Climate and Nature Bill

A Bill to require the United Kingdom to achieve climate and nature targets; to give the Secretary of State a duty to implement a strategy to achieve those targets; to establish a Climate and Nature Assembly to advise the Secretary of State in creating that strategy; to give duties to the Committee on Climate Change and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee regarding the strategy and targets; and for connected purposes.

If made law the CAN Bill would ensure that the UK:

● Creates a joined-up plan—the crises in climate and nature are deeply intertwined, requiring a plan that considers both together.

● Cuts emissions in line with 1.5°C—ensuring UK emissions are reduced rapidly, for the last chance of limiting warming to 1.5°C.

● Not only halts, but also reverses the decline in nature—setting nature measurably on the path to recovery by 2030. ● Takes responsibility for our overseas footprint—both emissions and ecological.

● Prioritises nature in decision-making, and ends fossil fuel production and imports as rapidly as possible.

● Ensures no-one is left behind—through fairness provisions.

● Involves the public—giving people a say in finding a fair way forward through a Climate & Nature Assembly, an essential tool for bringing the public along with the unprecedented pace of change required

● Ensure that steps taken to mitigate emissions minimise damage to ecosystems, food and water availability, and human health, as far as possible.

● Restore and expand natural ecosystems, and enhance the management of cultivated ecosystems, to protect and enhance biodiversity.