On the 05 March, Peers for the Planet hosted the Climate Change Committee in parliament for a briefing on its Seventh Carbon Budget  advice to the government. The advice sets out the recommended level for the carbon budget period 2038-42 to be 535 MtCO2e, including emissions from international aviation and shipping. If this is achieved, emissions during this period will be a quarter of the level they are today, and 87% lower than levels in 1990. The session explored the Balan

P4P hosted the National Energy System Operator (NESO) in parliament yesterday to give Peers the opportunity to find out more about the role of this new independent body that will sit at the heart of the energy system. NESO was officially launched on 1st October 2024 to oversee the country’s energy systems as they transition to net zero and will advise the government and regulator Ofgem on how climate targets can be met. The session explored NESO’s first official report to the

Nitrogen is one of the most abundant elements on the planet and is a key building block of life. As humans we have disrupted the natural nitrogen cycle, by taking it from its inert state and transforming it for use across the economy in areas such as agriculture, industry, transport and energy.   Yesterday, the   Sustainable Nitrogen Alliance briefed the P4P group on the impacts of nitrogen pollution in the UK. Peers heard how there is no pathway to reach net zero and revers