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Ben Spencer's Climate-related Tweets, Speeches & Votes

We've found the following climate-related tweets, speeches & votes by Ben Spencer

• 5 Feb 2026: Parliamentary Speech

  In fact, we need the grid to become more smart device-integrated over the next 10, 15 or 20 years. When we look at projections of energy consumption, we see that we will need to enable people to use the grid by expanding technology such as vehicle-to-grid energy supply, so that we can manage peak load. That is part of expanding our energy, reducing energy costs and supporting renewable energy and the transition to net zero. If anything, this issue will become more important and expansive over the years.

  Full debate: Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)

• 3 Feb 2026: Parliamentary Speech

  Stuart Okin: We have a clear understanding of the responsibilities within Ofgem. We are the joint competent authority with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. The Department does the designation and instant handling, and we do all the rest of the operations, including monitoring, enforcement and inspections. We understand our remit with NCSC. GCHQ is part of the cyber-security incident response team; it is ultimately responsible there.

  Full debate: Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Second sitting)

• 22 Oct 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  We all know that the Government’s energy policy is unsustainable. It has even been reported that the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is looking at authorising tiebacks to access new oil and gas wells using existing infrastructure in the North sea. Will the Secretary of State acknowledge that if we want to increase energy security and reduce energy prices for households and businesses, we must expand the use of the energy resources available to us, including North sea oil and gas?

  Full debate: Energy Security: North Sea Gas and Oil

• 21 Nov 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  I note the Prime Minister’s comments on COP. He will know, of course, that the agricultural industry is one of the most difficult areas to decarbonise; that will require substantial investment. Will his family farms tax help or hinder that?

  Full debate: G20 and COP29 Summits

• 12 Dec 2023: Parliamentary Speech

  Those challenges are not going away. Instead, as a consequence of climate change and global instability, they are likely only to get worse. Our approach to asylum needs to be fair both to the asylum seekers themselves and to our communities. Our communities have opened their hearts and homes to those seeking refuge, but that must happen through safe and legal routes. We cannot cede control of our borders to criminal gangs; we must tackle illegal immigration.

  Full debate: Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill

• 25 Apr 2023: Parliamentary Speech

  Do the Opposition really believe that this is solely a national issue? They seem to forget that we have had a pandemic, war in Europe and a resulting energy crisis. Our Conservative Government did not cause any of those, but they did respond, not by playing politics or by pointing fingers, but by delivering for people and protecting households. When people needed help, we provided covid support to households and businesses, the largest increase in benefits and the state pension for 32 years, direct support with energy bills for every household, and direct cash payments of at least £900 to the most vulnerable households. We lowered the universal credit taper rate, increased the minimum wage and froze fuel duty, and we are now investing in more affordable childcare so that parents can return to work knowing that their children are getting a great start in life, too. But unlike Labour, we do not simply spend with no plan for tomorrow: we work to rebalance our economy after each shock. That is why we have a plan to halve inflation, grow the economy and reduce debt. We are supporting research and development and promoting the UK as the future for life science and STEM industries. We are leading on green energy and carbon capture, and delivering new jobs and investment through freeports and investment zones.

  Full debate: Cost of Living Increases

• 20 Dec 2022: Parliamentary Speech

  Earlier this year, I was at an event hosted by Octopus Electric Vehicles in Weybridge, which was looking at the transition to electric vehicles. There were lots of representatives from all sorts of businesses and innovators, and they said that the key policy to drive forward the uptake of electric vehicles is the zero emission vehicle mandate. They welcomed the Government’s incredible position in terms of bringing it forward, but they said that if we want to really push things, we need a more ambitious ZEV mandate. Why is Sadiq Khan not talking about practical, proper solutions to air quality, rather than pressing his attack on, in essence, the poorest?

