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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 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...

In this issue Planning Arbitration Expert Determination Building safety Environmental issues in construction Construction industry news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Construction trackers Construction Highlights 2025/2026 Construction Highlights 2025/2026 Planning Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 receives Royal Assent On 18 December 2025, the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 secured Royal Assent. This completes the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which was first tabled in the House of Commons in March 2025. As it progressed, the Commons adjusted it at Committee, Report and Third Reading, with the Lords making further changes thereafter. The government’s press release frames the legislation within a growth‑first programme, calling it a landmark step to remove obstacles to growth and get spades in the ground more quickly. Ministers highlight its purpose in freeing projects stuck in planning limbo and accelerating delivery of more homes, cleaner energy and critical infrastructure. The Housing Secretary characterises it as opening...

Clean power by 2030 The government has set ambitious goals to double onshore wind, triple solar generation, and increase offshore wind fourfold by 2030. The previous administration's de‑facto block on onshore wind that existed is anticipated to be lifted 'immediately'. It also plans investment in carbon capture and storage, hydrogen and marine energy technologies, and to secure the UK's access to long-duration energy storage. At the same time, the government is expected to retain a strategic back-up of gas-fired power stations to safeguard security of supply, and acknowledge a continuing place for oil and gas within the UK's energy mix. Establishment of Great British Energy Within its first year in office, the new government plans to create a publicly owned clean energy company, 'Great British Energy'. Great British Energy will collaborate with energy firms, local authorities and co-operatives to co-invest in clean power schemes, including onshore wind, solar and hydropower, and to roll out local generation (via a Local Power Plan) for the benefit of communities. The...