The spectacle of COP is over again. A New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance was agreed (albeit at a level decried by...
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This month the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, confirmed as part of her first Mansion House speech the UK Government’s...
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The Federal District Court for the Central District of California on November 5 declined to grant summary judgment to the U.S. Chamber of...
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California legislature rejects Governor’s proposal to delay compliance with California’s landmark greenhouse gas emissions and...
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On 16 May 2024, the UK Government published an update on its development of Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR): a framework...
Carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) is a key technology to help achieve global net zero goals,[1] particularly for hard to abate...
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Following the conclusion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) at the end of last year, businesses and States have been...
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Introduction The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (the Guidelines) have been updated. These are government-backed...
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The Brussels Court of Appeal (the Court) has decided that the Belgian State, the Brussels Region, and the Flemish Region violated...
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This week, the 12th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights took place in Geneva, from 27-29 November 2023. Over 2,000 participants from...
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Following Germany’s recent revision of the Energy Industry Act (Energiewirtschaftsgesetz – EnWG), the legislator significantly...
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This year’s COP in Dubai, like previous ones, will focus on country level commitments to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and...