英国国家审计署：2026年环境法规报告（英文版）

Environmental regulation aims to protect the environment and nature from pollution and harm, safeguard natural resources and contribute to the health and wellbeing of citizens. Environmental harm can be caused when, for example, by-products of industrial and agricultural processes enter the atmosphere or waterways. Habitats and biodiversity can be harmed by those processes, or by new developments such as housing and infrastructure. Effective and efficient regulation minimises these harms whil