Motion text
That this House notes this Government could be responsible for five of the remaining 11 years the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has warned are left to halve global emissions and limit warming to 1.5C; further notes that the Committee on Climate Change report in July 2019 revealed the Government had delivered just one of 25 critical policies needed to get on track to meet previous, less stringent, emissions targets than net zero by 2050, and that the UK's climate credibility rested on decisive Government action over thesubsequent 18 months; considers therefore that this Parliament will be regarded as the Climate Parliament and must seize this opportunity to ensure adequate action is taken to avoid the worst impacts of climate breakdown; welcomes the fact that the UK will host the UN climate summit COP26 in December 2020; considers success at this summit means recognising the moral imperative of doing everything possible to keep temperature rise to 1.5C, and the vast human cost to people around the world, including the UK, from extreme weather, food insecurity, sea level rise, and other events exacerbated by the climate crisis; urges the Government therefore to make addressing the climate emergency the central priority for domestic policy-making across all departments and on the global stage; and calls on the Government to enact a comprehensive Green New Deal, including the release of necessary funding to allow local authorities to lead, to rapidly decarbonise the entire UK economy while creating a fair and just society.
Signatures (37)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on
20 December 2019
West, Catherine
Labour
Signed on
20 December 2019
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on
20 December 2019
Jones, Ruth
Labour
Signed on
20 December 2019
Cowan, Ronnie
Scottish National Party
Signed on
20 December 2019
Streeting, Wes
Labour
Signed on
20 December 2019
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
20 December 2019
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
20 December 2019
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
20 December 2019
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
20 December 2019
Sobel, Alex
Labour
Signed on
31 December 2019
Cooper, Daisy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
7 January 2020
Hayes, Helen
Labour
Signed on
7 January 2020
Gray, Neil
Scottish National Party
Signed on
7 January 2020
De Cordova, Marsha
Labour
Signed on
7 January 2020
Sheerman, Mr Barry
Labour
Signed on
7 January 2020
Doughty, Stephen
Labour
Signed on
7 January 2020
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
8 January 2020
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on
8 January 2020
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on
8 January 2020
Hanvey, Neale
Independent
Signed on
8 January 2020
Davey, Sir Edward
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
9 January 2020
Zeichner, Daniel
Labour
Signed on
9 January 2020
Timms, Stephen
Labour
Signed on
13 January 2020
Wilson, Munira
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
13 January 2020
Linden, David
Scottish National Party
Signed on
13 January 2020
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on
16 January 2020
McDonald, Stewart Malcolm
Scottish National Party
Signed on
17 January 2020
Bardell, Hannah
Scottish National Party
Signed on
17 January 2020
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
20 January 2020
Anderson, Fleur
Labour
Signed on
20 January 2020
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
20 January 2020
Yasin, Mohammad
Labour
Signed on
3 February 2020
Hendrick, Sir Mark
Labour
Signed on
3 February 2020
Lewis, Clive
Labour
Signed on
24 February 2020
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on
6 May 2020
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on
15 September 2020
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.