UoS-ECS-Rai/sustainability-policymaking huggingface dataset:
Territorial scope of provisions relating to greenhouse gas emissions U.K. 89 Territorial scope of provisions relating to greenhouse gas emissions U.K. (1) The provisions of this Act relating to emissions of greenhouse gases apply to emissions from sources or other matters occurring in, above or below- (a) UK coastal waters, or (b) the UK sector of the continental shelf, as they apply to emissions from sources or matters occurring in the United Kingdom. (2) In subsection (1)- " UK coastal waters " means areas landward of the seaward limit of the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom; " the UK sector of the continental shelf " means the areas designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 (c. 29). (3) This section is subject to section 30 (emissions from international aviation or international shipping not to count as emissions from UK sources for the purposes of Part 1, except as provided by regulations).
(4) If the energy distributor fails to fulfill the obligations referred to in paragraph 3 of this article, it is obliged to pay a contribution to the Fund in an amount equal to the investments required to fulfill the unrealized part of the savings from the previous year. (5) The minister determines by ordinance the cumulative goal of new energy savings in direct consumption, alternative measures, criteria for calculating the amount of savings, the method of calculating the savings, the amount of the obligation to save energy for each energy distributor, the method of calculating the amount of the distributor&#39;s contribution to the Fund from paragraph 4 of this article, and the method of reporting to the distributor on an annual level about the achieved energy savings in direct consumption. The amount of savings obligations is based on objective and non-discriminatory criteria, which may also contain requirements with a social goal, including the requirement that a part of measures to increase energy efficiency be implemented as a priority for vulnerable customers. Duties of the energy supplier
The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation RTFO tables are the main data source for this statistical release. However, from 2019, the UK also reports renewable fuel supply under the Motor fuel greenhouse gas emissions reporting guidance GHG tables. The GHG regulations are closely related to the RTFO, however small differences in reporting requirements and categorisations result in small differences in figures. Readers are advised that the report is based on data in the RTFO tables, and that back-series reports are based on past RTFO tables. Statistics on the supply of renewable fuels, reported under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation for 2019, based on data available as of 18 September 2019. This is the second of 5 provisional reports for 2019 and therefore contains an incomplete dataset for the year. The final report is scheduled for publication in November 2020. We have incorporated changes to the report and tables as a result of changes to the legislation. Further information on these changes is available. The report and accompanying tables includes information on the
There are 2 sets of data tables for this period. The first set of tables RF_01 report the supply of renewable fuel to the UK under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation RTFO. The second set of tables RF_02 report the supply of renewable fuel to the UK under the Motor Fuel Greenhouse Gas GHG Emissions Reporting Regulations. Though the 2 reporting mechanisms are similar, there is some variation in categorisation between the RTFO and FQD leading to small differences between the 2 tables.
These Regulations make provision to charge fees regarding activities carried out by the Secretary of State relating to the environmental regulation of the offshore oil and gas industry. They amend, among other things, the Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Other Provisions) Regulations 2015 in respect of charging provisions relating to the regulation of fluorinated greenhouse gases and the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005 to allow fees to be charged in respect of the assessment of the effect upon the environment of the discharge into it of any oil.
25 U.K. The regulations may confer powers on the administrator of a trading scheme to acquire- (a) allowances, credits or certificates under another trading scheme for which provision is made by regulations under this Part of this Act, or (b) units under any other trading scheme (at United Kingdom, European or international level) relating to greenhouse gas emissions.
