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In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Brexit Contamination and pollution Energy efficiency and buildings Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental assessment Environmental enforcement and prosecutions Environmental information ESG and sustainability Marine Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Water, flooding and drainage Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Useful information Air emissions and climate change EA issues five guides on monitoring ambient air. The Environment Agency has released five guidance documents covering approaches to ambient air monitoring. See: LNB News 10/09/2024 17. NSTA releases 2024 Emissions Monitoring Report. The North Sea Transition Authority reports a 28% fall in production emissions across the UK’s upstream oil and gas sector between 2018 and 2023, with half of the cuts delivered through targeted emissions reduction actions. Despite the drop, emissions intensity—greenhouse gases per barrel produced—is expected to have risen due to lower output. See: LNB...

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has released an assessment of the Combined Heat and Power Quality Assurance (CHPQA) programme, evaluating its advantages, effects on operators’ investment choices, decarbonisation pathways, and stakeholder insights...

The Commission indicated intentions to advance decarbonisation, electrification and competitiveness through a Communication on the Clean Industrial Deal and an Action Plan for Affordable Energy. A core objective is to bolster sustainable and resilient production across Europe. Six levers to underpin the industrial ecosystem are being pursued, notably affordable energy and access to finance. Importantly, options for channelling investment into grid development will be examined. The Commission further notes that rapidly scaling PPAs and CfDs is essential to make clean energy generation more appealing for industrial consumers. It pledges to streamline State aid rules by June 2025 to hasten the roll-out of renewable energy, deliver industrial decarbonisation and secure adequate clean tech manufacturing capacity. On renewable gas, Q1 2025 will bring a delegated act on low carbon hydrogen to clarify production rules, aiming to provide certainty for investors. A third call under the Hydrogen Bank will open in Q3 2025 (with a budget of up to €1 bn) and Member States are encouraged to use the auctions-as-a-service platform. A Hydrogen...

CASE HUB ARCHIVED —this archived case hub sets out the position as at the decision date of 06/02/2019; it is no longer updated or maintained. See further, the timeline and timeline, and accompanying commentary. Case facts Outline European Commission merger review of the intended combination of the mobility businesses of Siemens AG and Alstom S.A. (Case M.8677). The deal featured horizontal overlaps across markets for rolling stock (notably high-speed, mainline and urban trains) and signalling solutions. Latest developments On 6 February 2019, the Commission blocked the deal. It found the merger would have produced an unchallenged leader in certain signalling segments and a dominant force in high-speed trains. Remedies tabled by the parties did not sufficiently resolve the Commission’s concerns. Parties Siemens AG (Siemens), headquartered in Germany, operates globally across multiple industrial sectors. Its mobility division supplies a wide portfolio of rolling stock, rail automation and signalling, rail electrification, road traffic technology, IT solutions, together with other products and services relating to the...

The King’s Speech 2026 The King’s Speech 2026, with its accompanying background briefing notes and delivered on 13 May 2026, puts energy security at the centre of the government’s legislative plans. A consistent message throughout is that geopolitical volatility and dependence on fossil fuels necessitate driving faster clean power deployment, reforming electricity markets, scaling nuclear generation and fortifying strategic infrastructure... Of particular interest to energy sector participants are the following core elements of the programme (explored further below): Energy Independence Bill Nuclear Regulation Bill Electricity Generator Levy Bill European Partnership Bill Regulation for growth Bill Cyber security and Resilience Bill Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill It is also vital to note the considerable political and practical uncertainty over both delivery and eventual scope. Alongside the customary political, fiscal and parliamentary scrutiny anticipated before any enactment, the timing of the Speech coincided with substantial political speculation about the long-term stability of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership and...

Context Under the European Green Deal, the EU has established ambitious milestones to cut greenhouse gas emissions incrementally through 2030 and beyond, with the end goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of 30 June 2021 (the EU Climate Regulation) imposes a statutory duty on the EU to deliver a 55% cut in carbon emissions relative to 1990 baselines by 2030 and to attain full carbon neutrality by 2050. According to the European Commission, producing and using energy generates more than 75% of the EU’s GHG emissions. Swift decarbonisation of the energy system is therefore essential to meet the 2030 and 2050 objectives. To that end, the EU is designing and implementing a regulatory and policy framework for a climate-neutral, ‘clean’ energy system, centred on renewable energy and renewable hydrogen, alongside enhanced energy efficiency. The shift to a low-carbon energy system has been on the EU’s policy agenda for some time. The European Green Deal targets build on, and raise, the ambition of earlier EU strategies and...