UoS-ECS-Rai/sustainability-policymaking huggingface dataset:
No inventory work was conducted
on sources of greenhouse gas
emissions in the livestock sector
and related statistical database is
weak. Not available
Not implemented
Characteristic for only a small
number of modern livestock farms
Inventory of sources of
greenhouse gas emissions in
livestock sector, improvement
of statistical database in this
area and forecast further
activities
Strengthen research to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions in
the livestock sector and
improve selection in this area
Raise awareness of farmers to
reduce greenhouse gas
emissions in livestock sector
Implement an effective
management system for
cleaning, collecting, and
storing manure on farms
to reduce greenhouse gases in
livestock
- Monitor the improvement of the
effective manure management system in
livestock farms by the Ministry of
Environment and Natural Resources of
the Republic of Azerbaijan and the
Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of
Azerbaijan
Strengthen public-private
partnership and organize joint activities
Implement activities aimed at the
development of livestock in the country,
in line with the activities designed to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Encourage the collection and use of
methane gas and nitrogen dioxide
generated from collection of in livestock
farms as renewable energy
-Train local specialists on inventory of
sources of greenhouse gas emissions in
livestock sector
- Establish central inventory database
Review obtained figures and submit
future action plans to the State
Select more specific diets in animals,
especially in dairy and beef cattle, to
reduce the amount of methane gas
generated by enteric fermentation,
while maintaining the nutritional value
of feed, and to conduct substantiated
studies in this area. - Conduct selection work in research
institutes aimed at reducing methane
gas in livestock, especially in dairy and
meat cattle, and obtain new breeds for
this purpose. - Develop more efficient management
system for the collection, storage and
transportation of manure and
disseminate successful results to farms
Raise awareness of farmers in this area,
organize periodic workshops and
trainings, prepare, and distribute
booklets and brochures
- Immediately remove manure from
barns and stalls and store in liquid tanks. Provide state support for the
distribution of
These Regulations amend the principal Regulations to add provisions relating to medium combustion plants (“MCPs”). They transpose Directive (EU) 2015/2193 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the limitation of certain pollutants into the air from medium combustion plants, which lays down rules to control emissions of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and dust from MCPs. The Regulations provide that MCPs are brought within the permitting regime as specified. MCPs are required to comply with emission limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and dust, subject to specified exceptions.
Ghent Commercial Court, Ghent division. Appointment of an additional trustee Mr SMOLDERS INE, WESTEINDESTRAAT 34, 9990 MALDEGEM. Ghent Commercial Court, Ghent division.
In the Governmental agreement from November 2017 is a strong focus on climate issues, including a pledge for Iceland to become carbon neutral no later than 2040. In the agreement it is also stated that new action plan will be published, including all sectors, Climate committee will be established, and the carbon tax will be increased. The focus has been set on action and measures to enable Iceland to meet the targets of 40% reduction of greenhouse gas emission in 2030 compared to 1990 and to gain carbon neutrality no later than 2040. 4.1 Background and recent policy development
The policies and proposals for heat and buildings in the Net Zero Strategy will... Set a path to all new heating appliances in homes and workplaces from 2035 being low carbon works with the grain of consumer choice. But the costs of low carbon technology can fall quickly - working with industry, we expect a heat pump to be as cheap to buy and run as a gas boiler this decade. We want to reduce electricity costs so when the current gas spike subsides we will look at options to shift or rebalance energy levies (such as RO and FITs) and obligations (such ECO) away from electricity to gas over this decade. This will include looking at options to expand carbon pricing and remove costs from electricity bills while ensuring that we continue to limit any impact on bills overall. We know that in the long run, green products are more efficient and cheaper, and we are putting fairness and affordability at the heart of our approach.
