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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: EU fundamentals Commercial Data protection and cybersecurity Free movement, immigration and employment Financial services Energy Environment IP Life sciences Regulatory TMT Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers EU fundamentals European Commission releases March 2024 infringements package The European Commission has unveiled its March 2024 infringements package, highlighting EU Member States it is pursuing for breaches of EU law. It is sending letters of formal notice, issuing reasoned opinions and making referrals to the Court of Justice against Member States including Germany, Spain, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Slovenia, Ireland, Greece, Italy, Hungary, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Poland, Netherlands and Croatia, for infringements spanning the environment, internal market, industry, entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), migration, home affairs and security union, justice, energy and climate, and mobility and transport. See: LNB News 13/03/2024 51. Council of the EU allows EU to...

In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Environmental enforcement and prosecutions Energy for environmental lawyers ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Key developments and materials Marine Waste producer responsibility regimes Wildlife, biodiversity and habitat conservation LexTalk Environment: a Lexis Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Useful information Air emissions and climate change DESNZ has released the government’s response to the consultation on regulatory proposals for the CCUS transport and storage Revenue Support Agreement counterparty direction. The CO2 T&S business model aims to catalyse early carbon capture, transport and storage networks by providing revenue support. The response confirms it is suitable to move forward with regulations concerning the Secretary of State’s power to direct a counterparty to make an offer to contract. See: LNB News 29/02/2024 40. DESNZ has also opened a call for evidence to inform a future policy framework for...

Practice Note This Practice Note consists of two strands created to help dispute resolution practitioners remain up to date with developments in case law that affect their field, or which influence civil litigation procedure more generally: selected forthcoming appeals to the Supreme Court are highlighted below; see Key forthcoming appeals to the Supreme Court—2022 summaries of significant appeal decisions in England and Wales (ie rulings of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and, where appropriate, certain judgments of the Competition Appeal Tribunal, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Court of Justice of the European Union), and ECtHR, which we have covered; see: Key forthcoming appeal cases—2022 You can navigate this content using the table of contents in the left-hand margin. Alternatively, search this tracker using [CTRL]+[F]. This material is not intended to be a comprehensive register of every appeal or major decision relevant to dispute resolution practitioners. Key forthcoming appeals to the Supreme Court—2022 Tort and negligence ...

Collinson and Hockman on Energy Law: Regulating, Consenting and Incentivising the Energy Transition For an in-depth examination of regulation, consenting and incentivisation of the net zero energy transition under the laws of England and Wales, see also the above work. That textbook offers detailed analysis of matters addressed in this Practice Note. This Practice Note sets out an overview of the principal revenue support mechanisms being developed by the UK government for low carbon hydrogen schemes in the UK, together with the pathways by which such funding is granted and the associated processes through which awards are made. It concentrates on the business model for qualifying projects falling within hydrogen production, and outlines the proposed business models for hydrogen transport, hydrogen storage and hydrogen to power (H2P) generation. It also covers the Low Carbon Hydrogen Standard (LCHS), the Low Carbon Hydrogen Certification Scheme (LCHCS), the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund (NZHF) and the results and outcomes of UK Hydrogen Allocation Rounds (HARs) held to date so far...

This Practice Note provides a concise overview of the principal consumer directives and regulations that businesses should keep in view when engaging with consumers. It addresses the core legislation relevant to trading or contracting with consumers in the EU, together with other key B2C rules across advertising and labelling, data protection, e-commerce, payment, product liability and safety, provision of services, and consumer disputes and enforcement. Sector-specific consumer legislation is also included. Environmental and life sciences legislation is not covered. For insight into the application and interpretation of EU consumer law, see Practice Note: EU consumer protection cases tracker. To monitor EU consumer protection initiatives (regulations and directives), guidance, and ongoing policy developments, see Practice Note: EU consumer protection-tracker. For consumer rules relevant to the digital sector, see Practice Note: Key EU digital initiatives-summary. Core EU consumer protection legislation The table below lists the core consumer protection legislation to consider when trading or contracting with EU consumers. It is complemented by various other key instruments referenced elsewhere in this...

Greener and More Efficient HGVs in Road and Multimodal Transport Agreements Under this Precedent, contracting carriers must deploy energy-efficient vehicles for all road carriage within a transport agreement, or, alternatively, stipulate that a set proportion of road journeys will be carried out using green heavy goods vehicles (HGVs). The sustainability provisions were developed by The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP) as ‘Greener and More Efficient HGVs in Road and Multimodal Transport Agreements’ and are linked to on TCLP’s website below. For comprehensive guidance on contracting for the use of energy-efficient HGVs, please consult the TCLP clause. TCLP is the codename for a focused, collaborative endeavour by lawyers across the globe to create new contracts and model laws aimed at tackling climate change. For further details, see: chancerylaneproject.org. Lexis+® is proud to support TCLP’s work...