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30 (1) The regulations may create offences relating to trading schemes. U.K. (2) The regulations may provide for such an offence to be triable- (a) only summarily, or (b) either summarily or on indictment. (3) The regulations may provide for such an offence to be punishable on summary conviction- (a) with imprisonment for a term not exceeding such period as is specified in the regulations (which may not exceed the normal maximum term), (b) with a fine not exceeding such amount as is so specified (which may not exceed 50,000), or (c) with both. (4) The " normal maximum term " means- (a) in relation to England and Wales- (i) in the case of an offence triable only summarily, 51 weeks, and (ii) in the case of an offence triable either summarily or on indictment, twelve months; (b) in relation to Scotland- (i) in the case of an offence triable only summarily, 6 months, and (ii) in the case of an offence triable either summarily or on indictment, twelve months; (c) in relation to Northern Ireland, six months. (5) Regulations that- (a) are made before the date on which section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) comes into force, and (b) in relation to England and Wales, make provision for a summary offence to be punishable with a term of imprisonment exceeding six months, must provide that, where the offence is committed before that date, it is punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months. (6) Regulations that- (a) are made before [ F1 2 May 2022 ] , and (b) in relation to England and Wales, make provision for an offence triable either summarily or on indictment to be punishable on summary conviction with a term of imprisonment exceeding six months, must provide that, where the offence is committed before that date, it is punishable on summary conviction with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months. (7) The regulations may provide for an offence to be punishable on indictment- (a) with imprisonment for a term not exceeding such period as is specified in the regulations (which may not exceed five years), (b) with a fine, or (c) with both. (8) The regulations may- (a) provide for defences against offences, and (b) make provision about matters of procedure and evidence in proceedings relating to offences. 2 para. 30(6)(a) substituted (28.4.2022) by 2003 (Commencement No. 33) and Sentencing Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/500) , regs. 1(2) , 5(1) , Sch. Pt. 1
Note: CO2e-reduction effects are the total effects of the combined national stimulus funds and the funds from the Recovery and Resilience Facility. The reduction effects are estimated partially and the estimated effects may thus be overlapping. Total reductions may diverge from the sum of individual reductions due to roundings of decimals. In addition, significant future reduction contributions from the green research and development programs must be expected of. table 1.13. For instance, development of brown and green refinery can potentially deliver a reduction of 2 Mt CO₂ by 2030 if the preliminary results hold true. Furthermore, the four green research missions might lead to significant potential greenhouse gas reductions in the near future, e.g. new Power-to-X solutions have the potential of reducing the Danish greenhouse gas emission with somewhere between 0.5 and 3.5 Mt CO₂ per year in 2030.
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero permanentsecretaries@energysecurity.gov.uk Chair of the Committee of Public Accounts Climate Change Committee Publication I am writing to inform you of the upcoming publication of the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) advice to government on the Seventh Carbon Budget ( CB7) which will be published This advice will provide an update to the CCC’s analysis of the UK’s pathway to Net Zero by 2050, covering decarbonisation strateg ies in all s ectors of the economy. As such, the publication may touch on issues which are relevant to the upcoming hearing on the Government’s support for biomass on Monday 3rd March. It should be noted that t he CCC is an advisory body , and the Government does not have a statutory duty to comply with its recommendations. Nevertheless, the Committee may want to familiarise itself with the CCC’s latest analysis ahead of the hearing. I look forward to assisting the Committee with its inquiries on Monday 3 March.
for the emissions not covered by the EU ETS, the emission reduction commitments are shared
between the 28 Member States through individual national GHG targets. In June 2015, the Dutch government faced judgment in the The Hague District Court in the case
filed by Urgenda on the overall national reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands
by 2020. The court ruled that by 2020, the Dutch government should have reduced national
greenhouse gas emissions by 25% compared to the 1990 levels. Pending the government's appeal
against this decision, it was obliged to start implementing the judgment. In October 2018, the The
Hague Court of Appeal ruled in the case between Urgenda and the Dutch State that greenhouse
gas emissions must have been reduced by at least 25% compared to the level of 1990 by the end
of 2020. With this judgment, the Court of Appeal upheld the judgment of the The Hague District
Court in the climate case. In June 2019 in conjunction with the draft Climate Agreement the Minister of Economic Affairs
The aim of these statistics is to provide the most reliable and consistent possible breakdown of CO2 emissions across the country, using nationally available data sets going back to 2005. The main data sources are the UK National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory and DECCs National Statistics of energy consumption for local authority areas. All emissions included in the national inventory are covered, except aviation, shipping and military transport, for which there is no obvious basis for allocation to local areas. Publications
In addition, on the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory NAEI website, interactive local authority level emissions maps are published on DECCs behalf. These allow users to zoom in to any UK local authority and see the emissions for the area, and also identify the significant point sources, such as iron and steel plants. It is also possible to filter by different sectors, and view how emissions have changed across the time series. Air pollution data are also available on a local authority basis which looks at a number of gases that cause air pollution. Carbon dioxide which is presented in the emissions reports above is also considered an air pollutant. A number of activities contribute to both air pollutant and carbon dioxide emissions. Other activities that contribute to carbon dioxide emissions do not contribute to air pollutant emissions and vice versa. This is a National Statistics publication and complies with the code of practice for official statistics.
