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Tory MPs Defend Controversial Sewage Vote As A 'Storm In A Teacup'
Environment
Tory MPs Defend Controversial Sewage Vote As A "Storm In A Teacup"
Conservative MPs have defended their decision to vote against an amendment to the Environment Bill that would have seen raw sewage banned from being dumped in British rivers and oceans.
Reversing biodiversity decline will require decisive action across our society Partner content
Environment
By WSP
Reversing biodiversity decline will require decisive action across our society
Amid the urgency of action to tackle climate change, the issue of biodiversity collapse can easily get lost. In the UK and most countries across the world, biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate, yet understanding of the correlation between climate change and biodiversity loss is lacking.
Environment Bill is for the UK’s future, not just COP26
Environment
By Baroness Bennett
Environment Bill is for the UK’s future, not just COP26
The Lords must act to strengthen further an Environment Bill written in 2019 that never was, and certainly in 2021, is not fit for purpose without further amendment.
We need a climate impact assessment on all policy proposals going through cabinet
Environment
By Lord Sheikh
We need a climate impact assessment on all policy proposals going through cabinet
Such checks would help the UK to meet environmental targets and avoid unintended negative impacts that could undermine our climate ambitions.
We need bold action to tackle pollution by passing a new Clean Air Act
Environment
By Luke Pollard MP
We need bold action to tackle pollution by passing a new Clean Air Act
Labour are calling for a Clean Air Act, which would establish a legal right to breathe clean air, ensuring the UK law on air quality matches the targets set by the World Health Organisation.
Government must fix huge flaws in the Environment Bill
Environment
By Baroness Bennett
Government must fix huge flaws in the Environment Bill
Empty words that the government has promised to protect food and animal welfare standards so there's no need to write it into law are not going to hack it.
Government must go further to tackle air pollution in the landmark Environment Bill
Environment
By David Warburton MP
Government must go further to tackle air pollution in the landmark Environment Bill
Air pollution is now the leading environmental threat to human health in the UK. Cleaning it up is an imperative, and we now have that opportunity through the landmark Environment Bill.
British bees are under threat – and the government is making it worse
Environment
By Daniel Zeichner MP
British bees are under threat – and the government is making it worse
To save our bees, the government must commit to stop harmful pesticides from being used again next year.
Environment Bill must commit to reverse nature loss by 2030
Environment
By Lord Randall and Andrew Rosindell MP
Environment Bill must commit to reverse nature loss by 2030
Committing to reverse nature loss by 2030 is an opportunity for us to show environmental leadership by becoming the first country to set an ambitious legally-binding target for nature’s recovery.
Our precious environment deserves time and attention
Environment
By Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
Our precious environment deserves time and attention
I don’t see anything in the proposed Environment Bill that would provide an effective check on ministers making bad decisions. Peers will need to really kick up a fuss to give the Bill some legal teeth.
The Environment Bill falls far short of what's needed to protect the environment
Environment
By Caroline Lucas MP
The Environment Bill falls far short of what's needed to protect the environment
My amendment to the Bill would kick-start the process of replacing GDP as the key measure of economic progress with the health of the natural environment.
Starting with a strong Environment Bill, we can build a greener future outside the EU
Environment
By Tim Loughton MP
Starting with a strong Environment Bill, we can build a greener future outside the EU
The Environment Bill will create new legally-binding environmental improvement targets, which will be more comprehensive and ambitious than the EU’s.
Planning reforms drive a bulldozer through plans for nature recovery in the Environment Bill
Environment
By Daniel Zeichner MP
Planning reforms drive a bulldozer through plans for nature recovery in the Environment Bill
Planning reforms and the Environment Bill are moving in opposite directions, pitting nature against economic development, as policy divisions within government descend into incoherent chaos
We must protect and preserve our community green spaces and ecosystems
Environment
By Philip Dunne MP
We must protect and preserve our community green spaces and ecosystems
Landowners, local authorities and corporates must actively participate in restoring and enhancing our biodiversity whilst considering societal challenges and enhancing human wellbeing.
The Environment Bill is a unique opportunity to adopt world-leading rules to tackle deforestation
Coronavirus
By Oliver Heald MP
The Environment Bill is a unique opportunity to adopt world-leading rules to tackle deforestation
We must step up our efforts to protect natural habitats around the world.
We must start acting now to protect the environment
Coronavirus
By Wera Hobhouse MP
We must start acting now to protect the environment
In the midst of the unfolding Covid-19 crisis, World Environment Day 2020 offers us a unique moment to reflect our world.
Environment Secretary urges furloughed Brits to ‘play their part’ in fruit-picking - as website crashes
Coronavirus
Environment Secretary urges furloughed Brits to ‘play their part’ in fruit-picking - as website crashes
The Environment Secretary has issued a fresh plea for furloughed workers to “play their part” by filling foreign labour shortages as Britain’s harvest season approaches.
Our recovery from this crisis must put people and environment ahead of economic growth
Coronavirus
By Caroline Lucas MP and Clive Lewis MP
Our recovery from this crisis must put people and environment ahead of economic growth
As we rebuild after the pandemic, it's time to embrace a post-growth economy and build a fairer, healthier, happier and greener society, write Green MP Caroline Lucas and Labour MP Clive Lewis
Environment Bill is a wasted opportunity if we don’t set targets to outlaw single-use plastics
Environment
By Wera Hobhouse MP
Environment Bill is a wasted opportunity if we don’t set targets to outlaw single-use plastics

We need to have a clear way of tracing waste to make sure that rubbish does not end up in our ocean. My amendment to the Environment Bill will do just that, writes Wera Hobhouse MP. 
Luke Pollard MP: 'Simply attaching the word Brexit means that the government can get away with things'
Environment
Luke Pollard MP: 'Simply attaching the word Brexit means that the government can get away with things'

The sole survivor of Labour’s pre-election Efra team, Luke Pollard has four major Bills plus a climate emergency on his radar. The new shadow environment secretary talks to Georgina Bailey about fisheries, his plans for a coastal renaissance and his determination to stop Brexit standards slipping.
Brexit is an opportunity to strengthen our environmental standards
Home affairs
Brexit is an opportunity to strengthen our environmental standards

As the longest-serving Conservative member of the Environmental Audit Committee,  I have the track record and the passion to lead, writes Matthew Offord MP
The Environment Bill is nowhere near bold enough to match the scale of the climate crisis
Environment
By Luke Pollard MP
The Environment Bill is nowhere near bold enough to match the scale of the climate crisis

The Government’s commitment to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 is too little and too late, says Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Luke Pollard MP. 
We have a responsibility to find a realistic and environmentally friendly alternative to plastic
Environment
By Neil Parish MP
We have a responsibility to find a realistic and environmentally friendly alternative to plastic

We must fight plastic pollution and take responsibility for the waste we produce, starting with a fundamental shift away from all single-use food and drink packaging, writes Neil Parish MP. 
Partner content
Environment
By Woodland Trust
Woodland Trust response to Environment Bill

Our environment is the bedrock of our quality of life. It needs to be healthy, resilient and sustainable. The Environment Bill certainly has the scope to deliver that if sufficient resources are made available for those delivering on the front line and making sure we’re delivering on the ambition, says the Woodland Trust.