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Bill Introduced 22 Jun 2026 ↗ Parliament

Environmental Impact Assessment (Downstream Emissions) Bill

A Bill to make provision about the assessment of environmental impact of developments involving the extraction of fossil fuels; to provide that downstream greenhouse gas emissions from the combustion or other end use of extracted hydrocarbons are not required to be assessed as part of the environmental impact assessment of such developments; to make provision relating to decisions in respect of the grant of consent and planning permission for certain such developments; and for connected purposes.

Legislative progress

Commons 22 Jun 2026
1st reading
Commons 11 Sep 2026
2nd reading