Insight
Understanding uncertainty in climate change predictions
Predictions of the future effects of climate change must make assumptions about human decisions, describe a complex world, and include natural climate variation.
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Research Briefing
How do farming schemes in Wales and England compare?
How do Welsh and English farming schemes compare? This guest briefing by a House of Commons Library researcher was published by Senedd Research to explore the key similarities and differences of new farm support schemes.
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What is net zero?
The government has made a legal commitment to reach net zero by 2050. This will be achieved by reducing emissions and removing carbon from the atmosphere.
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Electric vehicles
The transition to electric vehicles is a key part of plans to achieve net zero in the UK. However, there are still significant barriers to the transition.
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Insight
Biodiversity loss: The UK’s international obligations
UK progress towards many of its biodiversity targets has been slow, with reducing pollution and restoring degraded ecosystems proving especially difficult.
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Research Briefing
UK aid and climate change
The briefing describes the potential affects of climate change on development goals, UK aid spending on the climate and key UK projects and their effectiveness.
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Research Briefing
The UK and the US$100 billion climate finance goal
In 2022 industrialised countries achieved a 2009 pledge to provide US$100 billion annually to low income states to help them respond to climate change.
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Insight
New approaches to farm funding in England
New funding schemes aim to balance food production with protecting the environment, and are expected to be fully rolled out by 2027.
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Research Briefing
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill 2023-24
The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill 2023-24 was introduced by Dr Therese Coffey MP on 11 December 2023. Remaining stages of the bill in the House of Commons are due to take place on 17 May 2024.
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Debate Pack
Debate on biodiversity loss
A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 9.30am on 15 May on biodiversity loss. The debate will be opened by Caroline Lucas MP.
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Research Briefing
Pet Abduction Bill 2023-24
The Pet Abduction Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 6 December 2023 by Anna Firth MP and would create an offence of taking a pet without lawful authority.
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Insight
A new precedent for climate change in human rights law
The European Court of Human Rights ruled against the Swiss Government, creating a precedent that might encourage future climate litigation.
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Debate Pack
Pylons and upgrades to the national grid
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on pylons and upgrades to the national grid on Thursday 2 May 2024 from 12:30pm until 2:00pm. This debate will be led by Matt Warman MP.
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Debate Pack
Supply of lithium and other critical minerals
A Westminster Hall debate on the Supply of lithium and other critical minerals has been scheduled for Tuesday 23 April at 2.30pm. The debate will be opened by Steve Double MP.
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Debate Pack
Debate on ratification of the Global Ocean Treaty
A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 2pm on 25 April on ratification of the Global Ocean Treaty. The subject for this debate has been chosen by the Backbench Business Committee, and the debate will be opened by Kevin Foster MP.
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