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We've found the following climate-related tweets, speeches & votes by Sarah Champion

• 4 Mar 2026: Parliamentary Speech

  Over successive Governments, we have seen a sustained reduction in the United Kingdom’s development budget, ODA—official development assistance. First we saw the cut from 0.7% to 0.5% of GNI, and there is now a stated path towards 0.3% by 2027. It has also been reported that the UK’s international climate finance commitment is now to be slashed by £2.6 billion. Those cuts have consequences: they affect how the UK is perceived internationally, as well as our ability to support stability and prosperity, both overseas and in our own country.

  Full debate: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

• 04 Mar 2026: Tweet

  The UK is slashing £2.6bn from its climate finance. With global climate threats rising and current finance spent being barely 1/12 of what’s needed, the Government must reconsider this retreat. @CommonsIDC ⁦@the_IDB⁩ https://x.com/SarahChampionMP/status/2029278356253098405/video/1 [Source]

• 02 Mar 2026: Tweet

  RT @CommonsIDC: Tomorrow at 2pm we're examining the UK's International Climate Finance, exploring the impact of climate change on local com… [Source]

• 10 Feb 2026: Tweet

  I’m grateful to @BGIPU & @AnnelieseDodds for convening a roundtable on the current situation in #Sahel region ????. Countries are at frontlines of climate crisis, conflict and poverty; we cannot afford to look away. @BritishRedCross @CommonsIDC [Source]

• 06 Feb 2026: Tweet

  UK to cut climate finance to poor countries by a fifth despite promising more help ⁦@CommonsIDC⁩ @guardian⁩ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/05/uk-cut-climate-finance-poor-countries-by-fifth [Source]

• 26 Jan 2026: Tweet

  RT @UNGeneva: The ocean is the largest untapped renewable energy source, using seawater's kinetic & thermal energy, like waves and currents… [Source]

• 23 Nov 2025: Tweet

  RT @Taiwan_in_UK: Taiwan is driving a green transition through tech⚡️???? No one can defeat climate change alone, and we’re grateful to allies… [Source]

• 12 Nov 2025: Tweet

  RT @LabourCID: “At COP30, world leaders face a choice: will they take the decisions that help countries withstand the devastation of climat… [Source]

• 16 Oct 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  I am really proud to be standing here today, because it is an historic day for ocean conservation. Let us make no mistake: the world’s oceans are under significant threat. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that if global warming reaches 1.5°, 70% of coral reefs will die. If temperatures rise by 2°, as now sadly looks likely, 99% of the Earth’s coral reefs will die. Coral reefs are not just a pretty thing that we go diving on; they are incredibly complex and important ecosystems. They are fish nurseries, but they also provide significant protection for islanders from both adverse weather and sea level rises.

  Full debate: Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill

• 15 Oct 2025: Tweet

  We are way off climate targets. Every school I go to, especially primary, children ask me why we don’t care about the environment - they have a point! https://news.sky.com/story/uk-must-prepare-for-2c-of-warming-by-2050-government-told-for-first-time-13450092 [Source]

• 13 Oct 2025: Tweet

  RT @ipsnews: Rich countries are treating the climate crisis as a business opportunity, not a moral obligation, says Nafkote Dabi, @Oxfam. T… [Source]

• 2 Sep 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  We need to recognise that, due to climate change, conflict and population growth, forced and economic migration is only going to increase. My Committee will shortly publish a report on displaced people, covering both the drivers and possible solutions. I note with concern that Jordan—a country that houses many refugees—is receiving a 35% cut this year. Will the Foreign Secretary outline his strategy to keep people safe and economically viable in their own or host countries, and how that can be achieved with a dramatically reduced ODA budget?

  Full debate: Topical Questions

• 30 Jun 2025: Tweet

  Together with #Taiwan we can build a sustainable future, while strengthening the rules-based order. As co-chair of the @taiwanappg, I’m delighted the #UK has signed 3 pillar arrangements on investment, digital trade & net zero under the Taiwan-UK Enhanced Trade Partnership. https://twitter.com/biztradegovuk/status/1939600318402007309 [Source]

• 30 Jun 2025: Tweet

  I welcome the launch of the UK-Taiwan Enhanced Trade Partnership Pillars on Investment, Digital Trade and Energy and Net Zero. A significant development between our two countries. @MOFA_Taiwan [Source]

• 21 May 2025: Tweet

  RT @SarahChampionMP: “The ocean is our planet’s life support system and our greatest ally against climate catastrophe.” Following David At… [Source]

• 14 May 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  Glass manufacture is energy-intensive, but with electric and hybrid furnaces and readily available technology there is no reason why glass cannot be a net zero product in the not too distant future, especially with Government support with infrastructure and electricity costs, as per the Climate Change Committee’s recommendations. Yet, because of the Government’s dogged decision to press ahead with extended producer responsibility, initiated by the previous Administration, we instead face the decimation of our domestic glass industry.

  Full debate: Glass Packaging: Extended Producer Responsibility

• 14 May 2025: Tweet

  Today's crystal clear commitments to protect human rights in #GBE will only help fuel our ambitious journey to hit net zero. That's what a just transition is all about. Grateful to @mgshanks for his passion to lead by example - I hope others sectors wake up and follow suit https://x.com/SarahChampionMP/status/1922711796319760500/video/1 [Source]

• 13 May 2025: Tweet

  “The ocean is our planet’s life support system and our greatest ally against climate catastrophe.” Following David Attenborough's #OceanFilm, I urged the UK government to take action ahead of #UN Ocean Conference @OceanaUK @GreenpeaceUK ⁦@OceanAPPG⁩ ⁦@CommonsIDC⁩ https://x.com/SarahChampionMP/status/1922355141493305781/video/1 [Source]

• 30 Apr 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  It is always a pleasure to serve under your guidance, Mr Vickers, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Brent West (Barry Gardiner) for securing this debate. It is very poignant to have it on the day that the Climate Change Committee is saying that we will not reach our climate targets.

  In the Environment Act 2021, Parliament rightly included a requirement for due diligence provisions to prevent larger businesses from using forest-risk commodities that contribute to illegal deforestation. Those regulations are crucial to our meeting our commitments to halt and reverse forest loss by 2030. Yet today, more than 1,100 days have passed since the consultation on implementation closed, and the due diligence regulations remain unpublished and unimplemented. Every hour that passes, an area of rainforest equivalent in size to 300 football pitches is cleared, often to make way for unsustainable agricultural practices. Such destruction not only exacerbates climate change but pushes precious wildlife, such as orangutans, tigers, rhinoceroses, hornbills and elephants, towards extinction. Indeed, as my hon. Friend the Member for South East Cornwall said, there are now more MPs in Westminster than there are Sumatran tigers left alive on Earth, which is a sobering and powerful reminder of what is at stake with this issue.

