Guardian  ‘Lords say government failing to act as industry blames non-compliance on ‘flawed design’ About 1.7m tonnes of fish are discarded across the EU every year, because fleets catch fish for which they do not have a quota. Public backing for a ban on discarding edible fish at sea has been thwarted by the reluctance of the […]

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The EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee launches an inquiry into the implementation of the EU landing obligation. Call for evidence: Implementation and enforcement of the EU landing obligation ( PDF 164 KB) Inquiry: Implementation and enforcement of the EU landing obligation Send a written submission EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee Background Discarding is the practice of […]

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Business/CIWEM   Green ‘Government suffers damaging defeat in Lords over Withdrawal Bill amendments. The House of Lords has demanded the government bring in added environmental protections and worker’s rights after Brexit, as part of a rebellion in Parliament last night that delivered a bruising blow to the government’s Brexit plans. The upper house approved two amendments […]

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14 February 2017: The EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee publishes its report which highlights key actions that will be needed to ensure environmental protections are not eroded as a result of Brexit. Report: Brexit: environment and climate change (HTML) Report: Brexit: environment and climate change (PDF) Evidence Volume: Brexit: environment and climate change ( PDF 1.38 […]

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