These Regulations are made under sections 4B Petroleum Act 1998. They define the terms “protected groundwater source areas” and “other protected areas” for the purposes of section 4A of the Petroleum Act 1998 In these Regulations, “groundwater” has the same meaning as in the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010. Sections 4A and 4B of the 1998 Act are inserted by the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c.7) and set out certain requirements and safeguards in relation to onshore hydraulic fracturing in England and Wales. Column one of the table in section 4A sets out conditions which must be met before the Secretary of State may issue a hydraulic fracturing consent. Specifically, conditions 5 and 6 provide that associated hydraulic fracturing is not to take place in “protected groundwater source areas” or “other protected areas”.
Carbon neutrality by 2050 is economically and technologically feasible and is based on a reduction in emissions of between 85% and 90% by 2050, compared with 2005, and offsetting the remaining emissions through a carbon sink provided by land use and forests. The trajectory to neutrality allows the anticipation of greenhouse gas emission reductions of between -45% and -55% by 2030 and between -65% and -75% by 2040, compared to 2005.
These Regulations make provision in relation to bringing into force sections 83 (core path plans) and 84 (access rights: service of court applications) of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016. It also contains transitional provisions regarding "core path plans" as provided for by the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003. The effect of this is that anything done under the old law before 31st December 2016 will have effect as if it had been done under the new law. Part 1 of the 2003 Act imposes certain duties on local authorities in relation to access on and over land in their areas and, in particular, requires them to draw up and adopt a plan of core paths in their areas.
12 (1) This paragraph applies to an Order in Council under paragraph 9 other than one to which paragraph 11 applies. U.K. (2) An Order in Council to which this paragraph applies containing provision that may be made by the Secretary of State by regulations under this Part of this Act is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. (3) An Order in Council to which this paragraph applies containing provision that may be made by the Scottish Ministers by regulations under this Part of this Act is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament. (4) An Order in Council to which this paragraph applies containing provision that may be made by the Welsh Ministers by regulations under this Part of this Act is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales. (5) An Order in Council to which this paragraph applies containing provision that may be made by a Northern Ireland department by regulations under this Part of this Act is subject to negative resolution within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33 (N.I.)) as if it were a statutory instrument within the meaning of that Act.
At the same time, it is important to plan competitiveness programs in the area of energy and climate, with a view to increasing the quality and competitiveness of national research and accelerating the implementation of results and their replication. Competitiveness programs should include at least the following themes: (i) Support for participation in high-quality international research and development; (ii) Support for the establishment of technology pilots; (iii) Support for qualification, training and mobility; (iv) Support for the creation of industrial clusters in new areas of technological development; and (v) Support for the promotion of business models based on low carbon products and services; (vi) Support for the implementation of results. The Portuguese government has recently committed itself to a global investment in R&amp;D of 3% of GDP in 2030. The goals that Portugal proposes for 2030, in terms of energy and climate and in a path towards carbon neutrality by 2050, imply continuity growth in investment in low-carbon technologies. It is thus assumed that investments in R&amp;D in the areas of energy and climate will see their weight increase in the national effort until 2030. The European R&amp;D&amp;I strategy for the energy sector, including the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan²3), Horizon Europe (current proposal for a program that will succeed Horizon 2020) and the Investment Plan for Europe (Junker Plan²5 ), include R&amp;D objectives in the area of energy for the 2020-2030 time horizon. Portugal&#39;s participation and cooperation within the scope of the SET Plan has proved to be beneficial in terms of combining efforts towards common goals of penetration of new technologies and responding to joint challenges in terms of disruptive actions. Portugal has participated in the various implementation groups and activities, considering collaboration between specialist groups to be important in the development of coordination actions and other forms of collaboration for the development of targeted projects, with the aim of meeting ambitious goals on the horizon 2030.
