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Environment weekly highlights—14 February 2019

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Published on: 14 February 2019

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This week’s edition of Environment highlights includes guidance published by the Environment Agency (EA) on fluorinated gases (F gases), ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and launch by the Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) of a new system to ensure the UK maintains current restrictions on the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Defra has also published the consultation outcomes to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) compliance fee and the consultation on creating a database to identify vehicles entering charging Clean Air Zones. Other highlights include that the government is to conduct a comprehensive review of the aggregates levy during 2019 with a view to devolving the levy to the Scottish Parliament, and will also involve the other devolved administrations, a provisional agreement reached by the Romanian presidency and the European Parliament on reforms aimed at reducing total transport emissions and the announcement that Zouk Capital is entering into exclusive negotiations to manage...

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