11 Apr, 2024 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - April 2024 By Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Julia Voskoboinikova Welcome to the latest edition of the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and...
02 Apr, 2024 EU “Fit for 55”: The revamped Energy Performance of Buildings Directive – lion’s teeth or paper tiger? By Lothar Van Driessche Melissa Verplancke Rory Bennett Astrid Laga Corentin Burton +2 more... Show less Intro On 15 December 2021, the European Commission took a major step towards accomplishing its ambitious goal of making Europe the first...
13 Mar, 2024 EU horizon scanning: what happens to pending proposals in the lead up to the EU Parliament elections in June? By Claudia Skibniewski Alvarez Clelia Felix Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova +1 more... Show less 2024 marks a pivotal year for EU policy with the European Parliament election in June and the appointment of new Commission, which will...
05 Mar, 2024 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - March 2024 By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Welcome to the latest edition of the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and...
29 Feb, 2024 Spain - The government publishes its draft regulation on offshore energy production for public notice and comment By Jose Gimenez Mario García Jorge Toral The deadline to submit comments is Monday 25 March 2024. The key takeaways from the draft regulation are: A joint competitive process...
26 Feb, 2024 UK to exit the Energy Charter Treaty By Matthew Weiniger MP Graham Stuart (Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero) announced on 22 February 2024 that the United Kingdom will leave...
14 Feb, 2024 Global Energy & Infrastructure Legal Outlook 2024 By Jessica Hargreaves 2024 is set to be another exciting year for energy & infrastructure markets. In the light of the global push to transition to clean...
13 Feb, 2024 ESG Legal Outlook 2024: key themes in Europe By Julia Voskoboinikova In 2024, Europe is poised to enter a challenging phase where companies will start to implement the new mandatory sustainability reporting...
12 Feb, 2024 EU co-legislators agree on Net-Zero Industry Act By Julia Voskoboinikova In March 2023, the European Commission proposed two main components of the Green Deal Industrial Plan, the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA)...
30 Jan, 2024 German regulator presents first plans for future remuneration of electricity and gas networks By Ruth Losch Christopher Bremme Julia Sack On 18 January, the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) published a key points paper on the further development of the regulatory framework...
25 Jan, 2024 Germany: The big solar package that became a small wind package By Ruth Losch Thomas Schulz On 19 January 2024, the German legislator passed a significantly shortened spin-off of the so-called Solar Package I. It comes into force...
22 Jan, 2024 Re-Powering the CfD Regime: Proposed Amendments for Allocation Round 7 By Will Morton Background The seventh allocation round (“AR7”) for the UK’s contract for difference (“CfD”) auction is due to open for applications in...
18 Jan, 2024 ESG Legal Outlook 2024: key global trends By Rachel Barrett Sara Feijao The Linklaters annual ESG outlook has been published and you can download your copy here. Watch our global head of ESG, Rachel Barrett,...
12 Jan, 2024 District heating, heat pumps and hydrogen - how Germany plans to decarbonise its heating sector By Ruth Losch About a third of the energy consumed in Germany is used to produce heat and hot water for German buildings. At present, most of this...
19 Dec, 2023 COP28: what was decided and what does it mean in practice for business? By Sara Feijao Nearly 200 countries and over 80,0000 attendees gathered in Dubai this year for COP28, the annual UN climate summit. The two-week...
19 Dec, 2023 COP28 reflections: a closer look at the Gulf region By Vanessa Havard-Williams COP28 has undoubtedly brought in to focus the acute challenges and opportunities faced by the Gulf states as they navigate the transition...