Britain Eyes Overhaul of Environmental Regs,Asks Businesses to Comment on 287 Rules

摘要

The British government is seeking public comment on how environmental regulations can be simplified, improved, or scrapped to reduce the burden on business. The "Red Tape Challenge" is aimed mainly at companies, which are "best placed to understand the effect these regulations can have on the day to day running of a business," U.K. Business Minister Mark Prisk said Sept. 1 in a prepared statement. The Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) is seeking input on 287 environmental regulations in eight key areas: industrial emissions and carbon reductions; environmental permits, information, and damage; chemicals; waste; air quality; energy labeling and sustainable products; biodiversity, wildlife management, landscape, countryside, and recreation; and noise and nuisance.