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Environmental law developments—end of year review 2024

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Published on: 13 December 2024

Published by a LexisNexis Environment expert

Table of contents

What does the new labour government mean for environmental law in England and Wales?
Chemicals
Climate change and climate change litigation
Emissions trading
Energy Performance of Buildings
Environmental governance
Environmental taxes
ESG and sustainability
Nature, biodiversity and habitat protection
Waste

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Article summary

Environment analysis: the Environment team at LexisNexis® look back at some of the key environmental law developments in 2024. This includes coverage of chemicals, climate change and climate change litigation, energy performance of buildings, environmental governance, ESG and sustainability, nature, biodiversity and habitat protection, waste and extended producer responsibility, and water.

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