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA Tel (020) 7219 3292 Email escom@parliament.uk Website Minister for Climate Change and Corporate Responsibility Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (a) COM(20) 562: Commission Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition – Investing in a climate -neutral future for the (b) COM(20) 563: Amended Proposal for a Regulation establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law) (41523) We considered your Explanatory Memoranda (EMs) on the above documents at our meeting of 20 January 2021, having delayed consideration pending the outcome of negotiations on the future UK-EU relationship. Since you submitted your EMs, there have two important developments. First, the UK and EU have concluded a Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). Second, the UK, EU and others have submitted revised Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to signal their commitments to implementing the Paris We note that the fight against climate change constitutes an essential element of the TCA, with a particular focus on compliance with the Paris Agreement. We note too that both Parties re -iterated their commitment to achieving economy- wide climate neutrality by 2050. Now that an Agreement has been reached on the future UK -EU relationship, we would welcome a revised analysis from you in relation to these documents, reflecting on how the EU’s plans and the commitments in the Agreement intersect, and identifying any further policy implications for the UK. We have in

mind particularly the Commission’s plans to revise the EU Emissions Trading System and to develop a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. These intersect with the mutual commitments made on trade and climate change in the TCA, as well as the commitment to consider linking the respective EU and UK carbon pricing mechanisms. We ask that you set out your plans to cooperate with the EU on these policies in advance of any legislative proposals from the We look forward to your response within ten working days. I am copying this letter to Darren Jones MP, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee , and Dr Rebecca Davies, Clerk of that Committee; Rt Hon. Philip Dunne MP, C hair of the Environmental Audit Committee, and Martyn Atkins, Clerk of that Committee; Lord Kinnoull, Chair of the House of Lords European Union Committee, and Chris Johnson, Clerk of that Committee; Les Saunders at the Cabinet Office ; and the EU scrutiny team
The CREST Centre itself was the catalyst for the new award winning Passive House premium rated Erne campus which was completed in 2021. This is the first educational and largest premium rated building in the world. Coupled with this, the campus also successfully attained a BREEAM Outstanding accreditation therefore making it a unique and world leading example of large scale sustainable design and construction. The development of the campus has earned international recognition and was instrumental in the College being assigned the designation of a United Nations High Performance Building Centre of Excellence at COP26 last year. This global standard has already begun to pay dividend from a curriculum delivery perspective with the development of links for student visits to USA and Canada planned for this summer. Net zero is a complex and transformative undertaking for the UK. The way the government operates must rise to meet this challenge. This means reducing the public sector's own carbon footprint - but also changing how we are organised and how we take decisions. Building on our recent historic progress, we are now going further to ensure the whole government meets the challenge of net zero. 3.18.3 Our goals
Final energy consumption started to increase substantially after the first half of the last century, with the largest increases seen in gas oil, motor fuel and electricity (Fig. 23). In order to average the strong impact of meteorological conditions on heating demand, leading to rather large year-to-year variations in the final energy consumption (see also sections 2.5 and 3.2.3), mean values over several years are discussed in the following. Compared to the mean final energy consumption between 1910 and 1915, the mean final energy consumption was almost a factor of eight higher between 2010 and 2016. The highest final energy consumption over a period of five years occurred between 2006 and 2010, 7.5 per cent higher compared to 1990 to 1994. However, looking at the final energy consumption of the last about five years, it appears that final energy consumption started to decrease. Renewable energy sources (not including hydropower) still contributed a minor share of 2.8 per cent to the final energy consumption in 2016. Nevertheless, supported by the Swiss Energy programme (section 4.3.2), renewable energy sources gained importance during the last years. Between 1990 and 2016, the annual generation of solar electricity increased from 5 to 4800 TJ, while the annual generation of wind electricity increased from 0 to 391 TJ.
These Regulations amend references in primary and subordinate legislation to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market in consequence of the amendment of that Regulation by Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on the making available on the market of EU fertilising products Regulation 7(3) updates the definition of “a regulator in the United Kingdom” in respect of England and Wales for the purposes of regulation 5 of the Plant Protection Products (Sustainable Use) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1657).
In 2016 the UK joined a consortium of 9 European countries to co-fund collaborative innovation projects into carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) called Accelerating CCS Technologies (ACT). ACT is a European Research Area Network (ERA-NET) Cofund, a tool established by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 programme for research and innovation. ERA-NET Cofund enables European countries to join forces when it comes to funding RD&D and innovation on subjects of high European interest. Under the scheme, European countries have provided EUR 25.34 million to support collaborative projects that can accelerate the deployment of CCUS within Europe.
The European Commission added a further EUR 11.26 million, giving a total pot of EUR 36.6 million. The first ACT Call for project proposals was published in 2016 and resulted in eight projects that were started in 2017. The second ACT Call was published 2018 and resulted in 12 new projects started 2019. The third ACT Call was published in 2020 and resulted in 10 new projects started in 2022. The fourth ACT Call was published in 2022.