  Full debate: Expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone

• 9 Nov 2022: Parliamentary Speech

  I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. Today, Just Stop Oil protesters have been on the M25 causing disruption and misery to my constituents; that includes causing problems with access to my local hospital. Does he agree that rather than engaging in illegal stunts and endangering lives, those protesters should look at our record of delivery on net zero—from renewables to the Glasgow climate pact—and work with us constructively to deliver on our environmental ambitions?

  Full debate: COP27

• 09 Nov 2022: Tweet

  The Just Stop Oil protests are as counterproductive as they are disruptive. We all want to get to net zero but disrupting our transport network hurts businesses and our economy, meaning Gov and businesses have less money to invest in R&D, innovation and transition to net zero. ????????‍♂️ [Source]

• 19 Oct 2022: Vote

  Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas Bill - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: No

• 07 Sep 2022: Tweet

  Great to hear from @AlokSharma_RDG @DamianGreen and Hitachi tonight on net zero, how the Glasgow Climate Pact now needs to be translated into action and the work the UK is doing to lead on this. #netzero @COP26 https://x.com/DrBenSpencer/status/1567595398218268673/photo/1 [Source]

• 05 Jul 2022: Tweet

  RT @TransportfSE: “For net zero to work we have to use innovation, technology and science to get us where we need to be” - Dr Ben Spencer,… [Source]

• 23 May 2022: Tweet

  Great to speak to @Daikinuk based in Weybridge at the sustainable energy association this evening - critical to decarbonise heat to meet our net-zero target https://x.com/DrBenSpencer/status/1528805472584798208/photo/1 [Source]

• 15 Mar 2022: Parliamentary Speech

  I support the UK embargo on Russian oil and gas. It cannot be right that as we heat our homes and fill our cars and trucks, we are bankrolling the Russian war machine, but we need to go further and faster: we need to stop dead the imports of Russian war fuel. Someone said that the current situation demonstrates why we cannot pursue net zero. I strongly believe that it shows the opposite. Never has it been more important to have clean, domestic energy and to be dependent on no one else but ourselves. Imagine if we had that now. I am reminded of the saying that the best time to plant a tree is 50 years ago, but the second best time is today. This is why we need to crack on with expanding renewables and nuclear and supporting UK gas and oil during this transition period to clean domestic energy production.

  Full debate: Ukraine

• 15 Mar 2022: Tweet

  Great to be part of it! Net-zero, sustainable transport, reducing air and noise pollution, preventing flooding, protecting our green spaces, enhancing the local natural environment, protecting wildlife, all very important not just to Runnymede and Weybridge but across the UK https://twitter.com/CEN_HQ/status/1503669493536546817 [Source]

• 24 Jan 2022: Tweet

  RT @COP26: After 2 years of planning and 13 days of intense negotiations, #COP26 kept 1.5 alive. Today, COP26 President @AlokSharma_RDG se… [Source]

• 13 Dec 2021: Vote

  Subsidy Control Bill — Schedule 1 - The subsidy control principles - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: No

• 22 Nov 2021: Tweet

  Great to talk about all things Environment and #COP26 last week with the Catholic Parish of Christ the Prince of Peace Weybridge on behalf of the Justice and Peace group in Weybridge - look forward to our next discussion https://x.com/DrBenSpencer/status/1462843883935649795/photo/1 [Source]

• 15 Nov 2021: Parliamentary Speech

  I congratulate the Prime Minister and the COP President on the incredible achievements at the COP summit. Does my right hon. Friend agree that it is science, technology, research and development that will get us through this mess, but that that is going to need a huge workforce skilled in STEM? Could he update the House on the work the Government are doing not only to improve and enhance careers and training in STEM, but to break down barriers for women and people from marginalised backgrounds to taking on those careers?

