Thread by @SiOldridge

Good to chat with my MP @AnthonyMangnal1 at last night's sewage meeting. Anthony offered this in defence of the Gov's climate record:

1/ UK's better than others in Europe & could I name a single country with more wind power. I said it's not a competition, but anyway👇
A quick🧵

2/ He said it's better to use our cleaner coal than dirty Polish coal. Similar with oil. I explained that the IPCC, CCC & IEA say new fossil fuels are not consistent with 1.5°C. We don't even need them because science shows 100% renewables is feasible.
brookes.ac.uk/about-brookes/…

3/ I added that science tells us 60% of existing oil and gas reserves must stay in the ground for even a 50% chance of 1.5°C. I said our new fossils would be extra: which other country would cut output?
World prices could crash, threatening the transition.
nature.com/articles/s4158…

4/ @benwhlong asked @AnthonyMangnal1 whether he accepted the IPCC's warning that ignoring the science on new fossil fuels presented a grave risk to our future. Anthony said he wasn't sure, he'd need to see more evidence.
Let me know if this isn't enough:
report.ipcc.ch/ar6syr/pdf/IPC…

5/ Anthony said that I was wearing a coat containing oil products and really shouldn't criticise the government from such a hypocritical position.

6/ Anthony also said our emissions are tiny compared to China etc. I said we need targets on imported emissions.
And whilst we can’t preach, we can lead, by passing the #CEBill. Others will follow just as they did when the Cons Gov adopted net zero by 2050.

7/ I asked Anthony what he though about the Gov's OWN projections showing us missing our Paris NDC by 40% and our 6th carbon budget by 100%.
He suggested the large number of new 'green day' policies would deal with this. But....

8/ Still analysing the huge Green Day document drop which does contain some positive content, but the pushing ahead with new N Sea oil and gas seriously undermines UK' credentials.
theguardian.com/environment/20…