In the Lords

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

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

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

My Lords, whatever action is taken, it is likely that the global population will be in the region of 10 billion within a generation, so it i

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

I can absolutely provide that reassurance—not just through the COP 26, which we are hosting, but via the biodiversity convention and the G7.

The natural world and climate change should certainly be a thread that runs through the educational curriculum, and I think increasingly it

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

There is no doubt in my mind that every stone needs to be overturned and every avenue explored before we reach firm conclusions—and that has

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