• 2022 Queen’s Speech: we got 38 bills but nature ain’t one
    (c) Shreyas Sane on Unsplash Today’s blog is written by Jet Woodwards, Parliamentary Assistant, on the State Opening of Parliament and the legislation to look out for in the session ahead. Nature...
  • Standing up for nature in Parliament: talking about tree burning
    (c) Ben Andrew (rspb-images.com) Today, Mair Floyd-Bosley, Senior Policy Officer for Bioenergy and BECCS writes about her experience when giving evidence to MPs on bioenergy with carbon capture and...
  • MPs celebrate nature ahead of Big Garden Birdwatch 2022
    Jet Woodwards, RSPB Parliamentary Assistant, writes today’s blog about our MP birdwatch walk and the Big Garden Birdwatch weekend. To set this crucial year for nature off to a soaring start, the RSPB...
  • Meddling with the planning system threatens to undermine green energy
    Government have today published new planning guidance for local authorities in England on renewable energy, following similar guidance for oil and gas earlier this month. These are part of a suite...
  • 685 days later, we have a new Environment Act!
    Ali Plummer, Head of External Affairs and Advocacy writes again on our blog with a final update on the Environment Bill which is now an Act. Last night the Westminster Environment Act received Royal...