Short essay competitionIs Sustainable Development a key feature of UK environmental law?The United Kingdom Environmental Law Association is pleased to announce its annual article... |
ERIC advises Welsh Assembly Environment Special Advisor to the AssemblyProfessor Bob Lee has been appointed as a Special Advisor to the National Assembly for Wales’ Environment and......
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Who's ERICWhat we doThe Environmental Regulation and Information Centre - ERIC - is a legal environmental consultancy. There are not many out there but we have... |
Environmental loopholesOne Planet interviewLast week I was interviewed for One Planet on loopholes in environmental law. The feature is short but there are a few important......
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Supreme Court AppointmentSir Robert Carnwath CVO new Justice to Supreme CourtAs a trustee of the United Kingdom Environmental Law Association (UKELA) I am delighted to announce... |
What a let downThe Government’s environmental policyMarkets and businesses – environmental or otherwise - work best when the rules of trade are clear; when the......
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The right mixOnline toolkits aimed at the wider publicIn case you didn’t already know, there is a team in the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) whose... |
Pressure needed on carbon targetsClimate change commitmentThe Government must come up with new policies to drive the step change needed to cut carbon emissions, David Kennedy, the... |
Safer skiesUN meeting pushes to make power lines safer for birdsBergen, 24 November 2011 – Two new international reports on the conflict between migratory birds......
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Endangered SeasThe State of the Global Marine EnvironmentThe oceans of the world are bearing much of the brunt of mankind's hunt for resources and burning of fossil fuels.... |
Aarhus shows its teeth to BelgiumAirport versus AarhusBelgium and its airports seem to have been skirmishing with the European Union Courts for some time now. First, in 2008, the ECJ in... |
Environmental migrationInternational environmental migration studyForesight, BIS and the Government Office for Science published on the 20 October 2011 a report on environmental......
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Aviva sustainable accountingConvention on Corporate SustainabilityIn September Aviva announced the launch of the Coalition that is calling on UN member-states to adopt “a binding... |
Greenhouse gases 1, US airlines 0Climate change litigationCase C-366/10 The Air Transport Association of America and Others, CJEU, 6 October 2011, Opinion of Advocate-General Kokott ... |
Ecocide the TrialCrimes against the environmentExecutive and non-executive officers of companies and their advisors need to be aware of the proposed crime of Ecocide. On......
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Environmental Information RegulationsWhat is meant by environmental information?There have been three significant cases from the First Tier Tribunal so far this year spelling out what is meant by... |
Beyond CarbonThe Challenge of Social SustainabilityThere needs to be a rebalancing of the sustainability debate. Sustainability is not just about carbon and the... |
Welsh levy on carrier bagsLegislating to change behaviourIn the last decades various countries have introduced legislation to incentivise people to reduce the number of carrier bags... |
Fawley refinery finedEsso guilty of oil spill due to corroded gas pipelineFour hundred gallons of refinery vacuum gas oil leaked into Southampton Water in Hampshire, a protected......
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US Climate Change LitigationClimate change science in the US dockIn the UK and EU, there are a lot of statutes and rules about climate change, and relatively little strategic litigation......
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The quality of UK environmental lawUKELA and Kings College open consultationA new research project investigating problems with the quality of environmental legislation throughout the UK was... |
Are you Nexussed?What would you do without water, food or energy?On 16th - 18th November this year, Bonn – the former capital of Germany – will play host to what......
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First past the postPlanetary boundariesKirsty Schneeberger in her latest blog discussed planetary boundaries and I know that many of us were fascinated by this simple yet... |
Climate Reality ProjectAl Gore revealing climate change to the deniersA 24 hour climate change reality show which looks at cliamte change in action and aks questions such as......
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Barr v Biffa Waste Services LtdEnvironmental permits as a defence in nuisanceThe case of Barr v Biffa Waste Services Ltd [2011] EWHC 1003 (TCC) appears to be a potentially ground... |
ROCing the lawEnergy and human rights damages claimR (Infinis) v. Ofgem & Non-Fossil Purchasing Agency Limited, Interested Party [2011] EWHC 1873 (Admin) Lindblom J, 10......
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Crossing the lineThe Earth's boundariesThere are nine agreed planetary or biophysical boundaries that define the conditions that maintain the delicate balance for the earth... |
Climate change and public policyWest is best?A new report, ‘Climate change and public policy futures’, was issued by the British Academy on 25 July 2011 as part of their series... |
The German windfallEnergy - Home Thoughts from AbroadI am writing down these observations whilst on a family holiday in Germany. We are being taken on a guided tour up the top... |
Pursuit of sustainabilityInvesting in a low carbon futureToday 12 million people are experiencing famine in the Horn of Africa. Due to drought and the ever escalating price of... |
Clean Air for all?US Supreme Court rejects climate change challengeThe U.S. Supreme Court handed down judgment in American Electric Power Co., Inc. v. Connecticut on 20... |
Driving behavioural changeMaking homes, offices & factories more sustainableIn the face of climate change and mankind’s unsustainable use of finite resources (potable water,......
