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HANSARDNitrogen Reduction, Recycling and Reuse (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)I thank the Minister for her response, which has finished bang on the dot of 20 minutes. I take this opportunity to thank all colleagues who have participated in the debate. The…06 Jan 2026HANSARDNitrogen Reduction, Recycling and Reuse (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)My Lords, it is my pleasure as chair of the Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee to open this debate on its report Nitrogen: T ime to R educe, R ecycle, R euse . I…06 Jan 2026HANSARDNitrogen Reduction, Recycling and Reuse (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)That the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the Environment and Climate Change Committee Nitrogen: time to reduce, recycle, reuse (2nd Report, HL Paper 161).06 Jan 2026HANSARDTropical Forest Forever FacilityMy Lords, I welcome the Minister to his new role. It is deeply disappointing that the Government have let down historic allies such as Brazil, Norway and Germany by not investing…09 Dec 2025HANSARDTropical Forest Forever FacilityTo ask His Majesty’s Government what contributions and initiatives they have undertaken in support of the Tropical Forest Forever Facility.09 Dec 2025HANSARDEnergy Market ReformsMy Lords, I declare my interest as a director of Peers for the Planet. In response to the Government’s Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan published last week, Nigel Topping,…04 Nov 2025HANSARDOffshore Oil and Gas: Venting and FlaringMy Lords, I declare my interest as chair of the Environment and Climate Change Committee, which last year produced a report on methane. Methane is responsible for a full third of…28 Oct 2025HANSARDWest Papua: DeforestationMy Lords, the Tropical Forest Forever Facility, due to be launched at COP 30, is the Brazilian Government’s proposed blended finance mechanism to ensure that Governments and…14 Oct 2025HANSARDDeforestationMy Lords, the Tropical Forest Forever Facility is a flagship project of Brazil’s COP 30 presidency. It is a global financial initiative designed to provide large-scale,…17 Sept 2025HANSARDDeforestationTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the consumption of forestry commodities in the United Kingdom is not driving deforestation abroad.17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I start by apologising for not being able to take part at Second Reading; I just plead other parliamentary responsibilities. I find myself in a position where everything…09 Sept 2025HANSARDNitrous Oxide Misuse: DriversMy Lords, I draw the Minister’s attention to a couple of other aspects of nitrous oxide which make this behaviour even more lamentable. First, nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse…03 Sept 2025HANSARDForest Risk CommoditiesI thank the Minister. The problem is that there is no way in which to stabilise our warming planet if we continue to destroy vital sinks like forests. The UK has a real…08 Jul 2025HANSARDForest Risk CommoditiesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to make regulations under Schedule 17 to the Environment Act 2021 to ban the import of forest risk commodities.08 Jul 2025HANSARDDeep Sea Mining in International WatersMy Lords, can the Minister update the House on the progress of the UK’s scientific network of experts on deep sea mining? How are its findings being shared with the ISA?30 Jun 2025HANSARDMethane (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)My Lords, it is indeed a pleasure, as chair, to debate the findings of the Environment and Climate Change Committee’s report, Methane: Keep Up the Momentum, about a devastating…13 May 2025HANSARDMethane (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)That this House takes note of the Report from the Environment and Climate Change Committee Methane: keep up the momentum (HL Paper 45).13 May 2025HANSARDMethane (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)My Lords, I thank the Minister for his response. I thank all contributors for their valuable and well-thought-out responses to this report; they are very much appreciated. I…13 May 2025HANSARDGrangemouth Oil RefineryMy Lords, I draw the House’s attention to my role as chair of the Environment and Climate Change Committee. What will be the process by which the preferred option or options will…27 Mar 2025HANSARDUK Energy: Grid DecarbonisationMy Lords—24 Mar 2025