27 Jan, 2022 Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) brings further climate-related constitutional complaints against several German states’ legislation By Stefanie Spancken-Monz Jonas Köster In December 2021, the German NGO Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) brought further climate-related constitutional complaints against the states...
21 Jan, 2022 Sustainability provisions in construction contracts: a way to reduce the industry’s carbon footprint? By Vanessa Medina Jon Gilbert With the recent conclusion of COP26, the challenges posed by climate change are at the forefront of the agendas of governments and...
17 Jan, 2022 Antitrust and Net Zero – how will the rules shift in 2022 to support transition? By Maria Dreher-Lorje Sarah Jensen Kirsty Brown The need for more action by governments, businesses and individuals to address the climate change crisis continued to rise up political...
11 Jan, 2022 ESG x Fintech: Insights from CEE By Eva Schneider Sustainability continues to be one of the hottest topics in many sectors, including financial services. Regulators, businesses,...
11 Jan, 2022 A fresh look at the Commission’s EU State aid puzzle: tackling the economy’s green transition in 2022 and beyond By Andreas von Bonin Merit Olthoff Florian Reiter-Werzin Jonas Levermann Ioana-Virginia Motoc +2 more... Show less In 2019, the European Commission (Commission) kicked off its State aid “fitness check” and also published its European Green Deal (Green...
07 Jan, 2022 Climate change and criminal law By Lea Babucke Max Schwerdtfeger Is there anything like a climate change criminal law in Germany? What role could criminal law play in the fight against climate change...
05 Jan, 2022 New German EV Charging Point Regulation entered into force on 1 January 2022 By Jonas Köster The construction and operation of charging points for electric vehicles in Germany is subject to the Charging Point Ordinance enacted in...
04 Jan, 2022 Enhancing climate related disclosures: The FCA’s new rules for asset managers and asset owners By Elisabeth Overland Mark Kalderon The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its Policy Statement on new climate-related disclosure requirements for asset...