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

Often referred to as “forever chemicals”, PFAS are a group of over 10,000 synthetic chemicals widely used in consumer products and industrial processes around the world. They are highly persistent, resisting breakdown and accumulating in the environment, wildlife and our bodies over time. A growing body of research points to increasing concerns about their impacts on human health, particularly for children. In recent weeks, Peers have been raising the profile of PFAS in th