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We've found 278 Climate-Related Tweets by Matthew Pennycook.

• 06 Nov 2025 RT @Keir_Starmer: I’m championing the interests of British people at COP30. Here, I’ll set out the economic opportunities of net zero: del… [Source]
• 17 Sep 2025 To deliver homes at the scale, pace and quality England needs, we need to embrace Modern Methods of Construction. Good to visit @EdarothUK in Bradford this afternoon to see the high-quality, net zero MMC homes they’re delivering with social and affordable housing providers. https://x.com/mtpennycook/status/1968367918129017094/photo/1 [Source]
• 18 Jul 2025 RT @UKLabour: Our plan to become a green energy superpower is cutting bills and creating jobs right across the country. Reform UK would des… [Source]
• 31 Dec 2024 RT @antonioguterres: The top 10 hottest years on record have happened in the last 10 years, including 2024. This is climate breakdown in r… [Source]
• 24 Nov 2024 RT @Ed_Miliband: My statement on the #COP29 outcomes: ???? This is a critical eleventh hour deal at the eleventh hour for the climate. It is… [Source]
• 15 Nov 2024 RT @Ed_Miliband: COP29 is a chance for Britain to show climate leadership on the global stage. This government believes that climate secur… [Source]
• 12 Nov 2024 RT @Ben_Spencer: Starmer at #cop29: “There is no national security, there is no economic security, there is no global security, without cli… [Source]
• 25 Sep 2024 RT @Ed_Miliband: Rachel’s expertise will be invaluable in supporting countries on the front line of the climate crisis. We are backing up… [Source]
• 27 Jul 2024 RT @energygovuk: We can tackle the climate crisis and achieve energy security by working with our global partners. That’s why Energy Sec… [Source]
• 06 Jul 2024 RT @10DowningStreet: Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP @Ed_Miliband as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero @energygovuk. https://t.co/b… [Source]
• 26 Jun 2024 RT @Ed_Miliband: Young people have a right to feel angry about the climate crisis. See my message on London Climate Action Week???? https://… [Source]
• 19 Mar 2024 RT @Ed_Miliband: Tackling the climate crisis will cut bills, create jobs, and boost energy security. But Rishi Sunak has never cared abou… [Source]
• 02 Feb 2024 RT @MrOkereke: We're investing £21 million to decarbonise 665 council homes in @Royal_Greenwich. That's roughly £31,500 per property. Ou… [Source]
• 20 Jan 2024 A Tory government with no industrial strategy determined to undermine progress toward net zero and UK climate leadership. https://twitter.com/EdConwaySky/status/1748797500448800897 [Source]
• 16 Jan 2024 RT @Ed_Miliband: So far this government has united: ❌The former Prime Minister ❌The Net Zero Tsar ❌and the COP26 President in opposit… [Source]
• 08 Jan 2024 The Tory Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill is a damaging political gimmick. It will not bring down people’s energy bills. It will do nothing for energy security. But it will undermine our climate commitments and erode UK climate leadership. I will vote against it tonight. [Source]
• 07 Jan 2024 RT @horton_official: Interim head of climate change committee has responded to @jeremy_hunt claims on @bbcr4today @bbcnickrobinson that the… [Source]
• 15 Dec 2023 RT @LeoHickman: Less than 48hrs later, COP28 president's mask slips: "The world continues to need low-carbon oil and gas and low-cost oil… [Source]
• 14 Dec 2023 If we are to keep the hope of 1.5 degrees alive it cannot simply be business as usual for the UK on fossil fuels in the aftermath of COP28. https://twitter.com/mtpennycook/status/1735302645454094722/video/1 [Source]
• 14 Dec 2023 RT @CarbonBrief: NEW – COP28: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Dubai ✍️ @aruna_sekhar @daisydunnesci @orladwyer_ @DrSimEvans… [Source]
• 13 Dec 2023 RT @catabreu_: The world has declared the end of the fossil fuel era at #COP28 . This is an extraordinary turning point for these negotia… [Source]
• 12 Dec 2023 RT @fionaharvey: It’s great that UK now working for ambitious outcome at #Cop28 but hard not to think that UK maxing out the North Sea, and… [Source]
• 10 Dec 2023 RT @antonioguterres: I have come back to #COP28, because we are on the brink of climate disaster & this conference must mark a turning poin… [Source]
• 05 Dec 2023 RT @LouHaigh: The other Tory rebellion last night was on the Zero Emissions Mandate, which will require 22% of new vehicles next year to be… [Source]
• 05 Dec 2023 RT @adamvaughan_uk: NEW Global fossil fuel carbon emissions have hit a record high Up 1.1% this year, to 37.5bn tonnes of CO2 They need… [Source]
• 02 Dec 2023 RT @Ed_Miliband: Speaking to global leaders at COP28, there is a desire for Britain to return to the world stage of climate leadership. T… [Source]
• 29 Nov 2023 RT @Ed_Miliband: Climate delay is not just damaging for our net zero goals at home but abroad too. The Tories are telling other countries… [Source]
• 29 Nov 2023 RT @Ed_Miliband: Success at COP28 depends on global leadership. But the UK’s leading climate expert has described the Tories’ climate del… [Source]
• 27 Nov 2023 Happy fifteenth birthday @theCCCuk and thanks @ChiefExecCCC to you and your team for the invaluable analysis and advice you continue to provide. Here’s to the next 15 crucial years. https://twitter.com/ChiefExecCCC/status/1728708598430044648 [Source]
• 27 Nov 2023 RT @ClimateReport_: ???? BREAKING ???? COP28 president secretly used climate summit role to push oil trade with foreign government officials. A… [Source]
• 20 Sep 2023 RT @JoshuaNevett: As Rishi Sunak scales down the ambition of the UK's net zero policies, leaders from other countries are scaling up theirs… [Source]
• 20 Sep 2023 RT @LeoHickman: All-important response from UK govt's official climate advisors @theCCCuk Chair @piersforster: "Today’s announcement lik… [Source]
• 20 Sep 2023 RT @realBenBloch: ???? BREAKING: Speaker Lindsay Hoyle blasts Sunak for failing to make his statement on net zero policies in Parliament. Spo… [Source]
• 19 Sep 2023 RT @SamCoatesSky: Lots of Whitehall blindsided tonight on the car element of the net zero package, and the timing. Not least the UK deleg… [Source]
• 05 Aug 2023 RT @MayorofLondon: London has the largest zero emission bus fleet of any European city ???? I was delighted to visit Edgware bus garage to ce… [Source]
• 29 Jul 2023 RT @Ed_Miliband: The cost of living crisis can only be beaten by tackling the climate crisis. That’s what Labour’s Green Prosperity Plan w… [Source]
• 25 Jul 2023 RT @ZiaWeise: This summer is what climate change looks like. The July heat scorching the Northern Hemisphere is no longer a rare event.… [Source]
• 28 Jun 2023 RT @DrSimEvans: NEW Brutal @theCCCuk report says chance of UK meeting climate pledges has "worsened" since 2022 ????Govt has no "credible" p… [Source]
• 17 May 2023 RT @Ed_Miliband: We are all becoming used to reports about the failure to tackle the climate crisis as if it is normal. But it must not be.… [Source]
