Environmental Impact Assessment (Downstream Emissions) Bill 2026-27
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.
Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
The Environmental Impact Assessment (Downstream Emissions) Bill is a Presentation Bill tabled by Harriet Cross.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?Yes. This Bill was introduced on 22 June 2026 and is currently before Parliament.
Whose idea is this Bill?As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Harriet Cross), not the Government.
What type of Bill is this?A Presentation Bill can be tabled by any MP after the fifth Wednesday of the Session. There is no limit to the number of Presentation Bills an individual MP may table.
So is this going to become a law?Presentation Bills are extremely unlikely to become law. Unless the Bill receives unanimous support from MPs and can pass 2nd Reading in the Commons without debate, it will not proceed further in the Bill process.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Presentation Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill
Next Event: Friday 11th September 2026 - 2nd reading
Order Paper number: 3
(Likely to be Debated)
Last Event: Monday 22nd June 2026 - 1st reading (Commons)
Bill Progession through Parliament