12/12/2025 2:25:34 PM Unlocking a new era? Germany’s new legal framework for commercial-scale CCS and CCU 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 EU CBAM simplification: what has changed for importers? 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 Revision of EU PFAS restriction proposal - New approach or continuity? 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 EU: Commission publishes Chemicals Industry Action Plan and Chemicals Simplification Omnibus 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 EU plans to prevent carbon leakage through extension of the CBAM scope and support for EU exporters By Julia Voskoboinikova The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) imposes a carbon cost on imports of selected goods - cement, fertilisers, iron and steel,...
7/3/2025 9:09:00 AM Peruvian farmer's defeat against RWE: setback or stepping stone for climate litigation in Germany By Julia Grothaus Markus Appel Mirjam Erb Sebastian Meyn +1 more... Show less A recent judgment from the Higher Regional Court of Hamm has made headlines in Germany and internationally. As briefly reported earlier,...
6/19/2025 1:22:38 PM EU: Political agreement reached on CBAM simplification By Julia Voskoboinikova On 18 June 2025, the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on amendments to simplify the Carbon Border...
5/28/2025 4:46:46 PM Debating climate change liability: legal defeat in Germany for Peruvian farmer in case against RWE By Julia Grothaus Markus Appel Kathrin Bauwens Mirjam Erb Sebastian Meyn +2 more... Show less In a landmark ruling, the Higher Regional Court of Hamm today dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Peruvian farmer seeking damages from...