7/24/2026 2:47:04 PM Sustainability labelling for European data centres By Emma De Koster On 2 July 2026, the European Commission published a revised draft of its Delegated Regulation establishing a mandatory EU-wide...
7/24/2026 2:00:58 PM European Commission publishes Electrification Action Plan to make Europe the “first electro-powered continent” By Pierre-Noé Milcamps On 17 July 2026, the European Commission published its Electrification Action Plan, as part of a wider package that also includes a...
7/22/2026 7:10:44 PM EU Methane Regulation: Commission adopts recommendations on compliance and penalties By Julia Voskoboinikova On 20 July 2026, the European Commission adopted two recommendations to guide EU Member States on compliance solutions and the penalties...
7/16/2026 2:21:38 PM New York Becomes First U.S. State to Impose a Statewide Data Center Moratorium By Lauren Bachtel Andrés Armada On July 14, 2026, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Executive Order No. 62, establishing the first statewide moratorium on new...
7/13/2026 4:04:22 PM EU Launches T-MED: A Matchmaking Platform for Renewable Energy Cooperation and Clean Tech Investment in the Mediterranean Region By Emma De Koster On 9 June 2026, during the European Sustainable Energy Week, the European Commission launched the Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy...
6/14/2026 2:31:00 PM Webinar recording: The intersection of energy security, geopolitics and markets By Sara Feijao Recent developments in the Middle East are driving significant disruption across global energy supply, policy responses and market...
6/4/2026 3:11:25 PM Europe is not on track for its 2030 interconnection targets: Could reform unlock the next wave of projects? By Maryam Adamji Interconnectors have become critical infrastructure for a renewables-led energy system, now serving not only to facilitate imports during...
6/2/2026 10:16:41 AM ESG Newsletter – June 2026 By Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Welcome to the latest edition of the Linklaters global ESG Newsletter. This issue covers key developments from May 2026 - in the UK, EU,...
6/1/2026 1:07:51 PM The FCA’s Transition Finance Pilot and the future of UK climate finance By Gaura Moodley Sara Feijao On 21 May 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published the findings from its Transition Finance Pilot - see FCA report. The...
5/5/2026 11:26:35 AM ESG Newsletter – May 2026 By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Welcome to the latest edition of the Linklaters global ESG Newsletter. This issue covers key developments from April 2026 - in the UK,...
5/4/2026 11:00:12 AM France announces roadmap for transitioning away from fossil fuels By Claudia Cavicchioli On 28 April 2026, France announced a national roadmap with explicit end‑of-consumption targets for coal (by 2030), oil (by 2045) and...
4/27/2026 2:10:03 PM AccelerateEU: Commission publishes key measures to achieve affordable and secure energy supply amidst global energy crisis By Bruno Garcia da Silva Pierre-Noé Milcamps On 22 April 2026, the European Commission published its AccelerateEU – Energy Union: Affordable and Secure Energy through Accelerated...
4/8/2026 10:08:23 AM ESG Newsletter - April 2026 By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson Welcome to the latest edition of the Linklaters global ESG Newsletter. This issue covers key developments from March 2026 - in the UK,...
3/25/2026 5:58:01 PM UK: Preparing for ESOS Phase 4 By James Marlow Claudia Harper The UK’s Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme ("ESOS") is an energy usage assessment scheme that requires in-scope organisations to audit...
3/12/2026 9:00:25 AM European Commission backs homegrown Small Modular Reactors to boost EU energy security By Bruno Garcia da Silva Pierre-Noé Milcamps On 10 March 2026, the European Commission published its Strategy for the development and deployment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in...
3/4/2026 5:04:21 PM European Commission publishes draft Industrial Accelerator Act By Bruno Garcia da Silva On 4 March 2026, the European Commission published its long-awaited proposal for a regulation establishing a framework of measures for...