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Guidance as to use of civil sanctions E+W+N.I. 21 (1) Where power is conferred on an administrator by the regulations to impose a civil sanction in relation to a breach of regulations under this , the provision conferring the power must secure that- E+W+N.I. (a) the administrator must publish guidance about the administrator's use of the civil sanction, (b) the guidance must contain the relevant information, (c) the administrator must revise the guidance where appropriate, (d) the administrator must consult such persons as the provision may specify before publishing any guidance or revised guidance, and (e) the administrator must have regard to the guidance or revised guidance in exercising the administrator's functions. (2) In the case of guidance relating to a fixed monetary penalty, the relevant information referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b) is information as to- (a) the circumstances in which the penalty is likely to be imposed, (b) the circumstances in which it may not be imposed, (c) the amount of the penalty, (d) how liability for the penalty may be discharged and the effect of discharge, and (e) rights to make representations and objections and rights of appeal. (3) In the case of guidance relating to a discretionary requirement, the relevant information referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b) is information as to- (a) the circumstances in which the requirement is likely to be imposed, (b) the circumstances in which it may not be imposed, (c) in the case of a variable monetary penalty, the matters likely to be taken into account by the administrator in determining the amount of the penalty (including, where relevant, any discounts for voluntary reporting of non-compliance), and (d) rights to make representations and objections and rights of appeal.
As an offshore wind developer, you can use strategic compensatory measures for your derogation case as part of your development consent order and marine licence applications. You must provide compensatory measures in your derogation case where
The derogation process is set out in the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 and the Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 Habitats Regulations. It is also set out under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 MACAA. Compensatory measures provide ecological compensation when protected sites are adversely affected by offshore wind development. In this guidance, compensatory measures refers to both
About strategic compensatory measures
Strategic compensatory measures allow environmental considerations to be addressed at a more strategic level, across several offshore wind development projects. Strategic compensatory measures can deliver compensation
These measures help
Library of strategic compensatory measures
The development of the library of strategic compensatory measures is led by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Defra, in collaboration with other stakeholders. All measures in the library of strategic compensatory measures are
Currently, there are 3 measures in the library
Defra will update this page when new measures are approved for the library. You can sign up to get emails when there are updates to this page. Adverse effects on the seabed benthic habitats
MPA designation andor extension
As set out in a written ministerial statement, this measure is designed to provide strategic compensation for unavoidable damage to seabed benthic habitats from eligible offshore wind projects. This strategic compensatory measure will
Defra and their stakeholders have started a programme of work to designate the right types of habitats, while balancing the needs of marine users as appropriate. This will include gathering evidence and engaging with affected industries and communities. Defra will publish information on how potential compensatory MPAs have been identified and selected. Defra plans to consult on potential compensatory MPAs before the end of 2026. Adverse effects on seabirds
Offshore artificial nesting structures for kittiwakes
Offshore artificial nesting structures ANS are independent marine structures designed to house seabirds and provide nesting sites suitable for numerous breeding pairs. They can increase breeding numbers and reproductive success in areas where natural nest sites are unsuitable or unavailable. This strategic compensatory measure will only be available
Predator reduction
This strategic compensatory measure includes
Defra is identifying the prioritised target locations for this measure. Using strategic compensatory measures
Using the Marine Recovery Fund
Strategic compensatory measures will be delivered through the Marine Recovery Fund MRF, which should become operational by the end of 2025. Applicants will make a payment or payments to the fund.
Climate policy
sectors
ENERGY
TRANSPORT
Goals of sectorial policies related to
climate change
To increase energy efficiency
To increase the share of renewable
energy sources (RES) in the balance of
energy sources
Sectorial policy planning documents
To renovate buildings
The National Energy Strategy
National Energy Independence Strategy
Energy Efficiency Action Plan
The Republic of Lithuania Energy efficiency law
Multi-apartment Building Renovation (Modernization)
Programme
To promote of RES use in transport
sector
Public Building Renovation Programme
Order for the development and implementation
programs on quarter energy efficiency improvement
The Lithuanian Law on Heat Economy
To increase share of district heating 2016-2020.
