17 Jul, 2024 Revised Industrial Emissions Directive published in the Official Journal of the EU By Julia Voskoboinikova Directive (EU) 2024/1785 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 April 2024 amending Directive 2010/75/EU of the European...
26 Jun, 2024 France: two claims based on the duty of vigilance declared admissible By Jean-Charles Jaïs Claudia Cavicchioli Charlotte Peiffer Julie Esquenazi +1 more... Show less On 18 June 2024, for the first time, the Court of Appeal of Paris declared admissible two out of three claims based on the duty of...
29 May, 2024 France: NGOs and individuals file a criminal complaint against major French energy company’s directors and main shareholders By Claudia Cavicchioli Charlotte Peiffer Julie Esquenazi On 21 May 2024, three NGOs and eight individuals filed a criminal complaint with the Paris public prosecution office, targeting the board...
23 May, 2024 New French anti-greenwashing guidelines: "dos and don’ts" to avoid misleading green advertising By Charlotte Peiffer Claudia Cavicchioli Julie Esquenazi In April 2024, the French Agency for Ecological Transition, ADEME, published an updated version of its Anti-Greenwashing Guide (initially...
10 Apr, 2024 European Court of Human Rights rules that Switzerland’s failure to implement sufficient measures to combat climate change violates human rights By Charlotte Peiffer Claudia Cavicchioli Julie Esquenazi European Court of Human Rights rules that Switzerland’s failure to implement sufficient measures to combat climate change violates human...
24 Jan, 2024 Paris court rejects NGOs’ request to order the French state to take additional measures to repair ecological damage caused by carbon emissions By Eleonore Hannezo Claudia Cavicchioli Charlotte Peiffer On 22 December 2023, the Administrative Court of Paris (“the Court”) issued another significant decision in what has been called the...
07 Dec, 2023 Revised Industrial Emissions Directive: EU institutions reach political agreement By Bruno Garcia Da Silva Guillaume Croisant Charlotte Peiffer On 29 November 2023, the EU Parliament and Council finally reached a political agreement on the Commission’s proposal (the “Proposal”)...
18 Apr, 2023 UN adopts landmark resolution to clarify States' legal obligations with respect to climate change By Guillaume Croisant Charlotte Peiffer Gabi Benavides Akshay Sewlikar Gilly Hutchinson +2 more... Show less On 29 March 2023, the Pacific nation of Vanuatu (Vanuatu) successfully spearheaded a resolution which, following adoption by consensus by...