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Douglas McAllister's Climate-related Tweets, Speeches & Votes

We've found the following climate-related tweets, speeches & votes by Douglas McAllister

• 11 Dec 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  The closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery, following the Petroineos announcement in November 2023 that refining operations would cease at the site, was a key focus of our report. The Grangemouth oil refinery operated for over a century, and was Scotland’s only oil refinery before refining officially ended in April this year. The refinery’s closure has left some 400 employees and the wider Grangemouth community facing deep uncertainty. The Prime Minister’s pledge of £200 million through the National Wealth Fund for future industries at the site was welcome, as was the Scottish Government’s announcement of £25 million to help establish a just transition for Grangemouth. The extra £14.5 million announced in the Budget was another welcome boost. However, the Government have not yet set out how that will be delivered and how it will tangibly result in jobs.

  The Grangemouth case has illustrated the need for the Government’s active stewardship in the energy transition. Our report recommends that the Government set out clear principles that outline the conditions and actions that underpin a just transition. We recommend principles that emphasise the importance of early Government intervention, proactive engagement with workers and communities, and a focus on decent jobs. Those principles should draw on best practice and ensure that transitions are fair and planned, not rushed and reactive.

  Full debate: Oil Refining Sector

• 10 Jun 2025: Tweet

  I'm backing the #MakePollutersPay campaign to raise much-needed funds for climate action by ensuring the biggest polluters contribute their fair share. Oil and gas giants have made huge profits for decades while driving climate change. It’s only fair they help fix the damage. https://x.com/Labour_Douglas/status/1932416270021931395/photo/1 [Source]

• 14 May 2025: Tweet

  RT @ScotCoopParty: ???? HUGE news for communities building the future of green energy in Scotland! This fund will empower new projects across… [Source]

• 29 Apr 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  The transition to net zero is a chance to create decent, high-skilled jobs for the future. That includes the next generation of small nuclear reactors, which could revolutionise our energy market and deliver cleaner affordable energy. The SNP has vetoed nuclear energy projects in Scotland for almost 20 years, determined to leave Scotland behind. Is Scotland missing out on the economic opportunities that nuclear offers?

  Full debate: Nuclear Power Sector

• 27 Feb 2025: Tweet

  RT @paulhutcheon: EXC: SNP Government delayed their climate change u-turn bill until after the general election to avoid 'embarrassment'.… [Source]

• 23 Sep 2024: Tweet

  RT @AnasSarwar: Scotland’s potential in green energy is massive - but only a Scottish Labour government will unleash its full potential. ht… [Source]

• 05 Sep 2024: Tweet

  RT @RichardBakerMP: I was pleased to be able to raise the importance of the future of the Methil fabrication yard for our green energy ambi… [Source]

• 26 Jul 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  It is a privilege to follow the hon. Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East (Seamus Logan), who always speaks with great eloquence and passion. It is also a privilege to speak in a debate led by the Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, my hon. Friend the Member for Rutherglen (Michael Shanks). I offer him my warmest congratulations as he takes up his position, and I wish him well, as I am sure we all do.

  That brings me back to the natural resources of the River Clyde. The yards may have gone, but the future is with clean energy. On the site of the former John Brown’s shipyard, to which I referred earlier, is now the West Dunbartonshire energy centre, a groundbreaking project featuring Scotland’s largest water source heat pump installation, which takes water from the River Clyde and uses it to generate heat. This publicly owned district heating system is truly groundbreaking, helping West Dunbartonshire to transition towards a net zero future. Crucially, it also allows us to address the fuel poverty of my fellow residents. I will be delighted to welcome the Minister to visit the centre in the very near future.

  Full debate: Making Britain a Clean Energy Superpower

• 27 May 2024: Tweet

  RT @paulhutcheon: EXC: Anas Sarwar says Labour's green energy plan will create nearly 70,000 jobs for Scots. - 53,000 through GB Energy -… [Source]

• 15 May 2024: Tweet

  RT @jcullinane86: Declare a climate emergency- scrap climate change targets. Declare a drug deaths emergency - still Europe’s high rate of… [Source]

• 26 Apr 2024: Tweet

  RT @ScottishLabour: Only Labour will deliver the climate leadership Scotland needs. https://twitter.com/ScottishLabour/status/1783759326676439180/photo/1 [Source]

• 17 Apr 2024: Tweet

  RT @RutherglenCLP: With ScotGov defending the profits of the energy giants and abandoning its flagship climate target, it’s hard to see wha… [Source]

• 27 Mar 2024: Tweet

  RT @ScottishLabour: The Climate Change Committee warned that “Scotland’s climate targets are in danger of becoming meaningless”. https://t.… [Source]

• 20 Mar 2021: Tweet

  Scottish Labour will seize on our country's hosting of COP26 later this year to champion our climate recovery plan. ???? A just climate recovery is vital to our future economy ????‍???? Our plan would focus on the creation of well-paid green jobs ????️ Make it #BothVotesLabour on 6th May! https://twitter.com/Labour_Douglas/status/1373356165732708355/photo/1 [Source]