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David Chadwick's Climate-related Tweets, Speeches & Votes

We've found the following climate-related tweets, speeches & votes by David Chadwick

• 21 Apr 2026: Parliamentary Speech

  Clearly we need clean energy. We need renewable energy and there are huge possibilities across Wales. Sir Alec, I know that you are a keen engineer and that you will be interested in the opportunities to develop tidal energy in Wales, and the bountiful opportunities to develop our offshore wind capabilities. However, destroying one of our most important natural climate defences in the process of developing onshore wind is reckless and irresponsible. That is the contradiction at the heart of wind farm development on peatland. Peatlands are not wasteland. They are among our most valuable ecosystems. They store carbon, regulate water and support biodiversity. When damaged they can release the very emissions that we are supposed to be preventing.

  Full debate: Wind Farms: Protected Peatland

• 19 Mar 2026: Parliamentary Speech

  The hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech, and I agree with many of his points. Tackling the climate emergency is vital, but that does not mean that green energy companies should be allowed to do whatever they want. Does he share my concerns about the conduct of Bute Energy, a green energy company that has spent—at the very least—thousands of pounds on courting his colleagues in Cardiff?

  Full debate: Climate Change

• 26 Feb 2026: Parliamentary Speech

  I support the Government’s aim of building supply chains and providing green jobs, but they must hurry up, because Wales is missing out. The tidal lagoon project in Swansea bay, which the Conservatives cancelled, would have created thousands of jobs, generated tons of green energy and given us an industrial lead. The Liberal Democrats agree with the Government that green industrial leadership is ours for the taking. Take offshore wind: Wales has the coastline, the ports and the industrial skills to lead the renewable transition, but parts of the supply chains have now been built elsewhere, which means that Welsh companies will have to import steel to build the necessary parts. We should not be importing steel into Port Talbot—that defies all logic. The Government have given themselves a deadline of 2035 to get floating offshore wind ready. What are they waiting for? This sluggish attempt at industrial development is costing us jobs.

  Full debate: St David’s Day and Welsh Affairs

• 12 Apr 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  We cannot go on like this. Steel is strategic, it is critical to our national resilience, and it matters just as much in south Wales as anywhere else. This Government’s failure to act swiftly in Wales, to consult transparently with workers and to invest in a serious and just transition has undermined confidence and left people in Port Talbot, Llanwern, Shotton and many others across Wales feeling abandoned.

  Full debate: Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill

• 06 Mar 2025: Tweet

  RT @WelshLibDems: Labour MPs voted against ensuring the profits generated from renewable energy projects in Wales remain in Welsh communiti… [Source]

• 05 Mar 2025: Tweet

  The decision by Labour to deprive Welsh communities of £50 million in funding that could be used to invest in public services & infrastructure is wrong Devolving the Crown Estate would ensure profits from renewable energy sources in Wales, directly benefits people in Wales https://x.com/LibDemDavid/status/1897323898716516675/video/1 [Source]

• 25 Feb 2025: Tweet

  It is simply outrageous that Labour are denying local communities the opportunity to benefit directly from renewable energy projects across Wales. This vital income stream could be used to improve public services, the economy & infrastructure. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4v7kwernmo [Source]

• 6 Feb 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  While the economic issues facing these communities are vast, many local residents also live with a distinct fear. In Wales and across the UK, the Aberfan tragedy of 1966 is seared into the collective memory of our nation, yet for many communities across south Wales the risk remains. Coal tips across the UK are still in need of remediation. The reality is that the risk of tip collapses is increasing due to climate change and more frequent, intense rainfall. In my own constituency, Godre’rgraig primary school near Pontardawe was forced to close in 2019 due to fears of a landslide. The children are still being taught in temporary cabins in a car park, which is completely unacceptable.

  Full debate: Coalfield Communities

• 28 Jan 2025: Tweet

  It was great to meet with the @CLAtweets / @clawales this morning. The rural economy has so much to offer our country and I will be working with farmers & landowners across my constituency to boost food security, increase biodiversity, tackle climate change & generate growth. https://x.com/LibDemDavid/status/1884245916032680009/photo/1 [Source]

• 8 Jan 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  I thank the hon. Member for giving way and for securing this important debate. My constituency has one of the highest levels of off-gas-grid properties in the UK, with over a third of my constituents dependent on heating oil to keep their homes warm. Does the hon. Member agree that it is vital that the Government bring forward plans to help off-grid homes to decarbonise not only to help the environment, but to help to bring their bills down?

  Full debate: Heat Batteries: Decarbonising Homes

• 07 Jan 2025: Tweet

  The Crown Estate should be devolved to Wales, just like in Scotland. Unless Labour believes Wales isn't an equal nation, they need to change their approach. The @WelshLibDems will keep pushing for local communities to benefit from green energy projects across Wales. https://x.com/LibDemDavid/status/1876664006351724572/video/1 [Source]

• 22 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @LibDems: Farmers are facing incredibly challenging times, playing a vital role in combating climate change, revitalising our countrysid… [Source]

• 29 Oct 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  Wales stands ready to play its part in powering the United Kingdom once again, but this time Wales would like to experience the tangible benefits from these projects. In my constituency, Llangattock Green Valleys has the ambition to develop plans for a large, community-owned renewable energy scheme to supply premises in the Crickhowell region. The scheme will have a mix of technologies, such as solar, hydro, wind and storage, to give a year-round supply of energy. It will be developed from the start in consultation with the community. It will be managed by the community and the profits will benefit the community itself.

  Full debate: Great British Energy Bill

• 15 Oct 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  I thank my hon. Friend for securing this terribly important debate on the fact that rural communities are not being paid sufficiently to host the infrastructure that we need to get to net zero. Earlier this month I visited Awel Aman Tawe, a community energy charity based in my constituency that uses the revenue that it gets from a turbine that it erected itself to pay for regeneration in that deprived area of Wales. Does he think that is a preferable or more desirable outcome in comparison with other projects, such as Bute Energy’s project in Powys, where the developer is hiding the community energy funds behind layers of bureaucracy that might make them inaccessible to local residents?

  Full debate: Renewable Energy Projects: Community Benefits

• 26 Sep 2023: Tweet

  Ed Davey’s conference speech. Cleverly building a narrative around his strengths. Record on climate change, ministerial experience of bringing energy prices down, bringing industry back to the U.K. also a focus on fixing our relationship with Europe. #LibDemConf #libdems https://twitter.com/LibDemDavid/status/1706669713613566259/photo/1 [Source]

• 20 Sep 2023: Tweet

  Surrendering a commitment to net zero hands the future to China. @EdwardJDavey showing his wealth of policy experience and vision for the future. Committing to net zero will help us to regain the initiative in developing new technologies and rebuilding our industrial base. https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1704513265198305437 [Source]

• 20 Sep 2023: Tweet

  Utterly appalling that the Conservatives are backtracking on net zero on the day that oil prices have reached a 2023 high. The Conservatives are betraying our tomorrows in a pitiful attempt to cling to power. Is there no low they won’t stoop to? https://twitter.com/LibDemDavid/status/1704517126659150127/photo/1 [Source]

• 30 May 2023: Tweet

  It’s Hay’s time to shine! A small town at the forefront of global intellectual debate. Rural communities are the frontiers of the climate crisis. They are suffering long term socioeconomic decline - time to change tracks and shape a more Liberal future. #libdems https://twitter.com/LibDemDavid/status/1663644661859196931/photo/1 [Source]

• 18 May 2023: Tweet

  I agree with @pipandnut! The Conservatives new trade deals are lowering food standards. The removal of the 12% tariff on palm oil flies in the face of our commitment to tackling climate change and meeting sustainability targets. What’s next? https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/sourcing/joining-the-cptpp-is-a-gateway-to-lower-food-standards/679161.article [Source]

• 16 May 2023: Tweet

  A real achievement by the Welsh Liberal Democrats. More support will be made available for farmers who wish to generate renewable energy on their land. https://twitter.com/WelshLibDems/status/1658529917095534592 [Source]

• 11 May 2023: Tweet

  The U.K. is paying the price for a government that has 1) failed to invest in renewable energy, therefore exposing us all to volatility in wholesale gas prices. 2) imposed new trade barriers just as the world was exiting covid lockdowns. Result? Persistent inflation. https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1656621550844497920 [Source]

• 27 Mar 2023: Tweet

  The Liberal Democrats have a proven track record of delivering renewable energy and we called on the U.K. and Welsh governments to move faster with facilitating the transition to cleaner sources of energy. #libdems @LibDems [Source]