  Full debate: Global Deforestation

• 25 Apr 2025: Tweet

  Today is #WorldMalariaDay. Despite hard-won gains over the last two decades, drug and insecticide resistance, climate change, and conflict continue to threaten progress. We need to accelerate innovation and invest in research and development to accelerate the fight #EndMalaria [Source]

• 24 Apr 2025: Tweet

  We changed the law on modern slavery! @Ed_Miliband has sent a clear signal that our quest for net zero will not come at the cost of the most vulnerable in the world. Watch my @LBC interview with @AndrewMarr9 , where I explain the change. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=Yh6gDF7RclA via @YouTube [Source]

• 23 Apr 2025: Tweet

  Delighted & relieved the Government have listen and will now ban renewables made with slave labour. When I laid the first amendment to GB Energy Bill I genuinely didn’t think we’d achieve our goal of a just transition - we have! ???????? https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/miliband-forced-to-ban-chinese-slave-trade-solar-panels-qlb79xln9 [Source]

• 10 Apr 2025: Tweet

  RT @SarahChampionMP: Our net zero transition cannot be carried on the backs of those in slavery ⁦@politicshome⁩ ⁦@ipacglobal⁩ https://t.co… [Source]

• 10 Apr 2025: Tweet

  Our net zero transition cannot be carried on the backs of those in slavery ⁦@politicshome⁩ ⁦@ipacglobal⁩ https://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/net-zero-transition-cannot-be-carried-on-backs-of-modern-slaves [Source]

• 29 Mar 2025: Tweet

  RT @SarahChampionMP: Well done to all the South Yorkshire children who took part in the climate change conference, something we all have a… [Source]

• 28 Mar 2025: Tweet

  Well done to all the South Yorkshire children who took part in the climate change conference, something we all have a role in addressing https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/politics/south-yorkshire-children-discuss-climate-change-at-conference-5054211 [Source]

• 26 Mar 2025: Tweet

  RT @SarahChampionMP: #GBEnergy is our chance for a just transition to net zero. Thanks to @mgshanks for taking the issue seriously & to @un… [Source]

• 25 Mar 2025: Parliamentary Speech

  I rise to speak to my amendment (a) to Lords amendment 2, which I hope might act as a bridge between our two Houses. Although I welcome this Bill, from the moment it started its journey through Parliament I have been issuing a warning. Without proper safeguards in place, our transition to net zero will be carried through on the backs of those in slavery.

  Renewable energy is vital for our transition to a low-carbon economy, but we know that human rights abuses are inherent in our green technology. There is evidence of child labour in cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and of labour exploitation in nickel processing in Indonesia. Forced labour is committed at scale in Xinjiang in China, with the abuse of Uyghurs in steel production—a material that makes up nearly 80% of our wind turbines—and, of course, there is well-documented abuse in the production of solar panels.

  Full debate: Great British Energy Bill

• 25 Mar 2025: Tweet

  #GBEnergy is our chance for a just transition to net zero. Thanks to @mgshanks for taking the issue seriously & to @unisontheunion & @Anti_Slavery for their tireless work to prevent #Uyghur Forced Labour in supply chains. I'm delighted the Govt is acting on our campaign. https://x.com/SarahChampionMP/status/1904656042387972430/video/1 [Source]

• 19 Mar 2025: Tweet

  Delighted to contribute to @CPA UK’s new handbook Legislating Against Modern Slavery in Supply Chains. My chapter looks at the risks we face within the supply chains of renewable energy - a topic I'll be raising in the Chamber on Tuesday #GBEnergy https://mailchi.mp/parliament.uk/handbook [Source]

• 24 Feb 2025: Tweet

  RT @Bill_Esterson: The ⁦CBI⁩ says Britain’s net zero economy is booming. Further evidence that rather than it being a choice between low c… [Source]

• 12 Feb 2025: Tweet

  RT @DavidAltonHL: Amendment in @UKHouseofLords on Slave Labour In Supply Chains Providing Solar Panels & Other Forms of Green Energy Pass… [Source]

• 18 Dec 2024: Tweet

  Internationally there needs to be more awareness of the catastrophic impact of climate change on small islands. We need to get the pledged money into the hands of local people who know best how to save their homes @CommonsIDC https://twitter.com/skynews/status/1869456944634704335 [Source]

• 06 Dec 2024: Tweet

  RT @SarahChampionMP: We must take climate change seriously. I went to @zsllondonzoo & was reminded of the delicate balance of ecosystems &… [Source]

• 05 Dec 2024: Tweet

  We must take climate change seriously. I went to @zsllondonzoo & was reminded of the delicate balance of ecosystems & the havoc that changing global temperatures are having on habitats AND on animal behaviour. @BIAZA Read about @zsl’s conservation: https://www.londonzoo.org/conservation https://x.com/SarahChampionMP/status/1864682497348411467/photo/1 [Source]

• 28 Nov 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  Over the years, I have witnessed at first hand how Taiwan actively contributes its expertise to support global partners, which we should celebrate. Taiwan is a leader in the fields of public health, technology, clean energy, net zero and so much more. However, despite all that Taiwan has to offer, it finds itself barred from international organisations. Since 1971, China has repeatedly used UN General Assembly resolution 2758 to justify its efforts to exclude Taiwan from the UN system, which it has done hugely effectively.

  With a population of 23.5 million, Taiwan is the most populous self-governing state not represented at the UN. Its exclusion undermines critical global co-operation efforts, in particular around public health, climate change and the realisation of the sustainable development goals. Take SDG 3, on promoting good health and wellbeing. Taiwan maintained some of the lowest case rates in the world throughout the covid-19 pandemic. However, while it had notable success in suppressing the spread of the virus, its exclusion from the World Health Organisation meant that it was unable to share this expertise with the world.

  Full debate: Taiwan: International Status

• 27 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @KerryMP: 'The UK was proudly back delivering climate leadership at #COP29. My thoughts in @PoliticsHome on why strong action on clean… [Source]

• 19 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @DavidAltonHL: I asked @Ed_Miliband about links of NetZero & #Uyghur SlaveLabour in #Xinjiang where @HouseofCommons has declared a #geno… [Source]

• 16 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @jreynoldsMP: Tackling climate change is a huge economic opportunity for Britain. This government is working to ensure every community… [Source]

• 13 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @UKUN_NewYork: 18.2 million Yemenis do not have enough food to eat. After years of war and conflict, climate change is making things wo… [Source]

• 13 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @newsfromoxfam: Number of people impacted by climate disasters in the Pacific increased 700% in the last decade: @Oxfam. #COP29 #Climat… [Source]

• 11 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @CommonsIDC: As COP29 begins, the UK and other states must ensure nations on the climate frontline, like Small Island Developing States,… [Source]

• 11 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @icai_uk: As #COP29 begins in Baku, high on the agenda is discussing a new global #climatefinance goal, taking into account the needs an… [Source]

• 07 Nov 2024: Tweet

  RT @ipacglobal: ???? Last week, IPAC ???????? Member @SarahChampionMP secured commitments from Secretary of State for Energy Security & Net Zero, @E… [Source]

• 07 Nov 2024: Tweet

  100%! We need a just transition https://twitter.com/tweets2cv/status/1854256713139892276 [Source]

• 29 Oct 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  I welcome the Bill, which brings us one step closer to establishing this much-needed, publicly owned energy company. To quote the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, my right hon. Friend the Member for Doncaster North (Ed Miliband), at the UN General Assembly, this is a Government who are

  and “show international leadership” when it comes to climate change. In that spirit, I would like to bring to the attention of the House the importance of upholding human rights and the principles of a just transition in our renewable energy supply chains.

