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The Climate APPG @climateappg.bsky.social · 28d

Congratulations to all of our officers! 🎉

The Climate APPG @climateappg.bsky.social · 28d

NEW: Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park has been re-elected as Vice Chair of the Climate APPG

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The Climate APPG @climateappg.bsky.social · 28d

NEW: @carladenyer.bsky.social MP for Bristol Central has been re-elected as Vice Chair of the Climate APPG

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The Climate APPG @climateappg.bsky.social · 28d

NEW: @pippaheylings.bsky.social MP for South Cambridgeshire has been re-elected as Vice Chair of the Climate APPG

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The Climate APPG @climateappg.bsky.social · 28d

NEW: @lukemurphy.bsky.social MP for Basingstoke has been re-elected as Chair of the Climate APPG

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The Climate APPG @climateappg.bsky.social · 28d

NEW: The Climate APPG held its AGM yesterday

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The Climate APPG @climateappg.bsky.social · Aug 20

"A hard-headed assessment of the impact on bills, jobs, the industry & the climate all lead to the same conclusion: allowing drilling for fossil fuels at Rosebank would be the wrong decision"

- Climate APPG supporter @chrismurraymp.bsky.social 👏

www.lbc.co.uk/article/foss...

Fossil fuel extraction at Rosebank makes no sense, we have an obligation to lead the world on net zero | LBC

The Labour Government will soon face a critical choice on whether to allow the extraction of fossil fuels from the Rosebank oil and gas field in Scotland.

www.lbc.co.uk

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The Climate APPG @climateappg.bsky.social · Jul 24

We look forward to continuing our work to build cross-party consensus on climate action in the Autumn 🍂🌍

www.climateappg.co.uk

The Climate APPG @climateappg.bsky.social · Jul 24

Thank you to our Chair @lukemurphy.bsky.social, our Vice Chairs @pippaheylings.bsky.social, @carladenyer.bsky.social, Zac Goldsmith, and to our 80+ cross-party parliamentary supporters for continuing to champion the case for ambitious climate action in the UK. 👏

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The Climate APPG @climateappg.bsky.social · Jul 24

🛢️ Our supporters mobilised against the development of the Rosebank oil field.

There is now significant scientific evidence that new oil and gas fields are incompatible with globally-agreed climate thresholds.

Our VC @carladenyer.bsky.social 👇

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The Climate APPG @climateappg.bsky.social · Jul 24

We helped secure policy wins including

✅ Investment to support UK offshore wind manufacturing
✅ Plans to strengthen job quality requirements for renewable developers
✅ A funding boost for the Clean Industry Bonus (here's APPG supporter @richardfoordld.bsky.social calling for this back in January👇)

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The Climate APPG @climateappg.bsky.social · Jul 24

We welcomed in government commitments to:

🌏 Align future UK oil and gas production with climate science

👷‍♂️ Secure the benefits of the clean energy transition for workers and communities

💰 Invest in clean power and warm homes

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The Climate APPG @climateappg.bsky.social · Jul 24

🏛️ Our supporters continuously advocated for tackling the climate crisis and unlocking the benefits of clean energy for people and communities across the country.

Here's Climate APPG Chair @lukemurphy.bsky.social writing in @politicshome.bsky.social 👇

www.politicshome.com/thehouse/art...

Parliament can make Britain a clean energy superpower – it must embrace the challenge

Lifting the ban on onshore wind, approving new solar farms and ending support for the Cumbrian coal mine: all down payments to put Britain on the p...

www.politicshome.com

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The Climate APPG @climateappg.bsky.social · Jul 24

🏗️ We hosted cross-party roundtables with Ministers in DESNZ and DBT - giving our supporters the opportunity to scrutinise the government’s plans around key policy milestones like the Industrial Strategy and consultation on the future of the North Sea.

bsky.app/profile/mich...

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The Climate APPG @climateappg.bsky.social · Jul 24

👷 We heard from trade unions & worker representatives on the key barriers & opportunities to create pathways into good-quality renewable energy jobs.

Our VC @pippaheylings.bsky.social took their feedback to the debate on transitional support for oil & gas workers, calling for more concrete support.

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The Climate APPG @climateappg.bsky.social · Jul 24

🚀 We launched our ‘Goals for a Fair Energy Transition', with cross-party backing.

As govt looks at shifting the North Sea away from oil & gas, our goals provide a blueprint for ensuring the transition delivers for workers, communities & the climate.

www.businessgreen.com/news/4414553...

MPs and trade unions join growing calls for robust 'just transition' plan for oil and gas

Group of cross party MPs calls for more detailed plan and funding to accelerate fair transition from oil and gas to clean energy, with their calls echoed by 24 trade union leaders

www.businessgreen.com

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The Climate APPG @climateappg.bsky.social · Jul 24

💼 We brought business leaders into parliament to make the economic case for the UK's clean energy transition.

They welcomed the clean energy mission - calling it an economic inevitability which is backed by business - and urged govt to stick to its commitments.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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The Climate APPG @climateappg.bsky.social · Jul 24

🏛️ Our supporters pushed back against a false choice between economic growth and net zero.

“Net zero is the industrial opportunity of the 21st century. Doubling down on fossil fuels locks the UK into a declining sector.”

www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...

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The Climate APPG @climateappg.bsky.social · Jul 24

🗣️ Working with public opinion experts like @climateoutreach.bsky.social and @persuasionuk.bsky.social, we gave MPs practical tools for engaging with their constituents on climate issues.

Getting the messaging right – and ensuring people feel the benefits – will be key to a successful transition.

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The Climate APPG @climateappg.bsky.social · Jul 24

🌍 Ahead of COP29, we hosted Minister McCarthy for a cross-party roundtable on the UK's international climate policy priorities.

Our members mobilised to attend the debate on COP29 led by @deirdrecostiganmp.bsky.social, calling for the UK to lead in the global transition away from fossil fuels.

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The Climate APPG @climateappg.bsky.social · Jul 24

📉 We brought leading climate scientists and experts like @ipcc.bsky.social and @thecccuk.bsky.social into parliament to speak with MPs.

CCC CEO @elpinchbeck.bsky.social reminded us that the public cares about the climate crisis and there are economic benefits that come with meeting our targets too.

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The Climate APPG @climateappg.bsky.social · Jul 24

🌟 At the start of the new parliament, we hosted a Climate and Nature Leadership Programme with @environmentappg.bsky.social.

Across 10 weeks, MPs, peers and their staff were briefed on the latest evidence for why we need rapid action to reduce emissions & protect nature.

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The Climate APPG @climateappg.bsky.social · Jul 24

Parliament has wrapped up for summer recess after a bumper year for UK climate politics.

The Climate APPG has been at the heart of efforts to protect and build cross-party ambition. Here’s a look back at just some of what we’ve achieved over the past year 🧵👇

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The Climate APPG @climateappg.bsky.social · Jul 22

“We are on the cusp of a new era. Fossil fuels are running out of road. The sun is rising on a clean energy age.”

- UN chief António Guterres

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

World on brink of climate breakthrough as fossil fuels ‘run out of road’, UN chief says

António Guterres says ‘sun is rising on a clean energy age’ as 90% of renewable power projects cheaper than fossil fuels

www.theguardian.com

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Luke Murphy MP @lukemurphy.bsky.social · Jul 15

Yesterday I challenged the climate denial and delay from the Conservatives and Reform UK. Calling science 'garbage' and net zero 'impossible' isn’t just wrong — it’s dangerous. Only Labour has a credible plan to tackle the crisis and create tens of thousands of good green jobs. 🌍⚡️

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