Insight
What role does trade policy have in addressing climate change?
The green transition must include greening global trade rules, otherwise climate issues could shift between countries.
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Research Briefing
Environment Bill 2021-22: Lords amendments and “ping pong” stages
This briefing looks at how the Bill has changed following Lords stages and ping pong. The Bill has received Royal Assent and is now the Environment Act 2021.
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Insight
Global net zero commitments
How many countries have made net zero commitments? And where are they legally binding?
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Debate Pack
E-petition debate: ban raw sewage discharges
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.
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Insight
COP26: Delivering on $100 billion climate finance
The $100bn target for 2020 has probably been missed and will be a main issue at COP26 in November.
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Debate Pack
e-petition on charges on carbon emissions
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.
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Research Briefing
The UK Overseas Territories: Climate change and biodiversity
The natural environments of the Overseas Territories are of global significance. This paper describes UK support to help them adapt to climate change.
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Debate Pack
UK’s Climate Progress: the Committee on Climate Change’s 2021 Progress Report
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.
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Debate Pack
E-petitions relating to animal testing
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.
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Research Briefing
Commonwealth small island developing states and climate change
Small Island Developing States are considered some of the most vulnerable in the world to changes in the climate. This briefing discusses potential support.
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Research Briefing
Climate change: an overview
A collection of overarching climate change-related parliamentary briefings and publications.
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Research Briefing
COP26: the international climate change conference, Glasgow, UK
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.
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Research Briefing
Pension scheme investments and climate change
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
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Research Briefing
Right to Repair Regulations
This briefing paper provides an overview of the new Right to Repair Regulations.
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Debate Pack
General debate on the Role and the response of the devolved administrations to COP26
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.
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