Domestic electricity prices in the IEA (QEP 5.5.1)

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Domestic electricity prices in the EU for small, medium and large consumers (QEP 5.6.1, 5.6.2 and 5.6.3)

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Domestic gas prices in the IEA (QEP 5.9.1)

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Domestic gas prices in the EU for small, medium and large consumers (QEP 5.10.1, 5.10.2 and 5.10.3)

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Requirements for visiting Antarctica

The Antarctic Treaty signed in Washington on 1 December 1959 preserves the Antarctic continent for peaceful and scientific use.

The Antarctic Treaty’s Protocol on Environmental Protection, signed in 1991, is the only international agreement designed to protect an entire continent. It ensures that all human activity in Antarctica is carefully planned and managed. It enables a range of human activity to take place in Antarctica including scientific research, well-managed, environmentally sensitive tourism, and exploration. Crucially, the Protocol prohibits commercial mining and protects vulnerable areas, animals and plants.

The Antarctic Treaty does not prevent tourists, military personnel or scientific researchers from being present in Antarctica – but they do require an appropriate permit from a Treaty Party.

Permit criteria

Anyone on a British expedition to Antarctica or taking a British vessel or aircraft into Antarctica will need to apply for a permit from the Polar Regions Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).

A British expedition is one organised in the UK, or one where the last place of departure for Antarctica is the UK, a British overseas territory, or a Crown Dependency. ‘Expedition’ consists of a single person or group, undertaking a tour or journey of any purpose, including activities such as landing ashore, skiing, kayaking, small boat activities, climbing, diving or any related activity.

You do not need a permit for:

• ships or aircraft travelling to an immediate destination outside Antarctica
• fishing vessels, unless they are carrying out functions related to an expedition
• expeditions organised in and authorised in writing by another contracting party (country) to the Environmental Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty

It is also unlikely that you will need a permit if you are a passenger on an organised visit to Antarctica, as your tour operator would usually arrange this. However you should confirm this with them before travelling. Contact the Polar Regions Department if you are still unsure.

Applying for a permit

You should submit applications for permits as far in advance as possible. This should be at least 4 months for a new or unusual application, or at least 2 months before the date of your departure if you have previously obtained a permit for summer activities.

Organisers must demonstrate that they are sufficiently prepared for a visit to Antarctica. You should discuss your plans informally with the Polar Regions Department before you begin completing the permit application. This is especially important if your expedition involves specialist activities such as extreme sports, extended trips or multiple transport options.

Application forms and guidance

For a land or vessel based expedition you can download the permit application form and guidance below. For further information please contact the Polar Regions Department. Before completing either application form,

Expedition Permit Application Form
(MS Word Document, 77.3KB)

Expedition Permit Application Guidance Notes
(PDF, 950KB, 16 pages)

If you plan to undertake more specialist activities in Antarctic (such as wildlife monitoring or scientific research) it is likely you will need a separate permit. For further information please contact the Polar Regions Department.

Specialist Permit Application Form
(MS Word Document, 65.3KB)

Specialist Permit Application Guidance Notes
(PDF, 970KB, 12 pages)

Historic Site and Monument Application Form
(MS Word Document, 59.7KB)

Once the expedition is complete, you will need to complete a Post Visit Report. Permit holders who are members of the International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators (IAATO) need only to provide the Polar Regions Department of the Post Visit Report prepared by IAATO.

Post Visit Report: Expedition, Vessel and/or Aircraft
(MS Word Document, 59.1KB)

Post Visit Report: Specialist Activities
(MS Word Document, 56.2KB)

How to contact the Polar Regions Department

Telephone: 020 7008 1500

Email: polarregions@fco.gov.uk

Address:

Publishing application details

Applicants should be aware that within 10 days from the Polar Regions Department confirming receipt of any permit applications, the FCO will openly publish information relating to these applications on this website. This will include application type, applicant name, duration of visit, proposed itinerary and the contact details of the applicant.

Please also see our privacy notice

UK Antarctic enforcement policy and procedures

The FCO is responsible for ensuring that the UK’s Antarctic legislation is fully complied with. See our UK Antarctic Enforcement Policy and Procedures page for further details.

Comprehensive Environmental Evaluations (CEEs) received for activity in Antarctica

Initial Environmental Evaluations (IEEs) received for activity in Antarctica 2018 to 2019

Applications received for expeditions from the 2018 to 2019 season

Operators of waste activities that need permits must meet the requirements of:

• S5.06
• clinical waste guidance S5.07
• waste treatments BREF

These are the initial points for defining appropriate measures and best available techniques (BAT).

New waste installations and new or replacement plant at existing waste installations must use BAT and meet associated emission limits from the date they are first permitted.

BAT and associated emission limits are set out in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1147 on the European IPPC Bureau website.

For existing waste installations, operators will need to make sure that the BAT conclusions are met in full by August 2022.

Base mooring charges for boats at River Thames lock sites.

In order to report the greenhouse gas emissions associated with an organisation’s activities, users must convert ‘activity data’ such as distance travelled, litres of fuel used or tonnes of waste disposed into carbon emissions. These conversion factors spreadsheets provide the values that should be used for such conversions and provide step by step guidance on how to use the factors.

We produce a new set of conversion factors each year and the factors can be downloaded in 3 separate formats. These formats are described here and we recommend the condensed set for most users:

• Condensed set: This set of factors contains those most frequently requested by users, and is recommended for most users. It provides an abridged version of the full set of factors, designed to reduce the volume of information users need to navigate through to find the factors they want.

• Full set: This set of factors contains all of the available factors for the selected year and is recommended for advanced users due to the volume of information presented. This set is available for all years from 2002, however 2002-2011 contain only electricity and heat & steam conversion factors; 2012 sets onward contain all emissions sources.

• Flat file set: This contains the same information as the full set, but arranged for automated processes. It is only available from 2014 onwards. Not recommended for most users.

We also provide a methodology paper each year from 2012 onwards, explaining how the conversion factors are derived.

For new users of the conversion factors, we recommend that you should download the condensed set of conversion factors from the latest available year and read the guidance in the introductory sheet. Then follow the informative text at the top of each conversion factor tab in the output files. We also recommend reading guidance on emissions reporting such as Defra’s Environmental reporting guidelines. Then download the latest version of the condensed factor set.

For repeat users of the conversion factors we suggest that you download your preferred factor set and read the ‘what’s new’ sheet before using the conversion factors. This sheet highlights the most significant changes to the conversion factors made in this update. Following the ‘what’s new’ guidance will ensure that reporting is consistent and comparable year-on-year.