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| Title: | Consultation on the EU Commission's proposals to amend the EU ETS from 2013 |
| Organisation: | Defra |
| Issued: | 13 May 2008 |
| Deadline: | 23 July 2008 OPEN |
| Synopsis: | On 23 January 2008 the European Commission published a package of proposals for tackling climate change and delivering a low carbon economy in Europe. These proposals together aim to implement the decisions agreed by EU Heads of State and Government at the March 2007 Spring European Council, including a 20 per cent reduction in EU GHG emissions by 2020 from 1990 levels, increasing to 30 per cent when there is an international climate agreement; 20 per cent of total EU energy consumption to come... (89 words more) |
| Title: | Consultation on the draft Marine Bill |
| Organisation: | Defra |
| Issued: | 13 May 2008 |
| Deadline: | 20 June 2008 OPEN |
| Synopsis: | Defra are seeking your views on the proposals set out in the draft Bill and input to the supporting Impact Assessment. The key issues covered are: the creation of the Marine Management Organisation (MMO); planning in the marine area; licensing activities in the marine area; marine nature conservation; managing marine fisheries; reform of inland and migratory fisheries; modernisation and streamlining of enforcement powers; administrative penalties scheme for domestic fisheries... (181 words more) |
| Title: | CD217 - A consultative document on proposals for new amending Regulations about the Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Chemicals: CHIP 3.2 |
| Organisation: | Health and Safety Executive |
| Issued: | 09 May 2008 |
| Deadline: | 04 July 2008 OPEN |
| Synopsis: | This consultation seeks comments on proposed amendments to the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply Regulations 2002 (CHIP). The amendments are necessary because Great Britain must implement into national legislation EC Directive 2006/8/EC, commonly known as the 2nd Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Dangerous Preparations Directive (the 2nd ATP. The 2nd ATP makes changes to three of the annexes in the Dangerous Preparations Directive (DPD) which are technical in nature... (131 words more) |
| Title: | Introduction of banding to the Renewables Obligation (Scotland) - Preliminary Consultation |
| Organisation: | Scottish Government |
| Issued: | 09 May 2008 |
| Deadline: | 04 July 2008 OPEN |
| Synopsis: | The Renewables Obligation (Scotland), or ROS, is fundamental to increasing renewables capacity across Scotland, and achieving our target that 50% of Scottish electricity demand should be met from renewable sources by 2020. The ROS has led to significant increases in renewable output across Scotland since its introduction in 2002. In order for it to remain effective, we need to ensure that support under the ROS is targeted appropriately. New powers enabling the banding of the Renewables... (236 words more) |
| Title: | Consultation on draft regulations and guidance implementing the Environmental Liability Directive 2004/35/EC with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage |
| Organisation: | Defra |
| Issued: | 10 March 2008 |
| Deadline: | 20 May 2008 OPEN |
| Synopsis: | This is a consultation on the draft regulations for England and Wales to implement Directive 2004/35 on environmental liability (ELD). Scotland and Northern Ireland will be consulting separately on their draft regulations. |
| Title: | Consultation on the draft Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2008 |
| Organisation: | Maritime and Coastguard Agency |
| Issued: | 10 March 2008 |
| Deadline: | 27 May 2008 OPEN |
| Synopsis: | This consultation letter seeks views on the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) policy proposals to regulate sewage and garbage from shipping as reflected in the draft Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2008. The measure addresses two discrete but related areas of pollution from ships which form two of the annexes to the International Convention on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78). The Regulations address the... (76 words more) |
| Title: | Proposals to amend the Wildlife (NI) Order 1985 in Northern Ireland |
| Organisation: | Department of Environment Northern Ireland |
| Issued: | 10 March 2008 |
| Deadline: | 06 June 2008 OPEN |
| Synopsis: | This document sets out the Department of the Environment’s proposals for updating and amending the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (“the Wildlife Order”). Since it was brought into force in 1985 the Wildlife Order has served Northern Ireland’s wildlife well, however it is recognised that the Order is now over 20 years old and in need of review, particularly the lists of species that are provided specific protection. Therefore, the primary aim of the review is to ensure that the... (28 words more) |
| Title: | Sustainable Communities Act 2007: Consultation on Draft Regulations and Statutory Guidance |
| Organisation: | DCLG |
| Issued: | 10 March 2008 |
| Deadline: | 12 May 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | This consultation paper seeks views on the draft Regulations and Statutory Guidance for the Sustainable Communities Act 2007. The Guidance is being developed by the Government following the Act coming into force on 23 October 2007. The Sustainable Communities Act received Royal Assent on 23 October 2007. This consultation document explains the provisions of Sections 2, 3 and 5 of the Act which relate to the process by which local authorities may make proposals to the Secretary of State about... (8 words more) |
| Title: | Adaptation to scientific and technical progress on RoHS Directive |
| Author: | Öko-Institut & Fraunhofer IZM |
| Organisation: | Europrean Commission |
| Issued: | 07 February 2008 |
| Deadline: | 01 April 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | Stakeholder consultation on adaptation to scientific and technical progress under Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment for the purpose of a possible amendment of the Annex. |
| Title: | EU Directive 2006/21/EC on the Management of Waste from the Extractive Industries (The 'Mining Waste Directive') |
| Organisation: | Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) |
| Issued: | 23 January 2008 |
| Deadline: | 11 April 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | The consultation paper sets out the options identified by Government, including its preferred option, for transporting into national law in England EU Directive 2006/21/EC on the management of waste from the extractive industries - the 'Mining Waste Directive'. This includes an accompanying Impact Assessment. |
| Title: | Implementation of the Batteries and Accumulators and Waste Batteries and Accumulators Directive (2006/66/EC) |
| Author: | Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) |