• 26 Feb 2023: Tweet

  This is such an exciting development. Brecon and Radnorshire is on the frontier of the fight against climate change and is very fortunate to have @bmc_college based here. https://twitter.com/DNCClimate/status/1629237985681063936 [Source]

• 27 Oct 2022: Tweet

  Further evidence that the Conservatives are not serious about tackling the climate emergency we’re facing. https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1585658873855315968 [Source]

• 12 Oct 2022: Tweet

  @IainCMcIntosh The Conservatives have been in power for the last 12 years. During that time they’ve closed our gas storage facilities, reducing our gas reserves, and cancelled the Swansea Tidal Bay Lagoon - a potential source of clean green energy. That’s the price of Conservative complacency. [Source]

• 12 Oct 2022: Tweet

  The Conservatives have never taken renewable energy seriously. We’re experiencing a cost of living crisis brought about by rising gas prices. Tory solution? Tax renewables! https://twitter.com/timfarron/status/1580117219400626181 [Source]

• 10 Aug 2022: Tweet

  Labour’s shadow education minister using her TV slot today on Sky News to criticise Ed Davey for his tenure as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. An utterly bizarre line of attack given the crisis we’re facing. #libdems https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-We-1gH0Mlk&feature=youtu.be [Source]

• 26 Jul 2022: Tweet

  A reminder of when @EdwardJDavey successfully defended the green levy from Conservatives while he was the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. A party that wants to remove the green levy is not serious about tackling climate change #libdems https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/oct/25/ed-davey-green-levy-energy [Source]

• 26 Jul 2022: Tweet

  4) Neither was strong on climate change. Truss said she would scrap the green levy - an 8% charge on our energy bills used to fund renewable energy projects so that we can wean ourselves off our reliance on natural gas. Soaring gas prices are the cause of rising energy bills. [Source]

• 15 Jul 2022: Tweet

  As a trained economist and successful minister for climate change and energy, @EdwardJDavey is the perfect lib dem leader to beat any of these potential Conservative candidates in 2024. @LibDems #libdems https://twitter.com/LibDemDavid/status/1548036302993403906/photo/1 [Source]

• 02 Nov 2021: Tweet

  Liberals believe in working together across national borders in the general interest of humankind. International cooperation is in our DNA. That’s why we’re the party best placed to tackle the climate emergency. #climate #libdems #G20Summit https://twitter.com/standardnews/status/1455193471829041159 [Source]

• 03 Mar 2021: Tweet

  Is there anything in this budget that will fix the big challenges facing our country? Nothing for social care. Little on the climate emergency. Little by way of tacking inequality. Message seems to be “we hope Sunak might be popular”. [Source]

• 30 Dec 2020: Tweet

  Ed Davey stars in a new film: “The Liberal”. And yeah. Too right we did @Conservatives. You’ve wasted the past five years on Brexit when we should have been tackling climate change, properly funding the police, education and fixing social care. https://twitter.com/dave4britain/status/1344350768724385792/photo/1 [Source]

• 29 Nov 2020: Tweet

  Before we task Liberalism with finding us the answers to the modern world's problems, we have to settle on the questions. I'd ask it how to handle: regional inequality, stagnating wages, climate change, an ageing population, loneliness. [Source]

• 18 Nov 2020: Tweet

  The Prime Minister needs to stop greenwashing and start taking the climate emergency seriously. In contrast to this paltry sum, France and Germany have agreed to spend 3 and 4 times this amount respectively. One day’s worth of newspaper articles won’t solve the problem https://twitter.com/EdwardJDavey/status/1328949092748242945 [Source]

• 11 Oct 2020: Tweet

  And how many other national issues would local government be better at solving if given the correct powers and funding? Housing ???? Climate Change ???? Industrial strategies ???? So many others too. https://twitter.com/EdwardJDavey/status/1315249762531237889 [Source]

• 11 Jul 2020: Tweet

  Closing statements: Layla says we need to win back young people. I called the first debate in years in the HoC on climate change...we need to rebalance our economy. Think of all 4 nations of the UK and win seats in Cardiff and Edinburgh. #libdems #libdemhustings [Source]

• 11 Jul 2020: Tweet

  Ed says yes this is in our constitution. I'm a big believer in council housing. We're building zero-carbon council houses in Kingston. This is a great vehicle for tackling poverty and tackling the climate emergency. We need a Beveridge 2. #libdems #libdemhustings @EdwardJDavey [Source]