It was an important step in the EU&#39;s climate policy that on June 29, 2007, the European Commission accepted its first adaptation draft, which was put up for public discussion in the form of a Green Book in Brussels. The most important element of this is the principle of integration. According to this, the climate policy must be integrated into the development policy, i.e. it must be made one of the central elements of the cohesion policy. In other words, interventions related to climate change should not be planned and implemented independently, but in organic unity with community-sourced planning and development. (Excerpts from the material: &quot;Global warming is a fact. Climate change is taking place, even accelerating. What we see today is only an early sign of climate change, a consequence of our greenhouse gas emissions so far. Europe must sound a wake-up call to protect itself from the consequences of the catastrophic unfolding of climate change during our century. &quot;) At its spring meeting in 2007, the European Council discussed the energy policy and climate change &quot;package&quot; put forward by the European Commission and adopted conclusions that the Union will advocate in international negotiations the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in developed countries by 2020 must be reduced by 30 percent compared to the level of 1990. In addition, the Union has set as an independent goal that even in the absence of the implementation of the international framework, it undertakes to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases by at least 20 percent compared to the level of 1990 by 2020. Furthermore, comprehensive in the event of the establishment of a global emission reduction framework, the Union is ready to reduce emissions by up to 30% by 2020. The implementation of this reduction and the improvement of the Union&#39;s energy security are served by the package of energy policy proposals adopted in March 2007, within the framework of which the goal was to By 2020, the European Uni cover 20 percent of its total energy consumption from renewable energy sources, achieve 20 percent energy savings compared to 1990, and increase the proportion of biofuels to 10 percent in the case of liquid fuels. The 10 percent commitment applies to all EU member states, but in the case of greenhouse gas emission reduction, the renewable share and energy efficiency, the commitment is a
Case study - Electricity storage: UKIB has announced, alongside this Strategy, that following an expressions of interest process it will appoint managers for equity funds covering both short and long duration electricity storage. UKIB will invest on a matched basis, crowding-in wider sources of finance. Going forward, UKIB expect to make direct investments in the electricity storage sector, which was identified as an investment opportunity in their Strategic Plan. UKIB is now operational and, as of 27 March 2023, has announced 12 deals, investing approximately £1.2 billion and unlocking over £5 billion of private capital. Projects that contribute towards meeting net zero include: UKIB published a Strategic Plan in Summer 2022, which sets out how it will deliver on its mission across its five priority sectors: clean energy; digital; transport; water; and, waste.154 Projects which UKIB invests in must meet its triple bottom line: achieving one or both of its strategic objectives (tackling climate change and promoting economic growth across the UK), generating a positive financial return and demonstrating additionality. It will focus where there's an undersupply of private finance and reducing barriers to investment - thereby crowding-in private capital.
This Order describes types of operation for the purposes of sections 14(1)(f) and 17(1)(f) of the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 (article 2). As a consequence of being so described, these operations do not require the consent of Scottish Natural Heritage under section 13 (operations by public bodies etc.) or 16 (operations by owners or occupiers of sites of special scientific interest) of that Act. The types of operation are— (a) an operation of a type described in the Schedule if it is to be carried out pursuant to an undertaking given to the Scottish Ministers under— (i) regulation 9 (undertakings) of the Rural Development Contracts (Rural Priorities) (Scotland) Regulations 2008; (ii) regulation 10 (undertakings) of the Rural Development Contracts (Land Managers Options) (Scotland) Regulations 2008; or (iii) regulation 5(1) (undertakings and transfer of holdings) of the Rural Development (Scotland) Regulations 2015; (b) muirburn if it is to be carried out in accordance witha licence granted under section 23C of the Hill Farming Act 1946; and (c) an operation for the control or eradication of an invasive animal or invasive plant if it is to be carried out in accordance with a species control order made under section 14D of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
4 (1) The regulations must identify the persons to whom the trading scheme applies (the "participants"). U.K. (2) The regulations- (a) may identify the participants by reference to any, or any combination of, criteria, or (b) provide for their identification by a specified person or body. (3) The regulations may, in particular, identify or provide for the identification of the participants by reference to their responsibility for activities to which the trading scheme applies. (4) The regulations may provide for more than one person to be treated as a single participant. (5) The regulations may provide for persons to cease to be participants in circumstances specified in the regulations.
