Environmental Audit Committee

CommonsSelectest. 12 Nov 1997Email ↗● Actively Monitored
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Sessions analysed55
Commitments100
Positions198
Recommendations283

Latest Signals

15 Jul 2026Green transition risks leaving regions behindAldersgate Group / The Association of British InsurersConcern
“[Speaker: Toby Radcliff] From our perspective, the green transition is already a regional success story. Green industries are active in hubs across various regions and are bringing economic benefits to areas outside of the capital and the south-east. That is a good story. When we look at the Treasury’s role in promoting that regional distribution, you can look to the mandate that the National Wealth Fund has. It has an obligation to target the investment that it makes in the regions of the UK. Because the Treasury has control of the capitalisation and mandate of the National Wealth Fund, it could tinker with that even further to direct funding into areas where it thinks funding is needed, and work more closely with metro mayors or local economic plans to promote local growth.”
15 Jul 2026Treasury has watered down promising climate policyNew Economics FoundationConcern
15 Jul 2026Private capital can play a bigger role in mitigation than natureNew Economics FoundationPosition
15 Jul 2026Policy inconsistency is damaging investor confidenceUK Sustainable Investment and Finance AssociationConcern
15 Jul 2026Treasury policies can hinder decarbonisation via electricity costsAldersgate GroupConcern
15 Jul 2026OBR says climate change poses large long-term fiscal riskOffice for Budget ResponsibilityConcern
15 Jul 2026Nature finance lacks liquid secondary marketsCity of London CorporationConcern
08 Jul 2026Nature-security assessment is shaping international engagementDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsPosition

Recent Sessions

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15 Jul 2026Treasury climate finance, nature and transition signals
1 commit1 pos6 concern8 rec
08 Jul 2026Biodiversity security assessment and COP17 strategy
5 commit4 pos1 concern1 rec1 disag
01 Jul 2026Data centres: sustainability, grids and heat reuse
2 pos4 concern8 rec1 disag1 leg
17 Jun 2026Treasury climate and nature economics scrutiny
1 commit3 pos9 concern7 rec1 disag1 leg
15 Jun 2026Carbon Budget 7: ZEVs, delivery and public buy-in
2 commit3 pos2 concern2 rec1 disag
10 Jun 2026Data centres: sustainability, planning and grid impacts
3 pos5 concern5 rec2 leg

Recent Commitments

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Recent Recommendations

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Frequent Witnesses

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs8× · 82 insights
Climate Change Committee7× · 88 insights
Green Alliance7× · 23 insights
Environment Agency5× · 27 insights
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero4× · 38 insights
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office3× · 10 insights

About this committee

The Environmental Audit Committee scrutinises the government's environmental policies, strategies and delivery of environmental protection across departments and agencies. Operating as a House of Commons select committee, it takes oral evidence from government officials, regulators and external witnesses to examine environmental governance and outcomes. Recent inquiries have centred on air quality and its health impacts, with the committee examining nitrogen pollution levels in England and wider air quality policy effects. The committee has scrutinised ancient woodlands policy through evidence panels and investigated peatlands management with testimony from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Natural England and the Environment Agency. It has also examined per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) regulation with input from regulators and DEFRA, and assessed progress on the Environmental Improvement Plan 2025 across farming, ecology and air quality priorities. The committee received evidence from the Office for Environmental Protection on environmental targets and land and sea use objectives as part of its oversight of long-term environmental accountability.