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This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note is a snapshot on the 2020 EU Climate and Energy Package also known as the 20–20–20 package. It aimed to achieve a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions a 20% share of energy from renewable sources and a 20% improvement in energy efficiency by 2020.

This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note is a snapshot on the 2030 Climate and Energy Framework adopted by EU leaders in October 2014. The framework complemented and built on pre-existing policies, such as the 2020 EU Climate and Energy Package with the view of tackling more effectively climate change and the EU’s energy dependency on non-EU countries in the years to come. This Practice Note considers the key elements to the 2030 Climate and Energy Framework, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction, reform of the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), EU targets for the share of renewable energy and energy efficiency, a connected internal energy market and energy security. It also looks at revisions to the framework’s targets introduced by the Clean Energy Package.

This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note is a snapshot on the Clean Energy Package (also known as the EU ‘Winter Package’ or ‘Winter Energy Package’) that was presented as a set of legislative proposals and policy measures by the European Commission in late November 2016. The package comprises measures in various energy-related areas including energy efficiency, renewables, the Energy Union and aims to empower consumers while delivering economic growth and jobs creation.

This Practice Note provides an overview of EU action taken in the fight against climate change from the 1990s and the evolution of climate policy leading up to the launch of the European Green Deal in 2019. It covers key international agreements in this period, including the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol, and the Paris Agreement, summarises work done as part of the first and second European Climate Change Programmes, and provides an overview of current key EU climate-related policies and strategies.

This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note is a snapshot on the Effort Sharing Decision (ESD) 2009/406/EC, which established binding annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets for Member States for the period 2013–20 for GHG emissions from most sectors not included in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), such as transport, buildings, agriculture and waste. The Practice Note considers the purpose and scope of the ESD, key definitions and requirements, emission levels for the period 2013–2020, energy efficiency improvements, use of credits from project activities, reporting and evaluation of progress, what corrective action can be taken where a Member State’s emissions exceed the annual emission allocation (AEA), adjustments applicable upon the approval by the EU of an international agreement on climate change, as well as changes made to Directive 2003/87/EC and Regulation (EU) 994/2008, and the Commission’s reporting requirements to evaluate the implementation of the ESD. This Practice Note also links to related Brexit content.

This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note is a snapshot on the 2011 EU Roadmap for moving to a competitive low-carbon economy in 2050. The Roadmap is used as a basis for EU actions in sectors such as energy, construction, transport, and energy-intensive industries which are core to improving energy efficiency and developing a low-carbon economy. The Roadmap was issued to help the EU deliver greenhouse gas reductions of 80% by 2050 (compared with 1990 levels) with intermediate cuts of 25% by 2020, 40% by 2030 and 60% by 2040 and to ensure that the EU ETS remained a key driver for low-carbon investments. This Practice Note considers the intended benefits and key elements of the EU 2050 low-carbon economy roadmap, as well as the developments in EU climate policies which have followed the 2050 Roadmap including the European Green Deal and European Climate Law, the current defining target of which is to achieve net zero emissions in the EU by 2050.

This is a snapshot of the persistent organic pollutants (POPs) Regulation (EU) 2019/1021, which is a recast regulation, repealing Regulation (EC) 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on persistent organic pollutants and amending Directive 79/117/EEC. This Practice Note includes details on the background of this recast POPs Regulation, purpose, scope, definitions and key requirements, such as control of production, placing on the market and use and exemptions from control measures, stockpiles, waste management, release reduction, minimisation and elimination, as well as monitoring.

This Practice Note is a snapshot on the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulation (EU) No 649/2012, which administers the import and export of certain hazardous chemicals and places obligations on companies who wish to export these chemicals to non-EU countries. It implements the Rotterdam Convention on prior informed consent procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade. This Practice Note details key elements, objectives and scope and focuses on other important areas, such as the role of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), how the export notifications, PIC notifications and PIC procedure work, including for banned or severely restricted chemicals, how information is exchanged, and recent developments concerning the addition of chemicals to the Rotterdam Convention, Annex III. This Practice Note was produced in partnership with Laura Bolado.

