As with any Natural Capital market, Nutrient Neutrality is predicated on regulations designed to protect the environment by creating a marketplace to drive private investment into efforts to mitigate detrimental impacts of other activities.  Regulations are therefore a key consideration, here we try to cover the key elements of Nutrient Neutrality regulations and document Greenshank's work to improve these regulations and make the market more effective and the environmental benefits greater.
Nutrient Levy Proposal

Proposal to move to a Nutrient Levy to speed up house building

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Lord Briefing Response

Response to Home Builders Federation briefing for the House of Lords

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Lord Briefing Response

Response to Government's briefing for the House of Lords

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Alternative Amendment

Levy based system with catchment wide dynamics

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Overview of Nutrient Neutrality regulations

Overview of the Nutrient Neutrality Regulatory environment

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Nutrient Neutrality Action Plan

Improve confidence for scheme providers and enable faster deployment of solutions to create liquidity of mitigation supply

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Letter to Rishi Sunak

Published on 21st July 2023 following suggestions that the PM would scrap Nutrient Neutrality

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Letter to Michael Gove MP

Published 10th July 2023 in response to the Government's announcement they may scrap Neutrient Neutrality

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The potential impacts of the Levelling Up Bill

HRA Journal article by Greenshank CEO Dr Gabriel Connor Streich

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Will the TAL upgrades happen?

We review the likelihood of the LURB being an effective tool in nutrient mitigation

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Walkthrough: Calculating BNG Units for Major Developments (10+ Homes)

We walk through the four key criteria for calculating BNG units for major developments in England.

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BNG & Nutrient Neutrality Compliance: How Greenshank Helps Developers Achieve Legal Certainty

How Greenshank's BNG and nutrient neutrality solutions help developers stay compliant while meeting their planning needs.

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How Does Deforestation Affect Biodiversity?

How deforestation affects UK and global biodiversity - from habitat loss and species extinction to disrupted ecosystems - and how BNG can help.