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[ use carrier bags ] [ F1 Carrier bags ] E+W+N.I. 6 para. 2 substituted (N.I.) (28.4.2014) by (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 7) , s. 1(b) 5 [ F2 (1) ] " [ F3 Single use carrier bag ] [ F3 Carrier bag ] " has the meaning given by the regulations, which may define that term by reference (in particular) to- E+W+N.I. (a) a bag's size, thickness, construction, composition or other characteristics, [ F4 or ] (b) its intended use, [ F5 or (c) its price, ] or any combination of those factors. [ F6 (2) In this paragraph " price " means the price paid by a specified person, excluding any minimum charge that may be applicable by virtue of paragraph 4. ] 6 para. 5 renumbered as Sch. 6 para. 5(1) (N.I.) (28.4.2014) by (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 7) , s. 6(2) F3 Words in Act substituted (N.I.) (28.4.2014) by (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 7) , s. 1(a) F4 Word in Sch. 6 para. 5(1)(a) omitted (N.I.) (28.4.2014) by virtue of (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 7) , s. 6(3)(a) F5 Sch. 6 para. 5(1)(c) and preceding word inserted (N.I.) (28.4.2014) by (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 7) , s. 6(3)(b) F6 Sch. 6 para. 5(2) inserted (N.I.) (28.4.2014) by (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 7) , s. 6(4)
The Republic of North Macedonia is one of the smallest countries in the South-eastern Europe region, with around 2.077 million inhabitants (2018). In 2017, its gross domestic product (GDP) was EUR 10.7 billion and GDP per capita was EUR 5,153. As of 2019, the unemployment rate was 17.1%. Compared to the other sectors, the Energy sector by far has the largest share in the GHG emissions in the country. This is because this sector is mainly based on fossil fuels, primarily coal, which accounts for over 80% of the total energy demand. In the last few years, a certain decreasing trend of the share of fossil fuels can be noted, primarily due to an increase in the electricity import, which additionally increases the import dependence of the country, estimated at 54%. There is also an increasing trend of the share of renewable energy in the gross final energy consumption, which from 17.7% in 2009 has increased to 19.6 % in 2017. The efficiency of the Macedonian energy system (conversion from the total required energy into final energy) is about 71%. This value is almost at the same level as the member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Europe, where it is about 70%.
actions) are directly related to improve resilience in Ireland. These actions are mainstreamed overall greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and setting Ireland on a path to reach net zero economy-wide carbon budgets and sectoral ceilings. In addition to actions related to
Underpinned by Learning for Transformation), awarded in 2020. The BiodivERSA network led on a submission of a proposal for the European Biodiversa+ and mitigation to hydroclimatic extreme events and management tools" is expected in 2022.
3.4.1 Climate change is mitigated by reducing emissions that increase atmospheric concentrations of CO2 and other green- house gases. This Strategy and the ensuing 10 year Transport Master Plans will need to direct transport onto a less carbon intensive path by encouraging travel by more sustainable modes. Modes which are low or zero carbon options such as walking and cycling are particularly important, and have the added impact of contributing to the overall carbon efficiency of all modes. While the contributions of air and maritime travel to green-house gas emissions are a global issue, there is need to continue to ensure that efforts are made to minimise the impact while taking developmental considerations into account.
In line with the climate agreement, Norwegian climate policy will be geared towards the following overarching goals: Within the Kyoto Protocol&#39;s first commitment period, Norway will exceed the Kyoto commitment by 10 percentage points. Until 2020, Norway must undertake an obligation to cut global emissions of greenhouse gases corresponding to 30 per cent of Norway&#39;s emissions in 1990. Norway must be carbon neutral by 2050. As part of a global and ambitious climate agreement in which other industrialized countries also undertake major commitments, Norway must have a binding goal of carbon neutrality by 2030 at the latest. This means that Norway must ensure emission reductions corresponding to Norwegian emissions in 2030. The government will tighten Norway&#39;s climate targets so that they correspond to a cut in emissions of 40 per cent by 2020 compared to 1990 levels, if this can contribute to agreement on an ambitious climate agreement in which the major emitting countries assume concrete emission obligations. The government&#39;s long-term goal is for every person on earth to be granted the same right to emit greenhouse gases.