• 30 Mar 2023 RT @Ed_Miliband: ‘Green Day’ summarised: ❌ No removal of the onshore wind ban ❌ No new money for energy efficiency ❌ No net zero mandate… [Source]
• 28 Mar 2023 RT @adamvaughan_uk: .@Ed_Miliband says now is a decisive moment in race for green jobs of the future Net zero is a massive economic opport… [Source]
• 14 Mar 2023 RT @Ed_Miliband: A British Inflation Reduction Act would cut bills, deliver energy security, create good jobs, and provide climate leadersh… [Source]
• 10 Mar 2023 RT @adamvaughan_uk: NEW UK’s first new coalmine in decades will endanger methane emissions pledge, say experts at ⁦@EmberClimate⁩ Think t… [Source]
• 09 Feb 2023 RT @KerryMP: Today I responded to the debate on @CSkidmoreUK's Net Zero Review, which makes clear the Govt is not seizing the benefits of N… [Source]
• 07 Dec 2022 RT @PippaCrerar: Incredible statistic: the mine will produce an estimated 400,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions a year, the equivalent… [Source]
• 07 Dec 2022 A foolish decision which is incompatible with our net zero target and that will do nothing to lower energy bills, strengthen energy security or provide Cumbrians with the secure jobs they deserve. https://twitter.com/ionewells/status/1600554610317438979 [Source]
• 05 Dec 2022 Alok Sharma is right. This coal mine is not only incompatible with net zero, but it will do nothing to lower energy bills, strengthen energy security or provide Cumbrians with the secure jobs they deserve. Sunak needs to face down his backbenchers and ditch it once and for all. https://twitter.com/AlokSharma_RDG/status/1598985110879055873 [Source]
• 20 Nov 2022 While #COP27 was disappointing in numerous respects, the fact that a dedicated loss and damage fund was officially established is significant; notwithstanding the huge amount of work still to do when it comes to supporting vulnerable states on the frontline of the climate crisis. [Source]
• 06 Nov 2022 Sunak may have reluctantly agreed to attend the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, but his climate record is decidedly mixed. Only Labour recognises the need to turn the UK into a green growth superpower and the opportunities presented by bold climate action. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/05/rishi-sunak-fossil-fuel-prime-minister-in-renewable-age [Source]
• 02 Nov 2022 Avoiding the stark consequences of runaway global heating requires a rapid reduction in methane emissions but it's not clear the government has made any progress toward the Global Methane Pledge commitments it signed up to at COP26. https://x.com/mtpennycook/status/1587793518369579019/video/1 [Source]
• 02 Nov 2022 RT @Ed_Miliband: The Prime Minister has been shamed into going to COP27 by the torrent of disbelief that he would fail to turn up. He is g… [Source]
• 31 Oct 2022 “Brazil is ready to resume its leading role in the fight against the climate crisis, protecting all our biomes, especially the Amazon Forest”. - President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ???????? A victory not only for the Brazilian people but for all our futures. [Source]
• 27 Oct 2022 RT @Keir_Starmer: My Labour government will show climate leadership. Britain showing up to work with world leaders is an opportunity to gr… [Source]
• 27 Oct 2022 RT @Ed_Miliband: This is a massive failure of leadership We were the COP26 hosts and now the UK PM will be missing in action What Rishi S… [Source]
• 27 Sep 2022 RT @BBCPolitics: Labour would create a publicly owned green energy company, says Labour leader Keir Starmer "We won't make the mistake the… [Source]
• 31 Aug 2022 RT @timbolord: A job in which he would have personal responsibility for delivering a new Net Zero Strategy by March next year, the previous… [Source]
• 22 Jul 2022 Interesting visit to Tarmac Greenwich Wharf this morning to discuss industrial decarbonisation, the importance of safeguarded wharves as a low carbon route for materials into London and relations with the neighbouring GMV community. https://x.com/mtpennycook/status/1550458079799648256/photo/1 [Source]
• 20 Jul 2022 RT @Channel4News: “He was so appalled by his own leadership contest, he threatened to resign.” Shadow Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband… [Source]
• 19 Jul 2022 RT @DrSimEvans: NEW The UK government's Net-Zero Strategy breached the Climate Change Act, the High Court has ruled I've read the full 59… [Source]
• 19 Jul 2022 RT @GMB: 'They're falling over each other to run away from it.' Shadow Secretary for climate change @Ed_Miliband tells @edballs that he 'f… [Source]
• 16 Jul 2022 The coming days should convince all but the most obstinate that the climate crisis is already upon us. We are not remotely ready for what is coming. To avoid catastrophic climate breakdown we must disenthrall ourselves from fossil fuel business as usual. [Source]
• 12 Jul 2022 RT @DrSimEvans: Conservative leadership candidate @KemiBadenoch calls net-zero "unilateral economic disarmament", which is strange because… [Source]
• 30 Jun 2022 RT @BBCNewsnight: "It's scandalous that we're building houses that are not fit for the standard we'll need for the net zero economy" @Chie… [Source]
• 29 Jun 2022 The 2022 @theCCCuk progress report finds: ❌ Current government policies “will not deliver net zero” ❌ Only 8 of 50 key indicators on track, with 11 significantly off track ❌ No credible plans exist for 61% of required emissions cuts The Conservatives are failing on climate. [Source]
• 12 May 2022 RT @CampanaleMark: Revealed: the ‘carbon bombs’ set to trigger catastrophic climate breakdown. O&G majors are planning scores of vast proje… [Source]
• 06 Apr 2022 RT @LeoHickman: Editorial in today's FT on new IPCC report: "The science of climate change is now well understood, as are the technical so… [Source]
• 18 Mar 2022 RT @Ed_Miliband: Nothing demonstrates better that the Tories can’t be trusted to tackle the climate crisis than their party chair telling t… [Source]
• 10 Mar 2022 RT @Ed_Miliband: For energy security, to get bills down, and tackle the climate crisis it is time for a green energy sprint. We need go fu… [Source]
• 19 Jan 2022 RT @Ed_Miliband: The energy crisis is not a result of moving too fast on green energy but too slowly. To keep 1.5 alive and provide energy… [Source]
• 15 Jan 2022 As ever, an insightful piece from @jossgarman about the future prospects of the net zero transition. https://t.co/7QV9DHIr6S [Source]
• 14 Dec 2021 RT @LeoHickman: Major warning signs about rapid climate change are flashing awaying today at both of the planet’s poles. But, no doubt, th… [Source]
• 01 Dec 2021 Implementing the Glasgow Climate Pact agreed at COP26 will require the Government to fully resource the UK Presidency over the next 11 months. Concerning that the COP President was unable to guarantee this morning that it will be. https://x.com/mtpennycook/status/1466035553502208003/video/1 [Source]
• 01 Dec 2021 RT @edking_I: Asked by @mtpennycook if UK #COP26 unit will be "fully funded" through 2022 to deliver on Glasgow Pact outcomes, it seems @Al… [Source]
