Yesterday, I was pleased to host a screening of the National Emergency Briefing film in my office with Harrow Labour councillors and local residents.
The film was a sobering reminder of the scale and urgency of the climate crisis – but also of why the action this Labour Government is taking matters.
Labour have:
Established Great British Energy – a publicly owned clean energy company that is already backing solar projects for schools, colleges and NHS sites.
Lifted the effective ban on onshore wind and opened the way for more homegrown renewable energy.
Delivered a record-breaking renewables auction, with 128 projects securing contracts for 9.6GW of new low-carbon capacity – enough to power the equivalent of around 11 million homes.
Launched the £15bn Warm Homes Plan – the biggest home upgrade programme in British history – helping households improve energy efficiency and reduce bills.
Secured more than £100bn of private investment in clean energy – supporting jobs, growth and energy security. Seen a record year for solar, with 269,000 installations completed in 2025 – the highest annual total ever recorded.
Strengthened our plans to protect and restore nature through the Environmental Improvement Plan and develop a more ambitious approach to climate adaptation.
Put the Seventh Carbon Budget into law, committing the UK to an emissions limit equivalent to an 87% reduction from 1990 levels by 2040.This summer has shown why this work is so important. Across the UK we have seen drought, wildfires, pressure on water supplies and temperatures in the mid-to-high 30s, with heat putting people’s health and homes under increasing pressure.
The climate crisis is not a distant threat. It is happening now.
And without urgent action, we will look back on 2026 as one of the cooler years of our lives.
That is why I am committed as your MP to supporting the Government’s ambition to make Britain a clean energy superpower, protect our communities and strengthen our energy security.
There is still much more to do, including:
Continuing to engage and communicate with the public on the climate and nature crisis, giving communities and young people a stronger voice in shaping policy. Delivering the 30 by 30 target for land, protecting and effectively managing 30% of England’s land for nature by 2030.
Delivering clean power by 2030, through Great British Energy and continued investment in homegrown renewable energy.The scale of the challenge is enormous – but so is the opportunity. A cleaner, greener energy system can mean greater energy security, good jobs, investment across Britain and lower bills for families in the years ahead