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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...