SI 2021/484.  The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Auctioning Regulations 2021.  Comes into force 22nd April.  These Regulations make provision under the Finance Act 2020 for auctions of allowances to emit one tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent created under the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020.

SI 2021/511.  The Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Kyoto Protocol Registry) Regulations 2021.  Comes into force 1st May.  These Regulations make amendments to legislation in the field of international climate change commitments. Part 2 amends the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) and National Emissions Inventory Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/2903), which relate to projects for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Part 3 amends Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013, which relates to maintaining a registry for the purposes of greenhouse gas emissions obligations under the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Part 4 makes consequential amendments.

SI 2021/543.    The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021.  Comes into force 25th May.  This regulation makes minor textual amendments to the Annex of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1191/2014. It also makes amendments to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/661. The definition of “beneficial owner” in Article 1 is amended.  There are also minor amendments to the text in Articles 3 and 6.

SI 2021/534.  The Air Navigation (Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation) Order 2021. Comes into force 26th May.  This Order implements the monitoring, reporting and verification requirements of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Civil Aviation (CORSIA) in Volume IV of Annex 16 to the Convention on Civil Aviation adopted by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation on 27 June 2018.