• 11 Jul 2020: Tweet

  Ed begins: these are challenging times...covid,brexit, climate change. Take my green recovery plan...investing 150 billion with a green jobs guarantee. I can deliver on this because i've done it before. Waves 'Seeing Green' book, the book that inspired him to get into politics. [Source]

• 02 Jul 2020: Tweet

  Daisy Cooper backs Ed Davey. Says he has the vision to cut through on climate change and caring. She praises him also for being a grafter, the right person to bring the party with him. https://twitter.com/NewStatesman/status/1278675671670276098 [Source]

• 21 Jun 2020: Tweet

  Troubled times call for steady hands. @EdwardJDavey is an experienced politician with a great track record as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. I’m confident that he can carry us over the line in many of our target seats nationwide. #libdems https://twitter.com/LiberateTheUK/status/1274406022510260224 [Source]

• 18 Jun 2020: Tweet

  Lib Dems unveil £150bn green coronavirus recovery plan. A bold proposal to create new jobs to tackle the climate emergency and overcome the current economic quagmire. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/18/lib-dems-unveil-150bn-green-coronavirus-recovery-plan [Source]

• 04 Jun 2020: Tweet

  @hoochachook @EdwardJDavey Why would anyone vote for us to form a government again if we tell them that our last attempt was a total failure? Ed’s record in the department for climate change is something we should want to own! ???? [Source]

• 29 May 2020: Tweet

  Big thank you to @EdwardJDavey for joining @ndorsetlibdems. Ed keen to act on the cocktail of issues facing rural communities: economic depression, Brexit uncertainty and climate change. Older generations have been betrayed and younger ones ignored. https://twitter.com/dave4britain/status/1266468931302277122/photo/1 [Source]

• 06 May 2020: Tweet

  @HaryMcormack198 @sjk_42 Decarbonising capitalism requires rewriting the rules for the financial sector, which a government can do. A green industrial revolution requires many things a government can’t do. One is a deliverable policy, the other isn’t. [Source]

• 06 May 2020: Tweet

  @sjk_42 @HaryMcormack198 Decarbonising capitalism refers to stopping the financing of harmful economic activity, such as funding mining companies in S America. I’m less clear on the specifics of the green industrial revolution but presume both would push govt initiatives like the Green investment bank [Source]

• 06 May 2020: Tweet

  @HaryMcormack198 Sorry but I disagree there. Green industrial revolution means nothing at all. Decarbonising capitalism means something. Ed gave a talk on it on a Friday night in Dorset and 300 people turned up. About 10 new members joined. [Source]

• 06 Jan 2020: Tweet

  Liberal of the day is @HakimaElHaite. President of Liberal International. Secret skill: tackling climate change through international diplomacy. She also once told me that my French was terrible, which is true! ???????? ???????? [Source]

• 10 Dec 2019: Tweet

  @DorsetWildlife Firstly, the @libdems would reopen the department for climate change so that government resources are directed to the creation and implementation of environmental policies. It was closed in 2015 by the Conservatives. #VoteLibDems #dave4ndorset #ge2019 [Source]

• 10 Dec 2019: Tweet

  Firstly, reopen the department for climate change so that government resources are directed to the creation and implementation of environmental policies. It was closed in 2015 by the Conservatives. https://twitter.com/DorsetWildlife/status/1200080699446976513 [Source]

• 29 Nov 2019: Tweet

  I've taken @friends_earth's #ClimateActionPledge. If elected I'll put the climate first when I vote in parliament. We're in a #ClimateEmergency and must rapidly cut greenhouse gas emissions for a greener and fairer society. #ClimateElection https://twitter.com/friends_earth/status/1197909254277095426/photo/1 #dave4ndorset [Source]

• 22 Nov 2019: Tweet

  The only way to tackle the climate emergency is through immediate government action, accompanied by mass citizen participation via local communities. North Dorset is fortunate to have @PShaftesbury leading the charge. Thank you for organising yesterday’s hustings! #LibDems [Source]

• 12 Nov 2019: Tweet

  I’m 27. We have been dealt a terrible hand. Without urgent action to tackle the climate emergency we will go extinct. Leaving the European Union is the worst way to begin ending climate change. #LibDems #dave4ndorset Thank you @GandSNews https://twitter.com/GandSNews/status/1193988324299554822 [Source]

