Tomorrow the Prime Minister will publish his 10 Point Plan for a green industrial revolution - which will create jobs across the country by backing green industry. Lots of CEN MPs have been campaigning on net zero. Here are a few things they're hoping for: [Thread]
#1 - @Alex_Stafford and @JacobYoungMP have been consistently calling for a hydrogen strategy, to back investment in clean hydrogen technologies particularly for the North of England: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/how-our-region-can-be-heart-green-energy-revolution-jacob-young-and-alexander-stafford-3036671
#2 - @felicitybuchan, @jogideon and @RuthEdwardsMP have urged the government to be even more ambitious in tackling air pollution & bring forward the phaseout date for new petrol & diesel car sales to 2030, alongside investment in EV infrastructure: https://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2020/09/jo-gideon-clean-air-is-a-basic-need-not-a-luxury.html
#3 - Following the recent announcements on green finance including the issuance of green gilts, @GarethDavies_MP is now championing a new British Development Bank to drive private investment in green projects: https://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2020/10/gareth-davies-a-new-british-development-bank-could-drive-our-national-recovery.html
#4 - @ab4scambs has backed the Prime Minister’s ambition for the UK to become the 'Saudi Arabia of wind power' & called for a suite of government policies from network reforms to trade support to realise this vision: https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/offshore-wind-makes-both-environmental-and-economic-sense
#5 - @SimonClarkeMP and @Dunne4Ludlow have called for greater support to decarbonise home heating, particularly by encouraging the uptake of heat pumps to electrify heat
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/green-goals-must-not-be-lost-to-spending-pressures-qmbxx32m7 https://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2020/11/simon-clarke-electric-heat-the-oven-ready-renewable-thats-right-under-our-noses.html
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/green-goals-must-not-be-lost-to-spending-pressures-qmbxx32m7 https://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2020/11/simon-clarke-electric-heat-the-oven-ready-renewable-thats-right-under-our-noses.html
#6 - @SallyAnn1066 has called for the expansion of the Green Recovery Challenge Fund to support the restoration of coastal habitats. Ahead of the 10PP, Defra has confirmed that a further £40m will be made available through the fund: https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/investment-in-our-coastlines-is-needed-to-reach-netzero-by-2050-and-unlock-green-jobs
This plan is particularly significant in the year leading up to the UN Climate Conference in Glasgow. @damiangreen has urged the UK to show strong domestic leadership with a new net zero-aligned 2030 climate target: https://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2020/11/damian-green-we-have-a-chance-to-show-the-world-what-conservative-environmental-leadership-looks-like.html