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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...
Abandon Describes a situation where the contractor halts performing the works for an extended, uninterrupted span of days (eg 20 business days) or for a greater aggregate of non-consecutive days (eg 60 business days) across the project’s duration or within a stated timeframe (eg 12 months), doing so wilfully and without justification at any stage of delivery or execution. Abandonment is ordinarily treated as a contractor default, enabling the Authority to terminate the Project Agreement and/or permitting Project Co to end the construction contract immediately for cause. Acceptance Tests Tests carried out to confirm whether the facility (or another project asset) achieves the standards required for the Authority to deem facility complete and accept it. Access Protocol The protocol that Project Co must follow in order to obtain access to the buildings forming part of the project at any time during the term. For instance, on a social housing scheme or a school, prerequisites would have to be satisfied by Project Co before...
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Off-site construction A project delivery method in which a portion of construction work is undertaken in factory conditions and then transported to the site later on. It commonly involves fabricating modules that are also subsequently assembled on site. See also News Analysis: Off-site construction—the legal implications and Practice Note: Modern Methods of Construction. O&M manuals See Operation and maintenance manuals below. On default bond A conditional bond that is callable upon the contractor’s default...