16 Dec, 2024 EU Omnibus Regulation: what do we know so far? By Sara Feijao The new European Commission is expected to publish its Annual Work Programme for 2025 on 11 February 2025, which will outline key actions...
16 Dec, 2024 What does the new European Commission have in store for sustainability? By Sara Feijao The new European Commission started work on 1 December 2024. This marks the start of a new five-year mandate (December 2024 to October...
09 Dec, 2024 EU CS3D: Financial Services webinar recording on the transition plan requirement By Raza Naeem Dearbhla Cantwell Elliot Jack Tom Cobbaert Wahdana Bilal Victoria Hickman +3 more... Show less We have kicked off a new CS3D webinar series focused on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D / CSDDD) as it...
26 Nov, 2024 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...
20 Nov, 2024 UK government consults on Green Taxonomy By Annamieke Cook Sara Feijao On 14 November, HM Treasury launched a consultation on a UK Green Taxonomy. The consultation closes on 6 February 2025. It is not yet...
19 Nov, 2024 COP29: first results By Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova COP29, the United Nations climate summit, started in Baku in Azerbaijan on 11 November 2024 and will run until 22 November. This COP has...
08 Nov, 2024 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...
08 Nov, 2024 The future of nuclear financing: A turning point for investment in clean energy By Maryam Adamji In the face of escalating climate challenges and the pressing need to achieve net zero emissions, nuclear energy is witnessing a...
05 Nov, 2024 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - November 2024 By Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Julia Voskoboinikova Welcome to the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and globally on the full...
04 Nov, 2024 UK: Transition Plan Taskforce concluded its work and published final report By Julia Voskoboinikova On 31 October 2024, the UK Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) officially concluded its work and published a final report providing an...
18 Oct, 2024 Transition Finance Market Review provides blueprint for unlocking transition finance in the UK and globally By Sara Feijao In this blog post and accompanying video, we explore the final recommendations of the Transition Finance Market Review and what it means...
03 Oct, 2024 UK: Navigating ESOS Phase 3 By Claudia Harper The UK’s Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) is an energy usage assessment scheme that requires in-scope organisations to audit...
01 Oct, 2024 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - October 2024 By Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Julia Voskoboinikova Welcome to the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and globally on the full...
27 Sep, 2024 The Spanish government approves its Regulation on offshore energy production By Mario García The Regulation outlines upcoming auctions in Spain, although further details are left to subsequent decisions announcing the...
25 Sep, 2024 New European Commission starts to take shape: list of Commissioners-designate and their missions By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao On 17 September 2024, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the list of Commissioners-designate for her new...
25 Sep, 2024 The advent of NESO: an opportunity to accelerate grid connection reform? By Jessica Hargreaves The National Grid Electricity System Operator (“ESO”) had previously set out its plans for shortening the lengthy queue of projects...