• 17 Nov 2021 RT @emmagatten: Craig Mackinlay MP, who is leading the Net Zero Scrutiny Group, was in receipt of a Green Homes Grant, he tells the Public… [Source]
• 15 Nov 2021 RT @patrickgaley: I don’t have a single takeaway from #COP26 but I guess my main one is this: Decisions reached and promises made in Glas… [Source]
• 15 Nov 2021 It is deplorable that the day after it approved the Glasgow Climate Pact at #COP26, including its request that parties return next year with stronger 2030 climate targets, the Australian Government issued a statement indicating that its feeble target is fixed. https://x.com/mtpennycook/status/1460160466118975493/photo/1 [Source]
• 14 Nov 2021 RT @anuahsa: Either we kill coal or coal will kill us. A phase down of coal won’t save the Maldives and island nations. #COP26 https://t.co… [Source]
• 14 Nov 2021 RT @mtpennycook: As imperfect as it is the #ParisAgreement is working. But the 1.5C limit remains on life support. If it's not to perish… [Source]
• 13 Nov 2021 As imperfect as it is the #ParisAgreement is working. But the 1.5C limit remains on life support. If it's not to perish major emitters must markedly increase their ambition before COP27 and wealthy nations must finally prioritise climate justice. Keep demanding climate action. [Source]
• 13 Nov 2021 RT @RoachSN: Marshall Islands: "[The text] moves us toward ending fossil fuel subsidies, which have no place in a sane economy." #COP26 [Source]
• 13 Nov 2021 RT @NatKeohane: Art 6 is the Paris Agreement’s engine of int’l cooperation, enabling countries to work together to achieve faster, deeper c… [Source]
• 12 Nov 2021 RT @ClimateHome: Protestors have staged a "walk out" of the #COP26 blue zone just now - they are calling for more climate justice in the Gl… [Source]
• 12 Nov 2021 RT @CarbonBubble: Turning to the UK's???????? host role as #COP26 Presidency: #BBC News rightly asks why Britain refuses to join the @beyondoilga… [Source]
• 12 Nov 2021 RT @s_colenbrander: Thinking about the ratchet mechanism of the Paris Agreement. https://t.co/qS9YBFvzUT [Source]
• 12 Nov 2021 RT @mtpennycook: The launch of the #BeyondOilandGasAlliance at #COP26 today feels genuinely significant. The material impact may be modest… [Source]
• 11 Nov 2021 RT @adam_tooze: Even as COP26 talks continue the EU has given its backing to 13bn Euros worth of new gas infrastructure projects! https://… [Source]
• 11 Nov 2021 RT @UNClimateSummit: Last night ????????Saudi Arabia tried to remove any mention of fossil fuels from the COP26 deal - this is a pattern of behav… [Source]
• 11 Nov 2021 RT @ChloeFarand: Costa Rica & Denmark are pointing out the elephant in the room #COP26 : meeting 1.5C requires a managed decline of oil and… [Source]
• 11 Nov 2021 The launch of the #BeyondOilandGasAlliance at #COP26 today feels genuinely significant. The material impact may be modest but it focuses attention on the root cause of global heating: fossil fuel supply. The UK govt needs to abandon the Cambo oil field project and get on board. [Source]
• 11 Nov 2021 RT @jossgarman: European leadership totally absent at #COP26 - collateral damage from Brexit? Childish snub to Boris? Or just distracted by… [Source]
• 11 Nov 2021 RT @antonioguterres: One day before the end of #COP26, we cannot settle for the lowest common #ClimateAction denominator. I appeal to all… [Source]
• 10 Nov 2021 With countries having spent trillions on coal, oil and gas since the #ParisAgreement it's right that the draft #COP26 cover decision ref the need to "accelerate the phasing-out of coal and subsidies for fossil fuels". Attempts to remove this from the final text must be resisted. https://x.com/mtpennycook/status/1458366708545212418/photo/1 [Source]
• 09 Nov 2021 RT @Jess_Shankleman: In the middle of hosting #COP26, the U.K Government is refusing to join an alliance led by Denmark and Costa Rica to f… [Source]
• 09 Nov 2021 In more welcome news, the expanding @HACoalition has made clear it supports a #COP26 deal targeting a 1.5C heating limit, doubling adaptation finance and slashing fossil-fuel subsidies. Time for the @EU_Commission to get on board. https://www.highambitioncoalition.org/statements/cochair-summary-april-2021-9n7c5-z7kxl-733k4-k2c9b [Source]
• 09 Nov 2021 It feels like an extremely precarious moment at #COP26: a startling lack of solidarity with climate-vulnerable states, complacency on ambition, and efforts to thwart progress on transparency and fossil fuels left unchecked. The US and EU in particular need to act or risk failure. [Source]
• 08 Nov 2021 RT @alanwhiteheadmp: We’re way past the point on the road to #NetZero where the government can get away with bold-sounding targets and gene… [Source]
• 08 Nov 2021 Confidence in the efficacy of the #ParisAgreement is on the line in the five days of #COP26 that remain. Countries must step up and agree: ✅ A plan to get on track for 1.5C this decade ✅ More support for vulnerable nations ✅ A robust rulebook ✅ Action on fossil fuel supply [Source]
• 08 Nov 2021 RT @mohadow: At COP26 there has been two realities this week, one is the world of press releases by the UK Government announcing a host of… [Source]
• 08 Nov 2021 RT @mtpennycook: Progress has been made in week one of #COP26. And the blitz of side deals announced will, if delivered, make a difference… [Source]
• 05 Nov 2021 Great to see @CFigueres personally endorse the call for more regular reviews of national climate plans post-COP26. Limiting global heating to 1.5C requires emissions to fall 45% by the end of this decade. The world cannot wait until 2025 to increase ambition further. https://twitter.com/CFigueres/status/1456341527001763845 [Source]
• 05 Nov 2021 Progress has been made in week one of #COP26. And the blitz of side deals announced will, if delivered, make a difference. But the world is still way off track for a 2C heating limit, let alone 1.5C. The focus must return to near-term targets, transparency and accountability. [Source]
• 05 Nov 2021 A reality check from the @UNFCCC. Updated analysis they published yesterday makes clear that even as #netzero pledges proliferate, the sum total of current 2030 targets would still see global emissions increase by 13.7% on 2010 levels. https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/message_to_parties_and_observers_on_ndc_numbers.pdf [Source]
• 04 Nov 2021 RT @patrickgaley: Poland's energy minister confirming coal exit set for 2049, not in the 2030s as has been suggested by #COP26 hosts https… [Source]
• 04 Nov 2021 RT @j_flisowska: ????At the @COP26 Poland has declared to #EndCoal. It's good news but it has to be followed by a clear schedule to phase out… [Source]
• 03 Nov 2021 RT @HannaHakko: Not much new in PM Kishida's statement at #COP26. To be fair, Japan's NDC (46-50% by 2030) and energy strategy were already… [Source]
• 02 Nov 2021 RT @edking_I: Some serious shade being thrown on Brazil's "new" #climate target... analyst tells me although the % increased from 43% of re… [Source]
• 02 Nov 2021 RT @jjaron: So bored of gotchas over world leaders taking jets to COP26, food suppliers not being sustainable, etc. These don't illustrate… [Source]
