12/12/2025 2:25:34 PM Unlocking a new era? Germany’s new legal framework for commercial-scale CCS and CCU By Markus Appel Jens Weuthen On 28 November 2025, the Carbon Dioxide Storage and Transport Act (Kohlendioxid-Speicherungs- und Transportgesetz, KSpTG) entered into...
12/12/2025 10:04:56 AM Linklaters ESG Newsletter - December 2025 By Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova The December edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here. Our December issue covers key developments...
12/9/2025 4:45:45 PM UK Nuclear Regulatory Reform: Taskforce Recommendations and Implications for Investors By Kevin Rebello Maryam Adamji Rasha Sami The Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce (the “Taskforce”), commissioned by the prime minister and led by John Fingleton, an economist and former...
11/27/2025 4:17:58 PM English court finds BHP liable for Brazilian dam collapse By Francesca Scott Heloisa Bettiol Ben Ball On 14 November 2025 the English High Court handed down judgment in Município de Mariana v BHP. The court ruled in favour of the claimants...
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...
10/29/2025 8:00:09 AM EU: Sustainability initiatives in the Commission 2026 Work Programme By Julia Voskoboinikova On 21 October 2025, the European Commission published its 2026 Work Programme. As usual, it includes a Communication and a set of...
10/7/2025 2:54:43 PM Linklaters ESG Newsletter - October 2025 By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson The October edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here. Our October issue covers key developments on...
9/19/2025 9:11:36 AM EU: What does the 2025 State of the Union say about sustainability? By Julia Voskoboinikova Each autumn, the President of the European Commission delivers the State of the Union address to the European Parliament to share their...
9/12/2025 8:43:31 AM EU General Court upholds Commission’s classification of nuclear energy and natural gas under the EU Taxonomy By Bruno Garcia Da Silva Pierre-Noé Milcamps On 10 September 2025, the EU General Court dismissed Austria’s challenge against the inclusion of nuclear energy and natural gas in the...
8/27/2025 4:11:42 PM UK Transition Finance Council consults on draft Transition Finance Guidelines to help assess credibility of transitioning entities globally By Sara Feijao On 18 August 2025, the Transition Finance Council (TFC) launched a consultation on draft Transition Finance Guidelines to support global...
7/30/2025 5:41:16 PM EU Regulation delaying due diligence rules for batteries published in the OJEU By Julia Voskoboinikova On 30 July 2025, the “Stop the Clock” Battery Due Diligence Regulation was published in the Official Journal of the EU. It comes into...
7/17/2025 10:50:58 AM Britain’s wholesale electricity pricing to be reformed By Jessica Hargreaves On 10 July 2025, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero published the outcome of its Review of Electricity Market Arrangements...
7/9/2025 1:23:52 PM EU plans to prevent carbon leakage through extension of the CBAM scope and support for EU exporters By Julia Voskoboinikova The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) imposes a carbon cost on imports of selected goods - cement, fertilisers, iron and steel,...
7/1/2025 3:33:53 PM Linklaters ESG Newsletter - July 2025 By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson The July edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here. Our July issue covers key developments on the...
6/19/2025 1:22:38 PM EU: Political agreement reached on CBAM simplification By Julia Voskoboinikova On 18 June 2025, the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on amendments to simplify the Carbon Border...
5/22/2025 12:28:30 PM EU: sustainability elements of the Omnibus IV proposal By Julia Voskoboinikova On 21 May 2025, the European Commission published the Omnibus IV simplification package aimed at simplifying EU rules and reducing...