22 Oct 2024 Wera Hobhouse MP (@Wera_Hobhouse) Animals and crops can thrive alongside solar installations - providing many financial benefits to farmers.
As climate change is one of the biggest threats to food security, supporting renewables can help us bolster it.
It's high time we changed the narrative on solar farms????☀️ https://x.com/Wera_Hobhouse/status/1848767786794758591/video/1 [Source]
22 Oct 2024 David Taylor MP (@DavidTaylor85) Foreign aid is critical to:
????tackling global diseases
????providing humanitarian aid
????eliminating poverty
????combating climate change
????reaching SDGs
That's why today I asked the Minister to meet with me to discuss safeguarding overseas programmes.
Watch below???? https://x.com/DavidTaylor85/status/1848698056985710684/video/1 [Source]
21 Oct 2024 Stephen Doughty MP (@SDoughtyMP) We are strengthening our relationships with ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? & indigenous Arctic peoples, and reaffirming this government’s commitment to #Arctic security, tackling climate change & protecting nature.
A snapshot of my visit to #Norway and #Iceland @_Arctic_Circle last week ⬇️ https://x.com/SDoughtyMP/status/1848454289909514735/video/1 [Source]
21 Oct 2024 Manuela Perteghella MP (@MP4Stratford) ????We should be building houses fit for the climate emergency, to the highest insulaton standards and with the use of renewable energy.
????️ My Bill would mandate higher standards of energy efficiency, meeting a zero-carbon standard. [Source]
21 Oct 2024 Pippa Heylings MP (@pippaheylings) RT @RSBenwell: The Climate Change Act was like the invention of a legislative lightbulb. By setting a long-term framework to clean up our e… [Source]
21 Oct 2024 Steve Race MP (@steve_race) Enjoyed a morning roundtable in #Exeter with the @DefAcUK & military leaders from around the world, including ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
We discussed Exeter’s economy & people, climate change, and economic resilience.
Now to Parliament, as I’ve got a @ukhomeoffice question today! https://x.com/steve_race/status/1848318846173675541/photo/1 [Source]
19 Oct 2024 Robert Jenrick MP (@RobertJenrick) RT @Telegraph: ???? Robert Jenrick has promised to tear up the Climate Change Act if he becomes Tory leader and eventually prime minister.
Fi… [Source]
17 Oct 2024 Sarah Jones MP (@LabourSJ) Delighted to feature in the The House magazine discussing Labour’s new era of clean energy investment. Carbon capture and storage is one key part of our plan for clean power by 2030.
CCUS will reduce industrial emissions, deliver clean power and support jobs across the country. https://x.com/LabourSJ/status/1846961759673823452/photo/1 [Source]
17 Oct 2024 Chris Law MP (@ChrisLawSNP) RT @CSI_humanrights: Pressure mounts on #Azerbaijan to release its Armenian hostages or face potential boycott of climate conference.
#Free… [Source]
16 Oct 2024 Sarah Dyke MP (@SarahDykeLD) Yesterday in Parliament, I asked the government to commit to community benefits for hosting solar power arrays. This infrastructure is critical to our path to net zero, and rural communities must benefit when they bear the visual brunt of supporting it. https://x.com/SarahDykeLD/status/1846513924356927555/video/1 [Source]
16 Oct 2024 Llinos Medi MP (@llinos_medi) Rhaid i brosiectau ynni gwyrdd, ac unrhyw ddatblygiadau mawr, fod o fudd uniongyrchol i gymunedau lleol. Mae pobl Môn yn haeddu ei chyfran deg!
Renewable energy projects, and any large developments, must benefit local communities directly. People of Môn deserve their fair share! https://x.com/llinos_medi/status/1846492878035451957/video/1 [Source]
16 Oct 2024 Abena Oppong-Asare MP (@abenaopp) This #FloodActionWeek, I encourage you to check the flood risk in your area and sign up for flood warnings.
As climate change brings more extreme weather, preparation is key to build resilience and protect our communities.
https://www.gov.uk/prepare-for-flooding [Source]
16 Oct 2024 Kim Johnson MP (@KimJohnsonMP) RT @lpoolcouncil: #News: Liverpool has won a unique treble at a #climatechange awards ceremony.
