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What your business must do to prevent air pollution - local emissions controls, Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs), eliminating dark smoke, permits for boilers
Your local council can introduce extra controls on emissions if there are…
The darker the smoke, the more polluting it tends to be. Smoke darker than…
You need a permit for most generators, furnaces and boilers. Get a permit…
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of post-combustion carbon dioxide capture.
Find out about current competent person schemes to self-certify certain types of building work if you work in building as an installer.
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge N Hawkes and Mr J Naylor on 14 September 2022
In smoke control areas you can only use certain types of fuel or exempt appliances - find out if you live in one and what you can burn
How to monitor and report on the sales of fossil fuel boilers. How the low carbon target affects you, when you get credits and how to use them. How to pay for a credit shortfall.
You could get a grant to install a heat pump or biomass boiler. Find out if you’re eligible and how to apply.
Find out if and by when you need to apply for a medium combustion plant directive (MCPD) environmental permit to meet air quality requirements.
Check if you're affected by the Clean Heat Market Mechanism (CHMM). See what actions you must take each scheme year.
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