All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Environment

Cross party MPs + peers backing ambition on the environment | Chair: @PutneyFleur | Secretariat: @GreenAllianceUK | 📧 [email protected]

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Read the full report here:
https://t.co/FxBgljODAf

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“The responsibility of govt is not simply to respond to flooding after it happens.”

Last week, @EllieChowns MP, parliamentary supporter of the Environment APPG, led a debate in the Commons on flood resilience.

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We released a report on preparedness in July. The key recommendations were:

🏛️ Make clear who’s responsible for adaptation
🏗️ Build for the future
❄️ Provide sustainable cooling
⚙️ Set critical infrastructure resilience standards
🌾 Put food at the heart of adaptation

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Lee speaks warmly about the event, which brought MPs, peers & nature orgs together in Parliament to hear directly about the UK’s threatened wildlife🦫🌿🦇

It’s great to see the conversations started in Parliament carrying on beyond the room.👏

Listen: https://t.co/JLpTLBGJTg

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𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 🎧

In the latest episode of the @PlanetP_ossible podcast, @LeePitcherMP reflects on the Environment APPG’s recent species showcase.

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From beavers and bison to bats and plants, last week we held a parliamentary showcase of remarkable UK wildlife🦇🌿

The showcase connected parliamentarians with nature organisations to discuss the action needed to protect species, restore habitats & support nature’s recovery🌍

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📚 Read the publications below

🌍 Environment APPG report:
https://t.co/FxBgljODAf

🌱 Adaptation Task Force essay collection:
https://t.co/dWvBNKR3NE

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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.

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@SWDevonRebecca @CEN_HQ 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.

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📢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!♻️🌍

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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.

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🌏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.

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@PutneyFleur 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.

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🌡️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.

https://t.co/YNpbSU9s3J

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Great to see so much overlap with our adaptation report.
🌲We hope these recommendations inspire actionable steps to improve resilience☀️

https://t.co/BTPtavrZSp

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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

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⛈️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.

https://t.co/KAtzrphNz4

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@andyburnham Read more here:

https://t.co/FxBgljO5KH

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@andyburnham has made the right choice to chair an urgent Cobra meeting on extreme heat.

He should:

1. Move responsibility for climate resilience from Defra to the Cabinet Office

2. Assign responsibility to a Cabinet-level Minister

3. Establish an annual Cabinet meeting

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The Environment APPG welcomes the ministerial appointments of our former supporters @Uma_Kumaran and @PollyBillington and look forward to following their contributions in government.