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This standard was published in April 2026. This replaced the prior ISO 14001:2015 standard on environmental management systems.
Organisations certified to ISO 14001:2015 have until 14 April 2029 to recertify to the 2026 standard. Changes made include an increased focus on the life cycle perspective within environmental management.
These regulations will apply the first phase of the mandatory digital waste tracking system in England from 1 October 2026.
In the first phase, facilities in England that are permitted to receive waste must register with the digital waste tracking system and enter specified information on waste received into the system. The second phase, expected in 2027, will apply to producers, carriers and brokers of waste.
These regulations will expand the list of installations eligible for climate change agreements. Climate change agreements apply a reduced rate of climate change levy on the installation’s bills, in return for binding energy or emissions targets.
Installations undertaking the mechanical recycling of plastic, packaging spirits or producing automotive grade battery cells will become eligible for these agreements.
These regulations amend the European Union (Energy Performance of Buildings) Regulations 2012.
These changes update the mandatory format for Building Energy Rating (BER) certificates. The rating system was updated. Additional BER metrics to be included in certificates concern energy use, global warming potential and operational greenhouse gas emissions.
Amendments by these regulations will require organisations and individuals acting as waste controllers, waste transporters or waste controller-transporters to obtain a permit. This will replace the carrier, broker and dealer licensing system in England.
Applicants for permits will be required to demonstrate their suitability and ability to meet permit conditions. A host of registrable exemptions will also apply.
This Act will consolidate Welsh planning law into a single Act, superseding planning legislation applicable in English and Wales, such as the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and Welsh law such as the Planning (Wales) Act 2015.
The Act, which broadly consolidates policy rather than updating it, will be brought into force by forthcoming legislation.
This Act establishes an overarching environmental objective and a set of principles for policymaking in Wales. Binding biodiversity targets are also required to be established.
These regulations amended the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 and Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017.
The amendments allow 'appropriate compensatory measures' to be applied as part of the consenting process for qualifying offshore wind development. These measures may include off-site compensatory measures to address the damage the development would cause.
