Latest Environment News
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DECC delays July solar tariff cuts
17 May 2012Energy secretary Ed Davey has confirmed the delay but said it will “not be a massive change”
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Scotland plans to overhaul environmental regulation
17 May 2012The Scottish government and SEPA plan to introduce an integrated permitting regime and civil sanctions for legal breaches
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CCS may be heading to Redcar steelworks
17 May 2012Sahaviriya Steel Industries intends to apply for the government’s £1bn carbon capture and storage competition
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Elgin gas leak plugged, says Total
17 May 2012French oil firm Total says it has successfully plugged a leaking well at its Elgin gas field off Aberdeen
ENDS Report Blogs
Knowledge Hub: the LGA’s antisocial media
Could civil sanctions have an ‘unsavoury outcome’?
Let’s have more green advertisements like this one
Special Reports
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Mind the gap: UK EU ETS emissions 2008-10
February 2012ENDS presents a detailed overview of the UK's performance in phase two of the EU emissions trading scheme. This report provides a unique sectoral breakdown of how well UK industry and services have managed to keep within their free allowance allocations.
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ENDS Directory 2012
December 2011ENDS' complete guide to environmental consultants and eco-service providers. Printed version available for £65: call +44 (0)20 8267 8123 or report@ends.co.uk
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CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme 2011
December 2011The CRC’s first performance league table has been published. ENDS mines this wealth of new data on corporate carbon cutting activities.
Document Watch
Quick links to key documents and reports
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18 May 2012
DEFRA: Concordat on management arrangements for fishing quotas and licensing in the UK -
18 May 2012
Department of Health: Heatwave Plan for England 2012 -
18 May 2012
Countryside Council for Wales: Impacts Of Additional Aerial Inputs Of Nitrogen To Salt Marsh And Transitional Habitats-Science Report -
18 May 2012
The Mink Keeping (Prohibition) (Wales) Order 2012
Top Story
Tussle over new Welsh environment regulator
Environmental protection groups and the forestry sector disagree over the duties of Wales' combined environment regulator
In This Issue
April 2012
- Electric dreams: turning public sector fleets green
- Concerns raised over reform of environmental regulators
- 'Conservatory tax' row threat to Green Deal
- Worldwatch throws the gauntlet down to sustainable business
- Waste experts raise concern over landfill tax
- B&Q topsoil contains two-fifths peat despite reduction pledge
- Water trading plan aims to ease England’s spreading drought
- DECC takes second stab at CCS scheme
- Domestic RHI delayed for twelve months
In Depth
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Insufficient public engagement could threaten Green Deal
16 May 2012A piecemeal approach to promoting behavioural change could fail to engage consumers and businesses in key energy policies such as the Green Deal
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Lack of council climate action threatens carbon budgets
17 May 2012Ambitious council carbon plans and a statutory duty to cut emissions are needed to meet the UK’s carbon budgets, says the Committee on Climate Change.
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More regulatory discretion in draft EU ETS rules
9 May 2012DECC's aims to tidy up EU ETS regulation and substantially change the relationship between operators and regulators
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Gas generation still on collision course with carbon budgets
4 May 2012DECC's call for evidence on the future role of gas-fired power generation emphasises flexibility but confirms plans to boost capacity