Switching from fossil fuels to low-carbon fuels contributes the largest emissions reductions in the Balanced Pathway from the early 2030s With faling electricity costs, the Balanced Pathway has an important role for electrification. Improvements in resource and energy efficiency lead to the largest emissions reductions in the early 2000s.
it is necessary to reduce consumption; 24. commercial exploitation of an energy capacity - the set of activities carried out by a economic operator in the electricity sector based on a license granted under the present conditions
This Act requires public authorities (listed in the Schedule to this Act) to have due regard to rural needs when - (a) developing, adopting, implementing or revising policies, strategies and plans, and (b) designing and delivering public services. “Rural needs” means the social and economic needs of persons in rural areas. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development must, at least every three years, review the list of bodies and persons set out in the Schedule. The Department must also make arrangements with public authorities with a view to securing co-operation and the exchange of information between public authorities.
- Environment oriented economy; Improved governance quality through reforms, including a lowering of corruption level in the country; Enabling activities for business development in the country;
This shift in resource efficiency has also been seen in agriculture - since 1990 emissions from producing a kilogram of pork have decreased by 30 per cent and by 16 per cent for a litre of milk. Many of our farms are using more efficient agricultural practices, for example improving crop nutrient and crop health management. We want low emission, highly productive land while ensuring we hand our environment on to the next generation in a better state than we found it. As part of this, we want the UK to become a world leader in terms of competitiveness, resource productivity and resource efficiency: maximising the value we extract from our resources, and minimising the negative environmental and carbon impacts associated with their extraction, use and disposal. We will work toward achieving zero avoidable waste by 2050. Reducing emissions from natural resources will be important for meeting the 2050 target costeffectively. Emissions from natural resources could fall by 30 per cent, with tree cover in England increasing by 180,000 hectares from 9.8 per cent to 11 per cent, as they are nurtured from saplings into maturity, providing essential spaces for our communities and enhancing our carbon sink.
ART. 138 Obligations and rights of the distribution operator (1) The natural gas distributor mainly has the following obligations: a) to operate, maintain, repair, modernize and develop the distribution system in safety conditions, economic efficiency and environmental protection, the activities to be carried out on the basis of specific authorizations for the design and execution of distribution systems
This Order prescribes units of production for the assessment of the productive capacity of agricultural land situated in England. An assessment of the productive capacity of agricultural land is required in determining whether or not the land in question is a "commercial unit of agricultural land" for the purposes of the succession provisions in the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986. The Order includes net annual income figures for land which is an eligible hectare for the purposes of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009. The Order also prescribes net annual income and specifies particular farming use for assessment purposes. Land includes land in a less favoured area and moorland.
Cover Photo: Composition by Marta Hernández The adoption of the Paris Agreement marks a before and after in the fight against climate change. It is the first international treaty in which all countries, depending on their capacities and national circumstances, agree to face this challenge. With this Agreement, the importance of working in concert, and under the same governance, is recognized to make it possible to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on a large scale, with the aim of maintaining the increase in global average temperature by below 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels and, even if possible, below 1.5ºC. This is the climate risk that the international community can accept. Thus, Spain is working on the preparation of a Climate Change and Energy Transition Law to meet the objectives set out in the Paris Agreement and within the framework of the European Union in the medium and long term in terms of climate and energy. The Law will promote the actions with the greatest capacity to achieve the commitments at the lowest possible cost, so that the energy and climate change policy favors economic activity, competitiveness and employment and ensures the financial sustainability of energy systems in Spain.
In terms of residential buildings, an ambitious timetable has been drawn up to gradually increase the energy performance requirements for new residential buildings. Since 1⁰ January 2017, all new constructions for residential use must meet the AA energy class standard, which makes Luxembourg one of the precursors of the EU to impose such a criterion. Since energy renovation is often quite expensive, the Government has set up a climate bank since January 2017”. This initiative is part of the &quot;Klimabank an nohaltegt Wunnen&quot;&gt; package, published at the end of 2016. By implementing these new provisions, the Government aims to promote both the sustainable construction of new residential buildings, energy sanitation of existing residential buildings and the development of renewable energies in the field of housing (see under the chapter Sustainable housing). The second Action Plan to reduce CO2 emissions includes measures relating to transport, buildings, energy efficiency and renewable energies, industry, information and awareness, advice and energy training. This second Action Plan will soon be four years old, and it does not cover the new commitments of the Paris agreement and those proposed within the EU by 2030. Luxembourg will thus prepare during the year 2017 a third Action Plan to reduce CO2 emissions which will also include a longer-term vision and objectives (2050) for the decarbonisation of the Luxembourg economy. For functional buildings, in particular new buildings, the requirements in terms of energy performance will be gradually reinforced, in particular by new methods of financing intended to carry out the gradual renovation of all existing buildings on the basis of an inventory of state buildings.
UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK’s export credit agency, is providing a £200 million buyer credit guarantee to help finance the Greater Changhua 1 Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan, unlocking the export potential of the UK’s offshore wind sector. Two UK renewable energy companies, Seajacks and Trelleborg’s applied technologies operation in the UK, have already capitalised on UKEF’s support by winning export contracts with Ørsted, the company leading the development of the wind farm. The Greater Changhua 1 Offshore Wind Farm has a capacity of 605 MW, powering more than 650,000 households. This will help Taiwan to achieve its goal of generating 20% of its power from renewable sources by 2025.
The cluster sequencing process maps a logical path for CCUS deployment in the UK. Clusters sequenced for the mid-2020s are 'Track-1' and those by 2030 are 'Track-2' This approach will help drive investment across the sector. We remain committed to helping all industrial clusters to decarbonise as we work to reach net zero emissions by 2050. The CCUS sector could support up to 50,000 jobs in the UK in 2030.
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Chair, Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee The Response to the Committee On Climate Change Extension of statutory deadline I am writing to notify you that today I laid a Statutory Instrument extending the statutory deadline for the Secretary of State’s response to the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) annual report of UK progress in reducing emissions. The Secretary of State has an obligation under Section 37 of the Climate Change Act 2008 to respond to the points raised by the CCC in their annual report by 15 October 2022 each year. On 8 September the Prime Minister announced an independent review of the Government’s approach to meeting our Net Zero target, to ensure we are delivering it in a way that is pro-growth and pro-business. The review, led by Chris Skidmore MP, will make a set of recommendations to the Secretary of State by the end of The effect of the SI is to extend the statutory deadline to respond to the CCC’s report to 31 March 2023 to avoid pre-empting or undermining the outcome of the review. Extending the deadline by 3 months beyond the review’s conclusion will give the Government sufficient time to consider its response to the findings of the review, reflect this in our response to the CCC’s progress report and update on progress against the Net Zero Strategy. As ever, I welcome your Committee’s valuable work and I look forward to the opportunity to engage further with you in my new role.
Discharge of functions U.K. 20 U.K. The Committee may authorise a sub-committee, member or employee to exercise any of the Committee's functions.
We want regional groups to identify how best to provide an efficient, sustainable and resilient supply of water for all water users in their region over at least 25 years. This includes adopting a long-term environmental destination to protect and improve regional water environments. To do this, regional groups need to work together to identify the best strategic options that will meet our future water needs. Details of how regional groups are expected to operate and what they need to include in their regional plans are provided in We want regional groups to build upon their existing achievements to deliver multi-sector planning and drive improvements to water supply resilience, water efficiency and demand management, cross sector engagement, and environmental protection. This will require engagement from non-public water supply sectors. While there is no obligation for sectors other than public water supply to engage with regional planning, we do have an expectation for those sectors to engage and fully participate. We recognise that some of the expectations, particularly relating to multi-sector activities, are subject to sustainable sources of 5) - something which has not yet been fully achieved. While this remains the case, those activities should be done on a best endeavours basis. Our updated expectations of regional groups reflect the need for: strategic water resources planning to enable growth associated with government ambitions and commitments, including those relating to net zero carbon targets, AI and data security more solutions to deficits in public and non-public water supplies, mapped through an adaptive pathway with clear decision points, to enable regional groups to contribute towards the national need in a way that manages future uncertainty an increased focus on taking a multi-sector approach, improving coordination across sectors, proposing options and solutions for multiple sectors to meet their water needs, and promoting the establishment of Water Abstractor Groups and Catchment Partnerships planning for changes to address environmentally unsustainable abstraction, and to provide future environmental protection and resilience against water resources impacts from climate change and future demands more focus on catchments to ensure abstraction is sustainable, considering catchment options to improve resilience and facilitating collaborative approaches across abstractors producing a comprehensive statement of intent on drought, detailing collaborative actions and communication strategies improving water supply resilience to other pressures such as floods, extreme weather, and pollution continued alignment with the water resources planning guideline, ensuring strategic compatibility across regions a requirement for an independent chairperson for each regional group, enhancing governance and ensuring unbiased decision-making processes Next: 12. Further evolution of water resources planning
Trading periods U.K. 2 U.K. The regulations must specify the period or periods by reference to which the scheme is to operate (a "trading period").