Our Urban GreenUP project won the:
???? CIRIA… [Source]
15 Oct 2024 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) 4/ As the report says:
"achieving the UK’s goal of clean power is essential to avoid a future energy crisis, as a decarbonised energy system means reducing exposure to volatile gas markets." [Source]
15 Oct 2024 Wera Hobhouse MP (@Wera_Hobhouse) It's #RecycleWeek!♻️
Recycling is absolutely essential for reducing waste and combatting climate change, but it can sometimes be difficult to know what you can recycle, and where.
To learn more about what you can recycle, click the link below!???? #WestOfEnglandRecycles https://twitter.com/bathnes/status/1846106256609607879 [Source]
15 Oct 2024 Carla Denyer MP (@carla_denyer) Affordable, accessible, reliable public transport is good for our communities, economy and environment.
Every £1 invested in buses brings economic growth of £4.50.
So even if the Chancellor doesn't care about climate change, investing in public transport is a no-brainer. [Source]
14 Oct 2024 Matthew Patrick MP (@Matthew_Patrick) Delighted to have been elected onto @CommonsForeign today.
I want to be a strong voice on the Committee ensuring @FCDOGovUK returns Britain to its place as a leader on the global stage – in peacebuilding, climate leadership and security. [Source]
14 Oct 2024 Alex Brewer MP (@alexbrewer) ♻️On Saturday, I met with local campaigners in #Bramley to answer questions and discuss what is needed to protect our #environment and increase #biodiversity.
We all agreed we need to be cleaning up our waterways, increasing renewable energy and protecting areas for nature. https://x.com/alexbrewer/status/1845798788503396595/photo/1 [Source]
14 Oct 2024 Munira Wilson MP (@munirawilson) If we are to meet our net zero targets, we must limit airport expansion, yet we know Labour ministers are considering approving a 3rd runway at Heathrow. I asked the Energy Secretary how his Govt could meet their climate commitments if they give Heathrow the green light. https://x.com/munirawilson/status/1845796873908441325/video/1 [Source]
14 Oct 2024 Chris Law MP (@ChrisLawSNP) RT @hrw: Azerbaijan, a major fossil fuel producer and exporter, is the host of this year’s UN climate conference, COP29. And it has an appa… [Source]
14 Oct 2024 Jayne Kirkham MP (@JayneKirkham4) @JeffMar82600484 Yes, but it’s not set up yet! Funnily enough it takes more than 100 days to set up a public Co and invest in wind farms, national grid etc 2 provide cheaper renewable energy. When we have an running state energy company that has had time to make investments, bills will reduce. [Source]
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13 Oct 2024 Chris Law MP (@ChrisLawSNP) RT @MorenoOcampo1: Azerbaijan preaching green energy at #COP29 while detaining activists and destroying Armenian heritage? Actions speak lo… [Source]
13 Oct 2024 Nick Timothy MP (@NJ_Timothy) RT @NeilDotObrien: This week I asked Ed Miliband if he would publish a costing of his plans for a net zero grid (a costing was commisioned… [Source]
12 Oct 2024 Katie White MP (@KatieJWhite) Co-locating @UKInfraBank UK Infrastructure Bank (a British state owned development bank with a net zero focus) and new National Wealth Fund in Leeds will be good for both institutions - as well as great for our city. [Source]
11 Oct 2024 Munira Wilson MP (@munirawilson) If we are to meet our net zero targets, we must limit airport expansion, yet we know Labour ministers are considering approving a 3rd runway at Heathrow. I asked the Energy Secretary how his Govt could meet their climate commitments if they give Heathrow the green light. https://x.com/munirawilson/status/1844778017551159303/video/1 [Source]
11 Oct 2024 Sarah Jones MP (@LabourSJ) I was thrilled to co-chair the first meeting of the Hydrogen Delivery Council under this new Government.
