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Alex Sobel MP honoured with Prestigious Nature 2030 Award for Contributions to Habitats, Biodiversity, and Green Spaces
I am incredibly proud to have been recognised with the Nature 2030 Award for my work in Habitats, Biodiversity, and Green Spaces.
Sep 4, 20241 min read
Nature 2030 award nomination
I’ve been nominated in this years #Nature2030 Political Purpose Awards in the Habitats, Biodiversity, and Green Spaces category.
Aug 1, 20241 min read


Alex Sobel pledges to bring back nature for Earth Hour 2024.
Alex has pledged to do his bit to protect and restore nature ahead of WWF’s Earth Hour, one of the largest events to protect the planet....
Mar 22, 20242 min read


Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill
In today's debate I spoke about how much damage to our environment and nature in our inland water's will be caused by additional...
Jan 22, 20241 min read


Public meeting asks for clarification over potential of more night flights at LBA
Leeds North West Member of Parliament, Alex Sobel, attended a public Airport meeting held on October 5, 2023, featuring Vincent Hodder,...
Oct 18, 20232 min read

Alex Sobel MP Calls for Transparency and Community Engagement in Leeds Bradford Airport Night Flight
Leeds, UK – September 26, 2023 – Alex Sobel, Member of Parliament for Leeds North West, has today written to Vincent Hodder Chief...
Sep 26, 20233 min read


Water Quality: Sewage Discharge
Earlier today, the Labour Party gave the Government a second opportunity to do the right thing, and clean up their sewage scandal. Once...
Apr 24, 20231 min read


International Day of Forests 2023
On the UN International Day of Forests, I am calling on the Government to urgently invest in and support tree planting at the scale and...
Mar 21, 20232 min read


Urgent Question re COP27
Since the end of COP 27 there has been an Urgent Question on COP in the House of Commons. Watch my question to the Minister of State at...
Nov 29, 20221 min read


COP 27 my thoughts and experience
COP has grown over the years even since I started going in 2015. The core of COP is the climate negotiations which happens on two levels...
Nov 28, 20223 min read


Podcast – My role at COP26
#climatechange #ClimateCrisis #COP26 #environment
Nov 16, 20211 min read


COP 26 question to PM, Boris Johnson
Today, following COP26, I asked the PM if we would deliver the adaptation measures that small island developing states need so they don't...
Nov 16, 20211 min read


Manufacturing and Net Zero
Last week in the Climate Committee progress report I spoke about low carbon manufacturing capabilities in the UK.
Oct 25, 20211 min read


Housing and net zero - Climate Change Committee Progress Report
Last week I spoke at the Climate Committee Progress Report 2021, one of the issues I raised was on planning and net zero.
Oct 25, 20211 min read


Leeds MP meets world leaders to discuss world leading climate plan
Leeds MP Alex Sobel has met with His Holiness Pope Francis and US leader of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi as the preparation...
Oct 9, 20211 min read


Our electric vehicle future
As we move towards a low emissions vehicle future; how do we ensure that there is wide access to this new technology? The most obvious...
Sep 7, 20212 min read


MP Objects to Government’s ‘fig-leaf’ Jet Zero plan
Alex Sobel has formally objected to the Government’s Jet Zero plan, describing it as ‘fanciful rhetoric serving as a fig leaf to hide...
Sep 6, 20212 min read


Digital billboards: What is happening and how we make change
We have had contact from a number of people in Otley, particularly residents of Bradford Road who are deeply concerned by the new digital...
Jun 29, 20215 min read


MP requests 'call-in' for Leeds Bradford Airport decision
Alex Sobel has asked the Government to call in the decision to approve the new terminal building at Leeds Bradford Airport. The MP, who...
Mar 12, 20212 min read

Environment Bill
Yesterday in Parliament I voted: To have cleaner air To save British wildlife To protect the bees Tory MPs voted down these key...
Jan 27, 20211 min read
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