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New research agency to evaluate projects against climate goals
New £800 million Advanced Research and Innovation Agency (ARIA) will have to evaluate how projects contribute to climate and...
Apr 13, 2022


First ever climate and environment provisions in Health and Care framework
Peers have secured new climate, environment and adaptation duties embedded within the future health framework. The NHS is responsible...
Mar 23, 2022


Peers argue to embed climate and environmental considerations within subsidy decisions
Last month, Peers argued for amendments to the Subsidy Control Bill which would embed climate and environmental considerations within...
Mar 22, 2022


Building cross-party consensus: Peers and MPs working together
The UK has historically enjoyed high levels of political consensus on climate. As we move from international and national commitments to...
Mar 21, 2022


Peers push for inclusion of climate change and environment amendments to the Health and Care Bill
The Health and Care Bill is currently going through its Committee Stage in the House of Lords and Peers have tabled a number of...
Feb 3, 2022


Peers pass 14 amendments on Environment Bill
The Environment Bill will receive third reading in the Lords after the Conference Recess before parliamentary ‘Ping-Pong’ begins where...
Oct 11, 2021


House of Lords debates role of public behaviour change in helping UK reach net zero
On 16 September, the House of Lords debated the role of public behaviour change in helping the UK to reach net zero carbon emissions by...
Oct 6, 2021


Skills and Post-16 Education Bill an opportunity for the UK to lead the way to net zero
Baroness Hayman, Lord Knight of Weymouth and Baroness Sheehan published a piece in Politics Home this week on the ways which the...
Jul 28, 2021


Baroness Hayman and Senator Mary Coyle talk climate and political action with Alberto Lidji
Baroness Hayman and Canadian Senator, Mary Coyle sat down with Alberto Lidji for his Do One Bettter! podcast earlier this month to...
Jul 25, 2021


Environment Bill reaches the Lords
On 7 June 2021 the Environment Bill received its Second Reading in the House of Lords. Second Reading is where parliamentarians can air...
Jun 16, 2021


Peers debate the biodiversity emergency and the Dasgupta Review
In the last weeks before the end of the 2019-2021 parliamentary session Peers debated the merits of declaring a biodiversity emergency...
Jun 14, 2021


Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill introduced.
On 20 May Lord Bird introduced his Private Members Bill. The Second reading is scheduled to take place on 25 June. This Bill, which is...
Jun 10, 2021
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