Protecting the Environment
Protecting our environment is a top priority for me. In fact, it was one of the first issues I ever campaigned on as a child.
I have campaigned for the phase-out date of petrol and diesel cars to be brought forward to 2030, which I happy to report will now be the case after the government announced its 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution.
I have worked to tackle deforestation by campaigning for deforestation counter-measures to be included in the Environment Bill and I am thrilled this is going to be the case.
I have also asked the Secretary of State for an ambitious timeline to improve and standardise recycling services across the UK.
Finally, I have pushed for pension funds to be required to publicly disclose the climate change risk to people’s pensions, which will now be the case from 2022.
I have also signed the pledge to ask for Parliament’s pension fund to be divested from fossil fuel investments.