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In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Contamination and pollution Energy efficiency and buildings Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental information Environmental taxes, reliefs and incentives ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Waste Water, flooding and drainage Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Air emissions and climate change Greenhouse Gas Removals (GGR)-UK government publishes Business Model documentation On 27 August 2025, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) released a suite of papers on its proposed Greenhouse Gas Removals (GGR) Business Model and accompanying policy. The Lexis+ Energy team, working with Navraj Singh Ghaleigh, Senior Lecturer in Climate Law at the University of Edinburgh Law School, set out the context for the GGR Business Model; its relationship with the Power BECCS Business Model; the technologies the GGR framework intends to encompass; its legal footing and principal features; and how...

In this issue Key developments and materials Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Networks and network connections Renewable energy Conventional power, waste to energy, biomass, and CHP projects Nuclear energy International energy LexTalk®Energy: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Key developments and materials National Grid has unveiled a strategic tie-up between its Distribution System Operator (DSO) and Electron to boost the scale and value of flexibility for system operators and flexibility service providers (FSPs) by enabling market interoperability. Electron will link its flexibility market platform, ElectronConnect, with the DSO’s Market Gateway, giving FSPs wider choice in how they access and engage with flexibility on the electricity distribution network. The collaboration also aims to reduce entry hurdles and drive broader market participation. See: LNB News 02/05/2024 7. Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Ofgem has opened a consultation...

In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Energy efficiency and buildings Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental disputes and proceedings Environmental information ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Marine Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Waste Waste producer responsibility regimes Water, flooding and drainage Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content United Kingdom Environmental Law Association (UKELA) Annual Conference Air emissions and climate change DESNZ releases evaluations of CCUS and Industrial Fuel Switching and Hydrogen Supply innovation programmes The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has issued two independent evaluations of its Energy Innovation Programme (EIP). The first evaluation reviews the Carbon Capture and Utilisation Demonstration (CCUD) innovation programme, the Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) Innovation programme, and the Accelerating CCS Technologies (ACT) programme, spanning 2016–21. The second evaluation examines the £21m Industrial Fuel Switching and £33m Hydrogen Supply programmes. Both evaluations consider...

What is the impact of Brexit on the UK nuclear sector? As of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK ceased to be an EU Member State. From that date, a transition/implementation phase applied, during which the EU continued, for many purposes, to treat the UK as if it remained a Member State. Leaving the EU also entailed withdrawal from the Euratom Community. The transition ended at 11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020—known in UK law as ‘IP completion day’. At that point, key transitional measures expired and notable shifts started to apply across the UK’s legal framework. The UK’s exit from the EU likewise meant departure from Euratom. Any changes pertinent to this content are outlined below. Following IP completion day, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (EU(W)A 2018) introduced a new category of domestic law—‘retained EU law’ (REUL)—comprising EU-derived rights and legislation preserved in the UK after Brexit. On 29 June 2023, the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (REUL(RR)A 2023) received Royal Assent...

This Practice Note outlines the practical actions to be weighed by advisers dealing with the immediate consequences of a serious workplace health and safety accident in England, Wales and Scotland. In the moments after an incident, it is crucial that an incident management team is identified promptly and put in place from the outset and without delay. See Practice Notes: Health and Safety Executive prosecutions policy, Dealing with dawn raids by the Health and Safety Executive—key information, Health and safety investigations in Scotland and Corporate manslaughter—enforcement and prosecution. Which regulators will be involved? England and Wales In England and Wales, coordination of investigation and prosecution activity following a work-related death is governed by Work Related Deaths: A Protocol for Liaison (WRDP—England and Wales). The protocol is signed by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) British Transport Police (BTP) Care Quality Commission (CQC) Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) Chief Fire Officers’ Association (CFOA) Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) the Health and...

Regulatory oversight of the UK civil nuclear sector is divided among a number of authorities, mirroring the split between the baseline obligations that apply to all electricity producers and the extra responsibilities that stem from the distinctive nature of nuclear generation. In 2014, nuclear-specific oversight was markedly brought together through the establishment of the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), which replaced several predecessor bodies that had overseen different facets of the industry. Alongside these, other government entities, though without broad regulatory or supervisory remits, carry out targeted enabling and decision-making roles and therefore exert significant influence within the UK civil nuclear landscape. For details on the codes and industry organisations relevant to the nuclear field, and for a single compiled list of the principal bodies, see Practice Note: Industry Bodies and Codes—Nuclear Energy. What is the impact of Brexit on the UK civil nuclear industry? From 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK was no longer an EU Member State. The Brexit transition/implementation period ended at 11 pm...