Low-carbon hydrogen is crucial for decarbonising & building a clean energy future.⚡️
Working together, we’ll make the UK a global leader in hydrogen! https://x.com/LabourSJ/status/1844689441354297597/photo/1 [Source]
11 Oct 2024 Pippa Heylings MP (@pippaheylings) First speech on Monday as spokesperson for Energy Security and Net Zero. After irresponsible stalling and rowing back by Conservative government we must decarbonise British industry to get back on track to our rightfully ambitious net zero targets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCXaI6G9jUw [Source]
11 Oct 2024 Neil O'Brien MP (@NeilDotObrien) And there are a variety of environmental reasons why you might think a net zero-obsessed government would want to do more in our cities: energy use and emissions are lower in cities because of denser housing (which use less heat) and lower usage of car transport. [Source]
11 Oct 2024 Chris Law MP (@ChrisLawSNP) RT @premnsikka: Green energy firms promise £24bn new investment in Britain.
This will deepen private ownership. Shareholders in Spain, Den… [Source]
11 Oct 2024 Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Farage) The Guardian reports Starmer plans to reach Net Zero by importing fuel from North Korea and Afghanistan. This is completely nuts. [Source]
11 Oct 2024 Pippa Heylings MP (@pippaheylings) On Monday I made my first speech as spokesperson for Energy Security and Net Zero. We must decarbonise British industry to get on track to rightfully ambitious net zero targets. Carbon capture and storage will be a useful tool for the UK to achieve this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCXaI6G9jUw [Source]
10 Oct 2024 Stephen Doughty MP (@SDoughtyMP) Positive discussions with the five Ambassadors of the #CentralAsia region.
Covered shared goals on growth, trade, security, tackling climate change & protecting nature alongside our bilateral relations.
Also discussed deepening our educational and cultural links.
???????????????????????????????????????????????? https://x.com/SDoughtyMP/status/1844467713147797757/photo/1 [Source]
10 Oct 2024 Monica Harding MP (@monicabeharding) Climate change threatens our future and this Bill would be positive and very much needed progress to combat the climate and nature emergency.
#CANBill
@LibDems [Source]
10 Oct 2024 Monica Harding MP (@monicabeharding) Climate change threatens our future and this Bill would be positive and very much needed progress to combat the climate and nature emergency.
#CANBill [Source]
10 Oct 2024 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) RT @mgshanks: To become a clean energy superpower, we must expand our ability to store renewable energy when the sun isn’t shining or the w… [Source]
10 Oct 2024 Gregor Poynton MP (@gregorpoynton) RT @mgshanks: To become a clean energy superpower, we must expand our ability to store renewable energy when the sun isn’t shining or the w… [Source]
10 Oct 2024 Lilian Greenwood MP (@LilianGreenwood) .@hive & @zap_map today announced a partnership to give Hive customers free EV charging
Initiatives like this are fantastic support as we advance towards decarbonising transport and net zero
Like them, I'm dedicated to making charging as easy and accessible as possible [Source]
10 Oct 2024 Lee Dillon MP (@LeeRJdillon) RT @LibDems: “The last government massively let down Britain, on farming, food production and especially the climate crisis.
“Will this go… [Source]
10 Oct 2024 Chris Law MP (@ChrisLawSNP) RT @hrw: Azerbaijan, a major fossil fuel producer and exporter, is the host of this year’s UN climate conference, COP29. And it has an appa… [Source]
10 Oct 2024 Sureena Brackenridge MP (@Sureena4WNE) ⚡️????????♀️???? WATCH: Great British Energy has the opportunity to build a Britain which is a Green energy superpower.
I asked the Minister if she was aware of our plans in Wolverhampton for the forthcoming Green Innovation Corridor.
#Wolverhampton #Energy
https://www.facebook.com/1067048571111613 [Source]
09 Oct 2024 Chris Law MP (@ChrisLawSNP) RT @MorenoOcampo1: "Azerbaijan: Vicious Assault on Government Critics. Escalating Arrests, Crushing Dissent Before UN Climate Conference" b… [Source]
09 Oct 2024 Claire Young MP (@ClaireforTAY) Farmers are vital allies in our push to tackle climate change. Many are keen to embrace small-scale energy projects, but cannot do so due to difficulties plugging into the power grid. That's why yesterday I pushed the Secretary of State on what he plans to do to fix this. https://x.com/ClaireforTAY/status/1844054577798344926/video/1 [Source]
09 Oct 2024 Wera Hobhouse MP (@Wera_Hobhouse) 25 out of 35 of the Earth's vital signs were found to be worse than ever recorded last year.
With climate experts declaring that the "future of humanity hangs in the balance", it's more important than ever that we take climate mitigation seriously.
