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The environment calendar highlights key dates for proposed and existing legislation and policy and closing dates for consultation papers relating to major environment issues in the EU and England.

On 31 January 2023, the Government published its first Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP). This EIP is the first revision of the Government's 25 Year Environment Plan (24YEP)...

The European Council summit in March 2007 committed the EU member states to radical greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction, energy efficiency and renewables targets.

The European Commission (the "Commission") has adopted a set of recommendations aimed at reducing global carbon emissions from the information and communication technologies sector ("ICT") and strengthening the ICT sector’s potential to play a central and critical role in the transition to an energy-efficient low carbon economy.

The European Parliament's Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE) has voted in favour of a report on offshore oil and gas activities that aims to update safety rules and close loopholes in current legislation. ITRE's action is in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010 and is designed to be the European Parliament's response to a Commission consultation paper issued in October 2010.

Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has launched two new funding programmes to reduce waste and promote recycling.

As we discussed in our Autumn briefing here, the Environment Act 2021 amended planning legislation (from a date to be set by law, but now known to be January 2024)...

The UK CMA concluded an inquiry into ASOS, Boohoo, and George at Asda in March 2024, securing voluntary commitments on accurate environmental claims. Emphasizing compliance, the CMA urged all businesses to align with consumer protection laws amidst impending legislative changes.

Environmental civil sanctions are intended to provide a proportionate alternative to criminal prosecution for businesses and individuals who fail to comply with environmental regulation.

Just over a year ago, in October 2019, the government introduced the Environment Bill.

Over 100 local authorities who are in the process of developing a new local plan have received a warning from ClientEarth, an environmental campaign group

As sustainability continues to lead the fashion conversation, luxury fashion brands are under increasing pressure to clean up their environmental footprint.

Climate change, pollution and contamination are nothing new, there have been cycles of climate change throughout the centuries, solar and volcanic activity has always affected the climate and not always for the good.

With the UK's tomato and cucumber shortage being highly visible in supermarkets, it was well timed for the appropriately named Mark Spencer to announce £168 million...