| Issued: | 08 January 2008 |
| Deadline: | 07 March 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | This consultation seeks views on options for implementing the requirements of Directive 2006/66/EC on Batteries and Accumulators and Waste Batteries and Accumulators in the UK. At this stage, Government are not consulting on draft Regulations. Responses to this consultation on options for implementation will inform Government decisions on the content of legislation to transpose the Directive into national law. There will be further public consultation on draft Regulations in due course. |
| Title: | Defra climate change simplification project |
| Organisation: | Defra |
| Issued: | 20 December 2007 |
| Deadline: | 05 March 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | This consultation is on the recommendations presented in the “Climate Change Instruments: Areas of Overlap and Options for Simplification” report. The report reviews Defra’s three major climate Change instruments - EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), Climate Change Agreements (CCAs) and the proposed Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) – with a view to eliminating avoidable overlap, simplifying the existing regulation, and ensuring that the regulatory burden on the economy is kept to a... (42 words more) |
| Title: | Consultation on Article 5 of the Energy End Use Efficiency and Energy Services Directive 2006/32/EC |
| Organisation: | Defra |
| Issued: | 20 December 2007 |
| Deadline: | 29 February 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | Article 5 requires the public sector to fulfil an exemplary role in the context of energy end use efficiency. As part of performing this exemplary role the public sector must communicate its energy saving actions to the wider public. The Directive requires the public sector to take up cost effective energy efficiency improvements that generate the largest savings in the shortest space of time. The consultation outlines the UK Governments preliminary views on implementing Article 5. |
| Title: | 2nd stakeholder consultation on the review of Directive 2002/95/EC ("RoHS") |
| Organisation: | EU |
| Issued: | 13 December 2007 |
| Deadline: | 13 February 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | THE DIRECTIVE Directive 2002/95/EC aims to approximate the laws of the Member States as regards the restriction of the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment and to contribute to the protection of human health and the environmentally sound recovery and disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment. THE REVIEW The RoHS Directive is also among the EU legal acts identified as presenting a simplification potential in the Commission... (75 words more) |
| Title: | Implementation of the revised Bathing Water Directive |
| Organisation: | Defra & The Scottish Government |
| Issued: | 12 November 2007 |
| Deadline: | 04 February 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | This consultation invites your views on proposals for implementing the revised Bathing Water Directive, 2006/7/EC. Whilst you are invited to comment generally on the implementation proposals in the consultation document, the costs and benefits of the proposals identified in the Impact Assessment and the draft Regulations, questions have been included on a number of specific issues. In particular, the Government would welcome views on the number and type of bathing waters where measures should... (25 words more) |
| Title: | Review of schedule 9 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and a ban on the sale of certain non-native species |
| Organisation: | Defra & Welsh Assembly |
| Issued: | 08 November 2007 |
| Deadline: | 31 January 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | Defra and the Welsh Assembly are seeking your comments on proposals to review of schedule 9 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The schedule lists non-native species that are already established in the wild, but which continue to pose a conservation threat to native biodiversity and habitats, such that further releases should be regulated. The consultation also includes proposals to ban the sale of certain non-native species |
| Title: | Consultation on the proposed Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 |
| Author: | Gary Bower |
| Organisation: | IEMA |
| Issued: | 19 October 2007 |
| Deadline: | 04 January 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | This paper sets out proposals for amending the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 (SI 1999/293) in England to take account of two judgments of the European Court of Justice in May 2006. These require that where development consent comprises a multi-stage process e.g. outline planning applications, EIA can be required before approval of reserved matters. The Regulations will also apply to conditions attached to full planning... (20 words more) |
| Title: | A Consultation on the Changes to the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) Regulations SI 2006/1463 |
| Organisation: | BERR |
| Issued: | 06 September 2007 |
| Deadline: | 29 November 2007 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | The Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) is seeking the views of producers of electrical and electronic equipment (as defined in Regulation 3 of the Regulations) and others on proposed amendments to the RoHS Regulations. The proposed changes are limited to two areas. These are the way in which the Regulations refer to those applications of hazardous substances that are exempt from the RoHS Directive, and the provisions dealing with the investigation and enforcement of... (4 words more) |
| Title: | Implementation of the Nitrates Directive in England |
| Organisation: | Defra |
| Issued: | 21 August 2007 |
| Deadline: | 13 December 2007 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | This consultation is part of a wider process of engagement in the development of measures for tackling diffuse pollution from agriculture. The proposals are specifically aimed at meeting the requirements of the Nitrates Directive and are firmly in line with the Government’s aim of improving the environment as a whole to enable all to benefit from it. |
| Title: | Strengthening and Streamlining: The Way Forward For the Enforcement of Environmental Law In Scotland |
| Author: | Natural Scotland |
| Issued: | 28 November 2006 |
| Deadline: | 22 February 2007 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | This wide-ranging consultation document considers how we can improve our environment not by introducing new laws but by enforcing existing laws better and consider a large number of options routes to securing better compliance from education and advice for business to prosecution in the courts. |