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Environment

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    Global net zero commitments

    Friday, 12 November, 2021

    How many countries have made net zero commitments? And where are they legally binding?

    • Insight
    • Climate change
    • Government
    • International organisations
  • Debate Pack

    E-petition debate: ban raw sewage discharges

    Friday, 12 November, 2021

    A Westminster Hall debate on e-petition 582336, relating to sewage discharges, has been scheduled for Monday 15 November at 6:00pm. The petition calls for a ban on water companies discharging raw sewage into water courses.

    • Debate Pack
    • Environment
    • Industry
  • Insight

    COP26: Delivering on $100 billion climate finance

    Wednesday, 03 November, 2021

    The $100bn target for 2020 has probably been missed and will be a main issue at COP26 in November.

    • Insight
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Finance
    • International organisations
  • Debate Pack

    e-petition on charges on carbon emissions

    Friday, 29 October, 2021

    A debate will be held in Westminster Hall, on 1 November 2021 on an e-petition calling for charges on carbon emissions. The debate will be opened by Catherine McKinnell MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Aviation
    • Climate change
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Roads
  • Research Briefing

    The UK Overseas Territories: Climate change and biodiversity

    Thursday, 21 October, 2021

    The natural environments of the Overseas Territories are of global significance. This paper describes UK support to help them adapt to climate change.

    • Research Briefing
    • Americas
    • Animals
    • Climate change
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • International development
    • Overseas territories
  • Debate Pack

    UK’s Climate Progress: the Committee on Climate Change’s 2021 Progress Report

    Tuesday, 19 October, 2021

    MPs held a general debate on the UK’s Climate Progress: the Committee on Climate Change’s 2021 Progress Report in Westminster Hall on 21st October 2021. This page provides background to the report and links to further information.

    • Debate Pack
    • Climate change
  • Debate Pack

    E-petitions relating to animal testing

    Friday, 15 October, 2021

    A debate will be held in Westminster Hall on Monday 25 October 2021 on two e-petitions relating to animal testing. The debate will be opened by Martyn Day MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Animals
  • Research Briefing

    Commonwealth small island developing states and climate change

    Wednesday, 13 October, 2021

    Small Island Developing States are considered some of the most vulnerable in the world to changes in the climate. This briefing discusses potential support.

    • Research Briefing
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • International organisations
  • Research Briefing

    Climate change: an overview

    Tuesday, 12 October, 2021

    A collection of overarching climate change-related parliamentary briefings and publications.

    • Research Briefing
    • Climate change
  • Research Briefing

    COP26: the international climate change conference, Glasgow, UK

    Tuesday, 12 October, 2021

    This briefing on the COP26 climate change conference to be held in Glasgow in November 2021 covers the work of the UK and president designate, Alok Sharma in the lead up COP26. It also covers the priorities set out for the conference together with progress to date on these.

    • Research Briefing
    • Climate change
    • Institutions
  • Research Briefing

    Pension scheme investments and climate change

    Thursday, 07 October, 2021

    Looks at the requirements on pension schemes to take account of the risks and opportunities of climate change in their investments and report on how they have done this

    • Research Briefing
    • Climate change
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Right to Repair Regulations

    Friday, 24 September, 2021

    This briefing paper provides an overview of the new Right to Repair Regulations.

    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers
    • Environment
  • Debate Pack

    General debate on the Role and the response of the devolved administrations to COP26

    Wednesday, 15 September, 2021

    MPs debated the role and the response of the devolved administrations to COP26, the international climate change conference to be held in Glasgow in November 2021. The debate took place on Thursday 16 September 2021.

    • Debate Pack
    • Climate change
    • Institutions
  • Debate Pack

    Back British Farming Day and the future of domestic agriculture

    Tuesday, 14 September, 2021

    A debate will be held in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 15 September 2021 at 9.30am on Back British Farming Day and the future of domestic agriculture. The debate will be opened by Theo Clarke MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Farming and fishing
  • Research Briefing

    Decarbonisation: The impact of coronavirus on land transportation

    Monday, 13 September, 2021

    This briefing outlines the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on transport usage and the implications this has had on decarbonisation of the transport sector.

    • Research Briefing
    • Climate change
    • Rail
    • Roads

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