from RES
To promote of the RES use in industry energy strategic directions
sector
The National Energy Strategy
National Renewable Energy Resources Development
Strategy
National Renewable Energy Resources Programme for
Recommendations on the main Lithuania's Republic
To reduce relative consumption of
thermal energy per unit of the used Strategy on dwellings of the Republic of Lithuania
dwelling area by up to 30% by 2020
To implement energy saving
technologies
Multi-apartment Building Renovation (Modernization)
Programme
Law on Energy from Renewable Sources
Programme of Public building renovation
The Programme on Heat industry development in 2015-
2021
Program for Increasing the Energy Efficiency of Public
Buildings
The National Programme on the Development of
Transport and Communications
Law on Energy from Renewable Sources
To increase the share of RES (biofuels
and electricity) not less than by 10% in Law on Energy from Renewable Sources
all modes of transport in comparison
with the final consumption of the
energy in the transport sector
The Order No 3-100 of the Minister of Transport and
With the increase of the This approach, called the 3E theory (Energy-Economy-Ecology), is expressed as the most important development criteria of the 21st century. In this direction, Turkey&#39;s main policies and measures focus on sectoral areas such as energy, industry, transportation, agriculture, waste and forestry. In the technologically and economically developed world, a new environment-friendly economy and development approach has emerged. In this context, minimizing the pressure on the environment and the use of natural resources in our country, keeping energy and water use at a minimum in the production and consumption chain, and supplying environment-friendly energy resources to the energy market with incentives are the basic pillars of our new development model. In addition, there are other things we can do for competition and development. These include hybrid cars, low-fuel and low-emission technologies, ecological buildings, eco-cities, protection and development of forests, creating a new governance structure based on transparency, accountability and participation, subsidies and financial regulations that are climate-friendly. Orientation to R&amp;D activities and technologies has a key role in the development environment. As a natural consequence of this, national and/or sectoral development strategies and climate policies need to be aligned with institutional structuring and legislation. Turkey, with the vision of being a country that integrates climate change policies with development policies, increases the use of clean and renewable energy resources, and can offer high quality of life and welfare to all its citizens with low carbon intensity by actively participating in international climate change negotiations within the framework of &quot;special conditions&quot;. progresses step by step towards its goals.
These Regulations supplement Regulation EU 2017/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council on mercury by establishing offences, penalties and enforcement powers relating to that Regulation. They also define the “enforcing authority” as— (a) for England and offshore installations in the English offshore area, the Environment Agency; (b) for Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (“DAERA”); (c) for Scotland and offshore installations in the Scottish offshore area, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (“SEPA”); (d) for Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales (“NRW”).
These Regulations provide for the designation of land as nitrate vulnerable zones and imposes annual limits on the amount of nitrogen from organic manure that may be applied or spread in a holding in a nitrate vulnerable zone. They continue to implement in England Council Directive 91/676/EEC (concerning the protection of waters against pollution by nitrates from agricultural sources) and Commission Decision 2009/431/EC granting a derogation pursuant to that Directive. The Regulations specify requirements and limits relating to the amount of nitrogen to be spread on a crop. They also concern, among other things, record-keeping, appeals against decisions, spreading organic manure near surface water, boreholes, springs or wells and storage of fertiliser.
Implementation of the European Climate Change Programme (2000-2001)
1) OBJECTIVE
To combat climate change by means of various cross-cutting measures and measures in the fields of energy, industry and transport, in implementing the European Climate Change Programme (ECCP). 2) ACT
Communication from the Commission of 23Â OctoberÂ 2001 on the implementation of the first phase of the European Climate Change Programme (COM(2001) 580 final - Not published in the Official Journal). 3) SUMMARY
1. At the European Council in Gothenburg in June 2001, it was confirmed that the European Union is determined to meet its commitments under the Kyoto Protocol and to ratify it so as to allow its entry into force by 2002. The communication contains measures aimed at achieving the objective put forward at Gothenburg. The main aims are to implement the ECCP and halve the difference between the projected emissions of the EU inÂ 2010 and the target set at Kyoto. 2. The communication forms part of a package of instruments which also includes a proposal for a decision on the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol and a proposal for a Directive on emissions trading within the EU. 3. There are four types of measure contained in this proposal: cross-cutting, energy, transport and industry.