(6)  Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 2030 climate and energy framework, and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and Decision No 529/2013/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 1). (7)  Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26). (8)  Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1). (9)  Council Recommendation of 16 June 2022 on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality (OJ C 243, 27.6.2022, p. 35). (10)  Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1). (11)  Directive (EU)
Scotland In March 2021, the Senedd passed a suite of regulations to set a Net Zero Wales 2050 target, increase Wales decadal emissions targets, and set Wales Carbon Budgets 2 and 3 in line with them. Relative to the baseline established in legislation, the targets and budgets set in law are: • Carbon Budget 2 (2021-25): 37% average reduction with a 0% offset limit • Carbon Budget 3 (2026-30): 58% average reduction 2030: 63% reduction • • 2040: 89% reduction 2050: at least 100% reduction (net zero) Welsh legislation requires Welsh Government Ministers to publish a plan for meeting each of its carbon budgets. Net Zero Wales will be published before COP26 and will set out the policies and proposals to meet Wales Carbon Budget 2 (2021-25) and set Wales on a longer-term pathway to net zero. Northern Ireland
better visibility for subsidies directed to SMEs and industries). Adaptation of compensation mechanisms for electricity supply from renewable energy sources through
regulation, tariff adjustment and promotion of heat recovery. Financial compensation for the supply of biogas in the natural gas grid through regulation. Conception of a targeted promotion for the use of biomass. - Increase energy efficiency and decrease energy consumption
Specification and implementation of a legal frame for the "Housing Sector Plan". Redevelopment and simplification of the financial support system in case of old-building renovation and new
constructions in the residential area, through fundamental assessment of measures for renovation and
adjustment of financial support for new constructions (1). Encourage energy efficient renovation of public buildings by increasing financial means and transposing of the
Energy Efficiency Directive No 2012/27/EU. Monitoring energy consumption of public buildings through a measuring concept and data analysis. Reinforce "construction standards" for new commercial and services buildings. Implementing incentives to cover residual households' energy needs by renewable energy sources. Standardisation of the provisions for deploying energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources in
municipal buildings
Linking building construction and renovation to sustainable development criteria (1). Faster depreciation of the investments concerning energy efficient renovation through regulation. Promoting and fostering electro-mobility through regulations, including financial support. Promoting and fostering natural gas mobility. Adjustment of "CAR-e" bonus for electro-cars (2). Increase energy efficiency in private companies through voluntary agreements, awareness rising, information
and guidance, pilot projects. Increase energy efficiency in companies under the EU ETS through a voluntary agreement scheme (FEDIL), and
energy efficiency measures financed by EU ETS public revenues. Application of sustainability criteria for public procurement and during the whole planning process through fixed
guidelines and continuous monitoring.
electricity consumption is included to yield the total primary energy supply for each sector. to its energy demand. The allocation is straightforward where fuels are used directly by a particular sector. Regarding electricity, the primary energy associated with each sector's
• Optimise the use of the marine space through the cross-government programme on Marine Spatial Prioritisation. • Develop Fisheries Management Plans, working with industry and other partners. • Work with the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy to develop sustainable ocean plans that capture both Defra and cross-government work.
Ensured higher quality energy supply at affordable and predictable prices. The rising prices of imported energy resources are a major factor for changes in the energy balance until 2030. Under their influence, the energy intensity of GDP steadily decreases by 30% in 2020 and by 43% in 2030, respectively. This leads to an increase of nearly 100 % of GDP against a 10 percent increase in energy consumption in the country. Dependence on imports decreased by 4 points due to the increase in the consumption of nuclear energy, which is considered a local source - taking into account the commissioning of two new nuclear units of 1000 MW each. The consumption of oil and natural gas increased slightly. If nuclear energy is counted as an imported resource, import dependence will rise to 77%. VII. A LOOK AT 2020. In numbers c
Certificates U.K. 17 (1) The regulations must provide for the issue of certificates evidencing the carrying on of the activities in a trading period. U.K. (2) The regulations may provide for certificates to evidence the carrying on of the activities- (a) by the participant in question, (b) by another participant in the trading scheme, or (c) by a third party authorised in accordance with the regulations to obtain certificates for the purposes of the scheme. (3) The regulations must require each participant to have enough certificates at the end of each trading period to comply with the participant's obligations under the trading scheme. (4) The regulations must contain provision for ensuring that certificates used by a participant for that purpose cannot be used by the participant for any other purpose. (5) The regulations- (a) may provide for the expiry of certificates after such period as may be specified in or determined in accordance with the regulations; (b) may enable certificates to be cancelled by a person by whom they are held instead of being used for the purposes of a trading scheme.
The Sustainable Economic Development Plan is a national policy with a cross-sectoral approach. The timeframe of this Plan is 10 years between 2018 and 2028. The overall goal of this Plan is to achieve economically, environmentally and socially sustainable development by increasing export, substituting import, developing tourism sector, supporting lowest income groups, improving land productivity, sustaining natural capital, improving infrastructure, developing skilled workforce, developing the digital economy, and increasing income opportunities.
