David Baldock, Senior Fellow at IEEP UK, gave oral evidence at the opening of the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee inquiry into efficient nitrogen use, on 5 February 2025.

The inquiry is focusing on excess reactive nitrogen as a resource and the ways in which nitrogen could be captured and re-used rather than being treated as a waste product, highlighting opportunities and challenges across sectors. It will also consider how existing Government policy on nitrogen is coordinated across departments and how Government could take a holistic, strategic approach to nitrogen management. The inquiry is taking written evidence until 7 March 2025

IEEP UK’s evidence builds on a 2024 report it produced with Aether Ltd for the Sustainable Nitrogen Alliance, which is a policy gap analysis of UK Government progress towards nitrogen commitments.

Click on the link below to view the recording of the session