  While GB Energy must ensure that everyone benefits from green innovation, it must also guarantee that no one suffers from it. However, I have grave concerns that if we charge ahead with our net zero transition without safeguards in place, we will knowingly be doing that on the backs of those in slavery. Let me outline why.

  Full debate: Great British Energy Bill

  With those examples in mind, I ask the House a simple question: do we turn a blind eye to modern slavery in our energy supply chains, or do we lead the way with a just transition? As the Chancellor outlined in her conference speech, this Government are

  Full debate: Great British Energy Bill

  A just transition is not only about international workers’ rights; it is also about securing UK jobs and industry. Our energy strategy must prioritise green jobs and wealth creation here, and avoid fuelling growth in economies known for cutting corners. Following my discussions with the industry and unions, it is clear that the UK’s inadequate response to these issues is creating a competitive disadvantage for businesses here and an uneven playing field internationally. If GB Energy allows exposure to state-imposed forced labour, it creates a distinct risk for investors and businesses here in the UK.

  The arguments I have laid out today have the support of unions, businesses and human rights advocates alike. They echo the sentiments of our Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary, Business Secretary and Energy Secretary. For too many years, tackling modern slavery has received a siloed, disjointed response from Government. We now have an opportunity to change that and to embrace cross-departmental, collaborative working. Renewable energy has a key role to play in our transformation to a low-carbon economy, but without placing human rights at its centre, our green transition will come at a grave cost.

  Full debate: Great British Energy Bill

  I am fully supportive of GB Energy, but what assurances can my right hon. Friend give to the House that it will be a just transition, that it will be adopted across Government, and that the broadest sector will buy into it?

  Full debate: Great British Energy Bill

• 22 Oct 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  Early in my first tenure as Chair of the International Development Committee, I met the former ICRC president, Peter Maurer—virtually, as this was during the covid-19 pandemic. We discussed the impact of covid on conflict-affected communities, the situation in Yemen, Syria and Myanmar, and the need for the IDC to continue to shine a light on conflict-affected contexts around the world. That is a commitment that we continue to honour. In November last year, the Committee met the ICRC’s director for the Africa region to discuss Sudan. In the last Parliament, the ICRC submitted evidence for the inquiries into climate change, aid effectiveness, racism in the aid sector, and preventing sexual exploitation and abuse. Its submissions were hugely helpful as the Committee made its recommendations to the Government, and, again and again, they have proved to be an invaluable resource for Parliament on the application of international humanitarian law.

  Full debate: Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [Lords]

• 02 Oct 2024: Tweet

  “This government will show global leadership on the climate crisis”- good to hear this from Ed Miliband. ⁦@CommonsIDC⁩ did a report on climate impact on SIDS - really disturbing to learn the reality of sea level rise ⁦@FCDOGovUK⁩ https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/this-government-will-show-global-leadership-on-the-climate-crisis-uk-statement-at-the-un [Source]

• 18 Sep 2024: Tweet

  Brilliant speech by Foreign Secretary on the global climate crisis - the impact on people & biodiversity, and how the U.K. will do more to change the rapid decline, mirroring recommendations from ⁦@CommonsIDC⁩ inquiries & reports ⁦@FCDOGovUK⁩ https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/foreign-secretarys-foreign-policy-speech-on-the-climate-crisis [Source]

• 08 Sep 2024: Tweet

  RT @MarkFunnell6: So the ‘woke’-bashing ⁦@DailyMailUK⁩ lays into ⁦@nationaltrust⁩ again. For doing a bit more to tackle climate change. To… [Source]

• 5 Sep 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  Rotherham is a hub of innovative green energy research and production, which is integral to the UK’s energy transition. Our Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre—AMRC—boasts expertise in nuclear, fusion, hydrogen and the construction of offshore wind turbine blades. That creates good, skilled jobs for Rotherham and contributes more than £55 million to the South Yorkshire economy every year. The AMRC is also home to the UK’s first sustainable aviation fuel facility, and therefore I welcome the SAF Bill which is coming soon.

  of our solar supply chain. He expressed a willingness to extend legislation to help tackle the problem. We must raise standards with this Bill by committing to the production and supply of clean energy that is free from slavery and state-imposed forced labour at any stage of the supply chain, and I will be tabling amendments to that effect. In tandem, we must seriously consider implementing an import ban. Like the US prevention Act, it would need to ban renewable energy products made in whole or in part with state-imposed Uyghur forced labour. I hope the Minister will meet me to discuss that further.

  Full debate: Great British Energy Bill

• 27 Jul 2024: Tweet

  RT @UKAeroInstitute: MP for Rotherham @SarahChampionMP stops by to hear about UK aerospace and the journey to net zero. Plus, we caught up… [Source]

• 01 Jul 2024: Tweet

  RT @rushanaraali: I have fought for action on climate change both here in the UK and in countries most affected by the climate crisis. Un… [Source]

• 25 Jun 2024: Tweet

  @ourjello4 @MVTFWD Hello Pat, I can assure you that the environment & tackling climate change is at the core of my work - look at my parliamentary record x [Source]

• 25 May 2024: Tweet

  Pleased to hear this announcement. Small Island Nations are at the sharp end of climate change: ‘We are investing up to £200 million in climate resilient infrastructure in the Caribbean’ ⁦@CommonsIDC⁩ https://antiguaobserver.com/cameron-we-are-investing-up-to-200-million-in-further-resilient-infrastructure-in-the-caribbean/ [Source]

• 23 May 2024: Tweet

  I was delighted Y3 got in touch, addressing climate change is a passion of mine, and I never fail to be impressed with the number of children who share my concerns https://twitter.com/primaryferham/status/1793638989225746530 [Source]

• 16 May 2024: Tweet

  RT @CommonsIDC: The UK Government must show leadership on climate change and ensure its commitment to Small Island Developing States is not… [Source]

• 15 May 2024: Tweet

  Pleased to sign this letter to PM, we can & must do more to tackle climate change https://twitter.com/climateappg/status/1790631730858148317 [Source]

• 14 May 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  Of course, climate change is a key driver in nature’s decline, and the loss of wildlife and wild places both contribute to climate change itself, leaving us ill-equipped to reduce carbon emissions and to adapt to change in the future. We must therefore recognise that climate and biodiversity crises are intrinsically linked, and take comprehensive and joined-up approaches that tackle both the climate emergency and the nature crisis together. Only then will we start to turn the tide. We are falling behind, but there is hope. Organisations and charities across the country are working hard to recover species and restore nature. I am particularly pleased with the massive contribution that these organisations are making to reintroduce native species, rejuvenate ecosystems and rekindle hope for the future.

  Full debate: World Species Congress

  Finally, in England the Wildwood Trust has worked to reintroduce bison into Blean woods near Canterbury. Remarkably, those are the first bison to roam freely in the UK in thousands of years. They will help to reshape the landscape to make the area more resilient to climate change, and reverse species decline through the natural management of woodlands. Paignton zoo and the National Marine Aquarium have collectively restored acres of seagrass to our coastline, creating vital carbon sinks as well as homes for species such as seahorses.

