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Hilary Benn's Climate-related Tweets, Speeches & Votes

We've found the following climate-related tweets, speeches & votes by Hilary Benn

• 07 Jun 2024: Tweet

  RT @Ed_Miliband: Ambitious and exciting package to restore nature from @SteveReedMP. This will be vital if we want to tackle climate change… [Source]

• 03 Nov 2023: Tweet

  Really impressed by my visit to @C_CaptureCO2 in Leeds today. Chemical/engineering R&D and innovation of the highest order which will help us to decarbonise a range of industries. We’re going to need all the technologies we can develop to get us to net zero. Thanks! https://twitter.com/hilarybennmp/status/1720501659552350542/photo/1 [Source]

• 25 Jul 2023: Tweet

  RT @RobbieMac_: !!! @ZacGoldsmith @hilarybennmp @CarolineLucas and other cross-party MPs and Peers demand Sunak attend COP28, appoint a UK… [Source]

• 20 Jul 2023: Tweet

  RT @piersforster: Thrilled to have my first outing as @theCCCuk interim chair in such well informed company to probe the evidence and impli… [Source]

• 19 Jul 2023: Tweet

  RT @ClimateAPPG: ????NEW: @hilarybennmp MP for Leeds Central has been elected as Vice Chair of the @ClimateAPPG. He also sits on the @CommonsE… [Source]

• 14 Jul 2023: Tweet

  A privilege to open @NiriNonwovens Innovation House in Hunslet this morning. I learned so much about the pioneering research that goes on here to help firms develop innovative and sustainable products from capturing CO2 to making better mosquito nets and wound dressings. https://twitter.com/hilarybennmp/status/1679834845269090306/photo/1 [Source]

• 09 Jun 2023: Tweet

  Great pleasure to visit Leeds Craftivists - Anna Bland and Emma Temple - today to see the powerful climate change blanket their members have made. @leedssanctuary https://x.com/hilarybennmp/status/1667195448543551488/photo/1 [Source]

• 17 Jan 2023: Tweet

  Very bad news. We need investment in battery manufacture in the UK to support our motor industry and decarbonise cars. https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1615389461994405897 [Source]

• 08 Dec 2022: Tweet

  A terrible decision. We face a climate crisis and we must get CO2 emissions down, so why on earth has Michael Gove approved a new coal mine, especially when 85% of its output will be exported? As for steel production, we need to start making the transition to green steel now. https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1600557196294627328 [Source]

• 08 Dec 2022: Tweet

  RT @BestForBritain: “Absolutely indefensible.” This is how the UK government’s independent climate adviser, the chair of the Climate Chang… [Source]

• 07 Dec 2022: Tweet

  This is a hydrogen bus made in Ballymena by ⁦⁦@Wright_bus⁩ It is zero emission and the only byproduct is water hence the picture of the tap on the back of the bus! This too is part of what is zero carbon future looks like. https://x.com/hilarybennmp/status/1600451204512993280/photo/1 [Source]

• 19 Oct 2022: Vote

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

• 07 Sep 2022: Tweet

  RT @RobbieMac_: Politicians of all parties have a 100 day vision for @trussliz to: ????Back net zero by 2050 ⚡️Expand renewables ❌Cut energy… [Source]

• 19 Jul 2022: Tweet

  RT @SkyNews: "This is due to climate change" says Lord Turner, Senior fellow at the Institute for New Economic Thinking - adding "we have b… [Source]

• 29 Jun 2022: Tweet

  RT @Ed_Miliband: The climate emergency is the gravest threat we face and this report is proof of the Conservatives' failure to act. The B… [Source]

• 29 Jun 2022: Tweet

  RT @mtpennycook: The 2022 @theCCCuk progress report finds: ❌ Current government policies “will not deliver net zero” ❌ Only 8 of 50 key in… [Source]

• 20 Apr 2022: Tweet

  RT @Ed_Miliband: The Tory energy relaunch fails families facing the cost of living crisis. Their failure to go all in on a green energy spr… [Source]

• 13 Dec 2021: Vote

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

• 30 Nov 2021: Tweet

  RT @RachelReevesMP: Northern Powerhouse Rail could have helped futureproof transport networks, tackle climate change and create good jobs.… [Source]

• 23 Nov 2021: Tweet

  RT @Melissa_Benn: Excellent Caroline Benn memorial lecture tonight given by @Kerileef on the ways in which the emergency of climate change… [Source]

• 16 Nov 2021: Tweet

  My question to the Prime Minister yesterday on why his plan to decarbonise our homes falls so far short of what is needed to get to net zero. #COP https://x.com/hilarybennmp/status/1460635630715772929/video/1 [Source]

• 14 Nov 2021: Tweet

  If the Prime Minister really believes that the COP agreement sounds "the death knell for coal power" then he must reject the new coal mine in Cumbria. [Source]

• 10 Nov 2021: Tweet

  RT @PippaCrerar: Quite something when the eyes of the world are on him at the Cop26 summit, that Boris Johnson feels the need to declare th… [Source]

• 31 Oct 2021: Tweet

  RT @MayorOfWY: As the @UN #COP26 summit gets underway today, we’ve made all buses in West Yorkshire FREE for the day ????????. https://t.co/1zpvB… [Source]

• 31 Oct 2021: Tweet

  RT @RachelReevesMP: .@Ed_Miliband on #Marr showing what ambition on tackling the climate emergency looks like. Labour will make our green… [Source]

• 29 Oct 2021: Tweet

  RT @UKTradeBusiness: ????BREAKING: New COP26 analysis by the Commission shows that replacing the EU trade lost since 2018 with trade from oth… [Source]

• 28 Oct 2021: Tweet

  As we reflect on yesterday’s Budget speech, the almost complete absence of references to climate change is quite extraordinary. What will all the delegates arriving for COP make of it ? [Source]

• 28 Oct 2021: Tweet

  RT @UKTradeBusiness: Join us here live and follow this thread for breaking insights from today's live evidence session ahead of COP26 ???? [Source]

• 26 Oct 2021: Tweet

  RT @TheHouseMag: "The poorest countries need all the help they can get in recovering from the pandemic, meeting climate change targets, edu… [Source]

• 14 Oct 2021: Tweet

  RT @PreetKGillMP: The Conservative govt’s credibility is in tatters: No way of monitoring progress on aligning aid with the Paris Agreemen… [Source]

• 08 Oct 2021: Tweet

  Lots of people here. A great initiative. ‘Rise to the Moment’ really sums it up. We have a climate crisis and now is the time for action to build a zero carbon future. https://x.com/hilarybennmp/status/1446510304247140359/photo/1 https://twitter.com/leedssanctuary/status/1446509033452625925 [Source]

• 27 Sep 2021: Tweet

  RT @guardian: Labour promises to spend £28bn a year on tackling climate crisis https://t.co/aU0sZsXYqM [Source]

• 01 Aug 2021: Tweet

  RT @MikeHudema: Ethiopia planted a record-breaking 350 million trees in 12 hours to fight the #climatecrisis. We have solutions. Time to d… [Source]

• 13 Jul 2021: Tweet

  RT @IPPR: TOMORROW????we are holding an event on the #IPPRNetZero????report with: our chairs @Laura_Sandys , @CarolineLucas , @hilarybennmp plu… [Source]

• 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

• 13 Apr 2021: Tweet

  RT @TheGreenParty: ???? Heavy investment in national rail networks is what made this possible. ???? This is the climate leadership we need to se… [Source]

• 13 Jan 2021: Vote

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

• 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

• 27 Sep 2020: Tweet

  RT @VolActionLeeds: Climate Change Views in 2020 Survey @UniversityLeeds are asking people that work, study or live in #Leeds to complete… [Source]

• 05 Feb 2020: Vote

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

• 25 Jun 2019: Vote

  Delegated Legislation — Value Added Tax - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: No

• 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

• 03 May 2016: Vote

  Housing and Planning Bill — Neighbourhood right of appeal - 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 133 — Financial provisions - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 04 Jun 2013: Vote

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

• 04 Jun 2013: Vote

  Energy Bill — Clause 1 — Decarbonisation - 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

• 17 Oct 2012: Vote

  Relationship, Drug and Alcohol Education (Curriculum) — New Clause 22 — Interpretation of the green purposes: duty to assess impact on the Climate Change Act 2008 - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 11 Jun 2012: Vote

  Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 14 Sep 2011: Vote

  Prime Minister — Clause 42 — Domestic energy efficient regulations - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 14 Sep 2011: Vote

  Prime Minister — Clause 42 — Domestic energy efficient regulations - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 14 Sep 2011: Vote

  Prime Minister — New Clause 1 — Energy efficiency aim - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye