Alistair Carmichael MP: Climate Timeline

Alistair Carmichael is the Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland.

We have identified 30 Parliamentary Votes Related to Climate since 2010 in which Alistair Carmichael could have voted.

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We've found the following climate-related tweets, speeches & votes by Alistair Carmichael in the last 90 days

3 Sep 2026: Parliamentary Speech

The Minister is surely aware that there is no route to net zero that does not go through oil and gas hydrocarbons, and that not exploiting resources on the UK continental shelf leaves us reliant on imports, which also has carbon consequences that must be taken into account. If we do not maintain critical mass in the supply chain in the north-east of Scotland and elsewhere, it will be more difficult to develop the next generation of clean, renewable energy—particularly marine renewables, which are being developed in my constituency. Finally, can she just remember that we are talking about two different commodities here? It is not helpful to speak about oil and gas as if they were the same thing.

Full debate: Jackdaw and Rosebank Oil and Gas Fields
2 Sep 2026: Parliamentary Speech

Development thus far has simply concentrated power in the hands of the big corporates and left communities feeling left behind and disempowered. In Shetland, we host one of the largest onshore wind farms in the country, but we have the highest levels of fuel poverty, and last year the developer SSE was paid £9 million in constraint payments not to generate electricity—that is regulatory madness. In this rewired state, will the communities that host renewable energy developments have control and get direct financial benefit from them?

Full debate: Rewiring the State