• 02 Nov 2021 Also worth making clear that India is unlikely to achieve net zero, even in 2070, without a rapid shift away from coal. It has a huge amount of coal power under construction and more in the pipeline. No explicit announcement on the issue yesterday – it will need to be confronted. [Source]
• 01 Nov 2021 RT @CoalFreeDave: My reaction: "This is great, but these netzero ambitions now need to transform into near-term action on coal. Coal will n… [Source]
• 01 Nov 2021 I think the negative reactions to India’s new climate pledge may be mistaken. Yes, net zero by 2070 is late but the 2030 targets - 500GW of non-fossil fuel energy capacity, 50% renewable, a billion tonnes of CO2 reduction - imply a 2030s peak. Not enough but still significant. [Source]
• 01 Nov 2021 RT @antonioguterres: #COP26 must be a moment of solidarity. The $100 billion a year climate finance commitment in support of developing co… [Source]
• 01 Nov 2021 The 1.5C emissions gap was never going to be closed at #COP26 but we need a collective understanding of what level of global ambition must emerge from Glasgow to keep 1.5C alive as well as agreement, as I argued in Parliament last week, on more regular reviews of climate plans. https://x.com/mtpennycook/status/1455144668207984640/photo/1 [Source]
• 01 Nov 2021 RT @UKLabour: The Conservatives’ https://t.co/iYCxhJKffR approach to #COP26 doesn't work. This is the decisive decade to tackle the climat… [Source]
• 01 Nov 2021 RT @siberian_times: As world leaders continue working in Glasgow/UN Climate Change Conference, here is our postcard from Siberia, highlight… [Source]
• 31 Oct 2021 RT @lauriegoering: G20 deal looking thin on detail on climate action. "“If the G20 was a dress rehearsal for #COP26 then world leaders fluf… [Source]
• 31 Oct 2021 RT @EleniCourea: Final communique on climate change that's circulating in the G20 pledges to ????️Keep 1.5C as the goal 0⃣ Hit net zero ‘by o… [Source]
• 31 Oct 2021 RT @SimonLLewis: On the train to Glasgow for #COP26, taking the less manic route via Edinburgh. I hope all the activists’ plans all go we… [Source]
• 31 Oct 2021 Real climate leadership #COP26 https://t.co/KFn68uJkYC [Source]
• 29 Oct 2021 RT @catabreu_: “It’s time we close the growing gap between fossil fuel production and our climate targets.” Costa Rica & Denmark Ministers… [Source]
• 29 Oct 2021 RT @Ed_Miliband: .@BorisJohnson the problem is you’re not supposed to be the commentator, you’re meant to be the manager… Cop26: Humanity… [Source]
• 29 Oct 2021 RT @COP26: "Staying below 1.5 degrees is the only chance we have of avoiding these tipping points and stabilising our world again" Hear fr… [Source]
• 29 Oct 2021 RT @crisortunity: It’s what it exposes about the ideological limits to this government’s response to the climate crisis that bothers me mos… [Source]
• 28 Oct 2021 World leaders are going to have to make a choice in Glasgow: are they serious about delivering on the Paris Agreement or are they content to hurtle toward climate catastrophe? Limiting global heating to 1.5C requires rapid and unprecedented action. There can be no half measures. [Source]
• 28 Oct 2021 RT @FredSimonEU: China will present its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (#NDC) for #COP26 today, EU journalists just heard from… [Source]
• 28 Oct 2021 RT @NadiaWhittomeMP: COP26 is *this Sunday* and Budget 2021 contained barely any pledges to help us transition to a low-carbon economy. Bu… [Source]
• 28 Oct 2021 At #PMQs yesterday Boris Johnson declared that in a pre-COP26 conversation Indonesian President Widodo had agreed to bring forward the date his country will cease using coal by 15 years to 2040. This PM would never play fast and loose with the truth so it must be true right? https://x.com/mtpennycook/status/1453647397507174405/photo/1 [Source]
• 28 Oct 2021 The #netzero plan published this week by Australia’s Morrison govt is all smoke and mirrors. This is a great thread exposing the dishonesty of the 2030 "projections" they've put forward. We need agreement at #COP26 on robust transparency rules so laggards can’t game the system. https://twitter.com/KetanJ0/status/1452953466909954062 [Source]
• 26 Oct 2021 The 2021 @UNEP Emissions Gap report highlights the gulf between the world's current 2030 climate targets and what is needed by that date to limit global heating to 1.5C. We need an open debate about what more major emitters must do at #COP26 to narrow it. https://www.unep.org/resources/emissions-gap-report-2021 [Source]
• 25 Oct 2021 RT @Channel4News: Just days before COP26 begins - in a clip provided to broadcasters by the government - Boris Johnson says “we don’t want… [Source]
• 25 Oct 2021 RT @tancopsey: Today's big climate finance announcement: * Won't get to $100 Billion until 2023. * Countries aren't liable for back paymen… [Source]
• 25 Oct 2021 It is of the utmost concern that the 2009 $100bn climate finance pledge will not be honoured until 2023. This is a matter of trust for states on the frontline of the climate crisis and every wealthy country falling short, including the UK, will need to do more to reassure them. [Source]
• 25 Oct 2021 RT @Energy_in_Asia: Well, breaking news will now keep coming every day ahead of #COP26 but this one could have MASSIVE implications for glo… [Source]
• 25 Oct 2021 RT @rkyte365: Scopes 1, 2 and 3 and then there is Scope Saudi. #COP26 @cop26 [Source]
• 23 Oct 2021 RT @AkshatRathi: BREAKING: - Saudi Arabia commits to net-zero emissions by 2060 - Joins the Global Methane Pledge to reduce emissions of… [Source]
• 21 Oct 2021 RT @gfhay: Reuters Exclusive - Indian PM Modi will attend Glasgow climate conference. [Source]
• 20 Oct 2021 A successful #COP26 depends on developed countries finally honouring their 2009 promise of $100 billion in climate finance annually to help developing nations transition and adapt. It is essential that the commitment is met before the summit begins. https://x.com/mtpennycook/status/1450810989075648519/video/1 [Source]
• 20 Oct 2021 RT @ianmulheirn: This is just wrong isn’t it? The Treasury view of the 2020s as misguided as the Treasury View of the 1930s… #NetZero https… [Source]
• 20 Oct 2021 RT @joeloyo: Second misleading Times front page this week. First, they said Xi is snubbing Cop26 (he hasn’t left China since pandemic) and… [Source]
• 19 Oct 2021 RT @RachelReevesMP: The Chancellor's Net Zero Review fails to rise to the climate challenge. His lack of action will make costs spiral and… [Source]
• 19 Oct 2021 RT @Ed_Miliband: In House of Commons, Greg Hands refuses to say that his net zero strategy meets the 6th carbon budget for 2035. Once again… [Source]
• 19 Oct 2021 RT @SebHenbest: Lots of agreement at #bnefsummit that #COP26 has got to keep 1.5 degrees in reach. But amount of deployment required to get… [Source]
• 18 Oct 2021 RT @daisydunnesci: Exclusive: 70 climate scientists urge PM to end new oil and gas investment ahead of Cop26 List includes @FrediOtto @DrJ… [Source]
