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In January 2020, The United Kingdom and Gibraltar left the European Union, [14] beginning an 11-month transition period, during which they remain in the Single Market and Customs Union.
In December 2019, the World Meteorological Organization released its annual climate report revealing that climate impacts are worsening. [227] They found the global sea temperatures are rising as well as land temperatures worldwide. 2019 is the last year in a decade that is the warmest on record. [228]
Global carbon emissions hit a record high in 2019, even though the rate of increase slowed somewhat, according to a report from Global Carbon Project. [229]
Citation and commencement (2) ... Regulations come into force at 5:00 a.m. on 24th September 2020, save as provided for in paragraph (3). Regulation 2(4)(a)(ii), (iii) and (iv) and (b) comes into force on 28th September 2020.