit] to show that under a Labour govt, Britain will be back on the world sta… [Source]
01 Dec 2023 Miatta Fahnbulleh MP (@Miatsf) With less than a decade to take drastic action to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change, this summit must count. @RishiSunak must show climate leadership on the world stage rather pander to the climate sceptics in his party. Time for him to get a grip and step up 4/4 [Source]
01 Dec 2023 Miatta Fahnbulleh MP (@Miatsf) Co-ordinated climate action abroad with proper investment from the worlds richest nations into a loss and damages fund to help the global south to adapt and mange the impacts of climate change 3/4 [Source]
01 Dec 2023 Miatta Fahnbulleh MP (@Miatsf) That means an ambitious UK plan, backed up with investment, to sprint to net zero by flooding the market with clean energy we own, insulating our homes & rebuilding our public transport system -creating new jobs and improving communities in every part of the country. 2/4 [Source]
01 Dec 2023 Jonathan Reynolds MP (@jreynoldsMP) RT @SkyNews: "I think that Sir Keir Starmer is there [COP28 Summit] to show that under a Labour govt, Britain will be back on the world sta… [Source]
01 Dec 2023 Jonathan Reynolds MP (@jreynoldsMP) RT @SkyNews: "It worries me greatly that we remain so dreadfully far off track"
King Charles highlights the impact of the climate change o… [Source]
01 Dec 2023 Sarah Jones MP (@LabourSJ) RT @SkyNews: "I think that Sir Keir Starmer is there [COP28 Summit] to show that under a Labour govt, Britain will be back on the world sta… [Source]