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Ireland
Arthur Cox
The provisional timetable for the RESS 4 auction is available. The qualification information pack will be published on 1 May 2024 and final auction results are expected...
Arthur Cox
The proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) was published by the European Commission in 2022. In December 2023, the Council of the EU and the European...
Luxembourg
CMS Luxembourg
Following its adoption on 28 February 2024, the new Directive 2024/825 has now been published (the Directive). The adoption of the Directive aims...
Netherlands
Taylor Wessing
Currently, three letters are a hot topic in the legal, business and financial world: ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance). Simultaneously with the rise of ESG, so-called "ESG disputes" emerged.
Spain
Osborne Clarke
Last March 2024, the Law on Energy Transition and Climate Change of the Basque Country (the "LTECC") was published in the Official State Gazette, with the aim of establishing a stable legal...
Switzerland
Loyens & Loeff
On 9 April 2024, the ECHR rendered judgements in three climate change litigation cases, against Switzerland (see here), France (see here) and Portugal (and 32 other European states, see here).
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Welcome to the April Edition of the Geneva Insights Newsletter. Various international bodies convene to address key economic, regulatory and developmental challenges.
Turkey
BDO TURKIYE (DENET YEMINLI MALI MUSAVIRLIK A.S.)
Çevre, Şehircilik ve İklim Değişikliği Bakanlığı tarafından 20/02/2024 tarihli ve 32466 sayılı Resmi Gazete'de yayımlanan "Mimarlık ve Mühendislik Hizmet Bedellerinin Hesabında...
UK
Travers Smith LLP
The WWF-UK proposal is notably more ambitious than the only other collaboration the CMA has opined upon under its Green Agreements Guidance...
Travers Smith LLP
The Pensions Regulator's General Code of Practice (the Code) took effect on 28 March 2024 and sets out its expectations for good governance in occupational, personal and public service pension schemes.
Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
In a significant move within Spain's energy sector, Iberdrola, a prominent Spanish electric utility, has initiated legal proceedings against Repsol, the country's leading oil company.
Travers Smith LLP
In late 2023 the UK's Energy Act 2023 was passed into law.
Gowling WLG
The Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative issued an interesting opinion on 11 March 2024 that analyses the relevance of nature related risks to directors duties under English law.
WTW
As insurance coverages and perils become more interconnected, forward-looking climate models will be critical to provide a more accurate view of the extent to which climate...
Herbert Smith Freehills
On 19 March 2024 the CMA published informal guidance under its Green Agreements Guidance, following a request from WWF-UK (World Wildlife Fund UK)...
European Union
Herbert Smith Freehills
The European Court of Human Rights ("ECtHR") has delivered three highly anticipated judgments on the application of the European Convention on Human Rights ("Convention") in the climate change context.
RDJ LLP
Societal change in response to climate change is not a new topic. However, as the global climate crisis grows, more and more organisations are taking steps to curb their impact on the environment.
Norton Rose Fulbright
On 22 February 2024, Belgium became the EU frontrunner in the fight against ecocides by being the first EU member state to criminalise ecocide, in the new Belgian Criminal Code.
Norton Rose Fulbright
Aiming to ensure a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials for the EU, the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) has been formally adopted by the European Commission, as of 18 March 2024.
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
Following heated debates among various political stakeholders and unprecedented back and forth, the EU Council ultimately endorsed a final compromise text...
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