Environment weekly highlights—7 November 2019

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This week's edition of Environment weekly highlights includes analysis on the Environment Bill and the practicalities of applying the proposed conservation covenants system, publication of the response to chapter four of the ‘Future of UK Carbon Pricing’ consultation, along with publication of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No 3) Regulations 2019 which transpose into domestic legislation the necessary amendments for the UK to participate in the next phase of the EU ETS from 2021. In addition this week Ofgem has launched a consultation to clarify administrative changes required to deliver the Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2019 (ECO3.1 Order), the government has announced that it no longer supports fracking in England following the publication of scientific evidence by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a consultation and call for evidence on options to restrict the import and export of hunting trophies to the UK and the High Court has upheld the...