• 13 Oct 2021 The test of a successful #COP26 is to keep 1.5C within reach. Yet in today's #WEO2021 the @IEA makes clear that current climate pledges put the world on course for more than 2C of heating. Johnson needs to put down his paint brush and convince all the major emittors to deliver. [Source]
• 13 Oct 2021 RT @KayBurley: Get off the sun lounger and start getting serious on climate change, @Ed_Miliband tells the PM. The Shadow Business Sec has… [Source]
• 11 Oct 2021 21 days until #COP26 begins and we still have no: ❌Comprehensive net zero strategy ❌Treasury Net Zero Review ❌Heat and Buildings Strategy Not exactly suggestive of a government straining every sinew to demonstrate how to deliver on climate commitments ahead of the summit. [Source]
• 29 Sep 2021 RT @Independent: UK government ‘culpable’ for climate failures ahead of Cop26, says Ed Miliband https://t.co/rBkFrbu1Zl [Source]
• 28 Sep 2021 RT @RachelReevesMP: We cannot dither and delay when it comes to tackling climate breakdown. The costs will only keep building up. That's… [Source]
• 27 Sep 2021 RT @DuncanWeldon: Labour pledge of £28bn a year for climate investment for 8 years is a BIG deal. [Source]
• 27 Sep 2021 RT @PippaCrerar: ????Big surprise fr @RachelReevesMP with £28bn A YEAR pledge to tackle climate change. Money for green jobs, battery giga-fa… [Source]
• 26 Sep 2021 RT @labourpress: “As we respond to the climate crisis with all the transformation that entails we have a fateful choice to make: We can try… [Source]
• 21 Sep 2021 While not enough to make up its fair share, Biden's commitment at #UNGA to double US climate finance to $11.4bn per year is very welcome. Failure on the $100bn is tainting #COP26 negotiations. Other wealthy nations must now step up so the 2009 pledge can finally be honoured. [Source]
• 21 Sep 2021 RT @PEspinosaC: With little time left until #COP26, billions around the world look to their leaders to make the bold & courageous decisions… [Source]
• 20 Sep 2021 RT @alextomo: Johnson rating the chances of the big funding breakthrough needed before the vital climate summit in November in Glasgow as 6… [Source]
• 20 Sep 2021 The amount of economic stimulus that the Johnson government has directed toward decarbonisation has been distinctly underwhelming. Might be an idea to convince your own Chancellor to lock in a genuine green economic recovery from the crisis before making the case to the world. https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/status/1439706594888007683 [Source]
• 18 Sep 2021 RT @Ed_Miliband: With 6 weeks to go until COP26 it’s now or never for the government to get its act together: they must honour our promises… [Source]
• 18 Sep 2021 RT @KetanJ0: The actions that countries have promised on climate change are really, really, really badly insufficient. New @UNFCCC report… [Source]
• 17 Sep 2021 Today's OECD figures lay bare the glacial rate of progress on climate finance over recent years. Honouring the annual $100bn commitment to developing countries is a prerequisite for a successful #COP26. This issue must be a whole-of-Government priority in the weeks ahead. [Source]
• 17 Sep 2021 RT @LeoHickman: Pressure intensifying ahead of COP26.... "Climate finance provided and mobilised by developed countries for developing cou… [Source]
• 16 Sep 2021 RT @SteveAkehurst: I wrote something on why climate change is not (yet) a 'culture war' issue in the UK. Elite cues matter and so does clim… [Source]
• 16 Sep 2021 RT @timbolord: Net zero is one of the most complex portfolios in government, but @annietrev's appointment to DIT means we're on to our four… [Source]
• 15 Sep 2021 @Chrvalu I'm hopinh to Valerie but I'm responding to a debate on COP26 in the main chamber so I can't guarantee I will be able to. Fully aware of the level of concern among residents and I'm doing eveyrything I can to asssit. [Source]
• 15 Sep 2021 RT @KarlMathiesen: In #SOTEU @vonderleyen says Europe will give an additional €4 billion for climate finance for developing countries to co… [Source]
• 14 Sep 2021 RT @e_casalicchio: Liz Truss tells me the claims Australia has dropped climate targets in its trade deal with the UK is "fake news." [Source]
• 14 Sep 2021 RT @ed_hawkins: Choices at COP26 https://t.co/KmS0Adiee4 [Source]
• 14 Sep 2021 RT @SMFthinktank: ???? Search our interactive Net Zero Opportunity Index, revealing that the North of England, Midlands and Wales are the regi… [Source]
• 14 Sep 2021 The climate crisis is upon us and we have a choice to make. We can listen to those who seek to frustrate and delay bold climate action or we can confront this emergency head on, create millions of decent, well-paid jobs, and secure a socially just and liveable future. [Source]
• 13 Sep 2021 RT @BBCNewsnight: TONIGHT: With just weeks to go until November's global climate summit in Glasgow, COP26, we will be joined in the studio… [Source]
• 13 Sep 2021 RT @angeladewan: If Australia's allies were worried that the country might cause them problems at upcoming #COP26 climate talks in Glasgow,… [Source]
• 13 Sep 2021 The credibility of the UK's #COP26 Presidency depends upon demonstrable leadership at home. With 49 days left until this critical summit begins, the Government remains way off track to meet its climate targets. We need an urgent step change in delivery. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-58520330 [Source]
• 11 Sep 2021 RT @EcoGwen: Less than two months out from #COP26, ministers have shockingly agreed to remove important references to the Paris Agreement f… [Source]
• 10 Sep 2021 The Least Developed Countries grouping has issued a statement setting out their concerns about COP26. - "With less than seven weeks before the LDC Group is due to meet in Glasgow, the COP26 Presidency must clearly communicate their plan for ensuring a safe and inclusive COP”. https://x.com/mtpennycook/status/1436318372354985984/photo/1 [Source]
• 10 Sep 2021 It was a real pleasure to meet with some of those who took part in the UK's first citizens’ climate change assembly in Parliament yesterday. If you haven't seen it, I urge you to spend an hour of your time watching this documentary about their journey: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p097sbzc/the-people-vs-climate-change [Source]
• 10 Sep 2021 RT @Bankfieldbecky: On that "net zero coal mine" - turns out the offset company that @WCumbriaMining were planning to use, don't want their… [Source]
• 10 Sep 2021 RT @AntonSpisak: The UK government likes to talk about its commitment to net zero. But when it has an opportunity to act to meet its loud r… [Source]
• 10 Sep 2021 RT @tnewtondunn: Some significant COP26 news: President Biden is coming to Glasgow. A big relief for the PM, who invited him months ago. A… [Source]
• 08 Sep 2021 As COP26 hosts, the Government should be seeking international agreement on a managed and fair phase-out of fossil fuels across the globe. https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1435622144441032710 [Source]
• 07 Sep 2021 RT @riamatic: .@TheCVF countries - some of the most vulnerable in the world - set out what’s needed at #cop26 in Glasgow this November, sta… [Source]
