8/12/2025 10:52:49 AM International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion finds States have binding legal obligations to address climate change By Annamieke Cook Sarah Martin On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice ("ICJ") issued an advisory opinion, finding that States have binding legal...
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...
7/24/2025 12:22:51 PM Inter-American Court of Human Rights delivers Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States to respond to the climate emergency By Annamieke Cook Sarah Martin On 3 July 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (the “Court”) issued its opinion on the obligations of States to respond to the...
7/6/2025 9:09:08 AM EU: Commission proposes new 2040 climate target By Sara Feijao On 2 July 2025, the European Commission published a proposal to amend the existing European Climate Law so as to introduce a new climate...
6/30/2025 4:26:44 PM Insights from the "Global Trends in Climate Change Litigation: 2025 Snapshot" Report By Claudia Harper Sarah Martin Insights from the "Global Trends in Climate Change Litigation: 2025 Snapshot" Report On 25 June 2025, the Grantham Research Institute on...
6/30/2025 2:58:10 PM EU: Council agrees its negotiating position on the substantive changes to CSRD and CSDDD By Jon Tan Julia Voskoboinikova On 23 June 2025, the Council agreed its negotiating position (general approach) on the Requirements Proposal (see Council press release)....
6/26/2025 7:30:12 AM EU Council sets fight against environmental crime as key priority for coming years By Guillaume Croisant Pierre-Noé Milcamps Environmental crime is taking centre stage in the EU’s fight against organised crime, with the 2026-2029 EMPACT cycle prioritising...
6/20/2025 4:07:11 PM EU: EFRAG delivers progress report to the Commission on simplification of ESRS By Julia Voskoboinikova On 20 June 2025, EFRAG published its Progress Report to the European Commission on the simplification of the European Sustainability...