Our remit is to consider the extent to which the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development, and to audit their performance against sustainable development and environmental protection targets.
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Current Members (16)
Mr Toby Perkins
Chair
Alison Griffiths
Member
Barry Gardiner
Member
Blake Stephenson
Member
Carla Denyer
Member
Chris Hinchliff
Member
Dr Roz Savage
Member
John Whitby
Member
Jonathan Davies
Member
Julia Buckley
Member
Manuela Perteghella
Member
Martin Rhodes
Member
Olivia Blake
Member
Sammy Wilson
Member
Sarah Gibson
Member
Sojan Joseph
Member
Active Inquiries (25)
Risks and opportunities to the sustainability of data centres in the UK
Ancient woodlands
Environmental protection policies of DEFRA
Peatlands: natural and environmental benefits and impacts
Office for Environmental Protection Annual Evidence session
Air Pollution in England
Revised Environmental Improvement Plan
International Climate Negotiations: COP30
The Seventh Carbon Budget
Progress on climate change mitigation and adaptation
The Environment in Focus
National Highways and environmental sustainability
Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Proposals for the Seventh Carbon Budget
Airport expansion and climate and nature targets
The environmental protection policies of DEFRA
The work of the Office for Environmental Protection
Outcomes of UNFCCC COP29
Governing the marine environment
Flood resilience in England
The UK and the Antarctic environment [revived]
Delivering the Government’s climate targets
Environmental sustainability and housing growth
National Planning Policy Framework reforms and the environment
The role of natural capital in the green economy [revived]
Recent Publications (20)
Letter from the Chief Secretary to the Treasury in response to the Environmental Audit Committee, the International Development Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee relating to The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) and International Climate Finance (ICF), 12 February 2026
Completed Inquiries (1)
Net zero aviation and shipping
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