Ambitious political leadership is vital for action at the speed and scale needed to reverse nature decline and protect against climate change. Only politicians can make the major system reforms required while balancing competing objectives. In partnership with other NGOs, we aim to hold political leaders to account on the progress being made by the UK, nationally and globally, and we provide evidence based solutions to meet these major environmental challenges and create a thriving, fair, green economy.
Why this matters
63%
Percentage of the British public who are in favour of reducing carbon emissions to net zero by 2050
£56bn
Spending needed on top of current government investment to restore nature in the UK
2021
When the first Environment Act in England for 26 years passed into law, with protections for nature, water, air and waste
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29 July, 2026
Back to school: the fight for a natural history GCSE | with Caroline Lucas and Mary Colwell
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Briefing for the Carbon Budget Seven debate
19 June, 2026
What’s next? Navigating environmental politics after the May elections
14 May, 2026
How does conflict abroad shape energy, costs and climate choices at home?
1 April, 2026
What’s next for nature in Wales? With Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies
17 March, 2026
Inside Westminster’s environmental watchdog with Toby Perkins MP
10 February, 2026
Why and how the government’s International Environmental Protection Report should be improved
9 February, 2026