• 07 Sep 2021 RT @ClaudioMagliulo: My 2 cents ⬇️ Honestly I'm quite surprised seeing the shocked reactions at CAN's call to postpone #COP26. COPs are alr… [Source]
• 07 Sep 2021 The fact that @CANIntl is now calling for the postponement of #COP26 reveals the depth of concern that exists about current planning. The Government must now step up and do what is necessary to ensure the Glasgow summit is safe and genuinely inclusive. https://climatenetwork.org/can-cop26-postponement-statement/ [Source]
• 03 Sep 2021 RT @Mabeytweet: Playing geopolitical chicken with climate change is not a good look for any country - especially one who wants support from… [Source]
• 02 Sep 2021 RT @michaelholder: Chris Stark (@ChiefExecCCC) sums up the net zero transition: "It is primarily an investment challenge for the country,… [Source]
• 02 Sep 2021 RT @ChloeFarand: It's less than two months to Cop26 and most campaigners from developing countries have heard nothing about how to get jabb… [Source]
• 31 Aug 2021 This is climate leadership. https://t.co/kI17BIOfwx [Source]
• 26 Aug 2021 RT @dwallacewells: If we had begun decarbonizing in pursuit of 1.5C when the first IPCC Assessment was published, we could have taken more… [Source]
• 26 Aug 2021 "Chairing the Cop26 conference on climate change ought to be taken as an opportunity to exercise global leadership...Sadly, despite various green initiatives, there is a worrying lack of dynamism emanating from the government". https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-times-view-on-uk-foreign-policy-fresh-alliances-j5psvqwgk [Source]
• 17 Aug 2021 RT @EmmaEHoward: The quality of the political debate on climate change in 2021: https://t.co/ZHhFaAdIkH https://t.co/pzYcUCrjnq [Source]
• 04 Aug 2021 "Five years ago, a COP26 that fails would have been an environmental disaster but not a political one. But times have changed, and so has the weather...Voters in Britain, as well as the world, now expect. Johnson has less than three months left to save it". https://twitter.com/standardnews/status/1422910412534730756 [Source]
• 03 Aug 2021 RT @Keir_Starmer: The world needs a historic result at COP26 in Glasgow. It's an opportunity for Britain to lead the world - and create go… [Source]
• 03 Aug 2021 RT @guardian: Britain could be taking the lead in tackling the climate crisis. Where’s the ambition? | Keir Starmer https://t.co/lsilg44hqn [Source]
• 03 Aug 2021 RT @guardian: Boris Johnson ‘missing in action’ ahead of vital climate talks, says Keir Starmer https://t.co/TYI44QaocT [Source]
• 30 Jul 2021 RT @guardianeco: Foreign control of North Sea oil licences threatens UK’s net zero goal https://t.co/IGX6Zwdolu [Source]
• 30 Jul 2021 RT @YDagnet: UK @COP26 Presidency on the climate ministerial: “Countries were clear that COP26 needed to deliver actions, not just words” –… [Source]
• 30 Jul 2021 RT @BBCNewsnight: The UK is already undergoing disruptive climate change with increased rainfall, sunshine and temperatures, according to s… [Source]
• 29 Jul 2021 RT @BBCNewsnight: "Delaying climate action is as bad as denying climate change has always been." Shadow minister for climate change @mtpen… [Source]
• 29 Jul 2021 RT @BBCNewsnight: TONIGHT: The UK is already undergoing disruptive climate change according to scientists. So how do we tackle it? We spea… [Source]
• 29 Jul 2021 RT @Channel4News: The chief executive of a North Sea oil company has said the climate emergency is “fake” in now deleted tweets from his pe… [Source]
• 29 Jul 2021 RT @Ed_Miliband: This report is yet more confirmation that the climate crisis is not just a future threat but the new reality. We need to s… [Source]
• 27 Jul 2021 RT @darrenpjones: Freezing left over bread is not going to decarbonise our buildings and heating and transport infrastructure. Time to get… [Source]
• 26 Jul 2021 RT @UNFCCC: "We are not on track to achieve the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting climate change to 1.5°C by the end of the century. In fa… [Source]
• 26 Jul 2021 RT @edking_I: 'China's carbon neutrality is not CO2 neutrality, but the neutrality of all greenhouse gases' - Beijing's special #climate en… [Source]
• 23 Jul 2021 As I argued in a debate in the Commons yesterday on COP26 priorities: we urgently need the Prime Minister and other senior ministers to intensify their efforts if we're to ensure the Glasgow conference is a success. https://x.com/mtpennycook/status/1418487318609076224/photo/1 [Source]
• 21 Jul 2021 RT @ClimateEnvoy: 2021 - a decisive year to take action on the climate crisis. We must not wait to start making the critical decisions that… [Source]
• 20 Jul 2021 RT @meganrowling: US climate envoy John Kerry says has discussed the annual $100 billion #climatefinance goal with Biden, who is committed… [Source]
• 17 Jul 2021 RT @mtpennycook: The whole of government needs to be ruthlessly focused on COP26 if we’re to keep alive the hope of limiting global heating… [Source]
• 16 Jul 2021 RT @MarkLGoldberg: This is probably the single most important determinant of whether or not COP26 in Glasgow will be a success. https://t.… [Source]
• 14 Jul 2021 The whole of government needs to be ruthlessly focused on COP26 if we’re to keep alive the hope of limiting global heating to 1.5C. With just over 100 days remaining, senior ministers need to raise their game quickly or risk failure at Glasgow in November. https://x.com/mtpennycook/status/1415281714558128128/video/1 [Source]
• 13 Jul 2021 RT @LeoHickman: The very same govt which is hosting COP26, where climate finance will be the deal-breaker for success/failure... [Source]
• 07 Jul 2021 RT @jossgarman: OBR central scenario says costs of net zero are negative until early 2030s. Says overall cost of transition to Net Zero c… [Source]
• 06 Jul 2021 RT @DrSimEvans: Notably, the @OBR_UK highlights the costs of **not** acting on climate change as being "much larger" than the cost of reach… [Source]
• 06 Jul 2021 The Government needs to publish a comprehensive net zero strategy well in advance of COP26 and that strategy must include a Treasury-endorsed plan for how decarbonisation will be funded fairly. https://x.com/mtpennycook/status/1412392699236343812/video/1 [Source]
• 06 Jul 2021 RT @Ed_Miliband: Listening to Ministers trying to explain why @theCCCuk says the government are marked 'somewhere below' 4 out of 10 for cl… [Source]
• 04 Jul 2021 RT @DrSimEvans: No one is going to be told to "rip out" their gas boiler The UK contributed 5% of historical CO2, one of largest shares pe… [Source]
• 01 Jul 2021 RT @BelindaSchaepe: "Success at COP26 is about keeping the 1.5C target within reach. To achieve this, China would need to peak much earlier… [Source]
• 01 Jul 2021 RT @GeorgeMonbiot: This is what @bbcbitesize is teaching our children about climate breakdown. I'm sorry, but it's an absolute disgrace. Yo… [Source]
• 24 Jun 2021 RT @James_BG: I know this is an old point, but @theCCCuk today delivered one of the most important documents of the year. It deals with iss… [Source]
