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Commonwealth conference on climate and national security

Last week the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) hosted a three-day Commonwealth Conference on Parliamentary Scrutiny and...

COP28 - a renewed focus on climate and health?

There have been numerous and increasing calls to link up climate and health, and for the first time this year, COP28 will have a Health...

Peers meet with experts to discuss emerging climate and security risks

Peers meet with experts to discuss emerging climate and security risks This week P4P Peers gathered with cross-party parliamentarians and...

P4P meet Abu Dhabi environmental regulator for pre-COP28 discussion

Last week, Peers for the Planet met with a delegation from the Abu Dhabi Environment Agency (EAD) as part of the teams pre-COP28 visit to...

Peers call for UK leadership at COP28

With only a few weeks to go until COP28, over 50 Peers and MPs have written to the Prime Minister to outline a number of recommendations...

Levelling-up bill made law with major reforms across the built and natural environment

The Levelling-Up and Regeneration Act 2023 finally received Royal Assent on 26 October. The Act contains over 530 pages of detail,...

Peers briefed on proposals to make Ecocide a crime

Professor Philippe Sands KC, Co-Chair of the Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide, briefed Peers in Parliament...

How collaboration is key to designing a better future

P4P Chair Baroness Hayman joined the world's leading experts in design and sustainability at the Design for Planet Festival, an annual...

Lords pass major reforms for regeneration and levelling up

The Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, which is now in its final stage, forms the legislative underpinning for the Government's...

NY Climate Week: The power of public servants and policymakers to drive action

As the world comes together in New York this week for the UN General Assembly, yesterday P4P Chair Baroness Hayman took part in an event...

Peers vote to put nature and net zero at the heart of our planning system

Yesterday Peers voted to secure important changes to the Levelling Up Bill to fully align our planning system with our net zero and...

Unlock our outdated planning system and put net zero at the heart of decision making

Article for PoliticsHome by Lord Ravensdale, crossbench peer Planning affects all our lives. It shapes the environment we live in and...