• 08 Nov 2019: Tweet

  Thank you @Valley_News! Our best start for tackling the climate emergency will be to stop brexit and remain in the European Union. @EdwardJDavey #LibDems #dave4ndorset https://twitter.com/New_ValleyNews/status/1192745126365450240 [Source]

• 07 Nov 2019: Tweet

  The Conservatives closed down the Department for Energy and Climate Change. @Simon4NDorset has an abysmal voting record on tackling the climate emergency. My generation cannot afford to leave him in power. We will pay for it with our lives. #LibDems https://twitter.com/Dave4NDorset/status/1192461994743472128/photo/1 [Source]

• 06 Nov 2019: Tweet

  Imagine the government we would have if we pulled this off. We would see electoral reform and immediate action on tackling the climate emergency. Working together to get the job done. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-50325815 #LibDems [Source]

• 03 Nov 2019: Tweet

  A full room for @EdwardJDavey last night at the @ExchangeDorset! Thank you for a practical and thorough walk through on how to decarbonise capitalism, tackle the climate emergency, and why it’s so vital that we stay in the EU to do so. #LibDems https://twitter.com/Dave4NDorset/status/1190898492279074816/photo/1 [Source]

• 31 Oct 2019: Tweet

  Looking forward to listening to a true expert discussing how to decarbonise capitalism! @EdwardJDavey will be at the Exchange in Sturminster Newton from 17:30-19:00. Free entry! @LibDems @ExchangeDorset https://twitter.com/ndorsetlibdems/status/1189878434601848832 [Source]

• 15 Oct 2019: Tweet

  Want to tackle climate change? Come along to Marnhull ecoday this Saturday! #ClimateChange #ClimateAction https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/eco-day-in-marnhull-tickets-70604615305 [Source]

• 12 Oct 2019: Tweet

  0% score from the @guardian for his voting record on climate change. @Simon4NDorset . Apalling. North Dorset needs a new generation with fresh energy, ideas and a vested interest in the future. I’ll do it. Here’s my team! #dave4ndorset #LibDems https://twitter.com/Dave4NDorset/status/1183102131429171200/photo/1 https://twitter.com/dorsetnative/status/1182947485641297921 [Source]

• 06 Oct 2019: Tweet

  4) Finally, on 14 Mar 2016 @Simon4NDorset voted against requiring a strategy for carbon capture and storage for the energy industry and against setting a decarbonisation target for the UK. I presume that Wednesday’s event will be a 2 hour apology session? https://twitter.com/Simon4NDorset/status/1180952410388389890 [Source]

• 06 Oct 2019: Tweet

  1) Does @Simon4NDorset think that nobody in Dorset can check his voting record on climate change? He has one of parliament’s worst records on climate change. Check the link to assess his voting record for yourselves. https://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpid=41904&dmp=1030 https://twitter.com/Simon4NDorset/status/1180952410388389890 [Source]

• 06 Oct 2019: Tweet

  1) Does @Simon4NDorset think that nobody can check his voting record? He he has one of parliament’s worst records on climate change. Check the link to assess his voting record for yourselves. https://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpid=41904&dmp=1030 https://twitter.com/ListenToAlfred/status/1180910304236060674 [Source]

• 18 Sep 2019: Tweet

  I listened carefully to @MollyMEP talking at the #RemainerNow event on Sunday evening. There is so much we agree on. Brexit is a human catastrophe that stops us from tackling the climate catastrophe. #libdems #green #greenlibdems https://twitter.com/Dave4NDorset/status/1174433275957452800/photo/1 [Source]

• 18 Sep 2019: Tweet

  I was with @TRISTANPASCOE on Monday morning to discuss the Liberal Democrats’ plan to stop brexit and focus on other issues, such as lifelong learning. At conference we also pledged to tackle the climate emergency and protect music venues #LibDems https://twitter.com/Dave4NDorset/status/1174237493316730880/photo/1 [Source]

• 04 Sep 2019: Tweet

  Sajid David just offered to spend £30 million to get us to net zero. by contrast the Liberal Democrats would pass a Zero-Carbon Britain Act to set new legally binding targets to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2040 and to zero by 2050. [Source]

• 20 Jul 2019: Tweet

  “Politics and capitalism are the main barriers to stopping climate change”. @EdwardJDavey speaking at the social liberal forum. [Source]