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Climate Change.

Net zero, emissions, and climate targets

TopicClimate Change
ParentEnvironment
RelatedUtilities & Energy · Flooding · Water Quality · Biodiversity · Energy
Divisions tagged
13
This parliament
Parties active
15
≥1 vote tagged
Most on-whip
Social Democratic and Labour Party
100% aligned
Recent activity
10
Most-recent divisions
§ 01Where the parties sit on climate change.13 divisions · this parliament

Each row is one party. The bar shows how its MPs voted relative to a neutral midpoint — to the right = on-side with the majority position, to the left = opposed. The percentage figure is the share of that party’s MPs who took the same side: higher = more whip-disciplined, closer to 50% = a freer vote.

PartyStance vs neutral midpointNet %Discipline
Labour PartyLab
+2474% on-whip · 359 MPs
Conservative and Unionist PartyCon
-3020% on-whip · 113 MPs
Liberal DemocratsLD
+3787% on-whip · 71 MPs
Labour and Co-operative PartyLab
+2575% on-whip · 43 MPs
IndependentInd
+1464% on-whip · 14 MPs
Scottish National PartySNP
+3383% on-whip · 9 MPs
Reform UKRef
-3218% on-whip · 8 MPs
Green Party of England and WalesGrn
+2777% on-whip · 5 MPs

Source · Hansard · alignment is the share of party MPs who voted with the party majority on tagged divisions

§ 02Recent climate change divisions.last 5 · of 13 tagged
DateMotionAyeNoCarried
24 Jun 2026Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026
Aye: Support bringing international aviation and shipping emissions within the UK's statutory climate framework, strengthening legal commitments to reduce carbon from these sectors. · No: Oppose including international aviation and shipping in the Climate Change Act's carbon budgets, likely citing concerns about economic competitiveness, costs to industry, or the appropriateness of domestic regulation for international sectors.
32694Yes
24 Jun 2026Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026
Aye: Support the proposed carbon credit limit under the Climate Change Act, backing the government's approach to balancing domestic emissions reductions with international carbon market flexibility. · No: Oppose the proposed credit limit, either because it allows too much reliance on international carbon credits rather than domestic action, or because the limit is seen as too restrictive on flexibility.
33093Yes
11 Feb 2026Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Aye: Support extending carbon pricing to the maritime sector as part of the UK's net zero strategy, accepting higher costs as necessary for emissions reduction. · No: Oppose the extension on grounds that it unfairly burdens island communities — especially Northern Ireland and the Isle of Wight — where sea transport is the only option, passing costs onto consumers without viable alternatives.
362107Yes
4 Feb 2026Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Aye: Support phasing out free carbon allowances for industry as part of the transition to a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, accepting some cost increases as a necessary step toward decarbonisation · No: Oppose reducing free carbon allowances, arguing it increases the carbon tax burden on British businesses and consumers at a time of financial pressure, without equivalent benefit
392116Yes
2 Apr 2025Infrastructure Planning (Onshore Wind and Solar Generation) Order 2025
Aye: Support streamlining planning approval for large onshore wind and solar projects to accelerate renewable energy deployment · No: Oppose changes to planning rules that reduce local oversight of onshore wind and solar developments
309102Yes

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§ 03MPs most aligned, by party.Top-3 most-on-whip per major party

By party, the MPs whose voting record on climate change is most closely tracking the party majority. A fuller “most active by speech volume + written questions” ranking is pending — needs per-issue speech aggregation.

§ 04Where climate change money lands.Council-service mapping pending
Pending — issue-to-service mapping

Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Climate Change” → the matching service line on council finance, with the ranked-spend table this section wants) is its own taxonomy job. Council service spend lives on the council pages today; cross-cut by issue here in a follow-on pass.

Sources, methods & last update
Issue taggingEach division is tagged to one or more issues by Claude classification, reviewed by topic admins.
VotingHansard division lists · Commons Votes API
AlignmentShare of party MPs voting with the party majority on tagged divisions
CohortThis parliament · 13 divisions