Sep 08, 2023 Nature Restoration Regulation generates storm in European Parliament By Simon Duncombe Chris Bellringer Kieran Watkins Toby Freedman +1 more... Show less In 2022, the European Commission put forward proposals for two new regulations intended to better protect ecosystems and address species...
Aug 11, 2023 New EU sustainable batteries regulation becomes law – what you need to know By Kieran Watkins Marlen Vesper-Gräske Hilke Boedeker After a lengthy legislative process, the new EU Batteries Regulation has finally been published in the Official Journal of the EU,...
Apr 17, 2023 Decarbonizing the Future: Are Carbon Contracts for Difference the Key to a Green Industry? By Marie von Falkenhausen Philipp Reinecke, LL.M. Ulrich Scholz Merit Olthoff Hendrik Wessling +2 more... Show less As part of its goal to reach climate neutrality by 2045, the German government is seeking to transform energy-intensive industries...
Mar 22, 2023 Part 2: Dangerous or Precious Cargo? – Key Considerations for Cross-Border CCUS Projects By Philip Morgan James Chapman Selina Pope Lucinda Huntsman +1 more... Show less In Part 1 of this three-part blog series (see part 1 here), we introduced the concept of a cross-border carbon capture, use and storage...
Mar 20, 2023 EU unveils Net Zero Industry Act to boost competitiveness in Europe By Kieran Watkins The European Commission has unveiled a new regulatory proposal which aims to boost Europe’s industrial policy amidst increasing global...
Mar 03, 2023 Greenwashing and litigation risks in Germany - the case of financial institutions By Stefanie Fay Lukas Pfister Martina de Lind van Wijngaarden Increasing ESG regulation across Europe affects the compliance obligations of banks and other financial services providers. Greenwashing...
Mar 01, 2023 Part 1: Dangerous or Precious Cargo? – Key Considerations for Cross-Border CCUS Projects By Philip Morgan James Chapman Selina Pope Lucinda Huntsman +1 more... Show less What is CCUS? Carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) involves the capture of CO2, generated from energy intensive sources, such...
Nov 25, 2022 COP 27 key take-aways for business By Jake Reynolds Vicky Vanderstichele COP27 was a mixed bag. Important progress made on ‘loss and damage’ – the mechanism by which poorer countries are compensated for climate...
Nov 03, 2022 The Energy Transition: Recent Developments in Trade and Competition Law By Martin McElwee Merit Olthoff Thomas McGrath Sarah Jensen Lorand Bartels Bola Ajayi +3 more... Show less World leaders and legislators, particularly in the EU and UK, have set ambitious goals as they seek to combat climate change. Similarly,...
Oct 12, 2022 What does COP27 mean for business? By Timothy Wilkins Joe Amann There were a number of initiatives that came out of COP26 that had a direct impact on business. COP27 is expected to build on these...
Oct 06, 2022 COP27 - Turning Pledges Into Action By Timothy Wilkins Joe Amann For two weeks in November, world leaders will gather in the Egyptian town of Sharm El-Sheikh for the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference,...
Sep 05, 2022 EU legislators limber up for intense negotiations on the ‘Fit for 55’ package By Ivan Lukac Kieran Watkins After a long, exceptionally hot summer, policymakers are heading back to Brussels to kick off intense negotiations on arguably some of...