Helen Hayes

I will not give way, because of the number of people who wish to speak. Things will inevitably continue to get worse. But the national emergency briefing is also hopeful: it tells the story of places such as Curitiba in Brazil, where city leaders, working intentionally over many decades, have transformed a city of 3.5 million people into a healthy, sustainable and resilient place. It also documents the ways in which investment in carbon reduction and climate adaptation creates jobs, contributes to economic growth, saves lives, improves living standards for everyone, and saves the huge costs of climate emergency responses and disaster recovery. My constituents care deeply about the climate emergency: they want to see fossil fuels remain in the ground; they want there to be no drilling at Rosebank; and they want to see our Government continuing to lead on the global stage on the energy transition. I urge the Minister to take the views of my constituents and feed them back to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero as she makes this crucial decision.