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
This bill would make the Government declare a climate emergency and push ahead with a faster plan to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions. It would also require a new government strategy for climate action (including green jobs) and say Parliament should be told about ways to raise money from large companies to fund these objectives, while updating the Climate Change Act 2008 accordingly.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons and has not yet moved to committee stage. If it progresses, it would go through further readings and committee scrutiny.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
