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Will the new carbon budget delivery plan escape legal action?
Following a High Court ruling, the government was ordered to rework its Net Zero Strategy to outline how it will meet the required carbon budgets. But does the updated delivery plan go far enough? Catherine Early reports
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Can Grant Shapps’ new net zero department influence Treasury decision-making?
Now the BEIS has been split into four smaller departments, will the newly created Energy Security and Net Zero Department have the clout and political power needed to accelerate action on net zero? Thomas Perret reports
The lobbies, the economics, the environmental impact: UK oil and gas industry briefing
The oil and gas industry takes centre stage in debates about the future of UK energy and the path to net zero. But who exactly are the major firms, how and who do they lobby, what is their economic, ecological, and climatic impact, and what is the future of these fossil fuels? Thomas Perrett unpacks the industry in the first of a new ENDS series
What links chemicals and climate change?
At first glance, the links between climate change and chemical pollution are not easy to see. But they are closer than some might expect, reports Gareth Simkins
Is regulation needed to prevent net zero greenwashing?
The run-in to COP26 had businesses racing to commit to net zero but there are concerns many of the targets were rushed and fall far short of what’s needed to keep temperatures below 1.5 degrees. David Burrows reports
What should a net zero policy test look like?
Organisations ranging from the Climate Change Committee to the Trades Union Congress have all called for the government to implement a ‘net zero test’. But how would it work, what would it achieve and why would it be necessary? Gareth Simkins reports
Carbon capture and storage plants: What are they and where are they?
Rather than being motivated purely by environmental and regulatory pressures, the world’s largest carbon capture facilities are dominated by those that use CO2 to produce more oil and gas. Here’s what you need to know
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Why a court ruling on when Japanese Knotweed damages are payable will have ripple effects
A court ruling clarifying when damages are payable in cases where Japanese Knotweed has caused the amenity value of land to diminish sets an important precedent, writes Angus Evers
Why the case against Bristol Airport’s expansion is a bellwether for the future of climate litigation
Earlier this year an attempt to halt the expansion of Bristol Airport on climate grounds was quashed in the High Court, but the judge’s opening remarks should give food for thought to any chief executives running a high-emitting company, writes Nina Pindham
Legal comment: Why Dartmoor’s wild camping case will have wider implications for the countryside
Contrary to popular understanding – and byelaws dating back to 1989 – there is no right to camp on Dartmoor commons, according to an important judgment from the High Court. However, with the government having just made a commitment to increase public access to nature, the case is unlikely to be the last word on the topic, writes Ned Westaway
Why directors can be personally held to account for environmental harm caused by their companies
The separate legal status of one company director’s waste firm was not enough to prevent him being personally punished in the Court of Appeal for his business’ lack of environmental compliance, and senior managers across the country should take note, writes Simon Tilling
Legal comment: Why EU nature conservation laws have survived Brexit - for now
The Court has ruled that despite Brexit, certain parts of the EU-derived Habitats Directive remain enforceable by domestic courts, and has ordered the Environment Agency to prepare a plan for complying with the Directive in respect of the Broads Special Area of Conservation. However, the claimants’ victory may prove short-lived, writes Angus Evers
Legal comment: Why a quashed appeal for wind farm planning permission will bring uncertainty for developers
The court’s decision to uphold a ruling which refused planning permission for an offshore wind farm due to its impact on the landscape is likely to cause uncertainty for developers, as achievement of energy targets is not given decisive weight under the current Scottish planning system, writes Laura Tainsh
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From ENDS Europe
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MEPs push to make ecocide a crime, but clear political divisions remain
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PFAS ban proposal: 9 things you need to know
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ECHA unveils proposed blanket ban on ‘forever chemicals’
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Global plastics production continues apace as clamp-down looms
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‘Arguing like children’: Acrimony as RED talks cancelled over delay to green hydrogen rules
From ENDS Waste & Bioenergy
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Only one facility approved so far under UK biomethane-support system
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Video update as Protos EfW plant takes shape
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Metsä and Andritz to develop demo-lignin product plant
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Consultation launched on permit variation for Drax’s carbon capture project
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Varme boss calls for more UK carbon capture support as EfW project progresses