  Full debate: COP26

• 15 Nov 2021: Tweet

  STEM skills and training are vital to our efforts to tackle climate change. This government will provide opportunities to learn and develop new technology to meet the challenges ahead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uao_sYX38q0&feature=youtu.be [Source]

• 13 Nov 2021: Tweet

  RT @COP26: #COP26 has concluded today in Glasgow with nearly 200 countries agreeing the Glasgow Climate Pact. Combined with increased ambi… [Source]

• 13 Nov 2021: Tweet

  RT @AlokSharma_RDG: A moment in history The Glasgow Climate Pact is agreed #COP26 | #TogetherForOurPlanet https://t.co/qq4ygsokXm [Source]

• 10 Nov 2021: Tweet

  So, my last day at @COP26 & had many discussions on the challenges and opportunities ahead. But to make all our dreams and ambitions happen the key priority is supporting and growing our STEM workforce. Every conversation I had pivoted back to this fundamental need. https://x.com/DrBenSpencer/status/1458532419607351303/photo/1 [Source]

• 10 Nov 2021: Tweet

  Great to talk to aviation minister @robertcourts @COP26 on sustainable aviation and now hearing about the important international work being done on Sustainable Aviation Fuel #TogetherForOurPlanet https://x.com/DrBenSpencer/status/1458500171344617474/photo/1 [Source]

• 10 Nov 2021: Tweet

  Very important session @COP26 for Runnymede & Weybridge residents - the launch of the International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition. We need to get this right & bring in Sustainable Aviation Fuel soon. Great to hear from Trudi Harrison on UK ambition #TogetherForOurPlanet https://x.com/DrBenSpencer/status/1458454077025800193/photo/1 [Source]

• 10 Nov 2021: Tweet

  RT @grantshapps: Pleased to see Governments & industry leaders unite at #COP26 as more than 30 countries & 6 major vehicle manufacturers pl… [Source]

• 10 Nov 2021: Tweet

  RT @BorisJohnson: Back at @COP26 in Glasgow today. Negotiating teams are making progress, but we need to pull out all the stops in the next… [Source]

• 10 Nov 2021: Tweet

  RT @sajidjavid: Excellent to be here @COP26 in Glasgow. This morning I’ve spoken about the importance of health and care staff getting the… [Source]

• 10 Nov 2021: Tweet

  RT @grantshapps: ????It's Transport Day at #COP26 ???? We know that decarbonising transport is key to combatting #ClimateChange. ⛴️✈️ From the s… [Source]

• 09 Nov 2021: Tweet

  First day at #COP26 - great conversations, learnt loads & spoke to many people on how Runnymede and Weybridge can and should lead on supporting girls & women into STEM careers and how we need to build and lead the way in science and innovation. #TogetherForOurPlanet https://x.com/DrBenSpencer/status/1458139318266957824/photo/1 [Source]

• 09 Nov 2021: Tweet

  Fantastic news and another step towards reaching net zero and losing our dependence on fossil fuels. https://t.co/2VJau9wiOi [Source]

• 09 Nov 2021: Tweet

  Excited to be going to COP26 in Glasgow. I am really keen that Runnymede and Weybridge cements its place as an area of science and innovation and a leader on sustainable transport. #COP26 https://x.com/DrBenSpencer/status/1458028644018933762/video/1 [Source]

• 28 Oct 2021: Tweet

  I’m also going to COP26 in Glasgow for sessions on gender equality, science & innovation, & sustainable transport.  I’ll be raising the challenges we are rising to in Runnymede & Weybridge & learning about further ways we can protect our environment and tackle climate change. [Source]

• 28 Oct 2021: Tweet

  RT @ClaireCoutinho: Very pleased to share that I'll be hosting a Surrey-wide virtual Climate Summit at 6pm on 28 October to coincide with t… [Source]

• 04 Oct 2021: Tweet

  Thanks for speaking to me - so important to sustainably transition to net zero, protect nature and stop polluting our air. https://twitter.com/WWF_UK_Politics/status/1444660784999567362 [Source]

• 04 Oct 2021: Tweet

  @WWF_UK_Politics Thanks for speaking to me - so important to sustainably transition to net zero, protect nature and stop polluting our air. [Source]

• 14 Jul 2021: Parliamentary Speech

  I, too, warmly welcome the statement and I look forward to digging in to the plan later. May I pick up on a point around HGVs, because they are incredibly polluting? I have many constituents who live alongside the M25 and the M3, where that is an issue, and they warmly welcome the consultation process in terms of trying to decarbonise HGVs and buses and stop that pollution.

