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Policy briefing: How to comply with new fire prevention plan guidance
In January new guidance was issued to help waste operators manage the risk of storing and treating combustible material in association with an environmental permit
Get ready for the UK’s emissions trading scheme
In December the government opted to continue with an EU-style emissions cap-and-trade scheme to drive decarbonisation of heavy industry after Brexit. Here is what we know so far
Policy briefing: What constitutes a ‘disaster’ for the purposes of EIA?
In 2017, environmental impact assessments were required to assess a project’s major accident or disaster risks. New guidance from professional body IEMA aims to help
Policy Briefing: Get ready for a new law to curb deforestation in supply chains
The government is consulting on proposed powers to financially penalise large businesses that cannot show their products and supply chains are not linked to illegal deforestation
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UK REACH: How to comply with the UK’s new chemicals regime
The UK's replacement for the EU's REACH chemical regulation system has gone live. Here's what you need to do and when in order to comply with it, and the risks you face if you don't
8 environmental policy and compliance deadlines to look out for in November
Important deadlines relating to persistent organic pollutants, genetically modified organisms, planning and development frameworks, smart meters installation, marine conservation, transport strategy, and a decarbonisation fund for steel are coming up in November
15 environmental policy and compliance deadlines to look out for in October
Important deadlines relating to plastics production and pollution, costs protection for environmental claims, environmental permitting, nitrates action, environmental damage reporting, waste management, water use and restriction of chemicals are coming up in October
9 environmental policy and compliance deadlines to look out for in September
Important deadlines relating to energy efficiency, carbon capture, energy labelling, permitting for the forestry sector, management of invasive alien species, and flooding are coming up in September
9 environmental policy and compliance deadlines to look out for in August
Important deadlines relating to cosmetic products, transport procurement, ecolabel criteria, clean air zones, chemicals, flooding, and marine conservation are coming up in August
12 environmental policy and compliance deadlines to look out for in July
Important deadlines relating to REACH authorisations, chemicals labelling, carbon emissions monitoring, energy efficiency, flood strategy, carbon pricing, transport of radioactive material, and marine conservation are coming up in July
13 environmental policy and compliance deadlines to look out for in June
Important deadlines relating to restriction of hazardous substances, carbon emissions monitoring, planning fees, environmental governance, standard rule sets for tranche B specified generators and medium combustion plants, energy efficiency, and unconventional oil and gas are coming up in June
6 compliance deadlines coming up this month
Important deadlines relating to conservation, chemicals restriction under REACH, carbon emissions accounting and sectoral reference documents under the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) are coming up in May
Seven compliance deadlines to look out for this month
Important deadlines relating to best practice, waste compliance, industrial strategies, pollutants and chemicals are coming up in February and early March
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