Minister of State for Energy, Clean In December 2021 the Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy commissioned the Energy Emergencies Executive Committee Storm Arwen Review, due to unacceptable levels of power disruption following Storm Arwen. I am writing to inform you that the Final Report has now been completed and published on gov.uk. This is available electricity-distribution-disruption-review. The Interim Report was published in The review has been a joint endeavour between government, industry and the regulator (Ofgem), which was commissioned to identify lessons to be learned and actions to take forward. The actions recommended by t his review address concerns under the three pillars of system resilience, consumer protection and additional support, and will drive improvements to Great Britain’s electricity network resilience The majority of actions outlined i n the Final Report address improvements to be made across all electricity Distribution Network Operators, regardless of whether they were impacted during this particular storm. Lessons from subsequent storms that hit the UK in February 2022 have also been included and reflected as part of this final report. While improvements will be made, no electricity system can be totally The Energy Emergencies Executi ve Committee, alongside my Department and in collaboration with other partners as appropriate, will be responsible for the delivery and implementation of the actions recommended in the report. Please do not hesitate to contact me if the Committee would lik e more information Minister of State for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change
Guidance Grants for installing electric vehicle chargepoints for individuals, landlords, businesses, the public sector, charities and education institutions. From: Published 8 April 2025 Last updated 16 July 2025 — Print this page The government offers a number of grants to help with the cost of buying and installing chargepoints for electric vehicles. This grant provides up to £350 towards the cost of installing a chargepoint at your property. You can apply for this grant if you either: own and live in a flat rent and live in any residential property You must have private off-street parking. . This grant provides up to £350 towards the cost of installing a chargepoint at your property. You must: live in a property which you own or rent be installing a cross-pavement solution, for example a charging gully only have on-street parking . This grant provides up to £350 per socket towards the cost of installing chargepoints at workplaces. You can apply for grants for up to 40 sockets across all your sites. It is open to eligible: businesses charities public sector organisations . Landlords can apply for grants of up to £350 per chargepoint socket. Each year you can get up to: 200 grants for residential properties such as flats and houses 100 grants for commercial properties such as offices If you are a residential landlord, you can apply for grants towards the costs of installing chargepoints, associated infrastructure and preparing parking spaces for future installations. Grants of up to £30,000 per property are available. . Small and medium-sized businesses can apply for grants towards the costs of installing chargepoints, associated infrastructure and preparing parking spaces for future installations. Grants of up to £15,000 per site are available. You can apply for this grant if your business has 249 employees or fewer. . The scheme covers 75% of chargepoint and civil costs incurred, up to a maximum of £1 million across all sites. There is no limit to the number of sites you can apply for, but the scheme is limited to one application per organisation. . State-funded schools and education institutions can apply for grants of up to £2,500 per chargepoint chargepoint socket. You can apply for grants for up to 40 sockets across all your sites. . Some types of low emission vehicles are eligible for a government grant. The seller includes the grant as a discount in the purchase price, so you do not need to apply for it. . Published 8 April 2025 Last updated 16 July 2025 16 July 2025 Added information about the Depot Charging Scheme for charging infrastructure at HGV and coach fleet depots
Hungarys climate and nature-protection action plan allocates HUF 32 billion (EUR 92.6m) to SMEs transitioning to sustainable energy production. It also plans to raise the capacity of solar plants six-fold, and supports the distribution and use of cheap electric cars. From 2022, only e-buses will be newly deployed to city transport, he added. The government aims to make 90 percent of Hungarian electricity production carbon free by 2030, by using mostly nuclear and solar energy, he said.
