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...
2/12/2026 6:18:11 PM The Hamburg Declaration: a step closer to large-scale offshore wind integration in the North Sea By Jessica Hargreaves The Hamburg Declaration, signed in January 2026 by nine North Sea nations, represents an exciting opportunity for cross-border offshore...
2/12/2026 10:07:00 AM Webinar recording: Energy & Infrastructure Legal Outlook 2026 By Jessica Hargreaves Joanna Addison On Tuesday 10 February 2026, our panel of experts explored the Energy & Infrastructure Legal Outlook 2026 and what it means for those...
2/3/2026 11:21:30 AM ESG Newsletter – February 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 December 2025 and January...
1/26/2026 12:31:37 PM EU: Commission proposes to extend CBAM scope and adopts implementing legislation By Sebastian Meyn Julia Voskoboinikova The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a framework that addresses the risk of carbon leakage by ensuring that goods,...
1/19/2026 5:43:26 PM What’s next for the UK’s CfD? Looking ahead to AR8 By Jessica Hargreaves Richard Coar Francesca Matthews The results of the seventh renewable contract for difference auction round (AR7) in January 2026 delivered the biggest single procurement...
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...