The energy sector covers all activities that involve fuel combustion from stationary sources and fugitive emission from fuels. The emission from energy sector in 2014 amounted to 10,817 kt CO and it is the main source of anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases, it accounts approximately 46.9% of the total greenhouse gases emission in 2014. In scenario without measures', i.e. without implementation of energy efficiency measures and renewable energy policy and with the increase in a number of fossil fuel power plants to reduce the import of electricity by 2030, projections show steady growth until 2035. In the 'with existing measures' scenario, projections show stagnation of emissions until 2020 as the growth of demand is mainly satisfied by the development of the renewable energy sources and energy efficiency. In the period from 2020 to 2035, this scenario shows a slight decrease due to expected development of the renewable energy sources even without the additional measures, only due to market competitiveness and impact of the EU ETS. Most measures to reduce emissions in the energy sector are defined by 2020, so it has not yet been determined which will be implemented after 2020. In scenario 'with additional measures', all measures planned in the energy sector were taken into account and projections show a steady trend of emission reduction.
from renewable sources. Planning rules and guidelines should be adapted to take into consideration cost-effective and environmentally beneficial renewable heating and cooling and electricity equipment. (42) For the benefit of rapid deployment of energy from renew- able sources and in view of their overall high sustainable and environmental beneficial quality, Member States should, when applying administrative rules, planning structures and legislation which are designed for licensing installations with respect to pollution reduction and con- trol for industrial plants, for combating air pollution and for the prevention or minimisation of the discharge of dan- gerous substances in the environment, take into account the contribution of renewable energy sources towards meeting environmental and climate change objectives, in particular when compared to non-renewable energy installations. (43) In order to stimulate the contribution by individual citizens to the objectives set out in this Directive, the relevant authorities should consider the possibility of replacing authorisations by simple notifications to the competent body when installing small decentralised devices for pro- ducing energy from renewable sources. (44) The coherence between the objectives of this Directive and the Community's other environmental legislation should be ensured. In particular, during the assessment, planning or licensing procedures for renewable energy installations, Member States should take account of all Community environmental legislation and the contribution made by renewable energy sources towards meeting environmental and climate change objectives, in particular when com- pared to non-renewable energy installations. (45) National technical specifications and other requirements falling within the scope of Directive 98/34/EC of the Euro- pean Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 lay- ing down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and rules on Information Society services (), relating for example to levels of quality, testing methods or conditions of use, should not create barriers for trade in renewable energy equipment and systems. Therefore, support schemes for energy from renewable sources should not prescribe national technical specifications which deviate from exist- ing Community standards or require the supported equip- ment or systems to be certified or tested in a specified location or by a specified entity. (46) It is appropriate for Member States to consider mecha- nisms for the promotion of district heating and cooling from energy from renewable sources. (47) At national and regional level
17 U.K. The Committee may regulate- (a) its own procedure (including quorum), and (b) the procedure of any sub-committee (including quorum).
b) a green certificate for wind power plants; (2²) The recovery of deferred green certificates according to the provisions of para. (2¹) (9) The green certificates issued by the transport and system operator are valid for 12 months.
Fig. 2.84. Regional distri- bution of precursor gas emissions for the Agri- culture sector Fig. 2.83. Regional distribution of GHG emissions in the Agriculture sector 2. Inventory of anthropogenic emissions from sources and removal of greenhouse gases by sinks
The Law creates the framework for the implementation of 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. It aims to establish a legal framework for the promotion and use of renewable energy. The document defines the rules for support schemes, guarantees of origin, administrative procedures, access of renewable energy producers to the grid. The Law provides for at least 17% share of renewable energy in gross final consumption of energy by 2020 and at least 10% share of renewable energy in final energy consumption in transport.