  Full debate: World Species Congress

  I thank the Minister, because I know she is truly dedicated to the topic and has done a huge amount to move it forward, but whenever I go into schools, biodiversity and climate change is the one topic that pupils want to know why we are not doing more on. When we look back on the contributions that have been made today, part of the problem is that the topic is so broad. There is deforestation, sustainability of fishing, the decimation of our wild birds, and better land and habitat management. One of the things I say to the schoolchildren is that until we get proper cross-departmental buy-in and collaboration, we are always going to be struggling, because we are dealing with symptoms in isolation. One particularly good example is marine protected areas. On 3 May, the Government rolled out another 70 oil licences, and a number of those directly hit our marine protected areas. I urge the Minister to try to get that cross-Government collaboration going.

  Full debate: World Species Congress

• 22 Apr 2024: Tweet

  RT @UNDPClimate: How can sustainable energy solutions support climate action? How are young people taking leadership on tackling climate i… [Source]

• 21 Apr 2024: Tweet

  'I want to erase my own footprint': The women looking after an island paradise. ⁦@CommonsIDC⁩ will be launching our report into climate change and SIDS this week https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-68683693 [Source]

• 25 Mar 2024: Tweet

  RT @vaughangething: Great to welcome @Keir_Starmer to Ynys Môn today to discuss the massive green energy opportunities on the island. Our… [Source]

• 20 Mar 2024: Tweet

  Climate change is having direct impact on food production in low income countries. ⁦@CommonsIDC⁩ inquiry seeks to investigate the problem & solutions. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-68547333?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bbbc.news.twitter%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_format=link&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_medium=social&at_campaign_type=owned&at_link_origin=BBCNews&at_link_type=web_link&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_link_id=B09D7202- [Source]

• 15 Mar 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  “must support the delivery of public sector policy priorities, including generating economic growth, helping our communities recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, and supporting the transition to net zero carbon.”

  Full debate: Public Procurement (British Goods and Services) Bill

• 12 Mar 2024: Tweet

  What a retro step. Building battery parks to store renewable energy or small nuclear reactors would be a better investment:New gas power plants needed to bolster energy supply, PM says https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68538951 [Source]

• 28 Feb 2024: Tweet

  A pleasure to join @NS_Spotlight and @ONECampaign to discuss funding to mitigate and prevent global crises - from conflicts to pandemics to climate change @CommonsIDC @NewStatesman Listen here⬇️ https://www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/sustainability/climate/2024/02/international-development-climate-finance-change-grants-funding-one [Source]

• 17 Feb 2024: Tweet

  RT @SKinnock: Here's why I joined the #SaveOurSteel rally today: The multi-union plan accepts commercial & environmental need to decarboni… [Source]

• 07 Feb 2024: Tweet

  .@SYClimateNews has launched a new website giving practical & community level action against climate change. @CanDoSouthYorks will help our county in doing our bit for the planet. You can find out more here: https://candosouthyorkshire.org.uk/ [Source]

• 29 Jan 2024: Tweet

  RT @ClimateAPPG: ????NEW: The government’s oil and gas bill breaks promises and sows division. MPs, Peers, environmental leaders, fuel povert… [Source]

• 24 Jan 2024: Tweet

  RT @newhumanitarian: TNH is working with photojournalist @FritzPinnow to document the effects of climate change on local communities in Cen… [Source]

• 22 Jan 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  I am very concerned that the Bill will do much more harm than good. Members should not be fooled that it will help with energy prices or our commitment to net zero. The Energy Secretary is quoted as saying that new production of oil and gas

  but could do so “indirectly” if the money raised in taxes was then used for renewable energy projects. I do not understand the logic of that. Countless people, including many of my constituents, are in desperate need of lower energy bills, and are struggling to make ends meet because of the endless price hikes, which the Government have done little to abate. I do not believe that the Bill will have any impact on that.

  If the Secretary of State knows that renewables are the answer, why is she not prioritising them rather than pushing forward with this illogical and damaging Bill? Worse than not prioritising them, she is making the situation worse. Ernst & Young has found that the UK has become a less attractive place to invest in renewables, partly due to a recent “diminishing of green policies”. Currently, three quarters of North sea oil and gas operators invest nothing in UK renewables. Although we will all end up dealing with the consequences of climate change, it is other nations’ homes and livelihoods that will be destroyed first. The International Development Committee, which I chair, conducted a report on debt relief that found that lower-income countries are more vulnerable to loss and damage from climate change than higher-income countries, even though they contribute the tiniest proportion of emissions.

  In our current inquiry into small island developing states, we have heard that SIDS are particularly at risk from climate shock. In this century alone, two SIDS could disappear forever due to rising sea levels. Lower-income countries are being forced to pay for damage that they did not cause and have the least ability to cope with. Meanwhile, the Conservative Government want to hand out more licences in the North sea with no regard for how that could impact other countries, our own climate financing, or marine life. There is currently no provision in the Bill to exempt marine protected areas from oil and gas exploration. I find that an extraordinary omission. It is absolutely crucial that no MPAs are put at risk because of the Bill. By ignoring that, the Government are jeopardising their own Environment Act 2021 targets and their commitment to protect nature effectively in 30% of the sea by 2030 under the global biodiversity framework.

  An effective MPA framework would ensure that UK seas perform their vital function in the fight against climate change and boost biodiversity, which is essential for a functioning and sustainable fishing industry. It would improve the resilience of marine species to changing conditions and would continue to support the economic and recreational activities that are essential to so many people in the UK. All those benefits would be jeopardised by allowing oil and gas drilling within MPAs.

  We are supposed to be a leader on the global stage. We signed up to the Paris agreement and agreed to loss and damage funds, but this Government are destroying our international reputation and any ability they may have had to encourage other countries to fulfil their climate obligations. It saddens me that it has come to this, and I urge the Government to think again, listen to their own MPs, especially the wise words of the right hon. Member for Reading West (Sir Alok Sharma), and stop the Bill now.

  Full debate: Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill

• 22 Jan 2024: Tweet

  I voted against the Governments illogical oil and gas bill tonight. It will do nothing to bring down energy prices, create U.K. job security or help us meet our net zero pledges. Instead, it will destroy marine habitats and create more profits for private businesses ???? https://twitter.com/SarahChampionMP/status/1749540680756564362/video/1 [Source]

• 10 Jan 2024: Tweet

  Productive meeting with Foreign Secretary. Started discussing the work we did to prevent child abuse when he was PM, then moved to #Gaza, Climate change, forthcoming ⁦@CommonsIDC⁩ on SRHR. He spoke of his commitment to development & we discussed preventing future atrocities https://twitter.com/SarahChampionMP/status/1745103844315410659/photo/1 [Source]

• 08 Jan 2024: Tweet

  .⁦@AlokSharma_RDG⁩ is right to say he won’t back UK government’s oil and gas bill tonight. It makes us look ridiculous on our climate change pledges & we’ll barely benefit from production https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/jan/08/alok-sharma-i-wont-back-uk-government-oil-and-gas-bill [Source]

• 30 Dec 2023: Tweet

  RT @BestForBritain: "Tackling the many crises the world faces – climate breakdown, inequality, conflict and displacement – requires a new w… [Source]

• 22 Dec 2023: Tweet

  RT @ASLEFunion: Rail plays a vital role in fighting climate change and connecting our communities. Putting up fares risks putting passenge… [Source]

• 12 Dec 2023: Tweet

  100% support loss & damage fund for addressing the impacts of climate change - but we need to make sure it’s not at the expense of adaptation @CommonsIDC https://twitter.com/gdndevelopment/status/1734638135731183820 [Source]

• 4 Dec 2023: Parliamentary Speech

  The Environment Agency estimates that the number of homes at risk of flooding could double by 2050 due to the impact of climate change. This means that the recent devastating floods in my constituency will become only more common. What are the Government doing to prevent that increase in flood risk and to build defences that will withstand not the current rain levels but the deluge that is anticipated by 2050?

