Environmental topics
Use this section to access guidance on environmental issues that are relevant to businesses.
Energy consents that take account of climate change, and information to help your business increase energy efficiency, meet greenhouse gas emissions reductions, and plan for the impacts of climate change.
The Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR) came into force on 6 April 2008.
Rising sea levels and increasingly severe and frequent rainstorms caused by climate change mean that the risk of flooding will increase. Find out how to prepare your business for flooding and the new flood warnings for infrastructure service.
Find out more about hazardous substances and the permits you need
Find out how to submit e-business returns and apply for permits and licences.
These regulations require anyone in England who stores more than 200 litres of oil to provide more secure containment facilities for tanks, drums and mobile bowsers to prevent oil escaping into the environment.
Find out more about the areas vital to the effective control of pollution and emissions to air and water in the UK
Learn how to reduce waste and save water. Help prevent pollution with our ten-point checklist and pollution prevention guidance (PPGs). Find out how the cement, chemical, nuclear and dairy farming industries are performing with our Sector Plans and Report
Learn more about how we manage waste and the processes that support our work
Find out what your business needs to do to comply with water regulations and how you can save water.
