Environmental, Waste and Renewables Update

Here is a summary of today's Environmental, Waste and Renewables news:

Davidson Chalmers Stewart: Digital Waste Tracking Delayed

DEFRA (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) today issued an update that the introduction of Digital Waste Tracking (DWT) will be delayed by a year.

Initially due to be implemented by April 2025, DWT will now come into effect in April 2026.

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insider: Campaigners criticise ‘autocratic’ government after wind farm given go ahead

Campaigners have accused the Scottish Government of ‘autocratic’ behaviour, after it backed plans for a wind farm development at a Highlands beauty spot.

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reNews: UK delays permit call on 1.2GW Rampion 2

The UK Government is extending the deadline for making a decision to grant or reject a development consent order (DCO) for RWE’s Rampion 2 offshore wind extension project.

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BBC News: £22bn for 'unproven' green tech could raise bills, MPs warn

The government is committing billions of pounds to an "unproven" green technology for reducing planet-warming gases without considering the impact on consumers' bills, MPs have warned.

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