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Your money or your lifeNature's price tagA recent post from Begonia Filgueira celebrated the move by the Bolivian Parliament to accord rights in law to Nature. It rightly commanded......
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Sustainability at SelfridgesProject Ocean – No more fish in the sea?Last month, on Tuesday 24th May a crowd of 5 – 20 year olds converged on Selfridges, the department store, as... |
Stop the spinWhy can’t objectors appeal a planning consent or environmental permit?The ticklish question of how to come up with a cheap but effective form of......
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A Right to Clean Air?No right to enforce EU air pollution law: only a Crackerjack pencilVarious NGOs challenged the grant of permits to 3 new power stations in the......
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Genocide and EcocideWhere is the international condemnation for destruction of ecosystems?I greeted, with a sigh of relief, the news that the Serbian forces had found and......
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Blue and yellow make greenAre the coalition's environmental policies working?Politics is the art of obfuscation, rather than perspicacity. It is best to keep things aspirational (and......
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Bolivia to grant rights to naturePart III - Changes to comeThe Bolivian law will cause two fundamental changes to the legal status of the Earth. First of all it will grant the Earth... |
Future generationsBringing the young voice to decision making"We borrow environmental capital from future generations with no intention or prospect of repaying ... We act as......
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Saugus incinerator settlementCompany pays $7.5 m for breach of environmental laws coming to the UKSaugus is a small town 13 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. It was first settled in......
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Lelystad wind turbine testing facilityEurope’s largest wind turbine test facility opens for businessEarly in February, an innovative new wind turbine prototype testing and certification site,... |
Bolivia to grant rights to natureBolivia to grant rights to natureYesterday we heard that Bolivia was set to pass the first ever law granting right to Nature, or as they put it to &ldquo... |
Environmental justiceWater companies NOT public authoritiesSmartSource Drainage & Water Reports Limited (“SmartSource”) v The Information Commissioner (Upper... |
Get ready for Rio 2012What do environment experts want from Rio 2012Given that it has been 20 years since the first Earth Summit and we are going back to Rio de Janeiro in 2012, I......
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Aarhus Convention UKUK Government referred to ECJ on AarhusOn 6 April 2011, the European Commission announced that it was referring the UK Government to the European Court of... |
New law making powersEnvironmental law in WalesINCREASED legislative powers may be given to the Welsh Assembly following a ‘Yes’ vote in the referendum held on 3 March......
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A proposal for a green futureHouse of Lords reformIntroduction: House of Lords reform is next ......
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Nuclear wasteTaking the power out of plutoniumThe UK’s Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has just published its long-awaited consultation on options... |
Wave technologyMaking waves in UK watersFollowing announcements by two UK-based companies, wave power looks set to become an increasingly important renewable energy source.... |
Earth rightsPart 1 from future Manchester 2010I was invited to speak at Future Manchester 2010’s meeting on Earth Rights organised by Merci and I thought it would... |
Contaminated land regimeRemediation CostsMuch work will need to be done in relation to mapping out the remediation process itself. Even applying ‘suitable for use’... |
Contaminated land regimeInspectionsLocal authorities were asked on the introduction of the regime to adopt a formal written strategy for periodic review which is capable of being can... |
Water for lifeReed Elsevier Environmental ChallengeThe Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge was launched today, inviting submissions of innovative ideas to improve access... |
Environmental Liability DirectiveLatest developmentsSlow transpositionFollowing the adoption of the environmental liability directive (ELD) in 2004, the story of its implementation by EU... |
Climate change compromiseWhat future for the US climate bill?Now that Obama has shepherded through the Healthcare Reform Bill, what prospects are there for legislative action on... |
Nuclear statutory corporationNuclear reform arrangements may have unintended consequences.Government is presently consulting on institutional reforms in the nuclear sector, put together... |
Hydrogen powered MercedesMercedes-Benz Launches its First Fuel-Cell VehicleMercedes-Benz has announced its entry into the hydrogen power race with the launch of its first-ever... |
Hydrogen plans for LondonLondon Plans Britains First Hydrogen HighwayLondon Mayor Boris Johnson has launched a plan to create the UK’s first “hydrogen highway” by... |
Nuisance and human rightsDobson v Thames Water [2009] EWCA Civ 28The case of Dobson v Thames Water [2009] EWCA Civ 28 relates to group litigation brought by residents living in the... |
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