A Bill to place a duty on the Government to declare a climate emergency; to amend the Climate Change Act 2008 to bring forward the date by which the United Kingdom is required to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions; to place a duty on the Government to create and implement a strategy to achieve objectives related to climate change, including for the creation of environmentally-friendly jobs; to require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on proposals for increased taxation of large companies to generate revenue to be spent to further those objectives; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Colum EastwoodSocial Democratic & Labour Party
29 April 2022
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The bill would require the government to declare a climate emergency, bring forward the date by which the UK must reach net zero emissions, and create a government strategy to meet climate goals, including the creation of environmentally-friendly jobs. It also requires the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on proposals for higher taxes on large companies to fund these climate objectives.
The bill is currently at the second reading stage in the House of Commons; no further stages are recorded in the provided information.
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6 May 2022
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
