P4P Vice-Chair Baroness Boycott has written in the latest edition of The House Magazine about the growing risks of heatwaves for pregnant women. A growing body of evidence shows that high temperatures increase the risk of premature birth, low birth weight and other serious complications. Yet pregnant women are rarely warned about these risks, and some are still left to give birth and recover on wards without adequate cooling. The good news: there is much we can do. A new Well

This week the Climate Change Committee warned that heat is now the UK’s leading climate-related health threat, with recent record-breaking summers set to become the new normal, posing major challenges, especially for keeping vulnerable people safe and cool. To coincide with this, Peers for the Planet Vice-Chair Rosie Boycott joined a webinar organised by the Wellcome Trust and The Royal Society exploring the growing evidence on how extreme heat affects pregnancy. It was cha

The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill proposes major reforms to local government, including creating new Strategic Authorities and shifting powers from Westminster to local areas across England. Ahead of Report Stage in the Lords next week, Peers for the Planet’s @Alasdair Johnston highlights where Peers are focusing their efforts to strengthen the Bill . Climate and nature duty Firstly, there is a cross-party proposal to place a climate and nature duty