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The Land Use Framework: What can you expect from it?
The Land Use Framework is expected to be out in December. Here’s what you need to know…
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Will putting a carbon price on waste incineration lead to an increase in landfilling?
The waste industry has had a change of heart and now welcomes paying for the carbon emissions of incineration but are its fears over landfill leakage well-founded?
Why is the government ‘banking on biomass?’
The government is throwing its weight behind biomass to help the country achieve its net zero targets, but environmental campaigners say promises of negative emissions are too good to be true. Is biomass the silver bullet solution? Conor McGlone reports
Has the UK given polluting industries a free pass?
The Financial Times recently claimed that thanks to 'watered down' reforms to the carbon market, the UK government has 'made it cheaper for industry to pollute in Britain compared to the EU'. Was this the latest sign of ministers backsliding on their environmental promises, and what does it mean for green investments here? David Burrows reports
What implications does the Montana court ruling have for the UK?
A US judge recently ruled in favour of a group of 16 young people from the US state of Montana saying the state had violated their right to a 'clean and healthful environment' by promoting the use of fossil fuels. This ruling has been hailed as a 'landmark legal decision', but what are its implications for the UK? Isabella Kaminski reports
‘Mistakes will be made’: DEFRA insiders on the policy impact of banning engagement with Greenpeace
EXCLUSIVE: Sources in DEFRA warn that the environment secretary’s decision to ban government officials from engaging with Greenpeace will have a negative impact on policy-making, with the NGO telling ENDS that the row-back on engagement began well before its latest protest. Tess Colley reports
Can we rely on carbon capture and storage to reach net zero?
With the Climate Change Committee today warning that the risk of the UK not meeting its net zero target is greater than before, James Fair explores whether carbon capture and storage is the silver bullet to these problems, or is it an example of trying to have your cake and eat it?
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Why a court decision to slash an ‘unreasonable’ EA fine has implications for all regulated industry
With unlimited Variable Monetary Penalties for environmental permitting offences coming into force in December, a decision this month to reduce an ‘unreasonable’ penalty imposed by the Environment Agency shows that the body’s decision-making is not beyond challenge, writes Simon Tilling
Why a court dismissed claims that DEFRA’s sewage spill reduction plan was unlawful
The High Court rejected applications for judicial review by two NGOs, but the case is unlikely to be the last on the subject, writes Angus Evers
Why a judicial review of sea fishing licences underlines the weight being given to environmental conservation
A ruling that the Scottish government had failed to act in accordance with Scotland’s National Marine Plan when varying fishing licences demonstrates the weight being given to environmental conservation by the courts, writes Laura Tainsh
The (legal) lessons to be drawn from the failed High Court ULEZ challenge
Few judicial review outcomes have been as hotly anticipated this year as that brought against the mayor of London over plans to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone. While the political implications of its failure continue to be felt, Nina Pindham asks what legal lessons can be taken from the case
Why developer CG Fry’s nutrient neutrality challenge is unlikely to succeed on appeal - for now
Earlier this month the High Court dismissed a claim previously branded as having 'considerable importance' to how Natural England’s nutrient neutrality advice is applied by local councils. While its chances of success at appeal are limited, writes Ned Westaway, the passing of the Retained EU Law Act could make future such cases harder to predict
Why the dismissal of ClientEarth’s case against Shell will have ramifications for other NGOs seeking to change corporate behaviour
The High Court’s dismissal of ClientEarth’s ground-breaking claim against the directors of Shell shows that minority activist shareholders hoping to use the courts to change corporate behaviour have a mountain to climb, writes Simon Tilling
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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
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