Energy & Climate
Political Purpose 2025
Ed Miliband, Sir Roger Gale and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan awarded at the 2025 Political Purpose Awards.
10 September 2025
Hot on the heels of his nomination for the 2026 P.E.A. (People. Environment. Achievement.) Award for Energy, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has earned a spot on the shortlist for this year’s Political Purpose Awards.
He is joined on the shortlist by Feargal Sharkey, environmental campaigner and former lead singer of the Undertones, and other politicians, councils and campaigners who have done the most to champion environmental causes over the last year.
The awards, now in its fourth year, is run by Nature 2030. Previous winners include Sir Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, and Caroline Lucas, former leader of the Green Party.
The panel of judges who selected the shortlist includes representatives from Greenpeace UK, London Wildlife Trust, Keep Britain Tidy and Animal Friends Insurance.
At this year’s ceremony, set to take place in September in the House of Commons, awards will be presented across 10 categories. Alongside category winners, Nature 2030 will honour one individual with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
For the first time, an award will go to the Campaigner of the Year, recognising those whose work has shifted public debate and driven political action for the environment.
‘It is an honour to recognise the very best environmental champions in UK public life. From the corridors of Westminster to grassroots movements across the country, the stakes could not be higher, and these awards shine a light on those rising to meet them.’
JOHN HIGGINSON
Founder, Nature 2030
The Wildlife Crime Prevention Award, sponsored by the League Against Cruel Sports, includes nominations for Labour’s Jim Dickson MP and Neil Duncan-Jordan MP.
In the Rivers & Seas Award, sponsored by River Action UK, nominees include Labour’s Lloyd Hatton and Terry Jermy MP.
The Animal Welfare Award, sponsored by Four Paws UK, features Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Jane Dodds MS and Green Party leader Zack Polanski.
Nominees for the Green Council of the Year Award, sponsored by Keep Britain Tidy, include Hull City Council and the City of London Corporation.
The Planning for Nature Recovery Award, sponsored by London Wildlife Trust, includes nominations for the London Borough of Sutton and Mid Suffolk District Council.
In the Pollution, Waste & Air Award, sponsored by Pet Impact, nominees include Northern Ireland Environment Minister Andrew Muir MLA and Green MP Siân Berry.
The Companion Animal Care Award, sponsored by headline sponsor Animal Friends Insurance, features Labour’s Sarah Owen MP and Cat Eccles MP.
The Campaigner of the Year Award includes author Hannah Bourne-Taylor and environmental campaigner and former lead singer of the Undertones, Feargal Sharkey.
The Nature & Biodiversity Award, sponsored by Bright Tide, sees nominations for Labour MP Sarah Champion and Liberal Democrat peer Lord Teverson.
Finally, the Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by Greenpeace UK, includes Energy Secretary Ed Miliband MP and former Green Party leader Baroness Bennett.
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