This Practice Note provides a summary of Regulation (EC) 1013/2006 on transfrontier shipments of waste. It covers the purpose and scope of the EU Waste Shipments Regulation, and details the key provisions as they apply to shipments for waste disposal and waste recovery where these are shipped within the EU with or without transit through third countries, shipped within the EU via third countries, shipped exclusively within the EU, exported to or imported from third countries, and transported through the EU from and to third countries. Note that Regulation (EC) 1013/2006 has been repealed and replaced by Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 and will cease to have effect from 21 May 2026.

This Practice Note is a snapshot on Regulation (EU) 2015/757, also known as the Ship Emissions Monitoring or MRV Regulation, which establishes rules for an EU system to accurately monitor, report and verify greenhouse gas emissions and other relevant information from large ships using EU ports. This Practice Note covers changes to the EU MRV Regulation made in 2023 to align the regime with the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) which is extended to maritime transport from 1 January 2024.

This Practice Note provides a summary of Assimilated Regulation (EC) 1013/2006 on shipments of waste. It covers the purpose, scope, and key provisions of the assimilated regulation, as well as details of the related legislation in England and Wales. This Practice Note also relates to the Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations 2007, SI 2007/1711. It also refers to the Northern Ireland Protocol (now known as the Windsor Framework) and what this means for exporting and importing waste.

This Practice Note is a snapshot on the Retained Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulation EU No 649/2012, which administers the import and export of certain hazardous chemicals and places obligations on companies who wish to export these chemicals to non-GB countries. It implements the Rotterdam Convention on prior informed consent procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade. This Practice Note details key elements, objectives and scope and focuses on other important areas, such as the role of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), how the export notifications, PIC notifications and PIC procedure work, including for banned or severely restricted chemicals, how information is exchanged, related legislation in England and Wales and recent developments concerning the addition of chemicals to Rotterdam Convention, Annex III. This Practice Note also links to related Brexit content and information on the position under the Northern Ireland Protocol.

This Practice Note is a snapshot on the NEC Directive 2001/81/EC which sets national upper limits for the total emissions in 2010, and thereafter, of the four pollutants responsible for acidification, eutrophication and ground-level ozone pollution (sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds and ammonia).

This Practice Note outlines the main environmental legislation for persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as the Persistent Organic Pollutant Regulations 2007, SI 2007/3106 and Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 (Recast POPs Regulation). It also includes the process for derogations and Brexit impact.

This Practice Note focuses on the remedies available in national courts for breach of EU law. The principles of direct and indirect effect are explained as well as the possibility of State liability arising from the breach of EU laws and obligations by acts or inactions attributable to an EU Member State. The availability of damages and the concept of adequate reparation is also considered.

This Practice Note provides a summary of the Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC (RED or RED I) on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources. It covers the purpose, scope, and key provisions of the Directive, as well as details of the implementing legislation in England and Wales. RED I was recast by Directive (EU) 2018/2001 (RED II), and was repealed with effect from 1 July 2021. This Practice Note has been archived following this repeal, and is not maintained.

This Practice Note is a snapshot on Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2015/757, known as the UK Ship Emission Monitoring or MRV Regulation which establishes rules for a system to accurately monitor, report and verify (MRV) CO2 emissions and other relevant information from large ships using UK ports

This is a snapshot of the persistent organic pollutants (POPs) Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2019/1021. This Practice Note includes details on the background of the recast Regulation, purpose, scope, definitions and key requirements, such as control of production, placing on the market and use and exemptions from control measures, stockpiles, waste management, release reduction, minimisation and elimination, as well as monitoring. It also includes details of the Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, SI 2020/1358 which make amendments to ensure the Assimilated POPs Regulation can continue to operate following IP completion day and Brexit.