06 Nov, 2024 Milieudefensie v. Shell: Key takeaways on the landmark climate case ahead of the Appeal Verdict By Mijke Sinninghe Damsté Moritz Becker Simon Duncombe Cat Greenwood-Smith Juliane Hilf Stefanie Spancken-Monz +3 more... Show less On November 12th 2024, the Court of Appeal of The Hague will hand down its judgment on the appeal of the decision of the District Court...
07 Oct, 2024 Electric vehicle charging: new EU regulatory requirements By Jonas Köster Sebastian Himmelseher Leonard Funk The European Green Deal calls for a 90% reduction in transport emissions as part of the EU’s aim to become climate-neutral by 2050. As a...
06 Sep, 2024 California’s Climate Disclosures - New Legislative Developments By Pamela Marcogliese Sam Houshower David Cornell Ian Good +1 more... Show less California legislature rejects Governor’s proposal to delay compliance with California’s landmark greenhouse gas emissions and...
14 Aug, 2024 Voluntary Carbon Credits: A regulatory grey area in the EU? (Part II) By Jan Struckmann Elisabeth Schemmer Hendrik Wessling Marie von Armansperg +1 more... Show less This part continues our blog on Voluntary Carbon Credits: A regulatory grey area in the EU? (Part I). It discusses (IV) the applicability...
14 Aug, 2024 Voluntary Carbon Credits: A regulatory grey area in the EU? (Part I) By Jan Struckmann Elisabeth Schemmer Hendrik Wessling Marie von Armansperg +1 more... Show less This is the first part of a two-part series on the Regulation of the Voluntary Carbon Credit Market (VCM) in the EU. The financial...
01 Aug, 2024 Great British Energy’s Founding Statement confirms vision for energy champion By James Chapman Caroline Gregson Charlotte Aspin Myah Popat +1 more... Show less The new Labour government in the UK has delivered a key election manifesto promise by introducing a bill to establish Great British...
25 Jul, 2024 California climate reporting laws may be delayed for two-years By Pamela Marcogliese Sam Houshower Ian Good Andres Calzada +1 more... Show less Headline: California climate reporting laws may be delayed for two-years California Governor Newsom has proposed amendments to Senate...
28 Jun, 2024 New landmark decision on greenwashing in Germany By Tobias Timmann Nicolai Fornoff As European legislators commence the regulation of environment-related advertising, the German courts are doing their part to progress...
28 Jun, 2024 Top 10 sustainability topics for business in the UK election manifestos: Change or status quo? By Vanessa Jakovich Caroline Gregson Kieran Watkins Introduction Government policy on sustainability and decarbonisation will increasingly affect all UK businesses over the next five-year...
18 Jun, 2024 What’s new in greenwashing? The Green Claims Directive on its way to adoption By Tobias Timmann Yulianna Tkach Following the adoption of the Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (the “Empowering Consumers Directive”) which came...
12 Jun, 2024 A (late) comeback for CCUS in Germany? By Sascha Arnold Hendrik Wessling Oliver Neuner On 29 May 2024, the German government adopted a draft bill to amend the existing Carbon Dioxide Storage Act of 2012 (Draft CCUS Bill) and...
22 Apr, 2024 Climate change and human rights: a new chapter for States, NGOs, and businesses? By Christoph H. Seibt Juliane Hilf Moritz Becker Patrick Schroeder Carsten Wendler Jan Henning Buschfeld Stefanie Spancken-Monz Marlen Vesper-Gräske Domen Tursic +6 more... Show less On 9 April 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued its first substantive decision on human rights aspects of climate...