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Balancing precaution and innovation in post-Brexit environmental law
One of the fundamental aspects of European policy on the environment is set out in Article 191(2) of the Treaty. This states that community policy on the environment is to aim at a high level of protection and is to be based, in particular, on the precautionary principle and the principle that preventive action should be taken.
The precautionary principle was defined in the 1992 Rio Conference on the Environment. It stated:
Communal energy project aims for UK first
A pilot community energy project in Nottingham is aiming to help generate an income for local residents by combining solar panels with battery storage.
A consortium of businesses, academics and public sector groups have come together to develop the scheme at the Trent Basin development on the banks of the River Trent.
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