by Hardwick Legal | Jul 12, 2021 | Purpose Built (LexisNexis)
<p><strong>What is the expected impact on manufacturers, retailers and consumers in GB following the entry into force of the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021 (the ‘</strong><a id="ORIGHIT_1" name="ORIGHIT_1"></a><a _.hitnav="Y" name="HIT_1"></a><strong>Right to Repair’ Regulations) from 1 July 2021?</strong></p><p></p><p>The Right to Repair Regulations are intended to incorporate in the GB market, post-Brexit, the technical requirements of equivalent EU regulations. By reinforcing consumer rights, these regulations aim to benefit the environment by extending the lifecycle of certain energy-related products such as fridges and televisions. They also contribute to the creation of a circular economy in both the EU and the UK. </p><p>While industry reaction to the i</p>
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The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021—creating a right to repair?
by Hardwick Legal | Jul 6, 2021 | Purpose Built (LexisNexis)
<p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;"><strong>In light of current policy and funding measures, can the UK achieve its target of zero new polluting vehicles by 2030, and can it inspire other countries to do the same?</strong></span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;">In its role as president of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), the UK has pledged to show<a data-sf-ec-immutable="" href="https://ukcop26.org/uk-presidency/uk-climate-leadership/" target="_blank"> </a><a data-sf-ec-immutable="" href="https://ukcop26.org/uk-presidency/uk-climate-leadership/" target="_blank">domestic leadership on climate action</a>. One of its key commitments in this regard is ending the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars by 2030, putting it ‘</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;">on course to be the fastest G7 country to decarbonise cars and vans’. The ban on new polluting cars is also supported by measures to promote grea</span></p>
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Road to COP26—decarbonising transport
by Hardwick Legal | Jul 6, 2021 | Purpose Built (LexisNexis)
<p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;"><strong>Will current plans to make new homes ‘net zero ready’ by 2025 help the UK reach its emission reduction targets? Or has the government missed opportunities to make its plans efficient and enforceable?</strong></span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;"><strong></strong></span><strong style="background-color:transparent;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;"></span></strong></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;"></span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;">The UK government has pledged to show Climate Leadership in its role as host of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), including by taking steps to ensure the achievement of the UK’s legally binding target of net zero emissions by 2050. As part of its plans to reduce domestic emissions, the gover</span></p>
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Road to COP26—decarbonising domestic buildings
by Hardwick Legal | Jul 5, 2021 | Purpose Built (LexisNexis)
<p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;"><strong>As climate change litigation against both companies and governments becomes increasingly prevalent, is there a role for international arbitration to help solve disputes relating to climate change?</strong></span><strong><span style="background-color:transparent;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;"></span></strong><br></p><p>This November, delegates from around the world will convene at the 26th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) to finalise negotiations on the functioning of the Paris Agreement. Outstanding issues in regards to this Agreement include those relating to how it will be enforced—while the Paris Agreement provides that the Parties can agree to accept arbitration as the appropriate mechanism for resolving disputes, the ‘procedures for arbitration’ are yet to be addressed. This raises the question, is arbitration an appropriate means for dealing with international climate change disputes?</p><p>In the latest instalment in our series of News Analyses preceding COP26, <a href="https://www.pinsentmasons.com/en-gb/people/pamela-mcdonald" href="https://www.pinsentmasons.com/en-gb/people/pamela-mcdonald"></a href="https://www.pinsentmasons.com/en-gb/people/pamela-mcdonald"></p>
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Road to COP26—arbitration and climate change disputes
by Hardwick Legal | Jul 5, 2021 | Purpose Built (LexisNexis)
<p>Welcome back to the LexisPSL Environment News podcast. Following the pandemic induced hiatus to the podcast series, <a data-sf-ec-immutable="" href="https://www.6pumpcourt.co.uk/barrister/christopher-badger/" target="_blank">Chris Badger</a> and <a data-sf-ec-immutable="" href="https://www.6pumpcourt.co.uk/barrister/mark-davies/" target="_blank">Mark Davies </a>of 6 Pump Court are back throwing a spotlight on key environmental law news stories. In this July 2021 update, they take us through:</p><ul><li>the climate change litigation judgment of the Dutch Court in Milieudefensie et al v Royal Dutch Shell plc</li><li>the Environment Agency’s National Crime Survey results</li><li>the meaning of waste case looking at ‘fluff’ in Customs and Excise Commissioners v Devon Waste Management Ltd; Customs and Excise Commissioners v Biffa Waste Services Ltd <a data-sf-ec-immutable="" href="https://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/lexispsl/environment/document/393765/8T4F-CM22-D6MY-P3PG-00000-00/linkHandler.faces?psldocinfo=Landfill_tax_England_and_Northern_Ireland&linkInfo=F%23GB%23ALLERD%23sel1%252021%25vol%2504%25year%252021%25page%2586%25sel2%2504%25&A=0.6965495168043776&bct=A&risb=&service=citation&langcountry=GB" target="_blank">[2021] All ER (D) 86 (Apr)</a></li></ul><p>To listen to the whole podcast, click <a data-sf-ec-immutable="" href="https://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/lexispsl/environment/document/408246/632s-xy83-cgxg-01gt-00000-00/environment%20news%20podcast%e2%8 data-sf-ec-immutable="" href=""></a data-sf-ec-immutable="" href="https://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/lexispsl/environment/document/408246/632s-xy83-cgxg-01gt-00000-00/environment%20news%20podcast%e2%8></p>
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Environmental law news podcast – July 2021
