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The UK Contaminated Land Regime ("Regime") was introduced in April 2000.

The UK government has confirmed that from 2031, all privately rented non-domestic buildings exceeding 1,000 square metres must achieve a minimum Energy Performance Certificate rating of B. This targeted approach, which drops the previously proposed 2027 interim milestone and exempts smaller properties, provides landlords with additional time to plan retrofit investments while leaving several critical implementation questions unanswered pending a full government response later in 2026.

Biffa Waste Services Ltd (Biffa) has been fined for breaching Regulation 23 of the Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations 2007 after containers...

As part of its ongoing programme to reduce the regulatory burden faced by businesses, the Government last week published details of the changes it intends to make to simplify the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme ("CRC").

Mandatory sustainability reporting in financial statements is currently only required for large organisations. Smaller entities can make the most of exemptions from carbon reporting...

New Zealand's Parliament has just passed a bill to enable the Whanganui River to be recognised as a legal person.

Our last blog entry focussed on the many documents making up the Environmental Statement (ES) which was deposited with the hybrid Bill last week.

On October 17, 2023, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it had opened an investigation into a distributor of heating and insulation products following allegations...

As recently discussed by Louise and Callum in their article on the collection of data in space, this innovative technology presents a number of exciting opportunities and inevitable challenges.

In August 2023, the UK government announced that it would publish guidance on emissions monitoring and reporting for public sector organizations in order to help achieve its aim to reduce...

It was recently reported that UK and the EU have concluded negotiations to allow the UK to re-join the important Horizon Europe research programme.

In January 2014, ONR introduced Annex 2 to their Technical Assessment of REPPIR Submissions and the Determination of Detailed Emergency Planning Zones.

The Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs and Environment Committee are seeking views on the general principles of the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill.

The UK Government proposed legislative changes to streamline environmental compliance for housing developments, introducing Delivery Plans and a Nature Restoration Fund. These plans centralize environmental assessments, fund interventions, and simplify nutrient pollution considerations for developers.

On 25 October 2022, the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") published a consultation paper (CP22/20) on Sustainability Disclosure Requirements ("SDR") and investment labels (the "Consultation").

Recently a number of water utilities have either been granted or applied for drought orders under the Water Resources Act 1991. A drought order allows water utilities to ban "non-essential uses" of water in a specified area whilst the drought order is in force.

As part of its Energy Review Report, the Government issued a Consultation on the Policy Framework for New Nuclear Build.

These utilities regulations implement for the energy, water, transport and postal sectors Directive 2007/66/EC on improving the effectiveness of appeal procedures concerning the award of public contracts ("New Remedies Directive"), in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.