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  • Carrier bag charge: summary of data in England

    A summary of the data on single-use plastic carrier bags in England.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Charges for single-use plastic carrier bags
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • Experimental estimates of quarterly greenhouse gas emissions (residence basis), UK: Quality and methodology information (QMI)

    Quality and methodology information (QMI) for experimental estimates of UK quarterly greenhouse gas emissions on a residence basis,detailing the strengths and limitations of the data, methods used and data uses and users.

    • Document type: Official Statistics
    • Organisation: Office for National Statistics
    • Updated:
  • Experimental estimates of quarterly greenhouse gas emissions (residence basis), UK: Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2023

    First official experimental estimates of UK quarterly greenhouse gas emissions on a residence basis for 1999 to Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2023.

    • Document type: Official Statistics
    • Organisation: Office for National Statistics
    • Updated:
  • Vehicle Market Surveillance Unit emissions testing results, 2022

    Findings from the vehicle emissions testing done during 2022 to check vehicles conformed to European emission standards.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: DVSA Vehicle Market Surveillance Unit
    • Organisation: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
    • Updated:
  • Northern Ireland Environmental Statistics Report 2023

    This publication reports on a range of environmental indicators for Northern Ireland and provides links to government strategies.

    • Document type: National Statistics
    • Organisation: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • State of the water environment indicator B3: supporting evidence

    This evidence summary supports the 25 Year Environment Plan and its outcome indicator framework.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Environment Agency and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • Vehicle Market Surveillance Unit emissions testing results, 2021

    Findings from the vehicle emissions testing done during 2021 to check vehicles conformed to European emission standards.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: DVSA Vehicle Market Surveillance Unit
    • Organisation: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
    • Updated:
  • Vehicle Market Surveillance Unit emissions testing results, 2020

    Findings from vehicle and component testing done during 2020 to check new products on the UK market meet legal obligations.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: DVSA Vehicle Market Surveillance Unit
    • Organisation: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
    • Updated:
  • Noise complaint statistics for Northern Ireland 2021 to 2022

    The purpose of this report is to inform central government, district councils, the general public and any other interested parties as to the number and nature of noise complaints received each year by district councils acros…

    • Document type: Official Statistics
    • Organisation: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland)
    • Updated:
  • State of the environment

    Environment Agency data and information summarising the state of soil, air quality, water resources and water quality in England.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Environment Agency
    • Updated:
  • Metal mine water pollution investigations in the River Wear catchment

    Investigations of how best to improve water quality in the River Wear catchment by reducing pollution from historical metal mining.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: River Wear catchment metal mine water investigation works
    • Organisation: Coal Authority
    • Updated:
  • Vehicle Market Surveillance Unit emissions testing results, 2019

    Findings from vehicle and component testing done during 2019 to check new products on the UK market meet legal obligations.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: DVSA Vehicle Market Surveillance Unit
    • Organisation: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
    • Updated:
  • Phosphorus: challenges for the water environment

    Eutrophication issues and sources of phosphorus, with current and future problems and solutions.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: River basin planning: challenges for the water environment
    • Organisation: Environment Agency
    • Updated:
  • Bathing Water Quality Northern Ireland 2022

    2022 Bathing Water Compliance results.

    • Document type: Official Statistics
    • Organisation: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland)
    • Updated:
  • Chief Medical Officer’s annual report 2022: air pollution

    This year’s report lays out the scale of the challenge of reducing air pollution, the substantial progress that has been made and highlights achievable solutions.

    • Document type: Independent report
    • Part of a collection: Chief Medical Officer (CMO): annual reports and 1 others
    • Organisation: Department of Health and Social Care
    • Updated:
  • Noise complaint statistics for Northern Ireland 2020 to 2021

    The purpose of this report is to inform central government, district councils, the general public and any other interested parties as to the number and nature of noise complaints received each year by district councils acros…

    • Document type: Official Statistics
    • Organisation: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland)
    • Updated:
  • Regulating for people, the environment and growth, 2021

    Environment Agency 2021 annual report on the environmental performance of regulated businesses in England and the work we do to regulate them.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Environment Agency data on business environmental performance
    • Organisation: Environment Agency
    • Updated:
  • Environment Agency 2021 data on regulated businesses in England

    Data on compliance ratings, pollution inventory, pollution incidents, enforcement and waste crime for 2021.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Environment Agency data on business environmental performance
    • Organisation: Environment Agency
    • Updated:
  • Air pollution in Northern Ireland 2021

    This report aims to provide the citizens of Northern Ireland, and the wider air quality community, with user-friendly information on local air quality monitoring.

    • Document type: Official Statistics
    • Organisation: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland)
    • Updated:
  • Exercise Phoenix

    Exercise to test the national contingency plan for responses to marine pollution from shipping and offshore installations.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Transport and 2 others
    • Updated: