Climate Change: Biodiversity
Commons · Question 117945 · Tabled 4 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an estimate of the potential impact to GDP in the UK from nature and biodiversity loss due to climate change.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 9 Mar 2026
Defra co-funded a 2024 report on Assessing the Materiality of Nature-Related Financial Risks for the UK, led by the Green Finance Institute working with academic partners. The report found that environmental degradation could lead to a potential reduction...