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11/25/2025 4:09:29 PM

COP30: what was decided and what does it mean in practice for business?

By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson

COP30, the United Nations annual climate summit, took place in in Belém, at the mouth of the Amazon in Brazil on 10 to 22 November 2025. ...

11/17/2025 1:57:35 PM

COP30: first results after week 1

By Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova

COP30, the United Nations climate summit, started in Belém, at the mouth of the Amazon in Brazil on 10 November 2025 and will run until...

11/13/2025 3:48:59 PM

EU: Parliament agrees its negotiating position on new 2040 climate target

By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova

On 13 November 2025, the European Parliament agreed its negotiating position on the Commission's proposal for a new 2040 climate target...

11/10/2025 5:24:32 PM

EU: Council reaches agreement on new 2035 and 2040 climate targets

By Julia Voskoboinikova

On 5 November 2025, the Council of the EU reached agreement on a new 2040 climate target (see press release and Council position). It...

11/6/2025 2:38:32 PM

COP30: What to expect from the Rainforest COP

By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson

What is COP30? COP stands for Conference of the Parties, referring to the countries that have signed up to the United Nations Framework...

7/6/2025 9:09:08 AM

EU: Commission proposes new 2040 climate target

By Sara Feijao

On 2 July 2025, the European Commission published a proposal to amend the existing European Climate Law so as to introduce a new climate...

5/20/2025 5:00:09 PM

UK-EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) linkage: a new era for carbon markets

By Jessica Hargreaves

The renewed agenda for EU-UK cooperation common understanding published on 19 May 2025 may prove to be the start of a new era for EU and...

4/14/2025 2:45:22 PM

EU: Council formally adopted Omnibus Stop-the-Clock proposal

By Julia Voskoboinikova

Today, 14 April 2025, the Council formally adopted the so-called “Stop-the-Clock” Directive – see the press release. The...

3/31/2025 7:34:02 PM

EU CSRD: Commission mandates EFRAG to simplify ESRS

By Julia Voskoboinikova

On 27 March 2025, Maria Luís Albuquerque, Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union, sent EFRAG a letter...

2/4/2025 4:21:33 PM

Linklaters ESG Newsletter - February 2025

By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson

The February edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here. Our February issue covers key developments...

12/2/2024 11:24:42 AM

UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (UK CBAM): What you need to know

By Dearbhla Cantwell

In December 2023, the UK government announced its intention to introduce a UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (“UK CBAM”) from January...

11/26/2024 7:44:39 PM

COP29: what was decided and what does it mean in practice for business?

By Sara Feijao

Nearly 200 countries and thousands of attendees gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan this year for COP29, the annual UN climate summit. The...

11/8/2024 4:03:25 PM

EU CSRD: EFRAG publishes draft Transition Plan Implementation Guidance

By Julia Voskoboinikova

On 4 November 2024, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) held the first public meeting of the Sustainability Reporting...

9/24/2024 8:02:09 PM

Deep dive into World Bank’s latest Outcome Bond funding Amazon reforestation

By Elaine Keats Sirae Chen Erin McKeown

In our latest episode of Bond Beats, Elaine Keats, Sirae Chen and Erin McKeown welcome Shirmila Ramasamy (the World Bank’s Senior Counsel...

8/4/2024 2:25:00 PM

SBTi decision on use of carbon offsets to tackle Scope 3 emissions not expected until 2025

By Sara Feijao

On 30 July 2024, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) published four technical papers as an early step in its revision of the...

6/27/2024 9:01:39 AM

EU: Council adopts negotiating position on the Green Claims Directive

By Kathrin Bauwens Mirjam Erb Iyes Igiehon +1 more...

17 June 2024 marked a significant milestone in the EU’s fight against greenwashing, as the Council adopted its negotiating position (also...

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COP30: what was decided and what does it mean in practice for business?

COP30: first results after week 1

EU: Parliament agrees its negotiating position on new 2040 climate target

EU: Council reaches agreement on new 2035 and 2040 climate targets

COP30: What to expect from the Rainforest COP

EU: Commission proposes new 2040 climate target

UK-EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) linkage: a new era for carbon markets

EU: Council formally adopted Omnibus Stop-the-Clock proposal

EU CSRD: Commission mandates EFRAG to simplify ESRS

Linklaters ESG Newsletter - February 2025

UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (UK CBAM): What you need to know

COP29: what was decided and what does it mean in practice for business?

EU CSRD: EFRAG publishes draft Transition Plan Implementation Guidance

Deep dive into World Bank’s latest Outcome Bond funding Amazon reforestation

SBTi decision on use of carbon offsets to tackle Scope 3 emissions not expected until 2025

EU: Council adopts negotiating position on the Green Claims Directive