Cross party MPs + peers backing ambition on the environment | Chair: @PutneyFleur | Secretariat: @GreenAllianceUK | 📧 [email protected]
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Thank you to everyone who joined us in Parliament last month for the launch of our climate resilience report and the Adaptation Task Force’s essay collection. It was great to bring people together to discuss how the UK can better prepare for the impacts of climate change.
📚 Read the publications below
🌍 Environment APPG report:
environmentappg.co.uk/public…
🌱 Adaptation Task Force essay collection:
green-alliance.org.uk/public…
📢Chair re-elected for the Environment APPG 📢
We're delighted to announce @PutneyFleur
has been re-elected as our Chair!
We’re excited that Fleur will continue to lead our work and look forward to more progress on our campaigns!♻️🌍
Happy to announce that @SWDevonRebecca has been re-elected as a Vice Chair.
Rebecca is the Conservative MP for South West Devon. A member of @CEN_HQ, she represents a mix of urban, coastal and rural communities that all value the natural world.
Welcome back to @Wera_Hobhouse, re-elected as a Vice Chair!
Wera is the Liberal Democrat MP for Bath and is a member of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee. She has an impressive track record of raising vital environmental issues in Parliament.
🌏Great to hear vice-chair @AdrianRamsay highlight the cascading risks of climate breakdown during his Westminster Hall debate.🔥
We need the government to take this threat seriously.
Green MP @AdrianRamsay elected as Vice Chair
Adrian represents Waveney Valley and is a vocal advocate for greater climate resilience. He will continue to push for high ambition solutions to the climate and nature crisis.
🌡️Extreme heat is already placing immense pressure on patients, NHS staff and healthcare facilities🧑⚕️
We need urgent investment in climate resilience☀️
This is about protecting lives and ensuring critical services can withstand extreme weather.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crrv…
Great to see so much overlap with our adaptation report.
🌲We hope these recommendations inspire actionable steps to improve resilience☀️
theguardian.com/environment/…
As we wait for the readout of the Cobra meeting, @PutneyFleur has been on @SkyNews calling for:
🌳More trees to reduce urban heat and protect areas from flooding
💧Delivery of the 9 new reservoirs the government has announced
♨️A Cool Homes Plan to match the Warm Homes Plan
⛈️The UK is facing extreme heat, wildfires, and drought, raising serious questions about preparedness. 🔥
The Environment APPG adaptation report calls for this responsibility to be moved from Defra to the Cabinet Office.
theguardian.com/environment/…
The Environment APPG welcomes the ministerial appointments of our former supporters @Uma_Kumaran and @PollyBillington and look forward to following their contributions in government.
All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Environment retweeted
Great to see our inquiry on climate resilience cited by
@PutneyFleur in this piece from @FayeBrownSky on @SkyNews.
81% of the UK public think we are unprepared for the worst impacts of climate change. Voters want action.
news.sky.com/story/could-thi…
Great to see our inquiry on climate resilience cited by
@PutneyFleur in this piece from @FayeBrownSky on @SkyNews.
81% of the UK public think we are unprepared for the worst impacts of climate change. Voters want action.
news.sky.com/story/could-thi…
Floods➡️heatwaves➡️droughts➡️fires
Farmers are on the front line of fossil-fuelled climate change and people are paying the price
Our inquiry found that the National Adaptation Programmes have failed to deal with food resilience
@NFUPolitical @LinesMartin @SoilAssociation
Climate change is exacerbating the cost of living by increasing food prices
In 2022-23, its impacts added £361 to the average household’s annual food bill (@ECIU_UK)
Food imports from South Europe and North Africa are even more vulnerable.
We recommend:
All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Environment retweeted
The NFU is right. This is the new climate reality.
It doesn't matter whether people believe it's climate change. It won't care when we run out of water, food costs rocket & wildfires spread.
We need a Climate Adaptation Minister to lead cross-govt action
independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho…
All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Environment retweeted
After the record breaking hot weather in this year, it’s not a surprise that more than half of England is in drought, including my constituency.
Climate change is effecting our farming, food security and water scarcity. We must take urgent action.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg3…
Amber health alerts are in place again as parts of the UK enter a fourth heatwave.
2 in 5 of the deaths caused by heatwaves so far this year were due to the additional heat from climate change.
@imperialcollege @metoffice @LSHTM