• 24 Jun 2021 RT @Ed_Miliband: The chasm between government climate rhetoric and the greenwashing reality has been laid bare. The message from @theCCCuk… [Source]
• 24 Jun 2021 RT @KayBurley: Invest against climate change now, or our kids will face massive costs down the road, says @Ed_Miliband. The Shadow Busines… [Source]
• 23 Jun 2021 “If we actually want to stop climate change, then this must be the year in which we get serious about doing so" - Boris Johnson, Leaders Summit on Climate, 22 April 2021 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/uk-prepares-to-approve-oilfield-despite-cop26-climate-conference-0wlxjm7tv?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1624429055 [Source]
• 23 Jun 2021 RT @timbolord: Important to note that this hasn’t been approved – but in COP26 year, speculation that it might be is pretty unhelpful, and… [Source]
• 22 Jun 2021 RT @RachelReevesMP: There is no time to waste when it comes to tackling #climatebreakdown. Today – I called on Rishi Sunak to hardwire net… [Source]
• 16 Jun 2021 Post-G7 there remains a shortfall of around $17bn in the $100bn annual climate finance commitment made to developing nations in 2009 and reaffirmed in the #ParisAgreement. Over the coming months wealthy nations must finally honour it in full or risk failure at COP26 in November. https://x.com/mtpennycook/status/1405179800319373318/video/1 [Source]
• 16 Jun 2021 This report makes for sobering reading and is about as critical as @theCCCUK get. In the face of rising risk, adaptation remains “under-resourced, underfunded & often ignored”. The climate crisis has already arrived. Time for the Government to start taking adaptation seriously. https://twitter.com/theCCCuk/status/1404937261720870922 [Source]
• 13 Jun 2021 RT @KarlMathiesen: G7 climate finance update: Germany shifts from €4bn to €6bn. Canada doubles to around $1bn per year. Gap to promise… [Source]
• 13 Jun 2021 Honouring the promised $100bn in climate finance annually to support developing nations is an issue of trust and pivotal to the success of COP26 for that reason. Reasserting the pledge is not enough, G7 leaders must detail how the shortfall will be made up before the summit ends. [Source]
• 11 Jun 2021 RT @guardianeco: António Guterres on climate crisis: ‘We are coming to a point of no return’ https://t.co/QSKiat2AOf [Source]
• 09 Jun 2021 RT @Ed_Miliband: To make COP26 a success we have a responsibility as hosts to build trust with developing countries. The government’s deci… [Source]
• 09 Jun 2021 There is no response to the climate crisis that does not ultimately confront the problem of fossil fuel supply head on. We urgently need international agreement on a managed and fair phase-out of fossil fuels across the globe. https://x.com/mtpennycook/status/1402601805427744773/video/1 [Source]
• 09 Jun 2021 RT @fbirol: Our major new report reveals a critical fault line in global efforts to reach climate goals. In many emerging & developing eco… [Source]
• 06 Jun 2021 RT @indy_climate: Tackle ‘injustices’ alongside climate emergency or risk ‘yellow vests-style’ protests, Ed Miliband warns https://t.co/sLy… [Source]
• 02 Jun 2021 RT @GordonBrown: I wrote in @thetimes Red Box today about the need for the UK to keep its international promises to ensure that COP26 succe… [Source]
• 26 May 2021 RT @Keir_Starmer: Tackling the climate emergency and realising the enormous potential that transitioning to a green economy holds, is the d… [Source]
• 26 May 2021 RT @mtpennycook: Fairness and jobs are at the heart of @UKLabour's approach to decarbonisation. Delighted to be working with unions, indust… [Source]
• 26 May 2021 Fairness and jobs are at the heart of @UKLabour's approach to decarbonisation. Delighted to be working with unions, industry leaders and members of the climate movement to further develop our distinctive approach to the transition to a net-zero economy. https://labourlist.org/2021/05/exclusive-labour-launches-just-transition-climate-working-group/ [Source]
• 21 May 2021 Britain’s first Zero Emission Zone will be rolled out by @OxfordCity this year as part of their plan to be a zero-carbon city by 2040. A great example of the kind of bold climate action that @UKLabour in local government can deliver. Well done @CllrTomHayes and the team! https://twitter.com/TomHayesBmouth/status/1395628706316656640 [Source]
• 21 May 2021 RT @Ed_Miliband: Developing countries are the most threatened by climate breakdown and the least responsible. The G7 summit is a chance to… [Source]
• 18 May 2021 RT @DrSimEvans: @IEA JUST LOOK AT THIS CHART The global electricity system for net-zero by 2050 is nearly 90% renewable, says the @IEA h… [Source]
• 01 May 2021 Today marks two years since the House of Commons formally declared an environment and climate emergency. Yet the Conservative Government has failed to respond to that declaration with the ambition and the urgency required. We need bold action to tackle the #ClimateEmergency [Source]
• 30 Apr 2021 RT @edking_I: Cutting #climate adaptation $$$ not a good look for @FCDOGovUK at any time... but especially ahead of #COP26 - massive own go… [Source]
• 22 Apr 2021 RT @LouBurrows7: Big news! South Korea ???????? just announced an end to its intl coal financing at #LeadersClimateSummit. This is a major shif… [Source]
• 22 Apr 2021 RT @SkyNews: "We must make decisions that will avoid the worst consequences of the climate crisis" Joe Biden has told the virtual climate… [Source]
• 22 Apr 2021 RT @climateactiontr: #PresidentBiden's new #ParisAgreement target is the biggest US step forward on #climate in history; would close the 20… [Source]
• 22 Apr 2021 RT @Keir_Starmer: Actions matter more than targets. The Conservatives cannot be trusted to tackle the climate emergency. We need a Green… [Source]
• 20 Apr 2021 RT @Ed_Miliband: The Government upgrading its climate targets is welcome, but this is the minimum we should be doing, and targets are no su… [Source]
• 20 Apr 2021 Timely report from @GreenAllianceUK on the UK's progress towards #netzero. The Government is way off track to meet its current climate targets and it will need to go much further and faster to get back on, particularly in terms of decarbonising transport, housing and agriculture. https://twitter.com/GreenAllianceUK/status/1384402020149432320 [Source]
• 20 Apr 2021 RT @fbirol: Global CO2 emissions are set to jump by 1.5 gigatonnes in 2021 – led by a rebound in coal demand mainly from the power sector.… [Source]
• 14 Apr 2021 RT @MikeBernersLee: UK just not getting it that the world expects integrity for COP 26. Christiana Figueres :“There have been recent decis… [Source]
• 14 Apr 2021 RT @timbolord: Important letter from @AlokSharma_RDG - more specificity on COP26 goals is needed and this is a step in the right direction.… [Source]
• 12 Apr 2021 RT @guardian: Boris Johnson told to get grip of UK climate strategy before Cop26 https://t.co/SqjQsRdgNQ [Source]
• 09 Apr 2021 RT @SStapczynski: Japan to Raise Emissions Reduction Target ???????? Japan will pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030. The cu… [Source]
