BAT meaning

In this issue: Key developments and materials Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Renewable energy Conventional power, waste to energy, biomass, and CHP projects International energy Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers New Q&As Key developments and materials DBT publishes UK’s critical mineral strategy The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has released a suite of resources setting out the government’s plan to secure supplies of critical minerals for UK industry and energy security. The Resilience for the Future policy paper explains that the UK will speed up growth of domestic capability, work with international partners, and strengthen global markets so they are more responsive, transparent, and responsible. See: LNB News 10/05/2024 31. Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Ofgem launches BAT consultation Ofgem has opened a consultation on lifting the current prohibition on acquisition-only tariffs (BAT). The ban was...

In this issue: Corporate governance Useful information HMRC Manuals tracker Dates for your diary Weekly highlights from other practice areas Corporate governance Banks change approach for climate targets in executive pay The 2024 annual reports of NatWest Group plc and Barclays PLC indicate a change in how both banks link climate-related objectives to executive remuneration—shifting emphasis from short-term bonus plans to long-term incentive awards. At NatWest, where annual bonuses previously carried a 10% climate weighting, future non-financial elements of the bonus will prioritise customer, colleague and simplification outcomes. These will run alongside a proposed performance share plan expected to assign 15% to sustainability measures, including climate targets. NatWest plans to incorporate these features into new pay proposals to be presented to shareholders for approval at its AGM on 23 April 2025 as part of an updated directors’ remuneration policy. Barclays, which outlined new executive pay proposals last week (see News Analysis: Share Incentives weekly highlights—13 February 2025—Corporate governance),...

In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Networks and network connections Renewable energy Capacity Market, balancing services and energy system flexibility Oil and gas Nuclear energy Air emissions, efficiency and climate change International energy Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Ofgem launches consultation on future of BAT after March 2025 Ofgem has opened a consultation to extend the Ban on Acquisition-only Tariffs (BAT) to 31 March 2026, following its July 2024 decision to keep the BAT in place until 31 March 2025. The BAT is a measure that stops electricity suppliers from offering unsustainable fixed-term deals solely to new customers. Ofgem is seeking views on prolonging the BAT’s market-wide derogation for the same period, how well the BAT is currently operating, and whether any changes to its operation could help it work more...

This Practice Note offers links to Q&As addressing many of the most commonly asked questions (FAQs) in environment practical guidance. The responses are not kept under review and so record the legal position at the time they were issued. For up to date guidance and added detail, follow the links within each response. Air emissions and climate change As a UK facility operator, do the existing Best Available Technique guidance documents still fully apply? Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1442 of 31 July 2017 sets best available techniques (BAT) conclusions under Directive 2010/75/EU for large combustion plants. Are there any specific carve-outs and/or tighter or looser standards for new Open Cycle Gas Turbines operating 1,500 hours or more per annum? Asbestos Regarding the duty to manage asbestos in non-residential premises, does ‘premises’ extend to open land (parks, unused/disused/vacant industrial sites, etc)? The regulations do not explicitly define it, though the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 defines ‘premises’ as...

CASE HUB (appeals lodged at General Court in Case T- 361/17 (Eco-Bat), Case T- 240/17 (Campine) and Case T- 222/17 (Recylex)) ARCHIVED –this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the decision of 8 February 2017; it is no longer maintained. See further, timeline and commentary. Case facts Outline: European Commission Article 101 TFEU probe into a price-fixing cartel in the car battery recycling sector (AT.40018). Latest development On 8 February 2017, the Commission adopted its infringement decision. Financial penalties on the four undertakings were as follows: Johnson Controls – €0 after immunity was granted (avoiding a €38,481,300 fine) Eco-Bat Technologies – €32,712,000, reflecting a 50% reduction under the Leniency Notice for co-operating with the Commission’s investigation Recylex – €26,739,000, reflecting a 30% reduction under the Leniency Notice for co-operating with the Commission’s investigation Campine – €8,158,000, including a 5% reduction to recognise its comparatively lesser role in the cartel than the other undertakings ...

ARCHIVED : This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note compiles principal appellate cases (ie rulings of the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court and, where applicable, selected judgments of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU)) that we have covered, to make it simpler for users to locate those decisions. You can navigate the material via the collapsible table of contents on the left-hand margin and/or by using the hyperlinks listed below. The cases are arranged under these headings: Key DR Developments Brexit Applicable law Rome I Jurisdiction Jurisdiction and choice of court agreements Stays and disputing the court’s jurisdiction Brussels I (EC regulation) Brussels I (recast) (EU regulation) Service Service in the jurisdiction Service...

Part A Statement of facts I have been continuously employed by the college as a lecturer since [ insert date ]. On [ insert date ] I noticed a posted advert for a senior lecturer vacancy. Keen to apply, I approached my head of department, Professor A, to obtain further information about the role. She appeared quite taken aback that I might apply and remarked: ‘But Mary, I thought you’d be looking forward to putting your feet up and moving to the seaside soon’. I replied that I had no plans to retire in the near future and indicated that her comment had caused some offence at the time. She stated that whether I applied was my decision alone and then promptly brought the conversation to an end. Later on, at a staff meeting on [ insert date ], I overheard Professor A say ‘grumpy old bat’ to Professor B while gesturing in my direction with a wave of the hand. ...