Draft Environment Bill ‘severely downgrades’ environmental laws from EU standards, MPs warn
The UK Government’s draft Environment Bill would lead to significant environmental policies being ‘severely downgraded’ in comparison to current EU rules, MPs have warned following their scrutiny of proposals. The Environmental Audit Committee criticised the Environment Principles and Governance Bill as ‘lacking coherence’ and claimed it leaves “many Governmental departments exempt” from environmental responsibilities. Committee […]
How could a no-deal Brexit affect the UK’s low-carbon energy transition?
Brexit…love it or loathe it, there’s simply no getting away from it as the divorce deadline looms ever closer with as much confusion as ever (if not more) about what life after Brussels will look like for Britain.With all the debates and meetings going on, publicly and behind closed doors, it’s clearly impossible to keep […]
Upholding environmental standards if there’s no Brexit deal
The government has issued guidance around the potential impact of a ‘no deal’ Brexit on environmental standards in the UK, affecting areas including waste, air quality, water, and protection of habitats and species. A large body of existing EU environmental law currently covers these areas and some of this legislation also delivers the UK’s commitments […]
Change of direction as wind power overtakes coal in EU power generation
For the second consecutive year, the UK was Europe’s biggest investor in wind energy with €12.7bn spent on the construction of new onshore and offshore wind farms, new figures reveal. This accounted for 46% of the total wind energy investments in 2016 and brings the total number of turbines in the UK to 14,452 compared […]
Energy Policies Differ Greatly Across Europe
A report by the Energy Efficiency Watch has highlighted an ‘enormous disparity’ in how the 28 EU member states inact energy efficiency policies. EU legislation requires that member states submit National Energy Efficiency Action Plans (NEEAPS) in the years 2007, 2011 and 2014 outlining plans to achieve 9% energy savings by 2016. Bulgaria, Denmark, France […]
European Commission takes first step towards 2030 framework for EU climate change
The European Commission has began to consider the next step to developing a 2030 framework for EU climate change and energy policies by launching a Green Paper consultation of the content of the 2030 framework. The Green Paper will question: – The type, nature and level of climate and energy targets that should be set […]
Carbon Reduction Consultancy
The CRC (Carbon Reduction Commitment) is mandatory carbon emissions reporting and pricing scheme introduced in April 2010. Its fundamental focus was to reduce the carbon footprint in public and private commercial sectors as they are responsible for 10% of the UK’S emissions. Syntegra Consulting Ltd can advise clients how to meet legislation’s set up in […]
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