Climate change

Members debate case for integrated UK policy-making

Committee publishes a report as part of its decarbonisation and green finance inquiry: Net Zero and the Future of Green Finance

Chair comments on the Government’s announcement that it will set the climate change target into law to reduce emissions by 78% by 2035

Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP comments on the Government announcement that the UK has enshrined a new target in law to cut emissions by 78% by 2035

The Report highlights COP26 as a key moment in our response to global climate change and as the most significant UN climate summit since Paris in 2015

Committee to hold a one-off evidence session on community energy, as part of the umbrella inquiry on technological innovations and climate change

Committee emphasises the substantial potential of the tidal power sector to contribute to the UK’s renewable energy mix

The Environmental Audit Committee launches an inquiry on sustainability of the built environment

Committee to hear evidence on preparation for COP26 UN Climate Conference in Glasgow

The Environmental Audit Committee publishes Energy Efficiency of Existing Homes report

Minister will be questioned on how the Government intends to respond to the recommendations outlined in Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta’s recent report on the economics of biodiversity

The Environmental Audit Committee publishes Government response to Electronic Waste and the Circular Economy Report

The Environmental Audit Committee discuss Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta’s recent report

The Bank of England risks creating a ‘moral hazard’ by purchasing high-carbon bonds and providing no-strings financing to carbon intensive companies.

The Environmental Audit Committee examines the merits of tidal power and considers whether it can play a role in the UK’s commitment to be net-zero by 2050