ENERGY AND TRAI
Continued support to energy efficiency after 2020, with the following key
assumptions:
2.1. 'Without measures' scenario
renovation of 2% of the buildings annually to the nearly-zero energy
standard (include the use of renewable sources);
2. Energy
The power system was analysed by the simulation of market development with
transformations and the software for the hourly optimization of operation and development of the
resources
power system. The price of the emission allowances in the EU ETS was
assumed as in the EU Reference scenario 2016. The simulation of the operation of the refineries was done to satisfy the domestic
demand as possible with the existing capacities, which mean without building
new refineries in 'without measures' scenario, and reducing production in 'with
existing measures' and 'with additional measures' scenarios. support for the development of the share of electric vehicles to 25% of
the personal vehicles in 2050;
intermodal shift with the goal to shift 7% of the transport of passengers
and goods to rails until 2030 and 20% until 2050;
improvements of energy efficiency in industry together with fuel
switch towards the use of renewable energy and electricity. Assumptions:
- all electricity needs will be met from domestic sources (except nuclear
power plant Krko) after 2030, which significantly increases the
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generation in Croatian power plants since import amounted to 25 - 35%. no new capacity of renewable resources,
all new electricity demands and replacement of old capacity are settled
by production from fossil power plants; about 50% gas-fired power plants
and about 50% coal-fired power plants,
- Nuclear power plant Krko continues delivering 50% of energy to Croatia
and operates up to 2043. - fuel production in refineries driven by the domestic demand;
improvements of environmental performance and lifetime of power
plants in line with the Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions. 2.2. 'with existing measures' scenario
Assumptions:
Until 2020, installed capacities of renewable energy sources power
plants are as defined by the National Action Plan for Renewable
Energy Sources by 2020 and Tar
As of December 2020 the UK's Financial Conduct Authority issued new rules requiring publically listed companies incorporated in the UK to either comply with the recommendations of the Task Force for Climate related Financial Disclosure and include information on climate-related financial disclosures in their annual report or explain the absence of such disclosures.
Public sector research and innovation investment plan Delivery of the UK's net zero research and innovation ambitions Annex: Government action on net zero research and innovation challenges to 2025
LONG-TERM STRATEGY FOR CARBON Ensure effective conditions for monitoring progress towards the goal of carbon neutrality (governance) and ensure the adoption of carbon neutral objectives in the sectoral areas; Involve society in the challenges of climate change, focusing on education, information and awareness raising, contributing to increasing individual and collective action.
The geographic coverage of Provisional emissions statistics will be changing from UK and Crown Dependencies to UK only from 2016 onwards. This publication provides the latest provisional estimates of UK greenhouse gas emissions based on provisional inland energy consumption statistics, which are published in DECCs quarterly Energy Trends publication. This publication also includes an update to final statistics published in February to include estimates by end-user and fuel type. Updated data tables for these statistics can be found in UK greenhouse gas emissions final statistics. For the purposes of reporting, greenhouse gas emissions are allocated into a small number of broad, high level sectors as follows energy supply, business, transport, public, residential, agriculture, industrial processes, land use land use change and forestry LULUCF, and waste management. Additionally provisional emissions for Carbon Dioxide CO2 only are allocated into broad fuel classifications as follows gas, oil, coal, other solid fuels and non-fuel. These provisional emissions estimates are subject to revision when the final estimates are published however, they provide an early indication of emissions in the most recent full calendar year. This publication also includes an update to final statistics published in February to include estimates by end-user and fuel type. Updated data tables for these statistics can be found in UK greenhouse gas emissions final statistics. This is a National Statistics publication and complies with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. Please check our frequently asked questions or email Climatechange.Statisticsdecc.gsi.gov.uk if you have any questions or comments about the information on this page.
The Committee recommends a Sixth Carbon Budget of 965 MtCO₂e, including emissions from the UK's share of international aviation and shipping (IAS). This recommended budget aligns to the Balanced Net Zero Pathway set out in Chapters 2 and 3, which was built on multiple lines of evidence and takes into account what is feasible and what is necessary to get on track to Net Zero by 2050. This section sets out our recommended level for the Sixth Carbon Budget and the basis on which it should be measured. It is in seven parts:
4 U.K. A member may resign by giving written notice to the Secretary of State.
Implemented Support to 'Supporting Biodigester Sector for Green Jobs and Income Generation '. 9.8 million DKK. Rawnda
The amendment provides for raising the carbon dioxide (CO2) emission reduction targets. The target for 2030 is to be increased by 10 percentage points, to at least 65 percent. This means that by the end of the decade, Germany is to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 65 per cent of the 1990 levels. This even more ambitious target will impact on the CO2 reduction targets in individual sectors including energy, transport and the building sector up to 2030. Greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045 For 2040 the reduction target is a minimum of 88 per cent. Along the road to this goal, the Act lays down specific annual reduction targets during the 2030s. By 2045 Germany is to become greenhouse gas neutral. This means that there must be a balance between anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions from sources and the removal of such gases. From 2050 onward, Germany aims to have a negative emissions balance, meaning that it would then remove more greenhouse gases using natural sinks than it emits.