• 31 Mar 2021 RT @mtpennycook: As the hosts of #COP26, the Government must provide the leadership necessary to put the world decisively on course to deli… [Source]
• 31 Mar 2021 RT @ThangamMP: People asking what's @UKLabour plan for tackling #climatechange #ClimateEmergency - see this from my colleague @mtpennycook… [Source]
• 31 Mar 2021 As the hosts of #COP26, the Government must provide the leadership necessary to put the world decisively on course to deliver on the ambition of the Paris Agreement and keep alive the hope of limiting global heating to 1.5°C. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/government-must-raise-its-game-or-risk-failure-at-cop26-wx627dt7z [Source]
• 29 Mar 2021 RT @Ed_Miliband: We cannot let COP26 come and go as a photo op for Boris Johnson. It's the best chance we've got to deliver the change we n… [Source]
• 28 Mar 2021 RT @Luisamneubauer: If the Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal was the climate crisis, right now, governments would be adding more sand to t… [Source]
• 18 Mar 2021 RT @mtpennycook: This headline should actually read "UK temporarily halfway to net-zero following a record-breaking fall in emissions in 20… [Source]
• 18 Mar 2021 RT @DrSimEvans: Climate twitter, I need your help. COP26 president Alok Sharma has written an article setting out the UK's priorities for… [Source]
• 18 Mar 2021 Fairness must be at the heart of the transition to a net zero economy and we must do much more to involve the public in an honest discussion about the inherent trade-offs involved. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/were-ready-to-become-net-zero-heroes-by-2050-but-only-if-price-is-right-ng2lttc87 [Source]
• 18 Mar 2021 This headline should actually read "UK temporarily halfway to net-zero following a record-breaking fall in emissions in 2020, largely due to the coronavirus pandemic". https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/uk-halfway-to-hitting-its-carbon-neutral-target-by-2050-xzcb2wwbj?utm_source=CP+Daily&utm_campaign=44632fa7ad-CPdaily18032021&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a9d8834f72-44632fa7ad-36266557®ion=global [Source]
• 17 Mar 2021 RT @DrSimEvans: Potentially huge climate news via @AkshatRathi this morning, that India is looking at a net-zero emissions target for 2050.… [Source]
• 17 Mar 2021 Also noteworthy that the strategy states that any coking coal mining activity “needs to be net zero compliant in the future” (p.53). Looking forward to the convoluted arguments the Northern Research Group will surely make in that regard vis-à-vis the proposed Cumbria coal mine. [Source]
• 17 Mar 2021 A specific further thought on steel: it’s welcome that the strategy is supportive of @theCCCuk recommendation for ore-based steelmaking to achieve net zero by 2035 but that is going to require Ministers to bring forward the £250m Clean Steel Fund scheme as a matter of urgency. [Source]
• 17 Mar 2021 The levels of ambition set out in the new Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy in relation to industry/the public sector are encouraging but the document is woefully light on detail (and downright opaque when it comes to decarbonising steel) and no new funding has been announced. [Source]
• 13 Mar 2021 RT @timbolord: Excellent Times piece on the Cumbria coal mine decision. Net zero will involve some tough political choices; if we're seriou… [Source]
• 08 Mar 2021 RT @PEspinosaC: Women & girls around the ???? are leading climate action. In the fight against the #ClimateCrisis, our voices are indispensabl… [Source]
• 05 Mar 2021 RT @guardian: New infrastructure bank won't help UK reach net zero, says Labour https://t.co/eCMGTRESnr [Source]
• 04 Mar 2021 After all, it’s not as if Parliament formally declared a climate emergency... ????????‍♂️ https://t.co/vL5OjBDEJD [Source]
• 03 Mar 2021 RT @timbolord: So having read the small print, the main thing to say on net zero and #Budget is that… there’s not much to say. (1/) [Source]
• 03 Mar 2021 A green veneer to #Budget21 as expected but no real evidence that decarbonisation is central to the Government’s economic policy. #Netzero isn’t an optimal extra Chancellor - it's an essential response to the #ClimateCrisis. Yet another lost opportunity for bold #ClimateAction. [Source]
• 03 Mar 2021 RT @PJTheEconomist: Another freeze in fuel duty. Once again rhetoric on environment and climate change not matched by reality of continuall… [Source]
• 02 Mar 2021 RT @fbirol: BIG NEWS: Despite falling 6% in 2020 as a whole, global energy-related CO2 emissions rebounded over the course of the year from… [Source]
• 01 Mar 2021 Impressed by @avivaplc's #netzero 2040 plan. Genuine ambition covering scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions as well as solid interim commitments. An example of real leadership on climate. Others should take note - recovery can't just mean business as usual. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/mar/01/aviva-sets-target-net-zero-carbon-footprint-2040 [Source]
• 26 Feb 2021 The world will only achieve net zero by decisively shifting away from fossil fuels. Having led the debate on climate risk, Mark Carney’s comments threaten to legitimise the very greenwashing he has so eloquently spoken out against in the past. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cop26-mark-carney-accused-of-greenwashing-ahead-of-uk-climate-summit-qh5bm8qk2 [Source]
• 26 Feb 2021 Whether it is by remaining seriously off track to meet its existing climate targets, standing by while a new coal mine opens in Cumbria, or damaging our standing with those on the frontline of the climate crisis by cutting overseas aid - it's simply not good enough. [Source]
• 26 Feb 2021 COP26 is the last best chance to keep alive the hope of the Paris Agreement that warming might be limited to 1.5°C. As its hosts, the UK has a unique responsibility to do whatever it takes to maximise global ambition and secure agreement on a roadmap for delivering that ambition. [Source]
• 26 Feb 2021 RT @jossgarman: Even as he advises no10 & the UN on COP26, Mark Carney’s company is investing in coal, oil and gas around the world but he… [Source]
• 24 Feb 2021 As @UKLabour have consistently argued: the UK will have zero credibility as a climate leader if we do not lead by example. The Government will soon have another chance to intervene and call in the flawed proposal for a new coal mine in Cumbria. As COP26 host, it must take it. https://x.com/mtpennycook/status/1364582806215667714/video/1 [Source]
• 24 Feb 2021 Preparing for the first standalone #COP26 question session at 11.30am. As a critical moment in the fight against runaway global heating, good to see the summit getting the parliamentary time and attention it deserves. [Source]
• 19 Feb 2021 In order to achieve #NetZero, @theCCCuk recommends that UK steelmaking be “near-zero emissions by 2035”. That is likely to require a rapid shift toward a combination of electric steel recycling and hydrogen-based reduction for primary steel. This will require less coking coal. [Source]