  Sustainability has to be sustainable, so I can see why there is a need for consultation to ensure that it works and that we do this properly, but as a result of the consultation, will my right hon. Friend really try to push forward as quickly as possible in getting diesel, getting HGVs, off the roads, decarbonising them and making a huge difference to my constituents, for whom that cannot come soon enough?

  Full debate: Transport Decarbonisation

• 07 Jun 2021: Vote

  Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill — New Clause 1 - Human Rights Abuses - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: No

• 26 May 2021: Vote

  Environment Bill — New Clause 24 - Prohibition on burning of peat in upland areas - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: No

• 12 May 2021: Parliamentary Speech

  Let me now turn to science and research. Next week I will get my covid vaccine. Surely we need no better example of the critical and central role science plays in our society than the covid vaccination programme. Science and innovation drive progress, and it is through our commitment to supporting and investing in research and development that we provide jobs and opportunities for the future. This allows us to tackle the great challenges of our day such as climate change, where our commitment to innovation is driving efforts to develop new biofuels supporting jet zero. This is not only directly attracting investment in jobs in R&D itself but supporting sustainable aviation, which many jobs and businesses in Runnymede and Weybridge rely on.

  Full debate: Better Jobs and a Fair Deal at Work

• 24 Mar 2021: Parliamentary Speech

  Science also offers hope for the future when we look at the broader challenges that we face. For climate change, we look to science to clean up our pollution and to provide sustainability. For novel threats, we look to science to respond and defend us. For economic pressures and dropping productivity, we look to science to innovate. Even for how we talk in this debate, with Members appearing on Zoom, we look to science to keep us connected.

  Full debate: STEM Subjects: Science and Discovery Centres

• 9 Mar 2021: Parliamentary Speech

  Finally, but most importantly, this is a Budget that tackles the long-term challenges we face. First, on sustainability and climate change, I particularly want to draw attention to energy innovation and support for the UK biomass feedstocks programme. That will be essential for the development of domestic biofuel supplies to support the sustainability of our aviation sector and jet zero, benefiting my constituents by securing the future of the aviation sector and those employed in it and reducing aircraft pollution and the harms that it causes.

  Full debate: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

• 08 Dec 2020: Vote

  Delegated Legislation — Financial Assistance to Industry - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: Aye

• 16 Nov 2020: Vote

  Pension Schemes Bill [Lords] — Clause 124 - Climate change risk - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: No

• 12 Oct 2020: Vote

  Agriculture Bill — After Clause 42 - Contribution of agriculture and associated land use to climate change targets - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: Aye

• 29 Sep 2020: Vote

  United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — New Clause 6 - Economic development: climate and nature emergency impact statement - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: No

• 4 Mar 2020: Parliamentary Speech

  Prevention is better than cure. It is clear that the Government are leading the way with the Environment Bill and our commitments on the environment—meeting net zero by 2050, and introducing long-term, legally binding targets on biodiversity, air quality, water, and resource and waste efficiency—but we still need to get our defences built.

  Full debate: Flooding

• 26 Feb 2020: Parliamentary Speech

  Turning to today’s debate, we have always taken the lead on the most pressing issues of our time. Today it is our environment and climate change. Sadly, air pollution levels are high in Runnymede and Weybridge, driven by the motorways that criss-cross the constituency and the flightpaths that we live under. This Bill will make strides to improve our health and wellbeing and secure our children’s future.

  Full debate: Environment Bill

• 05 Feb 2020: Vote

  Transport - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: No