  Full debate: Risk and Resilience: Annual Statement

• 04 Dec 2023: Tweet

  I support the call for the UK to do better on climate finance and women’s representation in climate decisions. @Careintuk’s report launched today tells us how the UK can support #GenAdapt, the women & girls forced to adapt to climate devastation #COP28 https://www.careinternational.org.uk/what-we-do/policy-and-advocacy/turning-promises-into-progress/ [Source]

• 30 Nov 2023: Tweet

  This is incredible news!!COP28: Poor countries win 30-year fight for climate cash ⁦@CommonsIDC⁩ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67581277 [Source]

• 29 Nov 2023: Tweet

  RT @simonstiell: At #COP28, governments must agree WHAT bolder actions need to be taken and HOW to deliver them. It's time for us all to g… [Source]

• 25 Nov 2023: Tweet

  RT @antonioguterres: In Antarctica, I saw for myself & heard from scientists how ice loss is accelerating in dangerous ways. Climate chang… [Source]

• 23 Nov 2023: Tweet

  RT @CAFOD: Countries that are the most vulnerable to climate change are being held to ransom by Western private creditors. Thank you, @ly… [Source]

• 21 Nov 2023: Parliamentary Speech

  Let me start by giving my huge congratulations to the Minister. I hope that the whole House has recognised his personal involvement and the tenacity with which he has got this document out. [Hon. Members: “Hear, hear.”] I also congratulate our civil servants, who for the past three years have been doing an amazing job in challenging circumstances. I really hope that this White Paper re-establishes our position on the international stage. I particularly welcome the embedding of localism; more money to the poorest; debt relief; and the focus on atrocity prevention. The White Paper outlines several initiatives aimed at increasing the amount of climate finance available for vulnerable countries such as small island development states, which is welcome. The Minister referenced biodiversity loss a couple of times in his statement, but will he explain why no specific mention is made in the White Paper of the loss and damage fund, which I predict will be at the centre of COP28 in the coming weeks?

  Full debate: International Development White Paper

• 20 Nov 2023: Tweet

  RT @CommonsIDC: ????Call for evidence???? Today the UK is hosting a Global #FoodSecurity Summit ???????????????? #GFSS23 #ClimateCrisis Submit your views… [Source]

• 14 Nov 2023: Tweet

  I'm proud to support the Climate & Ecology Bill amendment to the #KingsSpeech. It's never been more important to lock the UK's climate and nature commitments in law to reverse nature's destruction and deliver a just transition. #CEBill https://commonsbusiness.parliament.uk/Document/82575/Html?subType=Standard#_idTextAnchor003 https://twitter.com/SarahChampionMP/status/1724529571901403507/photo/1 [Source]

• 25 Oct 2023: Tweet

  RT @CommonsIDC: Former Director for #ClimateChange for the Gov't of #Jamaica @gemgord describes her experience in the last few years tryin… [Source]

• 17 Oct 2023: Parliamentary Speech

  Efforts across the world to achieve access to clean water and sanitation for all are being set back by climate change. Natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes destroy and damage water and sanitation infrastructure, and pollute water sources. My Committee heard that in coastal regions, due to sea level rises, saline contamination of water is increasing in countries such as Bangladesh. Saline water is a breeding ground for cholera. The UN also recognises that water shortages undercut food security and the income of rural farmers. Farmers often use waste water because it is the only reliable supply of water, which then increases the risk of infection for both farm workers and those who consume their crops. This is an act of desperation: 34 million people are facing acute levels of food insecurity in 2023.

  The UN’s high-level panel on water predicts that 700 million people are at risk of being displaced by 2050 because of intense water stress. It is clear that access to water, sanitation and hygiene impacts on all aspects of a country’s development. I welcome the UK’s involvement in the declaration for fair water footprints at COP26, which brings together the needs of communities, businesses and ecosystems to stop water pollution and maintain the sustainable and equitable withdrawal and use of water.

  Full debate: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: Sustainable Development

• 28 Sep 2023: Tweet

  RT @SkyNews: Far more Conservative voters back net zero climate target than don't, survey finds https://news.sky.com/story/far-more-conservative-voters-back-net-zero-climate-target-than-dont-survey-finds-12971629 [Source]

• 21 Sep 2023: Tweet

  RT @SkyNews: "This is weak, wrong and he has really thrown industry under the bus." Shadow Minister for Industry and Decarbonisation @Lab… [Source]

• 20 Sep 2023: Tweet

  RT @PoliticoAnatomy: Just 3 months to #COP28, & concerns are mounting! Critics are raising valid questions about the choice of Al Jaber, to… [Source]

• 16 Sep 2023: Tweet

  Major UK methane greenhouse gas leak spotted from space, the next big scandal after sewage leaks? There’s a reason these companies are making huge profits - they’re not investing in infrastructure or being held to account https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66811312 [Source]

• 15 Sep 2023: Tweet

  RT @OECDaufDeutsch: Global crises and the urgency of #climate change are straining development co-operation budgets. The OECD Report "Debat… [Source]

• 12 Sep 2023: Tweet

  RT @wwf_uk: Heatwaves. Droughts. Wildfires. Climate change means that our weather is getting more extreme and more destructive. But it's n… [Source]

• 09 Sep 2023: Tweet

  RT @RhonddaBryant: Yet another complete abdication of responsibility. Rishi Sunak avoiding UN climate summit over potential rejection http… [Source]

• 08 Sep 2023: Tweet

  RT @CommonsIDC: Kristal Ambrose @bahaplasmvmnt lays bare devastating impacts of #ClimateChange, coastal erosion & plastic pollution on #Bah… [Source]

• 08 Sep 2023: Tweet

  RT @guardiannews: ‘A critical moment’: UN warns world will miss climate targets unless fossil fuels phased out https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/08/un-report-calls-for-phasing-out-of-fossil-fuels-as-paris-climate-goals-being-missed?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter [Source]

• 5 Sep 2023: Parliamentary Speech

  Let me give an example. The prolonged drought in east Africa has pushed almost 60 million people into food insecurity, which is a dramatic increase from the 37 million people affected in the middle of last year, when the emergency was first declared. In some areas across the globe, the weather has swung to the other extreme. Last month, excessive rainfall in the Himalayas caused flash floods, landslides and rockfalls, which have killed dozens of people and destroyed homes and buildings. Such events prove that climate change continues to pose an increasing threat to the health of people and indeed the health of the planet.

  I chair the International Development Committee, and I am grateful that the hon. Member for Dundee West is such a leading light on the Committee, pushing us to do more on climate change. The Committee has undertaken work on the impact of climate change. Evidence submitted to us has shown clearly that climate change does not have an equal impact on all countries. In our report on debt relief, we found that lower-income countries are more vulnerable to loss and damage from climate change than high-income ones. Lower-income countries are less likely to have the funds to invest in climate change mitigation and adaptation, but without such investment the loss and damage from climate shocks will be more severe. The cost of the response and reconstruction is then higher, reducing the future funding available to invest in climate change adaptation.