Delaying is not an option. https://twitter.com/guardianeco/status/1843656236413399270 [Source]
08 Oct 2024 Michael Shanks MP (@mgshanks) Today was the first committee session on the GB Energy Bill. I was pleased to be the first government minister since 2010 to give evidence to a Bill Committee.
GB Energy will help us get to our 2030 clean power target, protect bill payers and provide climate leadership. ???? https://x.com/mgshanks/status/1843760606832406907/video/1 [Source]
08 Oct 2024 Carla Denyer MP (@carla_denyer) RT @zerohour_uk: A plea to Labour. Halt and reverse your decision on CCS. If it’s such a good idea, make the (subsidised, mega-profit) foss… [Source]
08 Oct 2024 Uma Kumaran MP (@Uma_Kumaran) I’ve worked internationally to advance climate action. There’s power in collaboration & learning from best practice to benefit GB Energy
???????? from advantages European countries enjoy from having state owned energy companies
???? to comparable frameworks to support a just transition https://x.com/Uma_Kumaran/status/1843690543102210379/video/1 [Source]
08 Oct 2024 Uma Kumaran MP (@Uma_Kumaran) ???????? GB Energy is central to Govt's mission to make the UK a clean energy superpower.
???? Driving investment in low-carbon technologies like wind, solar, & nuclear is crucial as we decarbonise the grid and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
The future is cleaner and greener energy. https://x.com/Uma_Kumaran/status/1843666475422474474/video/1 [Source]
08 Oct 2024 Henry Tufnell MP (@TufnellHenry) I asked the Secretary of State for assurances that infrastructure will be improved to decarbonise our industries, whilst securing well paid jobs for the industries of the future. [Source]
08 Oct 2024 Uma Kumaran MP (@Uma_Kumaran) ⚡️Today, I’ll be doing my part as a member of the GB Energy Bill committee
???????? Owned by and for British people, GB Energy will:
✅ help promote energy independence
✅ ensure taxpayers reap benefits of home-grown energy
✅ supply clean energy
✅ reduce greenhouse gas emissions https://x.com/Uma_Kumaran/status/1843564839731638506/photo/1 [Source]
07 Oct 2024 Sian Berry MP (@sianberry) RT @AdrianRamsay: Despite a landscape of failed #CCS projects around the world, the Govt is throwing £22bn at the technology - allowing fo… [Source]
07 Oct 2024 Henry Tufnell MP (@TufnellHenry) Here in Pembrokeshire, we have the potential to be a global leader in the green energy revolution; we have the resources, and we have the talent.
The roundtable with local leaders highlighted the challenges & opportunities for the Haven Waterway on the road to #NetZero????⚡ [Source]
07 Oct 2024 Wera Hobhouse MP (@Wera_Hobhouse) Last year, rivers dried up at the highest rate in 30 years.
From extreme flooding to severe droughts, the effects of climate change are playing out in rivers all around us.
With over 5bn people expected to struggle to access water by 2050, we must mitigate these effects now. https://twitter.com/horton_official/status/1843206788948336829 [Source]
05 Oct 2024 Adrian Ramsay MP (@AdrianRamsay) RT @KevinClimate: In its literal form CCS is a fledging technology with a history of costly failure& quantitative irrelevance.But this tech… [Source]
04 Oct 2024 Manuela Perteghella MP (@MP4Stratford) RT @StratfordDC: ????????????Stratford-on-Avon District Council's Community Climate Change Fund is open for Phase Two!
????????Applications for Expressio… [Source]
04 Oct 2024 Neil O'Brien MP (@NeilDotObrien) We have loaded up our economy with many different demands. We want to spend on being a world leader in aid & defence & public services & to cut the cost of living. The demand to also be a world leader in paying to decarbonise is just one of many competing demands on our economy. [Source]
04 Oct 2024 Neil O'Brien MP (@NeilDotObrien) Instead, we could have been & still could be more like France. If we build a big slug of nuclear that is likely to be a cheaper and less risky way to decarbonise than creating a grid that is incredibly dependent on intermittent wind and as-yet-non-existent storage technologies. [Source]
04 Oct 2024 Liz Saville Roberts MP (@LSRPlaid) RT @llinos_medi: Investment in carbon capture is welcome, but not at the expense of proven clean energy. Last month, renewable energy aucti… [Source]
04 Oct 2024 Neil O'Brien MP (@NeilDotObrien) The dash for a net zero grid by 2020 will mean the (already high) costs of energy in the UK will go even higher, as we have to start paying for VERY expensive storage, on top of the cost of rapid renewable rollout. [Source]
04 Oct 2024 Ed Miliband MP (@Ed_Miliband) RT @annaturley: Just brilliant that today Teesside will be at the heart of Labour’s commitment to a Net Zero future.
