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In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Energy efficiency and buildings Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental disputes and proceedings Environmental enforcement and prosecutions ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Key developments and materials Marine Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Waste Waste producer responsibility regimes Water, flooding and drainage Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content New Q&As Air emissions and climate change DESNZ publishes response to consultation on NRMM decarbonisation options The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has released a synopsis of feedback to its December 2023 call for evidence on decarbonising non-road mobile machinery (NRMM). Replies underlined the wide variety of NRMM and their many roles across the economy, and pointed to the probable need for a mix of solutions—such as electric, hydrogen and biofuel technologies—to drive NRMM decarbonisation. Stakeholders reported that low and zero carbon NRMM can be...

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 Property and construction issues in the energy sector Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Ofgem consults on directions for Elexon's role as MHHS implementation manager Ofgem is seeking views on draft directions to be issued to Elexon in its capacity as the Market-wide Half-Hourly Settlement (MHHS) implementation manager. The proposals focus on two strands: reporting on MHHS delivery progress, and administration of the MHHS testing cohorts. The consultation closes on 30 January 2025. See: LNB News 16/01/2025 54. Electricity Code Modifications Details of current changes to the Connection and Use of System Code (CUSC), the Grid Code (GC), the System Owner -Transmission Owner Code (STC) and the Security and Quality Supply...

Issue Details Name: 1986 Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (Convention on Assistance) Parties: 131 (including 4 non–State parties, 57 signatories) Place: Vienna Adopted: 26 September 1986 Entry into force: 26 February 1987 Subject: International assistance and support in the event of a nuclear accident or radiological emergency What is the purpose of the Convention on Assistance? To allow rapid assistance and encourage international co‑operation when confronted with a nuclear or radiological emergency. The Convention is based on the International Atomic Energy Agency guidelines titled Guidelines for Mutual Emergency Assistance Arrangements in Connection with a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (1984). It sets a framework through which help can be requested and provided. What are the key elements of the Convention on Assistance? Key articles Article 2: A State Party may request assistance either: directly from another State Party; or through the IAEA. ...

Issue Details Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident Parties: 136 (including 4 non-State parties) Location: Vienna Adopted: 26 September 1986 Came into force: 27 October 1986 Subject: Requirement for prompt notification of nuclear accident What is the background to the 1986 Vienna Convention? The Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident creates a system to alert other States about nuclear events with potential transboundary releases of radiological safety significance. Triggered by the USSR’s failure to share information promptly after Chernobyl, it compels States to provide the accident’s timing, location, details of radioactive releases, and other data vital for assessing the situation. Notices must be sent to potentially affected States directly or via the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and to the IAEA itself. Reporting is obligatory for nuclear accidents linked to the facilities and activities identified in Article 1, while Article 3 allows States to notify other incidents. China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom (UK)...

This Practice Note outlines the evolving policy and regulatory landscape for the potential future deployment of Advanced Nuclear Technologies, with particular emphasis on small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) in the UK. It compiles details of, and links to, key policy documents, alongside an overview of ANT licensing, planning, siting, decommissioning and insurance. For further practical guidance on the financing of energy, power and resources projects across a range of sectors, including those covered in this Practice Note, see also the textbook: Energy and Resources Financing: A Practical Handbook... What are Advanced Nuclear Technologies (ANT)? The term ‘ANT’ is a collective description for the most recent nuclear technologies, namely: small modular reactors (SMRs) small and medium-sized reactors micro nuclear reactors advanced modular reactors ‘SMR’ is used interchangeably to refer to ‘small modular reactors’ or ‘small and medium-sized reactors’. Both are advanced, smaller-scale nuclear reactors. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), small reactors have a capacity below 300 MW,...