are significant reductions in energy intensity and GHG emissions, which show that the country is well on its way to achieving and exceeding the EU 20-20-20 goals. These goals are achievable on the condition that Montenegro does not make counterproductive development decisions in the coming period, that is, if it implements policies that would replace the spontaneous improvements noted in the past decade and ensure the continuation of positive trends. However, there are also worrying signals, especially when it comes to development plans. Projections of trends in energy efficiency, given in the Energy Development Strategy (eg reduction of energy intensity by about 40% by 2030, compared to 2010 - from 29,770 MJ to 17,692 MJ, per thousand euros of GDP expressed in euros from 2000 ), will not be sufficient to bridge the still large gap between the Montenegrin and European economies and ensure the monitoring of ambitious and advanced EU policies. If insufficiently ambitious national goals in the field of energy efficiency prevail, this will have a negative impact on the sustainability of the energy sector, but also contribute to missing other opportunities (such as reducing energy costs and increasing competitiveness). The plans of the national energy strategy and the activities that are currently being carried out in order to start the construction of the new block of the Thermal Power Plant in Pljevlje, as well as on the exploration and production of hydrocarbons, are a special cause for concern. Namely, these plans and activities must be seen in the context of policies that
• Fruit and vegetables are already a major import item, increasing production nationally needs to be put in perspective by looking at water availability given the significant requirements of this kind of produce. Developing inventory methodologies allowing for better analysis of good practices, technical progress and innovations Encouraging the development of monitoring and evaluation methodologies for private or public promotion of environmental services or progress made.
economic point of view. The effective reduction of greenhouse gas emissions was assess follows a monitoring and reporting mechanism. This mechanism requires the reporting on the without need to reduce the production and the consumption on the basis of the baseline
WAM - corresponds to WM, however, with a much wider Strategy, approved by the GD no. 248 of 10.04.2013. With extent of implementation based on the Waste Management deviation from the Strategy, which provides for construction of a number of a bio-mechanical treatment plants, now at the stage of feasibility studies, construction of one biomechanical treatment plant is being considered for Chisinau municipal area only. It should be noted that at the stage the Waste Management Strategy development two options were considered: construction of two bio-mechanical treatment plants and two waste incinerators in Chisinau and Balti. Taking into account the results of the studies on morphological composition of municipal waste in the RM, preference was given to bio-mechanical treatment technology. The impact in the medium-term run (until 2025) of construction of one bio-mechanical treatment plant is reduction of direct GHG emissions from the waste sector by 20%. Similarly, to the WM scenario, open burning of waste will gradually decrease once regional waste management systems become operational, along with the promotion of efficient supervision of sanitation in settlements. Thus, the share of openly burnt waste will decrease by 2% annually, from 20% to 0% in 2025 in urban settlements, and after 2015 in rural settlements open burning of waste will be reduced by 2% annually, reaching the 10% share in 2030. Strict compliance with environmental legislation, together with appropriate financial coverage would allow to stop open burning of medical waste in a shorter time (2016-2025) than provided for under the WM by reducing the annual quantities of burnt staff by 10%, and by 20% during 2026-2030, which would reduce the openly burnt medical waste by 90% by 2030, relative to the year 2015. By the year 2025 the WAM provides for performing sewerage systems in place in Chisinau, Balti, Cahul and Tiraspol, which will ensure reducing the direct GHG emissions from the wastewater to the minimum level. Although previous strategic sectoral programmes provided for sludge treatment systems installed by 2020 at the wastewater treatment plants in 4 cities: Chisinau, Balti, Orhei and Cahul, and Soroca and
the federal government and the Länder on peatland protection and a strategy to preserve peatlands (organic soils) will be developed and implemented to that end. In addition to effective greenhouse gas reduction, the planning process must take into account aspects of nature conservation and the ability to implement measures in a way that is compatible with the needs of society and the economy. A grassland strategy is also being developed and will soon be implemented. CLIMATE ACTION PLAN 2050 / CABINET RESOLUTION → We aim to increase the amount of forested land in Germany. New forests primarily made up of native tree species will be planted wherever it is suitable and sustainably managed in a near-natural way. Offsetting and compensatory measures following the clearance of forests, for example in connection with infrastructure projects, must include reforestation of an area that is at least equal to the size of the cleared area.
These Regulations make minor changes and corrections to the Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017, the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017, the Forestry (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017, the Agriculture, Land Drainage and Irrigation Projects (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 and the Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017.
The Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme NCPGS provides funding to restore peatlands in the uplands and lowlands of England. It is a competitive grant scheme that will run until 2025. The scheme is open to
Application criteria
Natural England is looking for landscape scale applications that work to restore the whole hydrological unit of a peatland. This is likely to involve several sites and landowners, so applications from partnerships or substantial land holdings are encouraged. Applicants must have the authority to carry out the activities in their proposal. For example, if you do not own the land, you need permission from the landowner as part of your application. You cannot apply for funding for activities that have already been funded through other sources.
