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IEMA lists relevant current consultative papers for comment by its members.
| 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: | Eco-towns: Living a greener future - consultation paper |
| Organisation: | DCLG |
| Issued: | 09 May 2008 |
| Deadline: | 23 June 2008 OPEN |
| Synopsis: | Eco-towns offer the opportunity to achieve high standards of sustainable living while also maximising the potential for affordable housing. This consultation document seeks the public's views on the vision for eco-towns and the shortlisted locations proposed. It seeks views on: the way in which the eco-towns concept is being developed and the different potential benefits that an eco-town could offer; how particular features such as greenspace or innovative approaches to housing can best be... (14 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: | Mining waste directive: Scottish Government Consultation paper |
| Organisation: | Scottish Government |
| Issued: | 09 May 2008 |
| Deadline: | 30 June 2008 OPEN |
| Synopsis: | EU Directive 2006/21/ EC on the management of waste from the extractive industries ("the MWD") provides for measures, procedures and guidance to prevent or reduce as far as possible any adverse effects on the environment, and any resultant risks to human health, brought about as a result of the management of waste from the extractive industries. Such "waste" includes tailings (i.e. the waste solids or slurries that remain after the treatment of minerals by a number of techniques), waste rock and... (128 words more) |
| Title: | Consultation on the draft Soil Strategy for England |
| Organisation: | Defra |
| Issued: | 09 May 2008 |
| Deadline: | 23 June 2008 OPEN |
| Synopsis: | This consultation invites views on a draft Soil Strategy for England. The purpose of the document is to provide a sound framework for policy making and delivery with the aim of ensuring the sustainable management of England’s soils. The draft Strategy sets out the pressures on our soils and the priority work areas that Defra have identified on the basis of these pressures. It explains current policy measures which are in place to achieve sustainable soil management and then sets out in broad... (24 words more) |
| Title: | Consultation on Strategic Environmental Assessment scoping report for proposed national policy statement for new nuclear power |
| Organisation: | BERR |
| Issued: | 18 March 2008 |
| Deadline: | 16 April 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | This statutory consultation is on the scope of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for a proposed National Policy Statement (NPS) on planning for new nuclear power stations. It proposes how the SEA will be undertaken, the level and type of information to be covered in the Environmental Report, and how the SEA will be integrated into the development of the proposed Nuclear NPS. |
| Title: | Draft Brownfield Skills Strategy |
| Organisation: | Academy for Sustainable Communities; English Partnerships |
| Issued: | 18 March 2008 |
| Deadline: | 22 May 2008 OPEN |
| Synopsis: | The Draft Brownfield Skills Strategy has been developed following extensive research and consultation surrounding the barriers that prevent or hinder the reuse of brownfield land. Throughout this background work one key issue was repeatedly identified – the lack of people with ‘brownfield’ skills. The 25 recommendations are the result of joint working between English Partnerships and the Academy for Sustainable Communities. The draft strategy has four objectives: Changing attitudes... (17 words more) |
| Title: | Consultation on funded decommissioning programme guidance for new nuclear power stations |
| Organisation: | BERR |
| Issued: | 18 March 2008 |
| Deadline: | 16 May 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | The White Paper on Nuclear Power 2008, published in January 2008, confirmed the Government’s commitment to put in place legislative arrangements to ensure that operators of new nuclear power stations have secure financing arrangements in place to meet the full costs of decommissioning and their full share of waste management costs. Clauses in the Energy Bill 2008 create the framework for this. The Energy Bill will require any operator of a new nuclear power station to have a Funded... (63 words more) |
| Title: | The deliberate disturbance of marine European Protected Species - Guidance for English and Welsh territorial waters and the UK offshore marine area |
| Organisation: | JNCC |
| Issued: | 18 March 2008 |
| Deadline: | 04 June 2008 OPEN |
| Synopsis: | Amendments to the Habitats Regulations for England and Wales and the new Offshore Marine Regulations came into force on 21 August 2007. Both Regulations revised the definition of disturbance of European Protected Species (EPS). These are species listed on the Annex IV to the Habitats Directive and include all species of cetaceans and turtles occurring in European waters and the Atlantic sturgeon. It is now an offence to deliberately disturb wild animals of EPS in such a way as to be likely... (33 words more) |
| Title: | Consultation on the proposed Welsh Soils Action Plan |
| Organisation: | Welsh Assembly Government |
| Issued: | 18 March 2008 |
| Deadline: | 13 June 2008 OPEN |
| Synopsis: | Of the three environmental media – air, water and soil – policies for the protection of soils have been the subject of least attention. Robust national, European and international legislation has been in place to protect air and water for many years. It is only relatively recently that soil has attracted specific protection in a legislative framework. But soil is a valuable, finite resource delivering many goods and services critical to human life. It is important that soil is managed... (96 words more) |
| Title: | Product-related Emissions Reduction Framework (PERF) |
| Organisation: | Carbon Trust |
| Issued: | 18 March 2008 |
| Deadline: | 02 April 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | The Carbon Trust is developing a Product-related Emissions Reduction Framework. The purpose of this document is to support the continuous reduction of product life cycle GHG emissions. This is achieved by establishing the basis for robust and consistent information about reduction achievements and commitments, from which consumers, companies and other stakeholders can make purchasing and business decisions. |
| Title: | Draft BS EN 16001 Energy management systems - Requirements with guidance for use |
| Organisation: | BSI |
| Issued: | 10 March 2008 |
| Deadline: | 05 May 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | This document (prEN 16001:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/BT/TF 189 “Energy Management and related services General requirements and qualification procedures”, the secretariat of which is held by UNI. This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry. The overall aim of this European standard is to help organizations establish the systems and processes necessary to improve energy efficiency. This should lead to reductions in cost and greenhouse gas emissions... (105 words more) |
| Title: | Climate change: Carbon offsetting - Code of Best Practice |
| Organisation: | Defra |
| Issued: | 10 March 2008 |
| Deadline: | 31 March 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has announced the framework for the Code of Best Practice for Carbon Offsetting. Initially only Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs), that are compliant with the Kyoto Protocol, will be eligible for approval under the Code. However, as part of this announcement, the Secretary of State has also set a challenge to industry to develop a standard for good quality Voluntary Emissions Reductions (VERs) so that those voluntary credits... (54 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: | Renewable Energy Route Map for Wales |
| Organisation: | Welsh Assesmbly Government |
| Issued: | 10 March 2008 |
| Deadline: | 13 May 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | In the One Wales document, the Welsh Assembly Government sets out its strong commitment to tackling climate change, including actions on diversified renewable energy generation. The Renewable Energy Route Map for Wales is the first strategic step to fulfilling our commitment. The map sets out specific actions on how we could meet a renewable electricity self-sufficiency objective, how biomass resources could be used for significant renewable heat production, and how we can support challenging... (6 words more) |
| Title: | Consultation on river basin guidance volume two |
| Organisation: | Defra |
| Issued: | 10 March 2008 |
| Deadline: | 19 May 2008 OPEN |
| Synopsis: | The consultation is on draft guidance to the Environment Agency in relation to river basin planning in England and Wales, and follows on from the River Basin Planning Guidance issued in August 2006. It covers the approach which the Environment Agency should take in carrying out its river basin planning functions, and in particular to help it to develop the River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs) which it will submit to Ministers for approval. |