  As part of the Committee’s inquiry on the effect of climate change on small island developing states, or SIDS, we heard that SIDS are particularly at risk from climate shocks. For example, in 2015 Dominica was hit by Tropical Storm Erika, which caused loss and damage amounting to 90% of its GDP. It then faced Hurricane Maria in 2017, which caused further loss and damage that amounted to 226% of its GDP.

  My Committee has also heard about the threat of sea level rises, coastal erosion and, in some cases, the potential submergence of SIDS by climate change. Within this century, two SIDS are likely to disappear because of rising sea levels. Communities in low-lying atoll countries, such as the Maldives and the Marshall Islands, are at most risk. Climate change poses an existential threat for SIDS—one that is largely being overlooked.

  Climate change will also put even more pressure on the most vulnerable and marginalised people. The World Bank has estimated that between 68 million and 135 million people will fall back into poverty due to climate change by 2030. Those who are already poor are likely to lose more when faced with climate shocks, even while having less to begin with.

  The World Bank states that only one tenth of the world’s greenhouse gases are emitted by the 74 lowest income countries, yet it is those countries that will be the most affected by climate change. Lower-income countries are being forced to pay for damage they did not cause, despite having the least ability to pay for it. That is not just, it is not equitable, and it must be addressed. The UK could and should play a greater role in preventing and treating the suffering caused across the globe from climate change.

  Loss and damage finance remains the most underfunded form of climate finance. At COP27, the Sharm el-Sheikh implementation plan was agreed, which included the establishment of the loss and damage fund. It is essential that the UK Government pledges new and additional funding for addressing loss and damage as part of their commitment to the most vulnerable people in the world.

  To that end, I welcome the fact that at the first Africa climate summit the Minister for Development, the right hon. Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr Mitchell), reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to double its international climate finance to £11.6 billion between 2021 and 2026. Ahead of COP26, though, the UK Government also committed to support the Santiago Network for Loss and Damage, which is meant to provide technical assistance to lower-income countries vulnerable to climate change. However, it was only at COP27 that the institutional arrangements to operationalise the network were agreed. As my Committee has previously recommended, the Government must urgently work to support the Santiago Network to be operational and to live up to its prior commitments.

  My Committee has also made other core recommendations for meaningful action on climate change. We recommend that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office should work closely with the least developed countries and small island developing states in developing practical measures to address loss and damage. We also recommend that the FCDO hosts a climate and development ministerial with climate-vulnerable countries every year to follow up on its previous work. I was pleased to hear yesterday that the Government will be co-hosting the third climate and development ministerial, but it is vital to hear the voices of lower-income countries and small island developing states on how that finance can be most effectively used.

  Without concrete and concerted action, the most vulnerable countries and the most vulnerable people in them will continue to suffer. As a lead contributor to climate change, and as a high-income country, the UK Government have a moral responsibility to act now. I look forward to hearing what the Minister has to say on that.

  Full debate: Climate Finance: Tackling Loss and Damage

• 05 Sep 2023: Tweet

  Activist Vinzealhar Nen localises information about climate crisis in #PapuaNewGuinea to help communities understand & prepare for the impacts of change. The international community must also do our part - accept financial responsibility & mitigate the crisis. @CommonsIDC [Source]

• 05 Sep 2023: Tweet

  that Activist Vinzealhar Nen localises information about climate crisis in #PapuaNewGuinea to help communities understand & prepare for the impacts of change. The international community must also do our part - accept financial responsibility & mitigate the crisis. @CommonsIDC [Source]

• 05 Sep 2023: Tweet

  We need climate finance to mitigate the impacts of negative change. @AlisiRabukawaqa noted in @CommonsIDC many communities feel protective of the ocean, but can struggle to prioritise it while already contending with the existing impacts of climate change on their daily lives. [Source]

• 05 Sep 2023: Tweet

  Kristal Ambrose @bahaplasmvmnt has told @CommonsIDC how the Bahamas are already experiencing devastating impacts of climate change. The islands are at huge risk due to global warming, rising sea levels & record breaking temps. As Kristal said, it’s not too late if we act NOW. [Source]

• 05 Sep 2023: Tweet

  As a historic(& current) polluter, UK has a moral responsibility to contribute to loss & damage finance to aid climate change mitigation. The lowest income countries are the ones suffering the most from climate change consequences they did not cause ⁦@CommonsIDC⁩ ⬇️ https://twitter.com/SarahChampionMP/status/1699034867927757239/video/1 [Source]

• 05 Sep 2023: Tweet

  RT @oxfamgbpress: “The world is at a critical juncture; fairer taxation to address the cost of living and climate crises is supported by mi… [Source]

• 18 Aug 2023: Tweet

  More than half a month's rain to fall in southern parts of UK. Climate change? What climate change? ???? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66540732 [Source]

• 16 Aug 2023: Tweet

  RT @PoliticoAnatomy: Hosting #Cop28 in the #UAE raises eyebrow-raising contradictions. Entrusting a petrostate accused of greenwashing to l… [Source]

• 11 Aug 2023: Tweet

  The devastating impacts of the fires in #Hawaii are being made even worse by climate change. New @CommonsIDC inquiry will look into the issues facing Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Interested to see what our evidence sessions reveal on this⬇️ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/11/hawaii-fires-made-more-dangerous-by-climate-crisis [Source]

• 29 Jul 2023: Tweet

  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]

• 29 Jul 2023: Tweet

  RT @PoliticoAnatomy: "Time's ticking for the UAE to rescue #COP28! The climate summit must not be a washout - the world can't bear it. But… [Source]

• 25 Jul 2023: Tweet

  New @CommonsIDC inquiry is looking into the common challenges the UN’s grouping of Small Island Developing States faced – the most immediate being climate change. The UK govt cannot turn their backs on climate finance - we all have a responsibility to the future of our???? 2/2 https://twitter.com/sarahchampionmp/status/1683910366118436870 [Source]

• 25 Jul 2023: Tweet

  Great to discuss our shared priorities with @MakePolluterPay: ????Ensure govt don't u-turn on COP26 promise of £11.6bn for climate finance ????Make the biggest global polluters pay to combat climate change ????Listen to what people on the ground say they need to fight this 1/2 https://twitter.com/SarahChampionMP/status/1683910366118436870/photo/1 [Source]

• 21 Jul 2023: Tweet

  RT @AJEnglish: Countries in a region rattled by climate change could experience acute food shortages due to Russia exiting the grain initia… [Source]

• 17 Jul 2023: Tweet

  RT @CommonsIDC: "Doubling bilateral allocations for #Africa comes at a time when the continent faces enormous challenges from climate chang… [Source]

• 05 Jul 2023: Tweet

  The resignation of Lord Goldsmith & leaked doc raises serious concerns about the PM’s commitment to Net Zero. This #NetZeroWeek???? I call on the govt to put the planet first & reduce all greenhouse gas emissions to protect our future. @CommonsIDC [Source]

• 05 Jul 2023: Tweet

  RT @SarahChampionMP: Government won’t make climate finance pledges. Cleverly was emphatic in ⁦@CommonsIDC⁩ session that we were meeting our… [Source]

• 05 Jul 2023: Tweet

  Government won’t make climate finance pledges. Cleverly was emphatic in ⁦@CommonsIDC⁩ session that we were meeting our COP27 pledges. He was wrong. Did he know that or not? - both concerning, not least for the poorest in the world https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66105901 [Source]

• 04 Jul 2023: Tweet

  3 things the UK can do to tackle poverty and the climate crisis by @savechildrenuk @CommonsIDC https://t.co/SX9GrFOepm [Source]

• 02 Jul 2023: Tweet

  RT @Reuters: ICYMI: Global energy demand rose 1% in 2022 and fossil fuels accounted for 82% of supply. Renewable energy sources, excluding… [Source]

• 30 Jun 2023: Tweet

  And this is why Labour mustn’t backtrack on a dedicated Department that can focus on climate leadership! @LabourCID https://t.co/kkckUvGPUX [Source]

• 08 Jun 2023: Tweet

  I’m sad to hear this. You’ve been amazing at making Parliament more aware of the climate crisis we are in - thank you, you will be missed x https://twitter.com/CarolineLucas/status/1666675402775883778 [Source]

• 20 May 2023: Tweet

  RT @UNDP: #ClimateChange and biodiversity loss are interconnected. And interconnected crises need interconnected solutions. Ahead of #Bio… [Source]

• 18 May 2023: Tweet

  RT @PoliticoAnatomy: UAE invites Syria’s Assad to #COP28, testing U.S. helping whitewash atrocities without mentioning crimes against human… [Source]

• 26 Apr 2023: Tweet

  Why I’m right to lead the energy security and net-zero select committee ⁦@StewartMcDonald⁩ He has my vote! (SNP only candidates) https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/why-im-right-to-lead-the-energy-security-and-net-zero-committee-gw6vf7tr5?region=global [Source]

• 30 Mar 2023: Tweet

  RT @AJEnglish: UN adopted a landmark resolution asking the world’s top court to define the obligations of countries to combat climate chang… [Source]

• 01 Feb 2023: Tweet

  RT @BambosMP: With the impact of the climate crisis worsening ever year, it was important to join @unisontheunion this morning to celebrate… [Source]

• 29 Jan 2023: Tweet

  RT @ICRC: 25 countries are the most vulnerable to the climate emergency. The majority are at war. https://t.co/IichxfSDkH [Source]

• 19 Jan 2023: Parliamentary Speech

  Mass-atrocity crimes are not restricted to certain parts of the world. The war in Ukraine reminds us that Europe is not immune to these horrors. Worrying tensions have returned to the western Balkans, despite the call to action that the Srebrenica genocide should have provided. Climate change, new technologies and dangers to democracy only threaten to worsen the atrocity risk that the world faces, so do not think such crimes cannot happen here.

  Full debate: International Development Committee

• 12 Jan 2023: Tweet

  Climate change: UAE names oil chief to lead COP28 talks. Seriously????? https://t.co/2qPIVlDrT3 [Source]

• 11 Jan 2023: Tweet

  An honour to meet the Ambassador of Nepal to talk of recent elections, climate change and development projects. ⁦@CommonsIDC⁩ https://x.com/SarahChampionMP/status/1613264642205261825/photo/1 [Source]

• 10 Jan 2023: Tweet

  ‘Even if we met net zero right now, it would still take til 2400 before oxygen levels in the deep ocean stabilise’ Prof Ian Copley ???????? @APPGOcean [Source]

• 08 Dec 2022: Tweet

  RT @EduCannotWait: ????@FCDOEducation launches new position paper on the need to address #ClimateCrisis in/through #GirlsEducation! The????clima… [Source]

• 07 Dec 2022: Tweet

  First UK coal mine in decades approved despite climate concerns. Seriously, net zero anyone?? Plus, I thought Tories hated coal? Maybe it was just the union and miners ???? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63892381 [Source]

• 15 Nov 2022: Parliamentary Speech

  Alongside that exponential rise, UK carbon prices have reached historic highs, costing the steel industry an estimated £125 million in compliance costs this year. That not only harms the competitiveness of the sector, but reduces the capital available to the industry to invest in decarbonisation. Capping energy prices for businesses for six months was broadly welcomed by the energy-intensive industries. However, that remains a short-term solution. Industries are understandably fearful of a cliff edge when the support ends. It must be recognised that both steel and glass manufacturing do not operate in a vacuum. The German Government have confirmed the introduction of a scheme running for the entirety of 2023 that caps power prices for industry at £110 per megawatt-hour, which is more than £100 cheaper than the UK price cap scheme. That offers German steel producers not merely cheaper energy costs than UK competitors, but the stability needed to plan for the long term. In contrast, we have heard only deafening silence from the Government on what comes next.

  UK Steel recently published its five priorities for the new Government. To anyone who has followed debates on the steel industry for the past decade, these are surprisingly familiar. They call for competitive energy prices, a net zero strategy aimed at delivering a green, modern industry, action on dumping of cheap subsidised steel, a commitment to use UK steel in public infrastructure projects and the creation of a UK steel innovation fund—not so new or ground-breaking, but not done by this Government.

  Full debate: Britain’s Industrial Future

• 9 Nov 2022: Parliamentary Speech

  Of course, I welcome any investment for the global south to mitigate the horrific damages of climate change, but is this new money, is it coming out of the existing official development assistance budget and what is being cut if it is coming out of the existing ODA budget? As Chancellor, the right hon. Member made savage cuts to climate mitigation programmes. Is he going to replace those?

  Full debate: COP27

• 19 Oct 2022: Vote

  Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas Bill - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 6 Sep 2022: Parliamentary Speech

  The recent floods in Pakistan are devastating millions and having a severe impact on their food security, especially for women and girls. My Committee’s recent report found that, internationally, 50 million people in 45 countries are on the edge of famine. Climate change, fertiliser costs and conflict all pose a serious threat to food production and distribution globally. I welcome the Government’s reallocation of the £15 million of existing aid to Pakistan, but how will that contribute to the long-term food insecurity it faces, and what programmes were cut as a consequence?

  Full debate: Global Food Security

• 6 Jul 2022: Parliamentary Speech

  The Government are blunting a key tool in the development toolbox by not continuing their support of multilaterals. Let us remember that they have chosen to cap the aid budget at 0.5% of gross national income. We face an unprecedented set of crises around the world—the war in Ukraine, hunger in the horn of Africa and the devastating impacts of climate change—so we must spend every penny of the budget in the most effective way possible. Sadly, I am not convinced that the direction we are taking with this spending allows us to do that.

  Full debate: Strategy for International Development

  I also thank all hon. Members who have spoken in the debate. I hope that the Minister has listened to the words of former DFID Ministers, former Treasury Ministers and former aid workers with a wealth of experience. This is all about meeting our international obligations to the most vulnerable and the poorest in the world, not in a political way but in a cross-party way, because we care about this. Why do we care? Because in the past two years, another 100 million people have been forced into extreme poverty—by covid, by climate change, by conflict. The majority have been women and girls. All the issues could have been addressed if we had worked internationally with our partners and used our money wisely.