This will be transfor… [Source]
04 Oct 2024 Anna Turley MP (@annaturley) Just brilliant that today Teesside will be at the heart of Labour’s commitment to a Net Zero future.
This will be transformative and put us at the heart of the green energy transition and the jobs and opportunities of the future.
Record investment in Teesside ???????????? https://x.com/annaturley/status/1842119459428786513/photo/1 [Source]
04 Oct 2024 Luke Evans MP (@drlukeevans) RT @rcolvile: Tories: We will invest £20bn in CCS over 20 years, ie £1bn/year
Labour: We will invest £22bn over 25 years, ie £880m/year
G… [Source]
04 Oct 2024 Andrew Bowie MP (@AndrewBowie_MP) Good news for CCUS but...it's less money per year than promised by us, some projects previously earmarked have disappeared and no commitment on how much is to be stored by when.
And *none* of this will make up for the designed destruction of our oil and gas sector by Labour. [Source]
03 Oct 2024 Melanie Onn MP (@melanie_onn) Yesterday, I visited the Siemens factory in Hull to watch the first turbine blades for the Sofia Offshore Wind Farm coming off the line.
Green energy projects like Sofia will help to create new jobs in the Humber region, drastically improving our energy security in the process. https://x.com/melanie_onn/status/1841855751716798760/photo/1 [Source]
03 Oct 2024 Caroline Voaden MP (@CarolineVoaden) @MickNicholson9 They are all priorities but many are inextricably linked; housing, poverty, health & care for example. Better public health & transport ➡️economic growth ➡️more rev for investment. Net zero crucial as time critical.
(Better SEND provision helps socially and economically) [Source]
03 Oct 2024 Simon Lightwood MP (@simonlightwood) RT @Zemo_Org: "Zemo is a key partner in the transition to net zero transport in the UK... it has not only succeeded in this role, it has ex… [Source]
02 Oct 2024 James McMurdock MP (@JamesReform) Troubling information learned today regarding the #NetZero Battery Energy Storage Systems in Kent
Batteries are:
highly toxic
unstable
impossible to put out if fire erupts
Failures in similar programmes in ????????????????
If the same happened here c60k residents risk being poisoned https://x.com/JamesReform/status/1841560907392156022/photo/1 [Source]
02 Oct 2024 Richard Tice MP (@TiceRichard) DANGER: NET ZERO BATTERY STORAGE
Not only are mega battery storage plans inefficient & brutally expensive, they’re also serious fire risk
“Thermal runaway” means when they catch fire, fire service cannot put them out but have to let burn over many days.
Toxic fumes released… https://x.com/i/web/status/1841487027021209751 [Source]
01 Oct 2024 Louise Haigh MP (@LouHaigh) Today I met with Small Island Developing States to discuss the issues they face due to the climate crisis ????????????????????????????????????????????????
This Government is determined to show international climate leadership, and last week we set out our support for measures to decarbonise global shipping. https://x.com/LouHaigh/status/1841164853626474611/photo/1 [Source]
01 Oct 2024 Danny Chambers MP (@DannyVet) RT @LibDems: “Climate change, pandemics, antimicrobial resistance, and how we feed 8 billion people... these are daunting challenges, but w… [Source]
01 Oct 2024 Suella Braverman MP (@SuellaBraverman) Labour’s reckless obsession with dangerous green ideology has cost 3,000 hard-working Brits their jobs at Port Talbot.
Militant Miliband is happy to sacrifice livelihoods, deindustrialise & push up energy bills.
Bankrupting the British people cannot be how we achieve net zero. https://twitter.com/itvwales/status/1840369036271469043 [Source]
01 Oct 2024 Luke Taylor MP (@LukeTaylorLD) RT @LibDems: “Climate change, pandemics, antimicrobial resistance, and how we feed 8 billion people... these are daunting challenges, but w… [Source]