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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Onshore Wind Bill introduced

This Bill was introduced by Baroness Hayman on 8 June 2021. A date is yet to be set for second reading — when the Bill is first debated....

Education (Environment and Sustainable Citizenship) Bill introduced.

This Bill was introduced by Lord Knight of Weymouth on 25 May 2020. A date is yet to be set for second reading — when the Bill is first...

Peers debate the environment as part of the Queen’s Speech

Between 11 – 19 May the Queen’s Speech was debated in the House of Lords. Over the five days of debate over 50 Peer raised issues...

Catalysing Parliamentary Action to Fight Climate Change

Peers for the Planet supporters in the House of Lords are committed to using their unique platform to share knowledge and galvanise...

Canadian Senator calls for cross-party coalition modelled on Peers for the Planet

By pressing for ambitious and practical domestic policies that can be shared internationally and by drawing on the diversity, expertise...

Peers debate the FCDO's Integrated Review

On 28 April Lord Alton of Liverpool led a debate on the impact the planned reduction of UK overseas aid from 0.7%-0.5% would have on the...

Peers debate the need for integrated policy making

On 21 April Lord Teverson led a debate in the House of Lords on the need to have an integrated approach to policy-making in both national...