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Shale gas: update on fracking in the UK and the USA

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom, USA
  • -
  • April 24 2012

Independent advisors appointed by DECC have published a report confirming that Cuadrilla Resource's fracking operations caused earth tremors in Lancashire and recommending a precautionary approach to future operations

Carbon Reduction Commitment: proposals for a leaner, simplified and re-focused scheme

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 28 2012

The Government has committed to simplifying the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) and last June published its vision for a simplified scheme from Phase Two onwards (April 2013

The Comprehensive Spending Review 2010: commitment to a green future

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 21 2010

On 20 October 2010, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, set out the Government's four-year public spending plans in the Spending Review 2010

UK coalition energy policy: new nuclear remains on the agenda, continuing support for renewables and CCS, full feed-in tariffs and carbon floor prices

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 12 2010

Given the Liberal Democrats opposition to new nuclear in the run up to the election, confirmation last night of a formal coalition with the Conservatives brought with it uncertainty

Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme aims to drive energy efficiency up the corporate agenda

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 2 2010

Clients must now take urgent action to analyse their 2008 energy use and organisational structure to determine whether they meet the qualification criteria for the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) - the UK's new, mandatory carbon emissions trading scheme which comes into force on 1 April 2010

Carbon capture and storage and innovative renewables: additional EU funding unlocked

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • February 22 2010

Earlier this month the European Commission published its decision on the allocation of the revenue from 300 million allowances from the New Entrant Reserve (NER300) to fund up to 12 commercial scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration projects and 34 projects demonstrating innovative renewable energy technologies

UK government confirms green energy and low carbon agenda

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • July 23 2009

On 15 July the UK Government presented to Parliament its Renewable Energy Strategy as part of a package of documents forming a Low Carbon Transition Plan which also includes separate strategies for industry and transport

Saving energy and decarbonising heat: a strategy for meeting the UK's carbon budget

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 10 2009

The Government is currently consulting on the next steps towards achieving a low carbon economy through the recently released Heat and Energy Saving Strategy Consultation, together with a consultation on an extension to the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target and the introduction of the Community and Energy Saving Programme