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...
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”)...
15 Aug, 2023 Revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED): will the EU bodies be able to find a compromise? By Bruno Garcia Da Silva Guillaume Croisant The European Parliament and the Council have now adopted their respective positions on the European Commission’s Proposal for a Directive...
06 Feb, 2023 EU: Alternative green taxonomy launched by environmental coalition By Sara Feijao A coalition of environmental experts and NGOs have published an Independent Science-Based Taxonomy and are appealing to the investor...
20 Dec, 2022 EU: Commission publishes additional FAQs on the Climate Delegated Act and Article 8 Delegated Act By Sara Feijao The European Commission published two draft FAQs on the EU Taxonomy on 19 December 2022: Interpretation and implementation of the Climate...
29 Nov, 2022 EU: Platform on Sustainable Finance publishes supplementary report on TSC for other four environmental objectives under Taxonomy Regulation By Sara Feijao Background The Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF) is advising the European Commission on the technical screening criteria (TSC) for...
06 Jul, 2022 EU: Next steps on Taxonomy Delegated Act on nuclear and natural gas By Sara Feijao The European Parliament voted on 6 July not to object to the European Commission’s Complimentary Delegated Act (DA) with the technical...
18 Nov, 2021 COP26 is over: what does the outcome mean for business in Germany? By Sebastian Meyn Markus Appel Alexandros Chatzinerantzis COP26 has come to an end on Saturday 13 November 2021 with a final agreement known as the “Glasgow Climate Pact” after two weeks of...