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Consultations

Consultations in climate change and environment protection

Consultations in this section cover the following topics:

  • Air quality
  • Business and environment
  • Chemicals
  • Climate change
  • Consumer products
  • Energy
  • GM issues
  • Pollution prevention and control
  • Radioactivity
  • Recycling and waste
  • Sustainable production and consumption
Consultation title Issued Deadline Responses
Available in library
(see notes)		 Summary available
(see notes)
Local Authority Environmental Regulation of Industrial Plant: 2009/10 Fees and Charges 26 September 2008 2 January 2008    
Waste incentive schemes: draft recycling service guidance 15 September 2008 14 november 2008    
Guidance for airport operators to produce action plans under the terms of the Environmental Noise Regulations 2006 4 September 2008 28 November 2008    
UK report regarding plans and programmes to meet EU air quality limit values (reporting year 2006) 5 August 2008 28 October 2008    
Revised waste exemptions from environmental permitting 31 July 2008 23 October 2008    
Proposed Regulations – further implementation measures - fluorinated greenhouse gases and ozone depleting substances 11 July 2008 3 October 2008    
Draft local air quality management guidance 4 July 2008 26 September 2008    
Draft UK strategy for radioactive discharges 2006-2030 18 June 2008 30 September 2008    
Draft Statutory Guidance to the Environment Agency on the regulation of radioactive discharges into the environment 18 June 2008 30 September 2008    
Draft second edition of IPPC SG8 for A2 activities in the Rendering sector 16 June 2008 11 August 2008    
Controls on the handling, transfer and transport of waste (second consultation) 13 June 2008 17 September 2008    
European Commission’s proposed Directive on Industrial Emissions (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control)(Recast) – Various Changes to IPPC Scope 6 June 2008 31 July 2008    
Enforcement of REACH in the UK 3 June 2008 25 August 2008    
European Commission’s proposed Directive on Industrial Emissions (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control) (Recast) - Intensive livestock 29 May 2008 25 July 2008    
European Commission’s proposed Directive on Industrial Emissions (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control)(Recast) – Combustion Plants 29 May 2008 25 July 2008    
European Commission’s proposed Directive on Industrial Emissions (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control) (Recast) 29 May 2008 25 July 2008    
EPAQS report: Addendum to Guidelines for halogen and hydrogen halides in ambient air for protecting human health against acute irritancy effects 14 May 2008 6 August 2008    
Draft AQEG report: Ozone in the United Kingdom 14 May 2008 6 August 2008    
Guidelines for metals and metalloids in ambient air for the protection of human health 14 May 2008 6 August 2008    
EU Commission's proposals to amend the EU Emissions Trading Scheme from 2013 7 May 2008 30 July 2008    
Revising the requirements regarding evidence of broad equivalence for export reprocessing sites 18 March 2008 29 April 2008    
Draft Regulations and draft guidance for proposals for establishing Joint Waste Authorities in England 17 March 2008 9 June 2008 Yes Yes
Draft regulations and guidance implementing the Environmental Liability Directive 2004/35/EC with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage 29 February 2008 27 May 2008 Yes Yes
Transposition of Council Directive 2006/117/Euratom 27 February 2008 19 May 2008 Yes Yes
Future priorities for and delivery of the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund - April 2008 to March 2011 30 January 2008 29 April 2008   Yes
Sustainable products - improving the energy efficiency of domestic heating and hot water systems (on Market Transformation Programme website) 21 January 2008 14 April 2008   Yes
EU Directive 2006/21/EC on the Management of Waste from the Extractive Industries (The Mining Waste Directive) – Proposals of the Transposition of the Directive in England and Wales
(CLG website) 		17 January 2008 8 April 2008    
Proposed UK auction design for use in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme Phase II 21 December 2007 14 March 2008   Yes
Options for implementing the Batteries Directive 20 December 2007 13 March 2008    
Recommendations of the Climate Change Simplification project 18 December 2007 19 March 2008   Yes
Article 5 of the Energy End Use Efficiency and Energy Services Directive 2006/32/EC 13 December 2007 6 March 2008    
Sustainable products - improving the efficiency of energy using products (on Market Transformation Programme website) 5 December 2007 27 February 2008   Yes
Review of the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 11 October 2007 3 January 2008   Yes
Recycling targets for packaging for 2008 and thereafter 11 October 2007 30 November 2007   Yes
Local Authority Environmental Regulation of Industrial Plant: 2008/09 Fees and Charges 5 October 2007 4 January 2008 Yes Yes
On a licensing scheme for the sale and purchase of non-compliant paints for use on historic buildings and vintage vehicles 19 September 2007 12 December 2007 Yes Yes
On a draft second edition of IPPC SG6 for A2 activities in the Solvents sector 10 September 2007 5 November 2007    
Standardised reporting of radioactive discharges 22 August 2007 23 November 2007 Yes Yes
UK report regarding plans and programmes to meet EU air quality limit values (reporting year 2005) 15 August 2007 7 November 2007 Yes Yes
'Recycle on the Go' 13 August 2007 2 November 2007 Yes Yes
Energy End-Use Efficiency and Energy Services Directive 2006/32/EC 3 August 2007 26 October 2007 Yes  

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