In the Lords

In the 2018 Resources and Waste Strategy we set out our ambitions of doubling resource productivity and eliminating avoidable waste by 20

Countries need reliable and sustainable supplies of energy if they are to tackle poverty effectively by growing their economies, creating

We have committed to fully fund all new burdens on local authorities arising from the Environment Bill in order to make our ambition a re

COP26 will seek to address the steps needed to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement.

The Prime Minister announced at the Climate Ambition Summit on 12 December that the Government will no longer provide any new direct fina

My Lords, there is no doubt that increased risk of pandemics is just one of the many reasons why continued destruction of the natural wor

There is no doubt that there is a very clear link between industrialised agriculture—factory farming, if you like—and the emergent risk o

My Lords, the noble Lord makes an extremely important point. I agree with him; the environment is not a niche concern.

My Lords, the United Kingdom has played a leading role internationally in raising the profile and the importance of tackling nature loss.

My Lords, my department has not made an independent assessment of the relationship between the emergence of pandemics and environmental d