Horizontal measures
4. The European Commission will ensure that the integrated pollution prevention and control Directive (IPPC) is implemented effectively. Among other things it will urge that the Directive's requirements concerning energy efficiency be met. 5. A proposal for a Directive on project-based mechanisms will be adopted by the end of the first half ofÂ 2003 to complement the Framework Directive on emission trading. 6. During the second half of 2002, the Commission will amend the decision on a monitoring mechanism for CO2Â and other greenhouse gas emissions in the Community to take account of the reporting requirements under the Kyoto Protocol. Energy measures
7.Â In 2002, the Commission will present a number of proposals in the energy field:
Transport measures
8. The White Paper on a Common Transport Policy contains measures which will help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These include:
Industry measures
9. The communication contains one measure relating to industry. This is a proposal for a Framework Directive on fluorinated gases which aims to reduce emissions and improve monitoring. It will be presented in the first half of 2002. Additional measures
10. All the measures presented above are not, however, sufficient to meet the Kyoto target of an 8% cut in greenhouse gas emissions. It is therefore necessary to adopt additional measures. These will be selected from the 42Â measures identified by the ECCP. The launch of the following proposals can be expected: an initiative on the promotion of heat production from renewable energy, an energy audit and management scheme, an initiative to improve engines, an environmental agreement with the car industry on light commercial vehicles, etc. 4) implementing measures
5) follow-up work
See also
For additional information, visit the European Commission Directorate-General for the Environment. Last updated: 12.07.2005
&lt;&lt; Art. L.271-3. - In the event that load shedding is valued on the energy markets or on the balancing mechanism, a payment scheme to the electricity suppliers of the curtailed sites is defined on the basis of a reference price and load shedding volumes counted as withdrawals within the scope of the balance responsible parties of the suppliers of the curtailed sites. The reference price reflects the &quot;energy&quot; part of the supply price of the consumption sites whose consumption is totally or partially erased. Payment is made by the end consumer on behalf of the load shedding operator or, failing that, by the load shedding operator itself. By way of derogation, the administrative authority may, for the load shedding categories mentioned in Article L. 271-1 which lead to significant energy savings, impose that the payment of this payment be fully distributed between the operator of load shedding and the operator of the public electricity transmission network. In this case, the share paid by the operator of the public transmission network is set by regulation. It is determined according to the characteristics of the load shedding category, so as to guarantee a benefit for all electricity consumers on the interconnected national territory. It cannot exceed the load shedding mentioned in the same article L. 271-1 which leads to energy savings. The costs borne by the operator of the public transmission network are covered according to the terms provided for in Article L. 321-12. At the end of a period of three years from the promulgation of law n 2015-992 of August 17, 2015 relating to the energy transition for green growth, the Energy Regulation Commission submits a report to the Minister in charge of energy on the implementation of the payment scheme, on the impact of demand response on market prices, on the capacity mechanism and on network costs as well as on the distribution between operators load shedding, electricity suppliers and consumers of the financial flows generated by load shedding. If necessary, it proposes to the Minister responsible for energy a modification of the rules relating to the payment mentioned in this article. This report is made public. The terms of application of this article are set by a Conseil d&#39;Etat decree, following the opinion of the Energy Regulation Commission.
Failure to comply with notice etc an offence U.K. 5 [ F1 (1) A person who- U.K. (a) fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a notice under this , or (b) provides information in response to such a notice that the person knows or suspects to be false or misleading, commits an offence. (2) A person guilty of such an offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. ] 4 paras. 1-5 ceased to have effect (26.1.2009) by virtue of Climate Change Act 2008 (c. 27) , ss. 50(2) , 100(5)
(81) Co-products from the production and use of fuels should be taken into account in the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions. The substitution method is appropriate for the purposes of policy analysis, but not for the regulation of individual economic operators and individual consign- ments of transport fuels. In those cases the energy alloca- tion method is the most appropriate method, as it is easy to apply, is predictable over time, minimises counter- productive incentives and produces results that are gener- ally comparable with those produced by the substitution method. For the purposes of policy analysis the Commis- sion should also, in its reporting, present results using the substitution method. (82) In order to avoid a disproportionate administrative burden, a list of default values should be laid down for common biofuel production pathways and that list should be updated and expanded when further reliable data is avail- able. Economic operators should always be entitled to claim the level of greenhouse gas emission saving for bio- fuels and bioliquids established by that list. Where the default value for greenhouse gas emission saving from a production pathway lies below the required minimum level of greenhouse gas emission saving, producers wish- ing to demonstrate their compliance with this minimum level should be required to show that actual emissions from their production process are lower than those that were assumed in the calculation of the default values. (83) It is appropriate for the data used in the calculation of the default values to be obtained from independent, scientifi- cally expert sources and to be updated as appropriate as those sources progress their work. The Commission should encourage those sources to address, when they update their work, emissions from cultivation, the effect of regional and climatological conditions, the effects of cultivation using sustainable agricultural and organic farming methods, and the scientific contribution of producers, within the Com- munity and in third countries, and civil society.
