The Financial Markets and Law Committee (FMLC) has issued new guidance for pension funds  on their fiduciary duties, following sustained...

Earlier this week, the House of Lords debated an amendment to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill  which would give...

Last week, P4P Peers and Staff attended a workshop convened by academics at UWE Bristol to discuss a proposed new crime of ecocide – mass damage and destruction of the environment - and how this could be implemented both internationally and at a national level.   The workshop brought together parliamentarians, councillors, legal and academic experts and representatives of the Stop Ecocide International campaign to explore the opportunities, challenges and implications of a n

On Tuesday P4P Peers met with a group of senior MPs from the Greek parliament as part their IPU hosted visit to Westminster. Peers joined cross-party MPs from the Commons to hold a roundtable discussion on climate and nature issues and explore areas of potential joint working.   The delegation outlined Greece’s ambition of reducing emissions by 55% by 2030 and their desire to engage closely with the UK on the energy transition, including through sharing learnings on scaling u

This week, P4P Director and President of the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC), Martha Lane Fox, highlighted the innovation challenges – and the opportunities – for UK businesses in a green transition, and the role of Government in setting a stable policy framework. The BCC has put forward a series of proposals to drive the net zero transition, in its ‘Green Innovation Challenge’ report published today. The report outlines policy recommendations to accelerate delivery of net

A new onshore wind turbine has been switched on at AWGroup's Checkley Wood site  near Leighton Buzzard. The onshore turbine - the first...

Baroness Hayman has been named ‘Peer of the Year’ for her leadership in bringing parliamentarians together on climate and nature issues and collected the award last night from the Rt Hon Chris Skidmore MP in parliament.   In her acceptance speech she spoke about the extraordinary amount of parliamentary work that has been undertaken this year to encourage progress in sectors critical to meeting climate and nature goals, and how this success has been realised through effective

P4P Chair, Baroness Hayman, has written an essay for Energy UK's publication Energy Matters: Across the economy , a collection of essays from business leaders, community groups and parliamentarians. The UK’s leadership on the global stage is vital Responding to the energy price crisis, fuelled by high fossil fuel prices, has been the challenge of this Parliament, but decarbonising and tackling climate change is a challenge which transcends election cycles. The two are linked

Peers for the Planet Chair, Baroness Hayman, joined a prestigious panel, alongside Ollie Olanipekun, Founder of the UK’s first birdwatching collective for people of colour Flock Together, and Fiona Shields, Head of Photography at The Guardian to judge Earthwatch Europe’s Wild Cities Photography Competition . The competition opened in April 2023, and encouraged the public to submit engaging photos capturing the UK’s urban green spaces, the wildlife that calls them home and the

Ahead of COP 28, parliamentarians have been calling for the UK to leave the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), due to concerns the treaty is...

Today, P4P Vice-Chair, Baroness Boycott introduced the ' Ecocide Bill ' as a Private Members Bill in the Lords to introduce a new offence into the criminal law framework which targets those causing severe environmental damage. Commenting on the bill, Baroness Rosie Boycott said: “What I’m proposing with this new Ecocide Bill is to introduce a new offence into the criminal law framework which targets those causing severe environmental damage. “Currently, those leading organis

Last week the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) hosted a three-day Commonwealth Conference on Parliamentary Scrutiny and Oversight of National Security. The conference brought together representatives from 14 Commonwealth countries to share learnings on laws relating to national security at a time when security-related issues are at the top of the international agenda. P4P Chair, Baroness Hayman, Chaired a session on the intersection of climate change and national