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...
5/23/2025 1:07:35 PM EU Deforestation Regulation: country risk classification adopted by the Commission By Guillaume Croisant Pierre-Noé Milcamps James Marlow On 22 May 2025, the European Commission adopted an Implementing Regulation classifying countries under the EU Deforestation Regulation...
5/23/2025 10:06:17 AM Council of Europe adopts first international convention on protection of environment through criminal law By Guillaume Croisant Pierre-Noé Milcamps On 14 May 2025, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers adopted a groundbreaking Convention on the Protection of the Environment...