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This week's edition of Energy weekly highlights includes: 2024 Autumn Budget key energy and environment announcements (as well as planning announcements, which include measures in relation to energy infrastructure), as well as the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED)'s announcement of a consultation on draft supplementary Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) guidance for offshore oil and gas projects. In addition, this week, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) announced a pilot scheme for England's first heat network zone, along with a consultation on proposed reforms to Scotland's electricity infrastructure consenting processes; the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) published a report on legal challenges against the nationally significant infrastructure planning (NSIP) regime; and the National Energy System Operator (NESO) published an update on the grid connections reform process.
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