As the Football Governance Bill  began its report stage in the Lords last week, Peers put forward a final case for making changes to help set English football on course for a sustainable future.   P4P Peers supported an amendment - first tabled at committee stage  - which aimed to link the Bill to  the UK’s Climate Change Act 2008,  so that a focus on the long-term environmental sustainability of our most popular national game will form part of the emerging regulatory landsc

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

Great British Energy (GBE), a new publicly owned energy company being set up by the Government, will be endowed with £8.3 billion over the course of this Parliament to drive forward investment in clean, home-grown energy production.   Legislation to set up the new body has been scrutinised in the Lords, and while the Government’s aim is for the new body to support reaching our clean power targets, there was no mention of contributing to reaching net zero in the Bill.   P4P Pe

Peers have long called for a national plan to deliver the skills we urgently need for the green economy – and secure a once in a generation opportunity to deliver inclusive growth and opportunity across the country. Last week, P4P Peers secured changes that will support these ambitions by ensuring the delivery of our climate and nature targets are placed firmly within Skills England’s remit and priorities, a new body tasked with driving the nations skills strategy.   Through

(L-R) Dan Labbad, Steve Reed MP, Baroness Hayman, Anna Swaithes Yesterday, the Crown Estate launched an updated ambition and delivery...

The  long-awaited Football Governance Bill proposes to reform England’s football landscape by creating a new Independent Football Regulator. Despite the increasing impacts of extreme weather – such as rising insurance costs, flood damage leading to match cancellations and lost ticket sales – the Bill has no mention of  football’s contribution to climate change or the need for adaptation and resilience planning.   The predicament faced by clubs, including the smallest and

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

P4P Peers have joined cross-party MPs in writing to the Norwegian parliament about concerning plans for deep-sea mining in Arctic waters....

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

The dire state of our water has become a topic of household conversation and deep reforms are needed – but this week, pending the results...

Today at COP29 in Baku, Peers for the Planet with our delivery partners Globe Legislators and the University of Exeter launched an...

Cross-party Peers have secured a new duty for the Crown Estate that means, for the first time in its history, it must   keep under review...