Policy papers and consultations

The likely significant sustainability effects of developing new energy infrastructure of the types covered by the National Policy Statements for energy.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Updated: 17 January 2024

Planning guidance for developers of nationally significant electricity network infrastructure projects.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Updated: 17 January 2024

Planning guidance for developers of nationally significant natural gas supply infrastructure and gas and oil pipeline projects.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Updated: 17 January 2024

Planning guidance for developers of nationally significant renewable energy infrastructure projects.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Updated: 17 January 2024

Planning guidance for developers of nationally significant natural gas electricity generating infrastructure projects.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Updated: 17 January 2024

Planning guidance for developers of nationally significant energy infrastructure projects.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Updated: 17 January 2024

A habitats regulations assessment is required for proposed plans or projects likely to have a significant effect on international sites of scientific interest.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Updated: 22 November 2023

Meeting agendas and minutes from the TSD DAG, a group set up to discuss trade and sustainable development in UK trade agreements that are in force.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 11 August 2023

An outline of how the UK's commitment to spend £11.6 billion on International Climate Finance from 2021 to 2022 to 2025 to 2026 is being delivered.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 2 others
• Updated: 30 March 2023

The Sustainable Support Strategy (SSS) is Defence Support’s (DefSp) initial response to the challenges climate change poses.

• From: Ministry of Defence and 1 others
• Updated: 8 November 2022

Strategy setting out how government can provide responsible and resilient ICT and digital services to all its end users and customers.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 10 September 2020

We want your views on the extent and level of information to be included as part of the assessment process.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 7 August 2019

The Ministry of Justice's policy for reducing and removing single-use plastic across our full estate.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 16 January 2019

Strategy setting out how government should carry out ICT procurement in a sustainable way to meet green commitments.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 10 December 2018

Actions UK government departments and their agencies will take to reduce their impacts on the environment in the period 2016 to 2020.

• From: Cabinet Office and 1 others
• Updated: 5 July 2018

The Environment Agency has carried out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to ensure that any negative impacts to the local environment are avoided or minimised.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 15 December 2017

How the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) encourages sustainable development across government.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 8 May 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This scorecard shows those buying food or catering services for the public sector how to evaluate the cost of services against other criteria.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 27 March 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This document sets out the approach that will be taken by CPET in the 2014 forest certification scheme review.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 20 October 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The forest certification schemes approved as 'Category A evidence' are reviewed regularly. This framework sets out how we review the schemes to check for compliance.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 20 October 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government