The Environmental Governance (Targets) Regulations 2025 (the ‘Regulations’) made under sections 4 and 5 of the Environmental Governance Act 2023 came into force in Gibraltar on the 24th July 2025 The Regulations mark a significant step forward in Gibraltar’s environmental policy framework, setting statutory long-term targets across four priority areas, including, air quality, water, biodiversity and waste reduction. The targets’ compliance dates range from 2032 up until 2052, are designed to not only increase accountability, but to also bring Gibraltar in line with international standards.
In respect of air quality, the Regulations seek to impose strict limits on key pollutants which need to be met by the 31st December 2050. In the aim to reduce such harmful air substances such as nitrogen dioxide, monitoring stations need to operate for at least 85% of the year to ensure the data collection is consistent and reliable, with the corresponding reporting date being the 15th July 2051. This is a particularly longer-term target under the Regulations, with an extended timeframe for compliance, extending to the 2050s to match World Health Organisation guidelines on particulate matter.
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