As North of Tyne Mayor, I declared a #climateemergency on my first day in office. It’s led to thousands of good #greenjobs . We’ve created the training courses for people to earn good money in these industries. The #NorthEast cannot afford a Westminster Government that abandons…

Both major parties need to understand that you cannot negotiate with physics – the planet is burning and our children and grandchildren will not thank us if we play politics with their future. #NetZero2030

@MayorJD A tax on meat eaters? Isn't Rishi vegetarian?

@MayorJD I know. I was shocked that he took this backward step.

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@MayorJD Where is my cheap energy?

@MayorJD we dont want investment in green energy, dont you think people in this country have enough financisl problems without this nonsense to pay for as well, add into that it simply dosent work, less energy, less electricity, wind farms to power enough and hurt the environment etc etc.

@MayorJD Sunak is telling us after 13 years of Tory rule our people are too poor to comply with our climate commitments.

@MayorJD Fantastic speech finally from Sunak.

@MayorJD Denial this :

@MayorJD @FarrPatrica How? I cannot believe I'm saying this, but on most of it, I agree with him....on the face of it. I disagree on the new oil and gas licences, also on no taxes on flights... but some of it he is absolutely correct.

@MayorJD Its a load of tin foil hat bollocks but I will say this; we should not be giving corporations state handouts to enable them to control our energy policy as we transition to renenewables. We need our energy owned by and run for the benefit of the British people. End of story.

@MayorJD They’ve just been given clarity. The same time targets set in line with the rest of Europe.

@MayorJD Climate truthism. The world heats and cools. We are but a blip.

@MayorJD After lobbying by oil companies no doubt.

@MayorJD Jamie I respect you as a mayor but I totally disagree on this.

@MayorJD We "gave industry some certainty" during the last labour government, via Gordon Brown & Ed Miliband. The price of new boilers, boiler servicing contracts, insulation, etc. all went through the roof. The promised bill savings never materialised either.

@MayorJD Exactly and the Northern Power grid line and substation upgrades for pumps and EVs.