Sebastian Meyn

4/9/2026 9:22:03 AM

EU: universal PFAS restriction process enters its decisive phase: SEAC draft Opinion published – public consultation open

By Markus Appel Sebastian Meyn

For several years, Member States and EU institutions have been working on an EU-wide so-called universal restriction for PFAS (per- and...

4/9/2026 6:13:14 AM

By Julia Grothaus Markus Appel Kathrin Bauwens +2 more...

Germany's Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof – BGH) dismissed two high-profile climate lawsuits brought against BMW and...

1/26/2026 12:31:37 PM

By Sebastian Meyn Julia Voskoboinikova

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a framework that addresses the risk of carbon leakage by ensuring that goods,...

12/12/2025 2:25:34 PM

By Markus Appel Jens Weuthen

On 28 November 2025, the Carbon Dioxide Storage and Transport Act (Kohlendioxid-Speicherungs- und Transportgesetz, KSpTG) entered into...

10/27/2025 5:06:32 PM

By Sebastian Meyn Markus Appel

The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is about to be fully implemented. Designed as a climate mitigation instrument to prevent...

9/10/2025 11:34:55 AM

By Markus Appel Sebastian Meyn

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), often referred to as “forever chemicals”, have recently been subject to increasing regulatory...

7/29/2025 6:55:13 PM

By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova

On 8 July 2025, the European Commission published a package of measures to strengthen the competitiveness of the European chemicals...

7/9/2025 1:23:52 PM

By Julia Voskoboinikova

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) imposes a carbon cost on imports of selected goods - cement, fertilisers, iron and steel,...