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1 month ago | 
solarpowerportal.co.uk | Caroline Bush |Arthur Hopkinson |Daniel Cashmore |Kit Million Ross
Written by Caroline Bush and Arthur Hopkinson, associate director and senior associate in the planning and environment team, and construction and engineering disputes partner Daniel Cashmore at law firm Osborne Clarke, this contributed blog discusses the UK’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations. The solar industry faces an array of legal obligations in relation to the disposal of photovoltaic (PV) panels – and, in practice, has struggled to grapple with these commitments.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Matthew Germain |Arthur Hopkinson |Julian Wolfgramm-King |Caroline Bush |Lauren Gardner
UK ETS publishes consultation on aligning free emissions proposal with UK CBAM in 2027 | Further amendments on monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions | ESMA publishes its first annual report on EU Carbon MarketsUK ETS publishes consultation on aligning free emissions proposal with UK CBAM in 2027On 26 September 2024, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNEZ) and the devolved administrations of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) released a further consultation.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Lauren Gardner |Caroline Bush |Matthew Germain |Arthur Hopkinson |Julian Wolfgramm-King
Businesses should review their supply chains, 'importer' status and data collection – and be aware a UK CBAM is pendingThe EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) already places demanding obligations on companies – and these are set to increase from 2026. However, among the long list of new EU sustainability legislation, the CBAM has gone under the corporate radar.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Matthew Germain |Arthur Hopkinson |Julian Wolfgramm-King |Caroline Bush
Nature Restoration: Regulation implemented in the EURegulation (EU) 2024/1991 entered into force on 18 August 2024. The first of its kind, this regulation explicitly targets the restoration of the EU's nature, with the hope that it will ease climate change and the results of any natural disasters.
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Jul 26, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Matthew Germain |Arthur Hopkinson |Julian Wolfgramm-King |Caroline Bush
The King's Speech: Environment and Sustainability
aspects | Court confirms nutrient neutrality and Habitats
Regulations assessment requirements apply to discharge of planning
conditions | Nature-related litigation: emerging
trends
The Department for Environment, Food
and Rural Affairs (Defra) has revealed five main policy priorities
under the new government.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Matthew Germain |Arthur Hopkinson |Julian Wolfgramm-King |Caroline Bush
Summer call to actionThe Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has revealed five main policy priorities under the new government. The Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Steve Reed, announced on X that his core priorities will be: cleaning up British waterways, creating a roadmap to a zero-waste economy, boosting Britain's food security, ensuring nature's recovery and protecting communities from flooding.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Matthew Germain |Arthur Hopkinson |Julian Wolfgramm-King |Caroline Bush
As the UK approaches its general election, the two main
contenders to form the next government, the Conservative and Labour parties have unveiled their manifestos,
each setting out plans on environmental matters.
Labour has sets out its plan to end North Sea oil and gas
licences, create a National Wealth Fund to drive the
decarbonisation of energy intensive sectors, and introduce a carbon
border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) to mitigate the risk of carbon
leakage from imported goods.
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Jun 4, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Arthur Hopkinson |Julian Wolfgramm-King |Caroline Bush |Matthew Germain
Environmental Crime Directive published in Official
Journal | UK Forest Risk Commodities scheme on the back burner |
CSDDD receives final votes
Environmental Crime Directive published in Official
Journal
The Environmental Crime Directive was published in the Official Journal of the EU on
30 April 2024 and entered into force on 20 May 2024. Member States
are required to implement this by 21 May 2026 and publish a
national strategy on combating environmental criminal offences by
21 May 2027.
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May 31, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Matthew Germain |Arthur Hopkinson |Julian Wolfgramm-King |Caroline Bush
Environmental Crime Directive published in Official Journal | UK Forest Risk Commodities scheme on the back burner | CSDDD receives final votesEnvironmental Crime Directive published in Official JournalThe Environmental Crime Directive was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 30 April 2024 and entered into force on 20 May 2024. Member States are required to implement this by 21 May 2026 and publish a national strategy on combating environmental criminal offences by 21 May 2027.
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Apr 30, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Matthew Germain |Arthur Hopkinson |Julian Wolfgramm-King |Caroline Bush
On 10 April, the European Parliament formally adopted its position on a regulation to
introduce a voluntary certification framework for carbon removals,
which aims to boost the bloc's ability to monitor and verify
such activities to counter greenwashing.
The regulation covers different types of carbon removals:
permanent carbon storage through industrial technologies and carbon
storage in long-lasting products and carbon farming, which includes
practices that reduce emissions from soils.
