Greenhouse gas emissions

Services

Environmental permitting: H5 Site condition report

Guidance and templates on how to complete a site condition report under Environmental permitting regulations (EPR).
Hydroelectric power schemes: application

Use form (WR317) and guidance (WR318) to apply for permission for a hydroelectric power scheme.
Hydroelectric power schemes: get advice before you apply

Get advice using the Environment Agency's enhanced pre-application advice service before you apply for a hydroelectric power scheme.
Verification report opinion statement: Emissions Trading System

Verifiers performing verifications for all UK installations in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) must complete this form.
Community Emissions Trading Scheme: primary participant application

Application form for companies and organisations to be a primary participant in the Community Emissions Trading Scheme.

Environmental reporting guidelines: including Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting requirements
- Guidance
- 29 March 2019
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, and Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Carbon calculator
- Detailed guide
- 21 August 2024
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Fluorinated gases (F gases)
- Detailed guide
- 7 February 2024
- Environment Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Climate change explained
- Detailed guide
- 20 June 2023
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Qualifications to work with F gas
- Detailed guide
- 3 February 2023
- Environment Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

UK confirms help for developing countries to tackle climate change and build greener future
- 14 November 2024
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
- Press release
Flux tower will see how much carbon gets stored in new saltmarsh
- 15 October 2024
- Environment Agency
- Press release
Proposals to expand the UK Emissions Trading Scheme
- 23 May 2024
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, The Scottish Government, Welsh Government, and Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland)
- Press release
UK overachieves another carbon emissions target and rejects rollover
- 21 May 2024
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Press release
UK half way to net zero
- 28 March 2024
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Press release

Greenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2024
- 30 October 2024
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Research
Rail environment: April 2023 to March 2024
- 29 October 2024
- Office of Rail and Road
- National statistics
Northern Ireland greenhouse gas projections based on 2021 GHG inventory - Official Statistics in Development
- 27 September 2024
- Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
- Official statistics
Investigating variability in landfill methane emissions using air quality monitoring data
- 5 September 2024
- Environment Agency
- Research
Quantifying methane emissions using inverse dispersion modelling
- 29 November 2023
- Environment Agency
- Research

TCFD-aligned disclosure Exposure Draft for Phase 3
- 17 December 2024
- HM Treasury
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 26 September 2024
Enforcement and sanctions policy updates to include UK ETS and CORSIA
- 12 December 2024
- Environment Agency
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 16 July 2024
Carbon Reduction Plan
- 20 February 2025
- Crown Commercial Service
- Policy paper
UK's 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) emissions reduction target under the Paris Agreement
- 30 January 2025
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Policy paper
UK greenhouse gas emissions reporting: Scope 3 emissions
- 29 November 2024
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Call for evidence outcome

Sector contact list: climate change agreements (CCA)
- 1 March 2024
- Environment Agency
- Corporate report
Southampton City Council Local Air Quality Management (LAQM)
- 25 March 2019
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Foi release
Committee on Climate Change’s 2018 progress report: Government response
- 15 October 2018
- Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
- Corporate report
Committee on Climate Change’s 2017 progress report: government response
- 12 October 2017
- Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Corporate report
Committee on Climate Change’s 2015 progress report: Government response
- 15 October 2015
- Closed organisation: Department of Energy & Climate Change and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Corporate report