Open Consultations

6 results

  • Building the North Sea’s Energy Future

    We are seeking views on delivering the government’s commitment to support a prosperous and managed North Sea transition. More
    Closes 30 April 2025
  • Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes in England and Wales - 2025 update

    The purpose of this 2025 consultation is to seek views on the government’s proposals to raise minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) for privately rented homes in England and Wales by 2030. This consultation also includes a summary of responses to the 2020 consultation which we have considered whilst drafting this follow-on consultation and will form part of consideration on policy choices. More
    Closes 2 May 2025
  • Innovative hydrogen-to-power projects

    The government is seeking technical evidence on innovative hydrogen to power projects that can deliver by 2030, ahead of large-scale enabling hydrogen infrastructure. Specifically, this call for evidence seeks technical information to help us understand in more detail the type of innovative H2P projects that could deliver rapidly, including the scope of planned projects, timescales, costs and barriers. The call for evidence is therefore aimed at stakeholders with existing... More
    Closes 12 May 2025
  • Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce Call for Evidence

    This is a call for evidence to inform the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce. We would like to hear from anyone with an interest in the regulation of defence and civil nuclear: regulators operators industry academia developers investors wider civil society We are particularly looking for evidence and facts to inform our work which could include case studies, historical data, ideas and... More
    Closes 19 May 2025
  • Planning for new energy infrastructure: 2025 revisions to National Policy Statements

    The energy NPSs are designated under the Planning Act 2008 to provide guidance for decision-makers on the application of government policy when determining applications for development in relation to NSIPs. The current suite of energy National Policy Statements (NPSs) were updated by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in January 2024. In July 2024 the government launched a review of the energy NPSs to ensure they reflected government’s energy priorities... More
    Closes 29 May 2025
  • Voluntary Carbon and Nature Markets: Raising Integrity

    This consultation seeks to clarify and test the UK Government’s proposed policy and governance framework for helping to ensure the integrity of Voluntary Carbon and Nature Market credits and the use of credits. It provides a response to calls from business, finance, farming, and environmental stakeholders for clarity on the Government’s approach. It also responds to recommendations from the Climate Change Committee and others for a new regulatory approach for these markets. It... More
    Closes 10 July 2025
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