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The European Commission has presented a proposal on 25 April 2025 to integrate the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement into EU...
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has announced that Eni has finalised a £2bn deal for the Liverpool Bay Carbon Capture and...
HMRC has launched a technical consultation on draft primary legislation for the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), which will be implemented...
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in conjunction with the Ministry of Defence have launched a call for evidence to support the...
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has published its summary of responses to the October 2024 information request regarding...
England and Wales environment tracker 2025—climate action, energy and emissionsThis tracker tool tracks and summarises key new and upcoming...
England and Wales environment tracker 2024—water and marineThis tracker tool tracks and summarises key new and upcoming legislation and consultations...
England and Wales environment tracker 2024—sustainabilityThis tracker tool tracks and summarises key new and upcoming legislation and consultations in...
England and Wales environment tracker 2024—climate action, energy and emissions [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not...
England and Wales environment tracker 2024—chemicals and hazardous substances [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not...
DDQ—CRC questions [Archived]1Please provide full details of the Company’s compliance with the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (the initial phase: 1 April...
Key definitions 1 Additional definitions in this Precedent The following definitions are those referred to in these sample...
Pie crust lease of a unit on an estateHM Land Registry Prescribed ClausesLR1. Date of the lease[date]LR2. Title number(s)LR2.1 Landlord's title...
Environmental policy[Insert organisation name] is a signatory to [insert details of any environmental initiatives to which the organisation is a...
Sustainable Soil Management Obligations (The Chancery Lane Project)Additional definitionsAgricultural Land Classification (ALC)•means the system used...
Nuisance and the rule in Rylands v Fletcher—common law liability for pollutionPrivate nuisancePrivate nuisance is an unlawful interference with a...
Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSE)—environmental and health and safety enquiriesCommercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSEs) are industry...
Sewers and drains—sewerage undertakers’ core duties and powersA sewerage undertaker is the company appointed by the Secretary of State or Ofwat to be...
BREEAM key requirementsWhat is BREEAM?The Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM) is a method for evaluating...
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)—snapshotTitleUnited Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)Parties168Adopted10...
Contaminated land—meaning of remediationMeaning of remediation'Remediation' is given a relatively wide definition in the Environmental Protection Act...
Control of asbestos—asbestos surveysLegal requirementsThere is a legal presumption that any non-domestic buildings (and the common parts of domestic...
Sustainable procurement—private sectorWhat is sustainable procurement?According to the UN Global Marketplace definition: procurement is sustainable...
Lease transactions toolkit (environmental issues)—Commercial Property Standard Enquiries and additional environmental enquiriesCommercial Property...
Control of asbestos—duty to manageThe Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR 2012) place various duties on employers to protect employees from...
Riparian ownership—rights and responsibilitiesWhat does riparian ownership mean and who does it affect?‘If you own land or property next to a river,...
Highway drains and culvertsFor the purposes of s 100 of the Highways Act 1980, a ‘highway drain’ is defined as including a ditch, gutter, watercourse,...
Environment Agency (EA)—powers of entryThe Environment Agency (EA), Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have...
Environmental management—environmental management systems (EMS)What is an environmental management system (EMS)?An environmental management system...
Transporting dangerous goodsBrexit11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marked the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following...
Waste types and control—asbestos wasteIdentifying asbestos wasteAsbestos exists in a number of forms—the three most common are chrysotile (white),...
Harbour authorities—duties and powersDuties and powersHarbour authoritiesA harbour authority is an independent self-governing body that is responsible...
Energy Company Obligation (ECO)—key features of ECO1 and ECO2 [Archived]Energy Company Obligation (ECO) replaces Carbon Emissions Reduction Target...
One of the tests required to be granted an Environmental Permit is evidence that the holder will be 'a fit and proper person'.
The registers and public records that various regulatory authorities are required to maintain in respect of certain types of environmental information in order that it can be made available to the public.
where a company’s target is aligned with the steps necessary to meet the goals of the agreement'>Paris Agreement—ie limiting global warming to less than 2°C above pre-industrial levels, with a target of 1.5°C