These Regulations contain provisions relating to: (a) the contents of enforcement notices issued under section 172 (2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the information to be provided by local planning authorities when serving copies of such notices; (b) the procedure to be followed in relation to appeals against such notices and against listed building and conservation areas enforcement notices issued under section 38(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (Part 3); and (c) the application of the Regulations to such notices issued by the National Assembly for Wales. Provision is made in relation to the steps to be taken in connection with the bringing of an appeal to the Welsh Ministers under section 217 of the Planning Act.
MEN-4 Encouraging the construction of cogeneration plants For the implementation of the measure, a legislative framework was adopted which introduces a system of incentives for the production of electricity from cogeneration plants. The Decree on the Minimum Share of Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources and Cogeneration, the Production of which is Encouraged (Official Gazette No. 33/2007, 8/2011), set the goal of achieving a share of electricity production from cogeneration by the end of 2020. plants, whose electricity production is delivered to the transmission or distribution network of 4% of the total direct consumption of electricity. The biggest contribution is expected from the construction of new industrial cogeneration plants.
Priority IV. Development of the use of renewable energy sources, including biofuels Measure 4.1. Implementation method Responsible Development of a path to achieve a 15% share of renewable energy sources in the final energy consumption in a sustainable manner, broken down into individual types of energy: electricity, heat and cooling, and renewable energy in transport 2. 1. Preparation of a plan of necessary actions for the implementation of Directive 2009 / 28 / EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources - 2009 Consideration of the validity and possible introduction of solutions aimed at granting the status of a public target to investments in the use of renewable energy sources - 2010. 2020 presenting the paths of reaching the 15% share of renewable energy sources in final energy, broken down into electricity, heat and cooling, and renewable energy in transport - 2010. 4. Analysis of the necessary legal changes needed to implement the directive on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources - 2010 r. Implement to the national law of the directive on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources - 2010. 5. Minister responsible for the economy (task 1-5) 2 Directive 2009/28 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77 / EC and 2003/30 / EC (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, pp. 16-62)
Chapter I, dedicated to the sustainability of the energy model, includes the main applicable principles in the matter, that is, the guarantee of security of supply, economic efficiency and respect for the environment, as well as the national objectives for 2020 on savings and energy efficiency and on the use of renewable energies, consistent with those established in the European Union and from which an energy model is derived which, through the planning instruments provided for in the Law itself, will seek to increase the participation of renewable energies, reinforce the predictability and efficiency of energy policy decisions and especially of the incentive framework and reduce the participation of energies with the greatest potential for CO emissions. On the other hand, cooperation between Public Administrations is promoted, within the framework of the Energy Sector Conference, and research, development and innovation in the field of renewable energies and energy saving and efficiency are promoted, with special attention to new obligations for Public Administrations. Measures are adopted so that the information reaches the users and that they can know the costs of the energy supply model and its composition. Chapter II attributes to the Government the task of promoting the necessary actions so that our country fulfills its part of the objective assumed by the European Union on the reduction of greenhouse gases. To this end, the increase in the absorption capacity by sinks is promoted, in particular, those linked to forest use, the voluntary compensation of CO emissions, in sectors that must reduce them and are not subject to emission rights trading and, also, the constitution of a public fund to acquire carbon credits, obtained by Spanish companies and to boost their activity in sectors associated with the fight against climate change, also improving the tax regime for deduction of expenses made in investments destined for the environmental Protection. Chapter III decisively promotes the transformation of the transport sector to increase its economic and environmental efficiency and its competitiveness. Section 1 establishes the principles applicable to the regulation of transport, such as the guarantee of the rights of operators and users, the promotion of competition, the