expert-and-ngo-letter-on-saving-the-nec-regulations-7745aaf1422d9982.pdf

A coalition of health and environmental experts and NGOs argues that removing specific provisions of the National Emission Ceilings (NEC) Regulations 2018 would weaken accountability, transparency, and public scrutiny regarding the UK's air pollution reduction plans. The letter contends that these regulations provide a more robust framework for plan-making than the Environment Act 2021 and are essential for protecting vulnerable populations and biodiversity.

• The removal of Regulations 9 and 10 of the National Emission Ceilings Regulations 2018 and the Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1522 would undermine the framework for plan-making and public participation in government policy.
• Analysis by ClientEarth indicates that the NEC Regulations offer higher levels of accountability and transparency than the Environment Act 2021 framework, contradicting government claims that the two duplicate each other.
• Air pollutants targeted by the NEC Regulations, specifically ammonia and nitrogen oxides, threaten UK biodiversity, ecosystems, and agricultural crop yields for wheat, potato, and oilseed rape.
• The Office for Environmental Protection has expressed concerns that changes to the NEC Regulations under the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 could result in a regression of environmental safeguards.

APA

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Chicago

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Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{clientearth2023expertandngoletteronsavingthenecregulations7745aaf1422d9982pdf, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{expert-and-ngo-letter-on-saving-the-nec-regulations-7745aaf1422d9982.pdf}}, publisher = {ClientEarth}, year = {2023}, month = sep, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/oepp2ozp/expert-and-ngo-letter-on-saving-the-nec-regulations.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }