On the 27 November, Peers for the Planet hosted a briefing event in parliament with the Office of Environmental Protection (OEP). The session was chaired by Lord Krebs, and cross-party Peers heard from OEP Chair, Dame Glenys Stacey and OEP CEO, Natalie Prosser about the progress of their work since being created under the Environment Act 2021. The OEP was set up to protect and improve the environment by holding government and other public authorities to account, including by

Peers meet with experts to discuss emerging climate and security risks This week P4P Peers gathered with cross-party parliamentarians and military and sector experts for a wide-ranging discussion on the defence and security risks relating to climate change, in particular relating to economic risks to financial and trade systems. The meeting, hosted by the APPG for Climate & Security , included representatives from the armed forces, Ministry of Defence, Foreign Office, Cabinet

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 the UK. The EAD is the Middle East’s largest environmental regulator committed to protecting and enhancing air quality, groundwater and the biodiversity of Abu Dhabi’s desert and marine ecosystems. As part of the meeting, Baroness Young, a former CEO of the Environment Agency in England and Her Excellency Dr. Shaikha Salem Al Dhaheri, Secr