Global Tin Availability - 2nd September 2026

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Global Tin Availability.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2026-09-02/debates/AC5D6C72-EFDF-4720-9564-CD8494E5DE04/GlobalTinAvailability

14:30 Perran Moon (Labour)

Meur ras, Mrs Barker. It is an honour to serve under your chairship once again for such an important debate, not just for the UK’s domestic energy security but for global climate change. We were expecting more numbers when colleagues thought this was a Tinder debate, but when I explained that it was a tin debate, the numbers dropped off slightly.

The 21st-century growth sectors—those at the global technological cutting edge—are increasingly driving demand for tin skywards. Electric vehicles require up to three times the tin of a combustion engine vehicle. Tin demand for solar panels has trebled over the last five years. Tin is required in 5G infrastructure, emerging battery technologies and renewable energy.

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