The EU ‘sustainable finance’ Taxonomy is a guide to investment in energy sources and technologies judged by the EU to be “sustainable” as part of the energy transition, and the EU’s commitment to achieving net zero emissions.
WILDLIFE & COUNTRYSIDE LINK CONFERENCE 2, LONDON 6TH DECEMBER 2021
In the second of our notes from the highly successful Wildlife & Countryside Link conference in London on 6th December 2021, we cover some of the remarks by George Eustice, Secretary of State for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs on the Environment Act 2021, and discuss the potential significance of his remarks on environmental targets.
WILDLIFE & COUNTRYSIDE LINK CONFERENCE, LONDON 6TH DECEMBER 2021
GFANZ, GREENWASHING, AND THE NEED FOR COMMONLY UNDERSTOOD ESG AND SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS
ENVIRONMENT ACT 2021 FINALLY PASSED
The Environment Bill, first published in draft in 2018, subject to interminable delays and carried over from one Parliamentary session to another, finally completed its passage through Parliament on 9th November 2021, still mired in controversy over whether it addresses with adequate clarity the pressing need for effective enforcement of environmental laws
IEA and IPCC Reports: Are Governments & Business in Denial? Pt 3
IEA and IPCC Reports: Are Governments & Business in Denial? Pt 2
The IEA Report ‘Net Zero by 2050’ published in May 2021 called for no further investment in new coal mines or coal mine extensions, and no new exploration and development of oil and gas fields.
IEA and IPCC Reports: Are Governments & Business in Denial? Pt 1
ALL4Climate - Milan September 28th, 29th, 30th
Very excited to share our contribution to #All4climate Italia 2021 programme in the run up to #cop26glasgow.
ANNUAL SCOTTISH CONFERENCE 2021 UKELA
I am really looking forward to speaking on 23 September at the Annual Scottish Conference 2021 of UKELA - UK Environmental Law Association
CLIMATE CHANGE RISK AND PENSION FUND TRUSTEES
Illegal waste activity in England- new evidence
A new report published on 22 July 2021 outlines the scale of illegal waste activity in England. The report “An independent Study into Fly-tipping and Unregistered Waste Carriers in England” was carried out by Air & Space Evidence and EPR, and commissioned by Material Focus, the not-for-profit behind the Recycle Your Electricals campaign. I was one of a number of reviewers taken from academia, the waste industry and former Government and regulatory officials.
Great to present a first Training Workshop on this for Prospect Law on 16 July 2021. It covered –
Climate science
Key provisions of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change
Countries’ NDC commitments
The Green Recovery
The Energy Transition
COP26 itself
Changing frameworks of financial regulation
New laws, regulation, financing
Recent climate litigation; and
The impact of each of these on business.
For further information or inquires about this climate training, feel free to contact William Wilson at <wew@prospectlaw.co.uk>
SOUTHERN WATER’S £90 MILLION FINE FOR UNPERMITTED SEWAGE DISCHARGES – “DELIBERATE DISREGARD FOR THE LAW FROM THE TOP DOWN”
On 9 July 2021, Southern Water entered 51 guilty pleas to charges of making unpermitted discharges or untreated sewage along the southern coast of England. The charges covered 6,971 unpermitted discharges, some 61,704 hours or a total of 7 years worth of discharges of millions of gallons over the five years from 2010 to 2015.