POLITICS HOME - 16 SEPTEMBER The House Opinion Article - Baroness Willis, Chair of Peers for the Planet Access to green and blue spaces – our parks, community gardens, rivers, ponds, and wetlands – is not a luxury. It is as essential to our health and wellbeing as clean water and fresh air. Yet time and again, the chance to design these spaces into our towns and cities is being squandered. That is why I recently tabled two amendments to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill in

Photo credit - Ania Shrimpton @Wild Summit 2025 Peers for the Planet Chair, Baroness Kathy Willis led a session on investing in nature  as part of The Wild Summit 2025  – a major annual conference hosted by LINK aimed at inspiring large-scale investment and action to reverse nature decline. Baroness Willis’s keynote speech looked at the current financial incentives in place to help reach our 30x30 targets through schemes such as biodiversity net gain, carbon off-setting and

A new Portuguese translation of a key guide to climate change for policymakers has been launched at the Pre-COP30 Parliamentary Forum in Brazil. The Parliamentarians’ Guide to Climate Change was initially produced for the UK Parliament last year by the University of Exeter and Peers for the Planet. It brings together analysis from world-leading climate scientists, giving policymakers insights on climate change and its causes, effects, and solutions. Subsequently, it has bee

The  Planning and Infrastructure Bill  returns to the Lords next week – and it could reshape how we build homes and deliver infrastructure for decades to come. This is a crucial moment to ensure the planning system works not only for growth, but also for our climate, natural environment, and the health of our communities. Here at P4P we are preparing for a busy few weeks, as we support Peers to table amendments and build cross-party support to make sure this Bill is not a mis

Last week we hosted the first in a series of briefings on the future of agriculture, with expert contributions from the Climate Change Committee, the Office for Environmental Protection, Pesticide Action Network UK, and the Soil Association. The opening session explored how current farming practices and chemical use are not only contributing to greenhouse gas emissions but also degrading soils, polluting water, and harming ecosystems – with long-term implications for both hum

There are three amendments currently in the  UK House of Lords  that are critical to our children's health and wellbeing - each of which offers clear action for Government. ☠️ 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗦 The first amendment would ban the use of PFAS - forever chemicals - in school uniforms. These chemicals are linked to significant health and environmental concerns. France has already banned them and the EU moving the same way. You can read more about PFAS in school uni

Yesterday we were thrilled to welcome over 160 of our supporters to celebrate five years of cross-party action on climate and nature. Lord Ravensdale opened the event by thanking our outgoing Chair, Baroness Hayman, for her extraordinary work as founding Chair and for epitomising the cross-party collaboration that has been so integral to the group’s success in achieving legislative change. “You’ve demonstrated what political leadership on climate should look like and what it

Oral Questions in the House of Lords are a key tool for holding Ministers to account, shining a spotlight on urgent issues, and pushing the Government to take action — both at home and in tackling shared global issues. This past week, Peers for the Planet  supporters have been doing just that, urging the Government to step up its leadership on major global environmental challenges: from plastic pollution and deep-sea mining to illegal deforestation. Here’s a quick round-up of

(L) Baroness Willis, Chair of P4P; Alex Sobel MP, Chris Law MP meet with members of the Brazilian Congress As part of a two-day...

Last week’s announcement that the vast majority of new build homes in England will be required to be built with solar panels has been...

Last week, The Crown Estate  hosted Peers for the Planet for a visit to the Windsor Estate - one of the UK’s most important environmental and ecological sites, with a history dating back to 1066.   The visit offered a chance to meet staff from The Crown Estate, along with the conservationists and farmers who manage and care for the estate’s unique habitats and wildlife, as well as its ambitious restoration programmes and nature-friendly farming practices.   On a safari throug

We are so pleased to share that our Founding Director, Lynette Huntley, has been named in 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗦 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿...