Environmental Impact Assessment (Downstream Emissions) Bill

What the bill does

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.

Progress through Parliament

What 2nd reading means, and what happens next

Second reading is the first full debate on the principle of the bill. The House votes on whether it should proceed at all.

If it passes, the bill goes to committee stage, where it is examined line by line and amendments are considered.

Read the full guide to this stage: What happens at second reading of a bill

Questions about the Environmental Impact Assessment (Downstream Emissions) Bill

What stage is the Environmental Impact Assessment (Downstream Emissions) Bill at?

The Environmental Impact Assessment (Downstream Emissions) Bill is currently at 2nd reading in the UK Parliament.

Has the Environmental Impact Assessment (Downstream Emissions) Bill become law?

Not yet. A bill becomes law only when it has passed both Houses and received Royal Assent. The Environmental Impact Assessment (Downstream Emissions) Bill is currently at 2nd reading.

What happens next to the Environmental Impact Assessment (Downstream Emissions) Bill?

If it passes, the bill goes to committee stage, where it is examined line by line and amendments are considered.

Who sponsored the Environmental Impact Assessment (Downstream Emissions) Bill?

The Environmental Impact Assessment (Downstream Emissions) Bill was sponsored by Harriet Cross.

When was the Environmental Impact Assessment (Downstream Emissions) Bill introduced?

It was introduced to Parliament on 22 June 2026, at first reading.

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