Open Consultations

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  • Raising product standards for household tumble dryers

    This consultation seeks views on: changing the ecodesign requirements for household tumble dryer products increasing the minimum energy performance standard updating the energy labels for tumble dryers placed on the GB market It sets out proposals to: raise the Minimum Energy Performance Standards of household tumble dryers being sold on the GB market. This will phase out less efficient air-vented, gas-fired and condenser household tumble dryers and enable... More
    Opened 17 July 2025

  • Hydrogen Economic Regulatory Framework

    This consultation sets out proposed changes to the economic regulatory framework to best suit the needs of 100% hydrogen pipeline networks, established under the Gas Act 1986. We are seeking stakeholder views on this proposed approach and any further evidence to support decisions and subsequent implementation through legislation, licences, and codes. The economic regulatory framework is an important enabler for the low carbon hydrogen economy. Low carbon hydrogen can support the... More
    Opened 15 July 2025

  • Electricity Network Infrastructure: Consents, Land Access and Rights

    The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is consulting on changes to land rights and consents processes for electricity network infrastructure to support the transition to Net Zero and secure Clean Power by 2030. This follows an August-September 2022 Call for Evidence, which sought views and suggestions for improving current land rights and consents processes. Fair and proportionate land rights and consents processes are crucial to enabling us to meet the country’s need to... More
    Opened 8 July 2025

  • Assessment and rating of wind turbine noise guidance: proposed updates

    Technical guidance for the assessment of noise emissions from onshore wind turbines provides advice to local authorities across the UK for appraising planning applications for onshore wind developments. We're seeking views on updates to bring guidance into line with available evidence; developments in turbine technology and wind turbine noise assessment methodologies; and government policies on noise and net zero. Read the draft guidance and consultation questions on GOV.UK . More
    Opened 4 July 2025

  • Transition plan requirements consultation

    The manifesto committed to mandating “UK-regulated financial institutions (including banks, asset managers, pension funds and insurers) and FTSE 100 companies to develop and implement credible transition plans that align with the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement” and the government announced in November 2024 to consult in the first half of 2025 on how best to take forward transition plans policy. This consultation now seeks views on how the government could take forward the... More
    Opened 25 June 2025

  • Growing the market for low carbon industrial products: policy framework

    The consultation sets out proposals to deliver a voluntary policy framework to grow the market for low carbon industrial products, with an initial focus on steel, cement, and concrete. Building on the 2023 Carbon Leakage consultation, where the government committed to establish product classifications (formerly called voluntary product standards) and an embodied emissions reporting framework, this consultation marks the next step in policy development. It includes options... More
    Opened 23 June 2025
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