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In this issue: Air emissions and climate change 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 Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Air emissions and climate change DESNZ releases quarterly waste data reporting template for the UK ETS. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has issued a template for quarterly waste data submissions under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS). It is designed for waste operators to use when sending quarterly data reports to their regulator during the voluntary monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) period. See: LNB News 19/02/2026 50. AFME responds to European Commission consultation on climate resilience legislative framework. The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has provided...

In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Renewable energy Conventional power, waste to energy, biomass, and CHP projects Hydrogen, CCUS and emerging technologies Energy disputes Air emissions, efficiency, and climate change International energy LexTalk®Energy: a Lexis®Nexis community New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Energy resources on Lexis+® Daily and weekly news alerts Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing DESNZ confirms enduring governance for Smart Secure Electricity Systems DESNZ has issued its response to the 2025 consultation on enduring governance for the Smart Secure Electricity Systems (SSES) Programme, confirming that Elexon, through the Balancing and Settlement Code (BSC), will establish new Technical and Security Governance Groups to guide the technical and security frameworks that enable consumer-led flexibility. Using powers in section 245 of the Energy Act 2023, the government will amend the BSC so Elexon can run these groups as BSC Panel sub-committees and...

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...

Protection of critical infrastructure and cybersecurity—EU strategy In October 2016, the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) issued a Cybersecurity Strategy for the Energy Sector. The paper reviewed prevailing policies and legislation, and considered routes for developing energy‑specific cyber security solutions and protective practices. It found that the continued rollout of smart energy systems, coupled with growing interconnection and interdependence across Member State borders, has produced rapid expansion of networked intelligence throughout energy grids and into consumers’ premises via smart devices. This enlarged attack surface, together with the fact that the energy system is inherently linked to every other critical infrastructure network, renders the sector especially susceptible to cyber attacks. That exposure has only grown since the 2016 strategy was released. On 16 December 2020, the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy presented a new EU Cybersecurity Strategy. The 2020 plan encompasses the security of essential EU services (for example energy grids, railways and hospitals) and also...

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note is archived and no longer updated. It addresses Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 concerning the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services, as modified by Directive 2009/140/EC (the Authorisation Directive). It forms part of a collection of Practice Notes on key elements of the EU regulatory framework for electronic communications. Across the EU, the supply of electronic communications networks and services in each Member State is governed by a common regulatory scheme, which initially comprised five directives (the Framework). The Framework’s purpose was to create a harmonised regime for the regulation of electronic communications networks and services throughout the EU. In December 2018, Directive (EU) 2018/1972 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (Recast) (the European Electronic Communications Code) was published in the Official Journal of the EU and entered into force three days after publication. The European Electronic Communications Code consolidates four of the directives (including the Authorisation Directive) that constitute the Framework, with the aim...

Background—the First to Fifth Energy Packages Under Article 194 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the Member States have, among other matters, granted the EU powers to ensure the operation of the energy market, protect security of energy supply, advance energy efficiency and saving and the development of novel and renewable energy forms, and support the interconnection of national energy networks. Article 194 further requires the European Parliament and the Council to adopt the measures needed to realise these goals. Accordingly, since the 1990s, a sequence of legislative packages has been enacted to create a shared EU-level rulebook to open national energy markets. These are set out below: First Energy Package — adopted between 1996 and 1998, initiating the first liberalisation of national energy markets Second Energy Package — adopted in 2003, enabling industrial and domestic customers to choose their energy suppliers from a broader field of competitors Third Energy Package — adopted in 2009, introducing: ...