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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Research Briefing
Opposition Day Debate: Effect of Government policy on the finances of working people
On Tuesday 21 September there will be an Opposition Day Debate on the "Effect of Government policy on the finances of working people"
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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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Debate Pack
Back British Farming Day and the future of domestic agriculture
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.
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Debate Pack
Opportunities for geothermal energy extraction
A debate will be held in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 15 September 2021 at 2.30pm on opportunities for geothermal energy extraction. The debate will be opened by Owen Thompson MP.
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Research Briefing
Decarbonisation: The impact of coronavirus on land transportation
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.
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Debate Pack
Global Britain, human rights and climate change
A debate on Global Britain, human rights and climate change is scheduled to take place in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 7 September 2021, from 4:30-5:30pm. The debate will be opened by Hywel Williams MP.
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Research Briefing
Regulating electric scooters (e-scooters)
This briefing paper provides an overview of the existing legal framework for electric scooters (e-scooters). It also analyses the arguments for and against legalising e-scooters on UK roads, drawing on the limited evidence from other countries and cities that have sanctioned their use.
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Debate Pack
Nuclear fuel manufacturing in the UK
A debate will be held on 7 September 2021 at 2.30pm in Westminster Hall on Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing in the UK. The debate is sponsored by Mark Menzies, MP for Flyde.
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Research Briefing
The Gulf in 2021
The UK has significant trading and security interests in the Gulf. The paper describes human rights in the region, international relations, and the World Cup.
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Research Briefing
The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: governance and dispute settlement
This paper provides an overview of the governance and dispute settlement provisions of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The Agreement establishes a network of committees to oversee its implementation. There is also an arbitration mechanism for disputes between the UK and EU, but with exemptions and variations for different policy areas.
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