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Coalition politics: blue + yellow = green?p>The result of the 2010 General election has brought about one of the most radical shifts in British politics for over half a century. For the first time since the Second World War, two political ... Read more |
Waste batteries and accumulators, environmental regulation and supply chains: the big pictureThe Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 (the 2009 Regulations) are the latest piece of legislation to come into force in the UK deriving from the European producer responsibility legislation. The staged implementation of the ... Read more |
What a nuisance! Key environmental cases from the past yearThe law of nuisance was first developed by the courts of England and Wales hundreds of years ago, long before the industrial revolution, at a time when England was predominantly a rural society. Throughout the ... Read more |
Four key developments in regulation shake-upThe past month has seen the publication of some dramatic proposals and legislation that will significantly affect environmental and energy-based businesses. This article is devoted to four of these key developments. The first one of ... Read more |
New regulatory regime for environmental offencesNew civil powers, are – subject to debate in Parliament – now available for use by the Environment Agency (EA) and Natural England.1 These powers were first conceived by Professor Richard Macrory in his final ... Read more |
What is the CRC and why is everyone talking about it?The Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (the CRC) is a cap and trade emissions trading scheme that commenced on 1 April 2010. The CRC will be mandatory for public and private organisations that consumed ... Read more |
Summary of the forthcoming Feed-In Tariff SchemeIn July 2009 the Government published its Consultation on Renewable Electricity Financial Incentives, which sought responses to the proposed design and tariff levels for the Feed-In Tariff scheme (the FIT Scheme). This consultation closed on ... Read more |
Summary of the Renewable Heat Incentive proposalsThe Department of Energy and Climate Change has recently published its consultation on the proposed Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) financial support scheme. The consultation outlines the government’s proposals on the design and operation of the ... Read more |
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