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  • New stand-by power consumption limits published

    United Kingdom 13.01.2009
    In our recent Law Now we discussed the proposals put forward by the European Commission in 2008 to introduce the first implementing measure of the Eco-design Directive (Directive 2005/32/EC) which will...

  • Implementation of the Batteries Directive in the UK

    United Kingdom 07.01.2009
    A public consultation was launched by the Government on 22 December 2008 seeking stakeholder views on draft national legislation designed to implement various aspects of the EU's 2006 Waste Batteries Directive....

  • Green leases for hotels

    United Kingdom 05.01.2009
    What is a “Green Lease”? There maybe misconceptions as to what a “Green Lease” entails. There is no legal requirement to make leases green. Through the EU Energy Performance of...

  • Road vehicles - all change: the response to the King Review

    United Kingdom 05.01.2009
    In June 2008 we reported on Professor Julia King’s review to examine the vehicle and fuel technologies which over the next 25 years could help to 'decarbonise' road transport, particularly cars (the...

  • EU climate change package – impact on carbon capture and storage

    United Kingdom 23.12.2008
    On 17th December 2008, the European Parliament adopted the EU's climate change package, which aims to ensure that the EU will achieve its climate targets by 2020: a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions,...

  • Scottish Climate Change Bill published

    United Kingdom 22.12.2008
    On 5 December 2008, the Scottish Government published the draft Climate Change (Scotland) Bill. The Scottish Government proposals aim for an 80% reduction in Scotland’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...

  • Parliament adopts climate package for 2020

    United Kingdom 18.12.2008
    The European Parliament adopted yesterday the EU's climate change package which aims to ensure that the EU will achieve its climate targets by 2020: a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, a 20% improvement...

  • Council adopts climate package for 2020

    United Kingdom 15.12.2008
    Following several rounds of negotiations under the French presidency, the European Council reached an agreement on 12 December 2008 on a revised version of the EU Commission’s “20-20-20”...

  • EU makes progress on Renewables Directive

    United Kingdom 10.12.2008
    European Parliament negotiators reached an agreement with the Council’s Presidency on Tuesday on a proposed renewable energy directive, which would also include biofuel targets. The proposed directive...

  • FIT for purpose? Feed-in tariffs set to work alongside ROCs

    United Kingdom 10.12.2008
    A recent Law Now identified that the Energy Act 2008 (the “Act”) includes specific provisions for the introduction of a feed-in tariff system (“FIT”) for renewable energies, making...

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