Pollution and emissions
Find out more about the areas vital to the effective control of pollution and emissions to air and water in the UK
Climate Change Agreements (CCAs) are part of a package of measures designed to tackle wider issues relating to climate change.
The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme was introduced by government in 2008. Organisations that meet the qualification criteria, based on how much electricity they consumed in 2008, will be obliged to participate in the CRC.
Countries with commitments under the Kyoto Protocol to limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissions must meet their targets primarily through national measures. As an additional means of meeting the targets, three market-based mechanisms were introduced.
Background information about the Pollution Inventory for England and Wales, access to pollution data, guidance, reporting forms and information about the substances reported
Help your business avoid and deal with pollution incidents using our 10-point checklist, Pollution Prevention Pays pack and Pollution Prevention Guidelines (PPGs)
This was previously known as the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. This section will give you all the information you need about the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), including how to make an application for a greenhouse gas emissions permit.
On 1 January 2008 a national Trading Scheme, under the National Emissions Reduction Plan (NERP), was introduced in the UK.
Find out more about environmental permitting.
Diffuse water pollution can arise from many sources, which may be small individually, but their collective impact can be damaging. Diffuse pollution can be caused by current and past land use in agricultural and urban environments.