One of the priority areas under the UK governments Net Zero Innovation Portfolio NZIP is energy storage and flexibility. The NZIP Alternative Energy Markets programme is exploring what an alternative system of network and policy price signals might look like, whether those signals could be trialled in a real-world environment, and how to undertake any potential trial. To facilitate cost-effective decarbonisation, upstream network and policy charges such as renewable support scheme costs might be recovered differently in the future, for example in ways that more accurately reflect the system costs and carbon emissions impacts that result from consumer energy choices. As part of the Alternative Energy Markets programme, BEIS issued an Invitation to Tender in March 2021 for an Energy Price Signals study. The study will explore innovative price signal regimes for policy and network costs for domestic consumers. Its objective is to provide an evidence-based menu of options for what an alternative system of network and policy price signals in Great Britain should look like, based on principles consistent with cost-effective decarbonisation. Following the deadline for bids, a contract has been awarded to CEPA LLP with support from Energy Systems Catapult ESC. CEPA is an economics, finance, regulation and competition advisory firm with extensive experience in developing, implementing and evaluating public policy issues in the energy sectors in the UK, Ireland and internationally. ESC is an independent, not-for-profit centre of excellence that bridges the gap between industry, government, academia and research.
Epigraph Introduction 3. Requirements of the subjects who can benefit from the incentive rates. 4. Requirements for components and systems for the purposes of accessing incentive rates. 5. Procedures for accessing the incentive rates. 6. Incentive rates and period of entitlement. 7. Award for photovoltaic systems combined with efficient use of energy. 8. Withdrawal and valorisation of electricity produced by photovoltaic systems. 9. Conditions for the accumulation of incentives. 10. Methods for the disbursement of the incentive. 11. Checks and controls. 12. Rated power target to install. 13. Maximum limit of the cumulative electric power of all the plants that can obtain the incentive tariffs. 14. Monitoring of dissemination, dissemination of results and information activities. 15. Technological monitoring and promotion of technology development. 16. Final provisions. Annex 1 Annex 2 Annex 3 Annex 4 DM February 19, 2007 (9).
According to the Project, the technological renewal of generating capacities by 2035 should ensure an increase in the efficiency of gas-fired thermal power plants up to 53-55%, and up to 41% of coal-fired thermal power plants. At the same time, the share of gas in the structure of domestic consumption of fuel and energy resources will be 51-52%, and the share of non-fuel energy will increase from 12.9% to 15.7%. The nuclear power industry will use safer and more efficient pressurized water reactors and fast neutron reactors with a liquid metal coolant. Energy based on renewable energy sources will be developed in the form of small hydroelectric power plants, geothermal power plants, solar, bioenergy and wind power plants, waste incineration and waste processing energy complexes in large cities. In the long term, it is possible to use the energy of the tides. In addition, optimization of heat production is envisaged through the widespread development of cogeneration systems. Along with optimizing the structure of the fuel and energy balance, it is planned to diversify it based on the expanded use of local fuel and energy resources, which include peat reserves, forest industry waste and municipal solid waste.
The Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP Minister of State for Energy, Clean Growth Department for Business, Energy & Chair, Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee Update on UK Green Infrastructure Platform I write to inform you that UK Green Infrastructure Platform (“UKGIP”) has completed the sale of its remaining asset, a 46.98% shareholding in Tilbury Green Power Holdings Limited, which in turn owns 100% of Tilbury Green Power Limited, to a consortium of Altri/Greenvolt and Equitix. The sale was conducted via a standard, two -stage open-market process alongside the other major shareholder, ESB. The sale completed at approximately 23:00 on 30 June Tilbury Green Power Limited is a 41.6 MW biomass project located in the Port of Tilbury. The project commenced construction in 2015, was completed in 2019, and has built a track record of operating performance over the last 18 months. The plant is one of the few facilities in UK capable of processing low grade waste wood, sourced from demolition sites and household waste recycling facilities, into renewable energy providing power for 18,000 homes, and diverting 250kt of waste wood from landfill. Tilbury Green Power Limited is fully accredited for Renewable Obligation Certificates. UKGIP, a private limited company, was established in 2017 to manage Government’s interests in the unsold assets from the Green Inves tment Bank. It is 90% owned by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. The Green Investment Group (GIG), which is wholly owned by Macquarie, holds the remaining 10% shareholding in UKGIP. The successful sale of Tilbury Green Power Holdi ngs Limited marks the completion of UKGIP’s mandate of realising its assets. We will now begin the process of winding UKGIP Minister of State for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change
These Regulations amend the Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment and Support Schemes (England) Regulations 2014 in regulation 13 on ecological focus areas. They set out the period that land must lie fallow and provides for wooded strips and trees in line to be included within the landscape feature group. It also sets out the minimum width for the newly merged ecological focus area of buffer strips and field margins, and removes the provision excluding buffer strips required under cross compliance rules from the calculation of minimum width. Finally, it extends the time period for which catch crops must be maintained, bringing it in line with the new minimum period under EU law.