- Environment weekly highlights—16 June 2022
- In this issue:
- Air emissions and climate change
- EU ETS and carbon border tariffs to face second plenary vote in EU Parliament next week
- Latest UK ETS CCM prices will not be triggered in June, July and August 2022
- Audit report on public sector greenhouse gas emissions published
- NSTA launches carbon storage licensing round
- Fit for 55—MEPs reject proposed revisions to EU ETS, CBAM and Social Climate Fund
- Fit for 55—MEPs adopt position on vehicle emissions, carbon sinks and effort sharing
- Brexit
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- Brexit Bulletin—ESC set to launch inquiry into post-Brexit regulatory divergence
- Brexit Bulletin—minutes for third meeting of Specialised Committee on Fisheries published
- Brexit Bulletin—ESC publishes third report of session on EU policy areas of UK significance
- Energy efficiency and buildings
- Ofgem launches second consultation on proposed administration of ECO4
- Approved methodologies for expressing energy performance of buildings issued
- Energy for environmental lawyers
- Consultation launched on implementing nuclear RAB model revenue stream
- Environmental reporting, management and responsible business
- EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence—what do the new proposals mean for business and SMEs?
- New anti-modern slavery bill unlikely to accomplish goals
- IUA weighs industry soft power in ESG efforts
- TPR states climate-risk reporting challenges to ease
- TPR blog discusses purpose and future of disclosure reports under the Climate Change Governance and Reporting Regulations
- AFME, ISDA and EBF respond to European Commission’s ESG consultation
- Hazardous substances and chemicals
- Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2022
- Commission opens feedback period on RoHS exemption for hexavalent chromium
- European Commission clarifies definition of nanomaterials
- Marine
- Defra publishes MMO framework setting out core responsibilities
- Defra-Cefas framework document published
- Four new byelaws to protect MPAs come into force
- Sustainable finance
- MEPs object to Commission’s plan to include gas and nuclear activities as environmentally sustainable under the Taxonomy Regulation
- Waste
- Defra opens consultation on food waste reporting in England
- Water, flooding and drainage
- LGA analysis shows river pollution stopping construction of new homes
- Commission conducts dawn raids of water infrastructure sector over alleged bid rigging
- Wildlife, biodiversity and habitat conservation
- Government ploughing ahead with new legislation to make ‘the UK the best place in the world to invest in agri-food research and innovation’
- Daily and weekly news alerts
- New and updated content
- Updated Practice Note
- Dates for your diary
- Trackers
- Useful information
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Article summary
This week's edition of Environment weekly highlights includes analysis on the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill, the Modern Slavery Bill, EU ETS and carbon border tariffs, the proposed EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence, the International Underwriting Association’s new environmental, social and governance committee, and the problems for new mandatory climate and sustainability disclosures raised by the retirement savings' sector. In addition, this week, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs opened a consultation on food waste reporting in England, the National Audit Office published a report on the public sector’s greenhouse gas emissions, Ofgem launched a second consultation on the proposed administration of ECO4, the European Scrutiny Committee launched an inquiry into post-Brexit regulatory divergence, the European Commission has clarified the definition of nanomaterials, and MEPs objected to the European Commission’s plan to include gas and nuclear activities as environmentally sustainable under the Taxonomy Regulation.
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