Country requirements
Energy and Environment requirements in United Kingdom
3 legal obligations sourced for energy and environment businesses operating in United Kingdom.
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- Legal obligationEnergy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) assessmentThe duty turns on an undertaking's size on the qualification date, not on its sector; energy consumption is what the assessment examines.Verified 7 September 2026
- Legal obligationEnvironmental permitApplies if you operate a "regulated facility" as SI 2016/1154 defines it.Verified 8 August 2026
- Legal obligationUK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) greenhouse gas emissions permitApplies if you carry out a regulated activity at an installation as SI 2020/1265 Schedule 2 defines it.Verified 7 September 2026
Also relevant for this sector
Energy and Environment also has 2 buyer-driven certification schemes and 10 voluntary standards — the same set for every country, so they live on the sector guide rather than repeated here.
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