  Full debate: Strategy for International Development

• 31 Jan 2022: Parliamentary Speech

  The rationale behind the UK emissions trading scheme and its predecessor, the EU ETS, was to encourage investment in decarbonising by charging industrial emitters of CO 2 for the pollution they were causing. The system placed a legal requirement on polluters to purchase CO 2 or carbon allowances from the state and surrender them to match the quantum of emissions emitted by an industrial installation on an annual basis, with strict penalties for non-compliance or failure to surrender allowances. It was designed to reduce the availability of CO 2 allowances over time, thereby pushing CO 2 allowance prices up, as decarbonisation technology developed and became an investable alternative to paying for emission allowances.

  Full debate: Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2022

  As a result, Beatson Clark, like many other essential UK businesses, has seen its carbon compliance costs triple. It cannot reduce its emissions further without significant investment in energy infrastructure. Even if the infrastructure were in place, the cost of alternative energy would be prohibitive. It is therefore in a Catch-22; it wishes to further decarbonise, but there is no commercially viable method of doing so. It feels that it is trapped, leaving the purchase of allowances simply as a tax on business. It also has concerns that some of the increase in the CO 2 allowance is being driven by speculators.

  Full debate: Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2022

• 11 Jan 2022: Parliamentary Speech

  The warning signs were clear. Even before the pandemic, costs for businesses were at record levels, thanks in no small part to the Government’s failure to deliver a working Brexit, and nowhere was that clearer than in the energy-intensive industries. For nine years, I have been sounding the alarm on energy prices, but time and again the Government have failed, despite pledges of support. Warm words will not forge steel, but action to bring down production costs might. Our steelmakers pay 61% more for electricity than competitors in Germany and 51% more than those in France. Similarly, glass producers such as Beatson Clark in Rotherham face unsustainable energy costs thanks to a 400% increase in wholesale gas prices. Costs of that kind cannot be sustained.

  Full debate: Reducing Costs for Businesses

• 13 Dec 2021: Vote

  Subsidy Control Bill — Schedule 1 - The subsidy control principles - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 8 Sep 2021: Parliamentary Speech

  I do not want to dwell too long on the causes and the nature of the conflict, save to note two things. It is clear that there have been abuses by all parties to the conflict and that all parties are using propaganda and misinformation to advance their cause. All the time, it is the people who suffer—people whose lives were already difficult; people whose livelihoods were under threat from climate change and the worst desert locust infestation for decades; people who were already hosting populations displaced by previous conflicts in the region.

  Full debate: Tigray

• 20 Jul 2021: Parliamentary Speech

  It is clear that low and middle-income countries are disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change. Wealthier countries, including the UK, have so far failed to commit to the agreed £100 billion climate finance promise made in Paris to address this. Evidence submitted to my International Development Committee inquiry suggests that only 10% to 15% of the current climate finance available actually reaches the local communities that bear the brunt of this emergency. What steps are the Government taking to secure the £100 billion before COP26 and what is the Minister doing to ensure that local communities in the areas worst affected by climate change are consulted, including in designing programmes, and can actually access the climate financing themselves?

  Full debate: Climate Change

• 9 Jun 2021: Parliamentary Speech

  While the sale of speciality steel is concerning, Liberty’s ongoing commitment to its Aldwarke plant in Rotherham is encouraging. The plant can lead the way in our drive to decarbonise our steel industry. Decarbonisation presents challenges but also offers huge opportunities to grow our economy and create new green jobs, but that would take sustained support from the Government and a viable long-term plan—something that, to date, has been lacking.

  Full debate: UK Steel Sector: Supply Chains

• 8 Jun 2021: Parliamentary Speech

  Funding for neglected tropical diseases is wiped out. Funding for life-saving water, sanitation and hygiene projects is slashed by 80% in the face of covid-19 and climate change. The Concern Worldwide project to provide healthcare to people living in remote and disadvantaged areas of Bangladesh is terminated. The project was due to reach 2.6 million people, including 140,000 people living with a disability.

  Full debate: 0.7% Official Development Assistance Target

• 07 Jun 2021: Vote

  Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill — New Clause 1 - Human Rights Abuses - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 26 May 2021: Vote

  Environment Bill — New Clause 24 - Prohibition on burning of peat in upland areas - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 9 Feb 2021: Parliamentary Speech

  When the Foreign Secretary spoke to my Committee last month, he told us of his vision for the UK to be an international leader in conflict and dispute resolution. To undertake that role with credibility we must first remove the contradictions that persist in our international policy. How can the UK take the global lead in tackling climate change but continue to support the use of fossil fuels through UK Export Finance? How can we share our commitment to providing quality education for girls when one of the first casualties of aid cuts was a girls’ education programme in Rwanda? How does it make sense for the UK to be rightly providing humanitarian assistance to Yemen yet continuing to sell arms to the countries that use those weapons on the Yemeni people?

  Full debate: Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy

• 13 Jan 2021: Vote

  Financial Services Bill — Schedule 2 - Prudential regulation of FCA investment firms - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 11 Jan 2021: Parliamentary Speech

  The year 2021 is pivotal for the UK on the global stage: we will host the COP26 climate change summit; assume presidency of the G7; co-lead the action coalition on gender-based violence; and undertake a new chapter, having exited the EU. Against that backdrop, I await the findings of the Government’s integrated review of international policy, which provides an opportunity to clarify what the UK stands for internationally, and how we will hope to lead and achieve on the global stage not just through trade.

  Full debate: Global Britain

• 19 Nov 2020: Parliamentary Speech

  I really welcome this commitment to our armed forces. The Prime Minister spoke in his statement about defending our people and keeping the world safe, which I would argue are development objectives, thinking specifically about climate change, food security, creating stable Governments and investing to end violence against women and girls. How will he ensure that development remains front and centre of the UK’s new international policy following the integrated review? Will he please quash rumours and confirm his manifesto commitment to the 0.7% both now and going forwards?

  Full debate: Integrated Review

• 16 Nov 2020: Vote

  Pension Schemes Bill [Lords] — Clause 124 - Climate change risk - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 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: No

• 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: Aye

• 05 Feb 2020: Vote

  Transport - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 06 Sep 2016: Vote

  Finance Bill — VAT on Installation of Energy Saving Materials - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 09 May 2016: Vote

  Housing and Planning Bill — Planning obligations and affordable housing - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: No

• 14 Mar 2016: Vote

  Energy Bill [Lords] — New Clause 8 — Decarbonisation target range - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 14 Mar 2016: Vote

  Energy Bill [Lords] — New Clause 3 — Carbon capture and storage strategy for the energy industry - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 08 Sep 2015: Vote

  Bill Presented — Devolution (London) Bill — Clause 45 — CCL: removal of exemption for electricity from renewable sources - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: No

• 04 Dec 2013: Vote

  Recall of Elected Representatives — Schedule 4 — Application and modification of emissions limit duty - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: No

• 04 Jun 2013: Vote

  Energy Bill — Clause 10 — Direction to offer contract - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 03 Jun 2013: Vote

  Communities and Local Government — Clause 42 — Duty not to exceed annual carbon dioxide emissions limit - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: Aye

• 19 Dec 2012: Vote

  Charities Act 2011 (Amendment) — Energy Bill - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye