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Lexis®PSL Environment weekly highlights—27 October 2016

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Published on: 27 October 2016

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Welcome to the weekly highlights from the Lexis®PSL Environment team for the week ending 27 October 2016. This week’s highlights include a feature article on the recent landmark agreement reached under the Montreal Protocol to cut greenhouse gases. We also include news items relating to the decision to approve a third runway at Heathrow, a consultation on a proposed framework for the oil and gas industry to report on climate change issues, the World Bank’s latest report on carbon pricing, the first global standards for sustainability reporting, development of an electronic tracking system for UK hazardous waste, marine pollution, several developments on renewable energy including the results of a review on wind turbine noise, transport emissions, the circular economy, and water abstraction. We also cover relevant updates from other practice areas, such as analysis of a dispute arising out of the fabrication of parts for an offshore wind farm, and include updates from our legislation and consultation trackers. New content this week includes several Practice Notes...

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