Objectives of the scheme
You must be able to show in your application how your proposal will deliver the schemes objectives. The objectives are to
Restoration Grant
Restoration Grants fund landscape scale restoration work on degraded peatlands in England. You can apply for the third round of grants from 20 March to 26 May 2023. You can normally apply for up to 75 of the total project costs. At least 25 of the total project costs must be covered by funding from non-exchequer sources not from the UK government or HM Treasury. In exceptional cases, you can apply for up to 85 of the cost. A project is an exceptional case if its both
In these cases, grant applicants must cover at least 15 of the project funding from non-exchequer sources. Such projects still need to score highly against all assessment criteria. If you want to apply for over 75 funding, you should submit a clarification via Atamis when applying to ask for confirmation of eligibility. Discovery Grant
You cannot apply for Discovery Grants anymore. You can still apply for a Restoration Grant if youve received a Discovery Grant in the past. Paludiculture Exploration Fund
The Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme also includes the Paludiculture Exploration Fund. This fund supports businesses, landowners and others with an interest in exploring paludiculture. Farming on wetter peat has the potential to mitigate the further loss of greenhouse gases and carbon as outlined in the England Peat Action Plan. The Paludiculture Exploration Fund is now closed. You can find out about the grants supported and join in or explore the options and developments in paludiculture and wetter farming at www.paludiculture.org.uk. Other land management schemes
Having a NCPGS grant will not affect your eligibility for current and future land management schemes like the Countryside Stewardship and Landscape Recovery schemes. You cannot receive payments for the same work through both the NCPGS and land management payments. How to apply
You can now apply for a Restoration Grant in round 3. The deadline for applications is 26 May 2023. To apply you must register and submit your documentation through Atamis. You can also read updated guidance about round 3 of the scheme on Atamis.
Task 7.17. Expansion of green planting area It is considered advisable to take measures and achieve formation of the image of Kyrgyzstan as a country with "negative CO2 emissions" and the "greenest" country in the region. To this end, two large blocks of activities will be implemented. The first one is associated with a direct reduction in CO2 emissions by all economic actors and citizens of the country. Second, and this will become a national idea a program to restore and expand mountain forests, which share will increase by 2023 from 5.6% to 6% of the entire territory of the country. Task 7.18. Conservation of tailings and safety measures
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Digital solutions produced by creative industries support the renewal and adaptability of companies and communities. New operating methods and forms of cooperation, as well as digital tools, improve opportunities for the recovery of the cultural sectors, for earning money based on artistic and creative work, and for operating in the European and world markets. The investment will strengthen the tourism industry&#39;s ability to adopt a sustainable operating method, manage with information and operate in a digital operating environment, especially in promoting the sale of travel services. The investment supports the strengthening of the tourism sector&#39;s R&amp;D intensity. This improves the resilience of the tourism industry in the structural change of the economy and enables preparation for possible future crises as well. There are no specific security-related issues in the presented investments. Projects that cross borders and cover several countries
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(8)Where the court makes a statement of non-compliance it may grant any remedy that could be granted by it on a judicial review other than damages, but only if Condition A or Condition B is met. (9)Condition A is that the court is satisfied that granting the remedy would not— (a)be likely to cause substantial hardship to, or substantially prejudice the rights of, any person other than the authority, or
In 2021, UK Export Finance made its first TCFD disclosure, delivering on a commitment made in the 2019 Green Finance Strategy and becoming the first UK government department to do so. The disclosure set out UKEF's approach to climate change (across TCFD's four key pillars (Governance; Strategy; Risk Management; and Metrics and Targets) and highlighted key progress in embedding it across the department. Last year, UK Export Finance published its second TCFD disclosure, significantly Implementing TCFD has allowed UK Export Finance to better identify, assess and manage climate-related risks across all its activities, as well as identifying actions to support decarbonisation of its portfolio on its path to net zero by 2050. This includes actions UK Export Finance can take to support its customers' transitions. It has also enabled UK Export Finance to play a leadership role among export credit agencies globally, encouraging others to follow the UK's lead. CHAPTER 2 | ALIGN
On the basis of Article 89 of the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia, I adopt ON THE PROCLAMATION OF THE LAW ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ALTERNATIVE FUELS I am promulgating the Law on the Establishment of Infrastructure for Alternative Fuels, which was adopted by the Croatian Parliament at its session on 9