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Climate change

  • Research Briefing

    Community energy

    Tuesday, 29 June, 2021

    Community energy refers to energy projects that are wholly or partially owned and controlled by local communities. The projects can span generation – usually renewable or low carbon – or demand reduction such as energy efficiency.

    • Research Briefing
    • Climate change
    • Energy
  • Debate Pack

    Transport decarbonisation plan

    Tuesday, 15 June, 2021

    A Westminster Hall debate on the Government's Transport decarbonisation plan will take place on Wednesday 16 June 2021 between 9.25-10.55 am

    • Debate Pack
    • Aviation
    • Climate change
    • Rail
    • Roads
    • Transport
  • Insight

    UK and global emissions and temperature trends

    Wednesday, 02 June, 2021

    Historic trends show a sustained rise in global temperatures in the last half century. What are the trends in temperatures and emissions globally and in the UK?

    • Insight
    • Climate change
    • Climate change explainers
  • Research Briefing

    Tree planting in the UK

    Wednesday, 02 June, 2021

    Tree planting policies aim to increase tree cover in the UK, improve biodiversity, reduce climate emissions and provide income from agroforestry. The England Trees Action Plan 2021-24 was published in May 2021.It aims to treble tree planting by the end of the current Parliament, funded by more than £500 million of climate finance.

    • Research Briefing
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Farming and fishing
  • Research Briefing

    The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Level playing field

    Thursday, 20 May, 2021

    This briefing covers the outcome of the UK and EU negotiations on commitments to have a level playing field for open and fair competition – an important part of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA).

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Climate change
    • Economy
    • Environment
    • Europe
    • International law
    • International trade
    • Work and incomes
    • Brexit
  • Research Briefing

    The UK Emissions Trading Scheme

    Tuesday, 04 May, 2021

    The UK left the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) at the end of the Brexit transition period and has implemented a UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) to replace it.

    • Research Briefing
    • Climate change
    • Energy
    • Brexit
  • Debate Pack

    District heat networks

    Friday, 23 April, 2021

    MPs will debate District heat networks in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 28 April 2021 at 4.50pm. Elliot Colburn MP will open the debate.

    • Debate Pack
    • Climate change
    • Energy
  • Research Briefing

    Integrated Review 2021

    Wednesday, 24 March, 2021

    This landing page features a new series of Commons Library briefings on the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, and the subsequent Defence Command Paper, which were both published in March 2021.

    • Research Briefing
    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Armed forces
    • Asia Pacific
    • Climate change
    • Defence equipment and spending
    • Defence policy
    • Europe
    • Institutions
    • International development
    • International law
    • International organisations
    • Middle East
    • Overseas territories
    • Security
  • Research Briefing

    Integrated Review 2021: Summary

    Wednesday, 17 March, 2021

    The Government published its Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy: Global Britain in a Competitive Age, on 16 March 2021. Billed as the biggest review of the UK's defence and security since the end of the Cold War, it sets out the UK's approach to the expected challenges of the next decade.

    • Research Briefing
    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Armed forces
    • Asia Pacific
    • Climate change
    • Defence
    • Defence equipment and spending
    • Defence policy
    • Economy
    • Europe
    • Institutions
    • International development
    • International law
    • International organisations
    • International trade
    • Middle East
    • Overseas territories
    • Sciences
    • Security
  • Debate Pack

    Estimates Day Debate: COP26 Climate Conference

    Tuesday, 09 March, 2021

    MPs will debate the COP26 Climate Conference on Wednesday 10 March as part of the Estimates Day debate. This briefing provides background information for the debate and also parliamentary and media coverage of the issues.

    • Debate Pack
    • Climate change
  • Research Briefing

    New nuclear power

    Friday, 26 February, 2021

    This Commons Library briefing paper summarises current progress on nuclear power, including conventional reactors, advanced designs, waste disposal, and nuclear research.

    • Research Briefing
    • Climate change
    • Energy
    • Sciences
  • Research Briefing

    Climate and Ecology Bill 2019-21

    Tuesday, 09 February, 2021

    The Climate and Ecology Bill aims to set new legally binding environment and climate objectives for the UK and create a Citizen's Assembly to support the Government in meeting those objectives.

    • Research Briefing
    • Climate change
    • Environment
  • Research Briefing

    Energy policy: an overview

    Tuesday, 22 December, 2020

    This page summarises the Commons Library publications on energy policy. The overview briefing paper provides background on energy in the UK, the basis for energy policy, and a timeline of significant developments in energy policy.

    • Research Briefing
    • Climate change
    • Energy
    • Sciences
  • Research Briefing

    Climate Assembly UK

    Tuesday, 24 November, 2020

    The report from Climate Assembly UK, The Path to Net Zero, will be debated in the House of Commons on 26 September 2020. Climate Assembly UK was jointly commissioned by six Parliamentary Select Committees in 2019 to answer the question of how the UK should meet its target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

    • Research Briefing
    • Climate change
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Farming and fishing
  • Debate Pack

    Work of the Jet Zero Council

    Wednesday, 07 October, 2020

    A Westminster Hall Debate on "The Work of the Jet Zero Council" is scheduled for 2.30pm on Wednesday 14 October 2020.

    • Debate Pack
    • Aviation
    • Climate change

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