Other CC Legislation & Guidance relevant to EIA:
Directive 2009/31/EC amended the EIA Directive to include Carbon Capture and Storage projects in Annex I and II, see:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:140:0114:0135:EN:PDF
The EU has also announced initial plans to produce guidance on EIA & Climate Change (due for publication in 2011), as highlighted in the Commission’s 5 year review of the EIA Directive (July 09):
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2009:0378:FIN:EN:PDF
Mitigation
June 2008, Calculating carbon savings from wind farms on Scottish peat lands - A new approach
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/229725/0062213.pdf
NE254: Natural England’s guide to the assessment of onshore wind farm developments - Making Space for Renewable Energy:
http://naturalengland.etraderstores.com/NaturalEnglandShop/NE254
Adaptation
Para 2.1.7 – 2.1.8 and Section 4.8 of the draft Over-arching Energy National Policy Statement (EN1) – provide advice on considering CC adaptation when assessing major energy infrastructure developments in England & Wales:
http://data.energynpsconsultation.decc.gov.uk/documents/npss/EN-1.pdf
Considering Flood Risk (and enhanced risks due to climate change) in development planning:
- England - PPS25:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/planningandbuilding/planning/planningpolicyguidance/planningpolicystatements/planningpolicystatements/pps25 - Wales - Tan15:
http://wales.gov.uk/topics/planning/policy/tans/tan15?lang=en - Scotland - Scottish Planning Policy (Sections 196 to 211):
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/02/03132605/0
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