Energy and carbon
Climate change agreements and the Climate Change Levy
A climate change agreement (CCA) lets an energy-intensive site pay a reduced rate of Climate Change Levy, 92% off electricity and 89% off gas from 1 April 2026, in...
Environmental compliance for chemicals businesses
Chemical producers and users deal with hazardous waste classification and consignment, environmental permits for installations, UK ETS if combustion exceeds 20 MW, climate change agreements, and, for importers of fertiliser and hydrogen, UK CBAM from January 2027.
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Permits, air and water
Environmental permits: who needs one, how to apply and what it costs
An environmental permit is the legal authorisation you need before running an activity that could pollute air, water or land, such as an industrial installation, a...
Waste and resources
Hazardous waste: classification, consignment notes and returns
Hazardous waste (called special waste in Scotland) includes oils, solvents, paints, batteries, fluorescent tubes, asbestos, many chemicals and contaminated...
Reporting and management systems
ISO 14001:2026 environmental management systems
ISO 14001 is the international standard for environmental management systems (EMS). The revised ISO 14001:2026 was published on 15 April 2026 and strengthens...
Permits, air and water
Medium combustion plant and specified generator permits
Any boiler, engine or turbine with a rated thermal input of 1 MW or more but less than 50 MW is a medium combustion plant (MCP) and needs an environmental permit...
Energy and carbon
UK carbon border adjustment mechanism (UK CBAM) from 2027
From 1 January 2027 the UK CBAM places a carbon price on imports of aluminium, cement, fertiliser, hydrogen, iron and steel goods, equivalent to what UK producers pay...
Energy and carbon
UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS)
The UK ETS is a cap-and-trade scheme covering power generation, energy-intensive industry with combustion plant over 20 MW, aviation and, since 1 July 2026, ships of...
Permits, air and water
Trade effluent consents, water discharge permits and abstraction licences
Anything other than domestic sewage and clean rainwater that leaves your site as liquid needs permission. Trade effluent to the public sewer needs a consent from your...
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