Environmental protection

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) today (Friday 6 December) launches an inquiry on the future of farming.

British scientists and researchers have been active in Antarctica for over a century: but what is their role in the region, and how is their work deepening our knowledge of climate change?

The Government is to give its view on whether the Environment Act is working as Parliament intended by November 2026, the Environment Secretary has confirmed.

The Government is committed to preserving 30% of land and sea in England by 2030. At the end of October 2024, the Government stated that just 7% of land is currently protected for nature. With just over five years to go, can private investment spur nature protection schemes that will see the pledge become reality?

At COP29, the Prime Minister announced that the UK is to reduce its climate emissions by 81% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels. The Prime Minister was clear that he would not “tell people how to run their lives and instruct them how to behave” to meet the pledge. But can such an ambitious pledge be met without behaviour change?

On Wednesday 4 December the ESNZ Committee will hold a one-off session on retrofitting our homes for net zero.

Offshore wind projects legislation has third reading in the House. Catch up

Members discuss long-term energy security legislation. Find out more

The Chair of the ESNZ Committee thanks the organisations that came to Parliament to lend their insight to the Committee prior to it setting its first priorities in the new parliament and urges the whole sector to engage with the Committee’s inquires as they are launched.

Members discuss impact of renewable fuel sources on UK energy prices. Catch up

Today’s announcement at COP29 that the UK plans to cut its emissions by 81% from 1990 levels by 2035 has upped the ante in efforts to tackle climate change.

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has today launched an online survey that asks stakeholders to contribute their views on the issues they think the Committee should prioritise in 2025.

Government responses requested for predecessor Committee’s reports

Comment: UN Biodiversity Summit (COP16)

Chair of Energy Security & Net Zero Committee keen to scrutinise the key elements of Government plan to reduce carbon emissions