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In this issue: COP30 Key developments Air emissions and climate change Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental assessment Environmental information Environmental permits and consents ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Marine Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Waste Water, flooding and drainage LexTalk®Environment: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content COP30 COP30’s Global ‘Collective Effort’—Fragments of progress By the Saturday morning when COP30 in Brazil should have concluded, negotiators secured an accord: ‘Global Mutirão: Uniting humanity in a global mobilisation against climate change’. Drawn from the Tupi-Guarani language, ‘Global Mutirão’ echoed a summit presented as one of action and delivery. The resulting text deliberately preserved the multilateral process and offered glimmers of progress, yet avoided any explicit mention of fossil fuels or of forests—despite the meeting taking place in the Amazon. This piece highlights the principal outcomes from COP30. Written by Estelle Dehon...

In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Renewable energy Conventional power, waste to energy, biomass, and CHP projects International energy LexTalk®Energy: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q&As Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Electricity Code Modifications Every active proposal to the Connection and Use of System Code (CUSC), the Grid Code (GD), the System Owner -Transmission Owner Code (STC) and the Security and Quality Supply Standard (SQSS) is now collated on National Grid ESO’s Modification Tracker. It explains the intent of each change, identifies the stakeholders affected, includes Panel observations on prioritisation, and shows its position within the review pathway. For further information, see: Codes. Renewable energy DESNZ extends GGSS application deadline The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has introduced new regulations for the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS), commencing...

In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Energy efficiency and buildings Energy efficiency of products Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental disputes and proceedings Environmental permits and consents Environmental taxes, reliefs and incentives ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Marine Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Waste Waste producer responsibility regimes Water, flooding and drainage LexTalk®Environment: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Air emissions and climate change EA issues guidance on funding applications for coastal adaptation pilots The Environment Agency (EA) has released guidance on applying for funding for coastal adaptation pilots. This follows a £30m package announced jointly with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 28 January 2026. The guidance explains that £12m is allocated for coastal adaptation readiness measures across England, with bids restricted to coastal protection authorities acting as accountable delivery bodies. Eligible...

EU ETS content—overview This Practice Note sets out a summary of the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS), previously referred to as the EU emissions trading scheme. It outlines the legal framework that underlies the ETS and the history of its staged roll-out, and gives a high-level view of its coverage, the principal duties on operators, the mechanisms for auctioning, free allocation, transfer and surrender of allowances, and how ETS proceeds are used. It also describes supporting legislation beyond Directive 2003/87/EC that enables the operation of the EU ETS, including the Regulation creating the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (EU CBAM), the Market Stability Reserve Decision, the Union Registry Regulation, and market supervision measures. For further practical guidance on specific aspects of the EU ETS, see the following Practice Notes: EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) Phase IV—Directive 2003/87/EC EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) for aviation EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) for maritime transport EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) for buildings, road transport, and...

Originally produced in partnership with Navraj Singh Ghaleigh, Senior Lecturer in Climate Law, University of Edinburgh ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. By traded volume, the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is the largest emissions trading scheme globally. It operates on a cap-and-trade model: a fixed ceiling is imposed on the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from all participating sectors covered by the scheme, and that overall limit is translated into tradable allowances. For more information, see Practice Notes: Emissions trading—overview EU ETS Directive 2003/87/EC—snapshot EU Emissions trading system—outline EU ETS Phase III UK implementation—legal framework, key obligations and administration [Archived] EU ETS Phase III UK implementation—allocation of allowances and auctioning [Archived] EU ETS Phase III UK implementation—compliance, enforcement and appeals [Archived] When is a greenhouse gas permit required under Phase III EU ETS? [Archived] Phase IV of the EU ETS runs from 2021 to 2030. During this period,...