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Natural Environment Bill

Foundations - Environmental limits - How environmental limits must be set

56: Assessing impact of proposed environmental limit or methodology

You could also call this:

"Checking how new environmental rules will affect people and the environment"

Illustration for Natural Environment Bill

When you propose a new environmental limit or way of doing things, you need to think about how it will affect the environment and people. You have to consider the good and bad effects it could have on the environment and human health. You also need to think about what communities want for the economy, society, and the environment. You must consider how much of our natural resources are being used and how much will be available in the future. You have to think about how the proposed limit will affect how we use natural resources now and in the future. You need to consider how well different methods will work to manage the effects of the proposed limit and how much they will cost. You should also think about other ways to use natural resources that will protect the environment, even if it means using them in a different place. This will help you understand the impact of the proposed environmental limit or methodology. You can use this information to make informed decisions about how to protect the environment.

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Part 2Foundations
Environmental limits: How environmental limits must be set

56Assessing impact of proposed environmental limit or methodology

  1. A consideration of the impact of a proposed environmental limit or methodology requires an assessment of—

  2. the positive, adverse, actual, potential, and cumulative effects of the proposed limit or methodology on either of the following (as applicable):
    1. on the life-supporting capacity of the natural environment:
      1. human health:
      2. the needs or aspirations of communities for the economy, society, and the natural environment:
        1. the magnitude and spatial extent of—
          1. any over-allocation of national resources; and
            1. any natural resources likely to be available for allocation as a result of the proposed limit or methodology:
            2. the implications of the proposed limit for the current and future use of natural resources and the benefits associated with that use:
              1. the efficacy and cost of available methods to manage effects within the proposed limit:
                1. alternative ways of providing for natural resource use that are consistent with protecting or enhancing the natural environment, including any alternative locations for natural resource use if the proposed limit allows for environmental degradation.