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HANSARDState of Climate and NatureI warmly thank the hon. Gentleman for his contribution and his sponsorship of the Climate and Nature Bill. He is the voice of good sense—I hope that is not the kiss of death—on…14 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureI congratulate my hon. Friend’s school on what it is doing and on its green flag status, which is really important. It shows that local action can really make a difference.…14 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureMy hon. Friend raises an important issue about the role of the City of London. There is also its potentially positive role. We are consulting on a mandatory transition plan for…14 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureMy hon. Friend puts it incredibly well. This is an obligation that we owe to young people. We hold the planet in trust for future generations. The young people of today speak for…14 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureMy hon. Friend is completely right, and it is a scheme that we want to expand. It has been incredibly successful, and it is a no-brainer—using the natural resources of the sun to…14 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureThe hon. Lady raises an issue that I believe is essentially about devolved funding, but the wider issue she raises about the costs facing farmers is so important. We are not…14 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureMy hon. Friend is very kind. To be frank with him, when I met a group of young people earlier today, I felt a sense of responsibility, because no country is yet doing enough on…14 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureThe hon. Gentleman speaks with great expertise on these matters, partly because of his constituency. He is right about the threat to farmers’ livelihoods from the climate crisis,…14 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureLet me start off in the spirit of continued generosity by reiterating my praise for the hon. Lady for bringing forward the Bill, and for the Zero Hour campaigners whom I met in a…14 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureThat bit was great, though. My hon. Friend is so right: that is not where the British people are on this issue. The British people want action on climate, not a culture war.…14 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureWhat I will say to the people of Scotland is that the Acorn carbon capture and storage project has been talked about for years, and it is happening because of a Labour Government.…14 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureWe have to get our use of imported gas down, and that is why we have to build clean energy infrastructure. This is what the Conservatives just do not seem to understand. If they…14 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureThe right hon. Gentleman asks a good question. Let me give him three examples from those five. India has a target of 500 GW of renewable capacity by 2030, and a target of reaching…14 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureMy hon. Friend was a fantastic champion of these issues in her previous incarnation, as she is in her current incarnation. I know her constituency, and I could not agree more with…14 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureMy hon. Friend speaks about an important issue, and I am deeply concerned for those workers and their families. There are serious questions to answer about the running of that…14 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureMy hon. Friend, who speaks with such expertise on these matters, is 100% right. The biggest enemy of investment is uncertainty. That is why I appeal to all parties to stick to…14 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureMy hon. Friend speaks with great authority and conviction on these subjects, and she is absolutely right about the role of nature. I add—and I will come on to her question in a…14 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureI congratulate my hon. Friend on raising what sounds like an incredibly exciting project. On all sides of the House—well, on a number of sides of the House—we can hear fantastic…14 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureMy hon. Friend puts it very well. As I have experienced over the last 20 years, we have not had a culture war on climate, because the Conservative party and the Labour party chose…14 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureWith permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement about the climate and nature crisis. On the day that the Met Office publishes its “State of the UK Climate” report…14 Jul 2025