by westoncompliance | Jul 27, 2026 | Emissions, Environment, Fluorinated gas, OPRED, Reporting, UK
OPRED has updated the Environmental Emissions Monitoring System (EEMS) F-Gas list for 2026, revising the list of fluorinated greenhouse gases used for environmental emissions reporting. The updated document reflects the current F-Gas classifications and reporting...
by westoncompliance | Nov 7, 2025 | Consultation, Defra, Emissions, Fluorinated gas, Greenhouse Gases, UK
Defra has launched a consultation proposing to reform the hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) phasedown under the F-gas Regulations in Great Britain by adjusting the schedule from 2027 and introducing further reduction steps from 2030 to 2050 – aiming to increase the target...
by westoncompliance | May 13, 2025 | Defra, Environment Agency, Fees, Fluorinated gas, Greenhouse Gases, Onshore, Ozone Depletion, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) and Defra have made amendments to text, and linked to the fluorinated greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting substances charging scheme.Read more…Source: EA, Defra.
by westoncompliance | May 13, 2025 | Defra, Environment Agency, Fees, Fluorinated gas, Greenhouse Gases, Onshore, Ozone Depletion, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) and Defra have made amendments to text, and linked to the fluorinated greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting substances charging scheme.Read more…Source: EA, Defra.
by westoncompliance | Apr 2, 2025 | Chemicals, Defra, Environment Agency, Fluorinated gas, Onshore, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has updated the contact information section.Read more…Source: EA, Defra.
by westoncompliance | Apr 2, 2025 | Environment Agency, Fees, Fluorinated gas, Greenhouse Gases, Onshore, Ozone Depletion, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has published a document which summarises the outcome of the consultation on F-gas and ODS proposals to introduce charges for the online services administered by the Environment Agency on behalf of England, Scotland and...
by westoncompliance | Apr 2, 2025 | Environment Agency, Fluorinated gas, Greenhouse Gases, Onshore, Ozone Depletion, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has published details of the charges you must pay the EA for fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gas) and ozone-depleting substances activities from 1 April 2025.This charging scheme covers:fluorinated greenhouse gases activitiesozone-depleting...
by westoncompliance | Mar 24, 2025 | Chemicals, Defra, Electrical, Environment Agency, Equipment, Fluorinated gas, UK
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) and Environment Agency (EA) have updated its guidance, setting out requirements for businesses which operate or service electrical switchgear that contains sulphur hexafluoride (SF6).Read more…Source:...
by westoncompliance | Mar 17, 2025 | Chemicals, Defra, Environment Agency, Fluorinated gas, Onshore, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has updated the contact information section.Read more…Source: EA, Defra.
by westoncompliance | Mar 17, 2025 | Defra, Emissions, Environment Agency, Fluorinated gas, Onshore, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) have amended the information for this webpage with amended information to define incumbent quota holders.Read more…Source: EA, Defra.
by westoncompliance | Oct 21, 2024 | BEIS, DESNZ, Emissions, Fluorinated gas, Offshore Installation, OPRED, UK
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED) and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have updated the F-gas guidance for the offshore...
by westoncompliance | Sep 18, 2024 | BEIS, DESNZ, Emissions, Fluorinated gas, Offshore Installation, OPRED, UK
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED) and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have updated the F-gas guidance for the offshore...
by westoncompliance | Jul 17, 2024 | BEIS, DESNZ, Environment, Fluorinated gas, Greenhouse Gases, OPRED, Reporting, UK
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED) and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have added an F-Gas reporting form to their...
by westoncompliance | Jul 17, 2024 | BEIS, DESNZ, EU, Fluorinated gas, Greenhouse Gases, Offshore Installation, OPRED, Reporting, UK
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED) and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have updated the EU F-Gases Reporting...
by westoncompliance | Jan 18, 2024 | Defra, Environment, Environment Agency, Fluorinated gas, Onshore, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) have added guidance for when you may need to calculate the carbon dioxide equivalent quantity of an F gas. Read more… Source: EA and...
by westoncompliance | Oct 31, 2023 | Fluorinated gas, Greenhouse Gases, UK
These Regulations amend Article 16(3) of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated greenhouse gases (EUR 2014/517, “the F-gas regulation”) which relates to environmental protection and is secondary retained EU...
by westoncompliance | Sep 5, 2023 | Defra, Emissions, Fluorinated gas, UK
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) have published statutory guidance that corrects a technical error in the current regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases. This legislation will come into force on 31st October 2023. Read more…...
by westoncompliance | Aug 30, 2023 | Defra, Environment, Environment Agency, Fluorinated gas, Onshore, UK
An application must be made for working with fluorinated gas (F gas). DEFRA requires you to have your own qualifications to work on equipment containing F gas, even if you work for someone else. This type of licence will be required for: – stationary...
by westoncompliance | May 8, 2023 | Accident, DESNZ, Discharge, Emissions, Environment, Explosive Atmosphere, Fluorinated gas, OPRED, UK
This Environmental Alert has been published for Duty Holders, particularly those who utilise ATEX call point activation switches to control systems with the potential for environmental release. A significant volume of a fluorinated fire suppressant gas was released to...
by westoncompliance | May 1, 2023 | Decommissioning, Defra, Environment, Environment Agency, Equipment, Fluorinated gas, Onshore, Ozone-depletion, Waste
This guidance provides information on how to recover fluorinated gas (F gas) from equipment and get it reclaimed or recycled. The following changes have been made: – Changed the links for licensed waste facilities from the Environmental Permitting Regulations –...
