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- What exactly is the Environment Act and why do we need it? The Environment Act is the biggest UK environmental law in over a decade. Its aim is to ensure our natural world is still protected now that the UK has left the EU, and set out how the government will better protect and restore the environment in the future.
- The “world-leading environmental watchdog” isn’t good enough. A key feature of the Act is the introduction of the Office for Environmental Protections (OEP), which the government promised would be a “‘world leading environmental watchdog”.
- This is a missed opportunity on plastics. The new environment law implements the Resources and Waste Strategy for England, the ambition of which is to eliminate avoidable waste by 2050.
- Our appalling air quality is being addressed too little too late. Air pollution contributes to up to 36,000 early deaths a year. Campaigners like Rosamund, the mum of 9-year-old Ella Kissi- Debrah, on whose tragic early death a coroner concluded: “Ella died of asthma contributed to by exposure to excessive air pollution”, have been campaigning to get decent air pollution targets in the new law.
- Environmental governance – under Part 1, the Act focusses on targets, improvement plans, monitoring, principles, and reporting. While there is a focus on future action in the form of secondary legislation which the Secretary of State must draft, this also contains requirements that take immediate effect.
- Environmental regulation – under Chapter 2, the Act sets out the responsibilities of the Office of Environmental Protection (OEP) including those relating to scrutiny, advice and importantly enforcement of the provisions of the Act.
- Waste and resource efficiency – Part 3 of the Act sets out requirements on producers and national authorities. These come into force either immediately (9 November 2021), after 2 months (9 January 2022) or at the point that the Secretary of State “by regulations appoints”.
- Air quality and environmental recall – Part 4 of the Act sets out requirements relating to the local air quality management framework, smoke control areas and vehicle recall.
Nov 10, 2021 · The Environment Act includes a new legally binding target on species abundance for 2030, which will help to reverse declines of iconic British species like the hedgehog, red squirrel and water vole.
Nov 9, 2021 · 9 November 2021. Getty Images. The government's Environment Bill has been approved by Parliament, following a lengthy battle over the amount of sewage released into rivers. The House of Lords had ...
Aug 3, 2023 · The Environment Act of 2021 serves to assist local governments with areas such as waste, recycling, air and water quality, and protecting nature – such as the U.K. Greenbelt. Ultimately, the new Environment Act helps the country to establish their own personal environmental goals, while also improving the communication between the central and ...
Jan 28, 2022 · Clean air The government faced pressure to include a target in the Act to reduce fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution in line with WHO guidelines of 10 micrograms per cubic metre by 2030. However, whilst the Act does contain an obligation on the government to set a target in relation to particulate matter, there is no requirement that this target meets WHO guidelines.
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The Environment Act, which received Royal Assent on 9 th November 2021, creates a framework for protecting and enhancing the natural environment through long-term, legally binding targets. The Act will deliver targets to: The Act also introduces: Government stance. Environmental principles are at the heart of the Act.
