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Environment weekly highlights—19 January 2023

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Published on: 19 January 2023

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This week's edition of Environment weekly highlights includes analysis regarding the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s ESG initiative, the new legally binding environment targets set out by the government, the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, upcoming changes to planning policy in relation to onshore wind farms and the UK sustainability disclosure regime. In addition this week, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published the final report on the independent review of the government’s approach to delivering its net zero target by 2050, chaired by Former Energy Minister, Chris Skidmore and the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that single-use plastics will be banned in England from October 2023 and has proposed a ban on harmful fishing activities in 13 more Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).

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