We've identified 45 X/Twitter posts by MPs related to action on climate change during March 2020.
30th March 2020
30 Mar 2020 Torcuil Crichton MP (@Torcuil) SECC in Glasgow, due to be venue for COP26 climate change conference, will be turned into a temporary hospital with 300 additional beds and potential capacity for 1000, FM confirms. Not needed right now says @NicolaSturgeon but sensible to prepare. [Source]
19 Mar 2020 Steff Aquarone MP (@Steffanaquarone) So happy at how our @NorfolkLibDemCC climate emergency policy event just went - conducted entirely via @zoom_us and @googledocs. Many @LibDems have been out all day helping in their communities but still willing to try new things & some were able to join in who wouldn't normally. [Source]
12 Mar 2020 Matt Rodda MP (@MattRodda) RT @serauk: SERA asked Labour’s Leadership & Deputy Leadership candidates for 60 seconds on why the environment & climate emergency's so im… [Source]
12 Mar 2020 Jayne Kirkham MP (@JayneKirkham4) @GrahamSmithCR For a place that has declared a climate emergency and has terrible public transport links; what do we get out of the budget? Money for a by-pass?! [Source]
11 Mar 2020 Mark Sewards MP (@MarkJSewards) Despite some promising announcements for our region, #Budget2020 failed to seriously address the climate emergency that threatens our entire planet. [Source]
11 Mar 2020 Rebecca Long-Bailey MP (@RLong_Bailey) The Chancellor says people in this country voted for change, but nobody voted for catastrophic climate change. #Budget2020 [Source]
11 Mar 2020 Rebecca Long-Bailey MP (@RLong_Bailey) By ducking the bold measures needed to tackle the climate emergency, the Chancellor has blown the biggest opportunity for national renewal since the post-war era, betraying current and future generations. #Budget2020 [Source]
11 Mar 2020 Gideon Amos MP (@GideonJAmos) Losing out big time from budget: people concerned about the climate, and freelancers/construction ⛏ workers ???? hit with big tax hikes ???? even if they’ve played by the rules. Re-announcing roads programme without reference to Heathrow court decision on GHG emissions???? v unwise [Source]
11 Mar 2020 Daniel Zeichner MP (@DanielZeichner) I welcome emergency funding for Coronovirus outbreak, but where's investment to tackle climate emergency? Britain needs radical plans to get to net-zero not a Chancellor boasting of spending £27bn on tarmac. It took him 40 mins before he even mentioned his weak climate plans. [Source]
11 Mar 2020 Sammy Wilson MP (@eastantrimmp) - No action to abolish APD✈️
- A Carbon Tax which will increase energy bills????
- No guarantee for NI's small businesses on rates relief????️
- Minuscule spending lift for the NI Executive????️
Government commitment to level-up the regions not borne out by the reality of this Budget! https://x.com/eastantrimmp/status/1237768638750511104/photo/1 [Source]
11 Mar 2020 Jeevun Sandher MP (@JeevunSandher) #Budget2020 takes:
-Growth: Will borrow and spend more to support growth. Better 10 years late than never????!
-Poverty: Raising Living Wage & NIC thresholds doesn't help poorest hit by welfare cuts
-Climate Change: Nowhere near enough - raising fuel duty not even *bare* minimum [Source]
10 Mar 2020 Peter Dowd MP (@Peter_Dowd) RT @johnmcdonnellMP: We face three crises - coronavirus, and social & climate emergencies. All have been made worse, or created, by ten yea… [Source]
06 Mar 2020 Jo White MP (@CllrJoWhite) @paulspeacock This was an event led by the Lord Lieutenant bringing together councillor leaders, NGOs, landowners and influencers coming together to celebrate and commit to ensuring the future of #SherwoodForest The impacts of climate change were high on the agenda [Source]
04 Mar 2020 Damian Hinds MP (@DamianHinds) RT @AlokSharma_RDG: Going net zero will help grow our economy ????, create thousands of new jobs in greener industries and very importantly, p… [Source]
02 Mar 2020 Danny Chambers MP (@DannyVet) @TristanCIarkson Back in November/December I was talking in public meetings about the importance of electing MPs who had a background in science due to threats such as climate change and global pandemics. Scott Mann will not be contributing to the efforts of tackling coronavirus or climate change [Source]