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Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 19h

Just over a year ago the UK switched off its last coal power station, and today we've seen renewables overtake coal as the world's biggest source of electricity - a reminder that despite naysayers, the UK's global leadership on clean power does make a difference.

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Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 6d

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Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 6d

What’s Next for LCEF?
📝 Blogs on our key takeaways from Conference – first up: Jane Thomas in Women in Retrofit (next week).
🤝 With Aviva, we’re hosting a Natural Renewal Lunch Reception in the House of Lords, 22 Oct 👉 luma.com/rcijgjje

New Date Confirmed: Natural Renewal - Labour's Case for Nature · Luma

This event will explore how this government should mobilise the private sector to accelerate investment and action to restore nature. A light lunch will be…

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Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 6d

We'd like to leave you with a quote from Ed himself during his In Conversation with @lewisgoodall.com:

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Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 6d

🌍 At such a crucial juncture for UK politics, we’re proud to put climate & environmental ambition at the heart of all our work.

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Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 6d

Our In Conversation with Ed Miliband MP & @lewisgoodall.com was completely sold out, as was our Reception with Ed Miliband MP & Emma Reynolds MP.

We’re grateful to everyone who joined us & helped make the LCEF tent feel so energetic. 🙏

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Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 6d

🎉 That's a wrap on LCEF's Conference Programme!

A big thank you to all our partners for what's been a wonderful time at Conference. LCEF held our biggest ever programme, with 18+ events from food & farming to the politics of deliverism.

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T&E UK @transenvuk.bsky.social · 7d

🚗What a great discussion yesterday with our UK Director Anna Krajinska joining the panel at @lcefuk.bsky.social event “Leading the Charge: The Next Stage of the EV Transition.”⚡

#LabourConference #EV #ZevMandate #transport #environment

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Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 8d

Great to hear how clean energy is impacting local communities at our Clean Energy Drinks with @renewableuk.bsky.social

Excellent speeches from Becky Gittins, @noahlawmp.bsky.social,Tracy Gilbert and Jane Cooper highlighting just how important net zero is for driving investment in local communities

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Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 8d

"This work on GBE will be a failure if they don't feel better off at the end of it" says @michaelshanksmp.co.uk as well as how the government needs to tell a clear story on how this work can create a positive impact on people's lives and communities.

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Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 8d

"Clarity and consistency is what investors in energy projects needs" says @dharavyas.bsky.social from Energy UK. She also says that we need to "crank up discussion on electrification demand and bills".

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Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 8d

Damien Zachlod from @enbw-ag.bsky.social GBE needs to be an operating company, not a silent investor and create targeted investments to bring the state value.

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Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 8d

Mike Williams from the Centre of American Progress talks about the experience from the US' IRA's provisions on labor standards and content rules were so popular they have remained largely intact, showing how you can ensure policy remains long lasting.

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Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 8d

Former NZ Labour advisor, now of Arden Strategies, Hayden Munro talks of experience from NZ's Ardern administration of looking to solve immediate problems that people have first and make it politically untenable for successive governments to pull back from.

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Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 8d

DESNZ Minister @michaelshanksmp.co.uk starts off the discussion who says that te big idea behind Great British Energy is that the Labour Party cares about who owns things but also recognising that the clean energy transition cannot just happen to communities but bring them along the journey

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Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 8d

Kicking off our final event at #LAB25 in the LCEF x Anacta hub with "To 2030 and Beyond: Future proofing Great British Energy", in partnership with @enbw-ag.bsky.social

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Mary Creagh MP @marycreagh.bsky.social · 8d

Straight from watching Keir’s speech into a panel discussing how to mobilise investment in nature. Great questions from the chair and the engaged and knowledgeable audience.
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Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 8d

Many thanks to our panellists and our excellent chair Rachel Solomon Williams of the Aldersgate Group #Lab25

Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 8d

Emma Toovey at the Environment Bank highlights the success of existing biodiversity net-gain frameworks, and the confidence they give to businesses and investors. Businesses beyond the construction sector are very interested in implementing similar frameworks. #Lab25

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Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 8d

From Aviva Nick Molho cites the business importance of investing in a healthy natural environment, citing the risk of extreme weather events to our infrastructure. He tells us it is key to look at nature-based solutions. #Lab25

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Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 8d

Kicking off panel responses, Martin Rhodes MP argues that whilst it is a public duty to protect nature, it is the duty of business to invest in these resources that it uses and ecosystems they rely on. He highlights the need for stability in government policy to give investors confidence. #Lab25

Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 8d

In her keynote remarks the Minister sets the tone for the discussion, speaking to the opportunity for growth and business within DEFRA. She highlights the work the department is already doing to support businesses to invest in nature. @marycreagh.bsky.social #Lab25

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Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 8d

Onto the second last panel of the day, The Nature Dividend: A Thriving Environment and Economy with Minister for Nature @marycreagh.bsky.social!

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Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 8d

Lilian Greenwood says the fact that we're already hitting a quarter of new sales being electric shows that we're on the right track and with more and more people sharing their own lived experience of what it is to own and drive an EV.

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Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 8d

"Every single cabbie in London can be a green job, getting them to talk about how easy it's been for them to transition to EV is a really positive thing" says Ryan Jude from the GFI and Westminster Council

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