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Satellites And The Triumphs Of Modern Weather Forecasting And Climate Models

Before the development of modern weather forecasting, the average farmer, sailor, or event-planner had to get creative with weather predictions. Some methods were entirely superstitious...

United Kingdom Environment

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Marks & Clerk

A New Compliance Landscape For Companies With The Introduction Of The Climate Law: Emission Permits, Data Obligations And The Sanctions Regime

The regulatory landscape of climate change in Türkiye is no longer merely a matter of corporate social responsibility or sustainability reporting with the entry into force of the Climate Law No. 7552 on 9 July 2025 (the “Climate Law”). For businesses, particularly those with operations that directly generate greenhouse gas emissions, climate regulation now constitutes a binding legal compliance framework.

Turkey Environment

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Herguner Bilgen Ucer Attorney Partnership

İklim Kanunu Sonrası İşletmeler İçin Yeni Uyum Alanı: Emisyon İzni, Veri Yükümlülükleri Ve Yaptırım Rejimi

Türkiye’de iklim değişikliğiyle mücadele alanı, 9 Temmuz 2025 tarihinde yürürlüğe giren 7552 sayılı İklim Kanunu (“İklim Kanunu”) ile birlikte, işletmeler açısından yalnızca kurumsal sosyal sorumluluk veya sürdürülebilirlik raporlaması kapsamında değerlendirilen bir gündem olmaktan çıkmış; özellikle doğrudan sera gazı emisyonla

Turkey Environment

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Herguner Bilgen Ucer Attorney Partnership

Environmental Outcomes Reports - An Update

In March 2023, the previous Government consulted on how a proposed new system of environmental assessment (Environmental Outcomes Reports or EORs) could work as a replacement to the existing Strategic...

United Kingdom Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Shannon LNG Natural Gas Permission Upheld

Ireland Environment

WF

William Fry

Challenge Against The Shannon LNG Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Is Dismissed

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Green Claims Under Scrutiny In Italy: Stricter Rules And Rising Litigation Risks For Businesses

United Kingdom Environment

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Corporate Sustainability Reporting Regulations, 2026 (Legal Notice 39 Of 2026): A New Era Of Environmental, Social & Governance ('ESG') Transparency In Malta

Malta Environment

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GVZH Advocates

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction March 2026 - Environment And Planning

Ireland Environment

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Arthur Cox

05/03/2026 Tarihli Resmi Gazete’de Yayımlanan Çevresel Etki Değerlendirmesi Yönetmeliğinde Değişiklik Yapılmasına Dair Yönetmelik Hakkında

Turkey Environment

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Tunca Attorney Partnership

The EU’s New Green Claims Regime: How Does This Affect How You Talk About Your Environmental Credentials?

European Union Environment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

UK Parliamentary Inquiry Into The Environmental Impact Of Data Centres

United Kingdom Environment

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Gowling WLG

Enerji Ve Çevresel Piyasalarda Şeffaflık Ve Manipülasyona Dair Yönetmelik

Turkey Environment

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Kesikli Law Firm

French "Warming Trajectory" For Climate Change Adaptation Purposes

France Environment

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Jones Day

Service Within The UPC Regime: Best Practice And Strategies (2025) (Video)

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Luxembourg Retail Fund Can Now Have Crypto Exposure - And What About Swiss Funds?

Luxembourg Technology

LL

Loyens & Loeff

Are You Receiving An Inheritance When Living In Spain?

SI

Spectrum IFA Group

How Is AI, Experimentation And Smarter Delivery Transforming Legal Work? (Podcast)

Luxembourg Technology

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A&O Shearman

The EU Pay Transparency Directive (Podcast)

Ireland Employment

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Arthur Cox

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Environment and Climate Regulation

Climate Change

Carbon Market In Türkiye And Its Potential Impacts On The Energy Sector

The fight against climate change has, in recent years, become a central issue not only in environmental policies but also in economic and legal regulations. One of the most important instruments of this transformation is carbon pricing mechanisms.

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Sakar Law Office

Türkiye’de Karbon Piyasası Ve Enerji Sektörüne Olası Etkileri

İklim değişikliğiyle mücadele, son yıllarda yalnızca çevre politikalarının değil, aynı zamanda ekonomik ve hukuki düzenlemelerin de merkezine yerleşen önemli bir konu haline gelmiştir. Bu dönüşümün en önemli araçlarından biri karbon fiyatlandırma mekanizmalarıdır.

SO

Sakar Law Office

Satellites And The Triumphs Of Modern Weather Forecasting And Climate Models

Before the development of modern weather forecasting, the average farmer, sailor, or event-planner had to get creative with weather predictions. Some methods were entirely superstitious...

United Kingdom Environment

MC

Marks & Clerk

İklim Kanunu Sonrası İşletmeler İçin Yeni Uyum Alanı: Emisyon İzni, Veri Yükümlülükleri Ve Yaptırım Rejimi

Turkey Environment

HB

Herguner Bilgen Ucer Attorney Partnership

A New Compliance Landscape For Companies With The Introduction Of The Climate Law: Emission Permits, Data Obligations And The Sanctions Regime

Turkey Environment

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Herguner Bilgen Ucer Attorney Partnership

Horizon Scanner Finance April 2026 - European Developments

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

Corporate Sustainability Reporting Regulations, 2026 (Legal Notice 39 Of 2026): A New Era Of Environmental, Social & Governance ('ESG') Transparency In Malta

Malta Environment

GA

GVZH Advocates

French "Warming Trajectory" For Climate Change Adaptation Purposes

France Environment

JD

Jones Day

Climate Change Litigation Cases Against German Car Manufacturers Dismissed

Germany Environment

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Jones Day

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Waste Management

Biomethane Production Facilities In Ireland

The National Biomethane Strategy, published in May 2024, sets out the policy framework for an agri-led biomethane sector.

WF

William Fry

ÇED Yönetmeliği'nde Köklü Değişiklikler: Başlıca Yenilikler Ve Uygulamaya Yansımaları

Çevre, Şehircilik ve İklim Değişikliği Bakanlığı ("Bakanlık"), 5 Mart 2026 tarihli ve 33187 sayılı Resmî Gazete'de yayımlanan yönetmelik ile ("Değişiklik Yönetmeliği"), Çevresel Etki Değerlendirmesi Yönetmeliği'nde...

Turkey Environment

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LBF Partners

Legal Lens On Industrial Waste In Kazakhstan

Overall, 2.1 thousand fines amounting to 322.9 billion KZT were imposed for environmental violations in 2023.

Kazakhstan Environment

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Unicase Law Firm

Digital Battery Passport For Electric Vehicles: New Regulatory Structure Within The Scope Of The EU Battery Regulation!

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Aydin Law

Decommissioning Of Conventional Power Plants In Kazakhstan: Legal Framework And Future Outlook

Kazakhstan Environment

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Unicase Law Firm

United Kingdom Launches Its First National Strategy To Tackle PFAS

Worldwide Environment

JD

Jones Day

European Commission Adopts New Measures To Stop Unsold Clothes And Shoes Being Destroyed

United Kingdom Environment

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Lewis Silkin

Dip Tarama Malzemesinin Çevresel Yönetimi Yönetmeliğinde Değişiklik Yapılmasına Dair Yönetmelik Yayımlandı

Turkey Environment

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Ozbilen Aykut Attorney Partnership

Amendment To The Regulation On The Environmental Management Of Dredged Material Has Been Published

Turkey Environment

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Ozbilen Aykut Attorney Partnership

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Environmental Law

Renewable Power Purchase Agreements: Legal Framework, Areas Of Application And Recent Developments In Türkiye

Ensuring energy supply security, combating climate change, and achieving sustainable development objectives have become among the principal drivers accelerating the transformation of energy market in recent years.

HB

Herguner Bilgen Ucer Attorney Partnership

Yenilenebilir Enerji Tedarik Anlaşmaları: Hukuki Nitelik, Uygulama Alanları Ve Türkiye'Deki Güncel Gelişmeler

YETA'ların sağladığı faydaların en başında fiyat istikrarının sağlanması gelmektedir. Elektrik piyasalarında fiyatların dalgalı yapısı, özellikle yüksek tüketimi bulunan sanayi ve ticari işletmeler açısından ciddi mali riskler doğurmaktadır. Uzun vadeli tedarik anlaşmaları sayesinde taraflar, bu belirsizliği önemli ölçüde azaltabilmektedir

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Herguner Bilgen Ucer Attorney Partnership

The Energy-related Measures In Royal Decree-Law 7/2026, Which Approves The Plan In Response To The Crisis In The Middle East

Royal Decree-Law 7/2026 of 20 March, approving the Comprehensive Plan in Response to the Crisis in the Middle East (RDL 7/2026), entered into force on 22 March. It was ultimately ratified by the Congress of Deputies on 26 March.

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Açık Denizlerde Yeni Bir Hukuki Dönem: UNCLOS Anlaşması Yürürlükte Ve Birleşik Krallık’ın Atılımları

Turkey Transport

EP

Esenyel Partners

A New Compliance Landscape For Companies With The Introduction Of The Climate Law: Emission Permits, Data Obligations And The Sanctions Regime

Turkey Environment

HB

Herguner Bilgen Ucer Attorney Partnership

İklim Kanunu Sonrası İşletmeler İçin Yeni Uyum Alanı: Emisyon İzni, Veri Yükümlülükleri Ve Yaptırım Rejimi

Turkey Environment

HB

Herguner Bilgen Ucer Attorney Partnership

Environmental Outcomes Reports - An Update

United Kingdom Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Shannon LNG Natural Gas Permission Upheld

Ireland Environment

WF

William Fry

Challenge Against The Shannon LNG Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Is Dismissed

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

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Clean Air / Pollution

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction March 2026 - Environment And Planning

The European Council has formally adopted the Directive on updating the list of pollutants affecting surface water and groundwater.

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

The Emissions Trading System Under Turkish Law

On 9 July 2025, Climate Law No. 7552 was published in the Official Gazette and entered into force immediately, establishing Türkiye’s first comprehensive climate legislation...

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Kesikli Law Firm

Chemical M&A In Germany And France: Key Jurisdictional Considerations

After peak European chemical sector M&A activity in 2021, rising inflation, geopolitical conflict, and destocking led to a decline in sales volumes and profit margins.

Worldwide Environment

MB

Mayer Brown

Improving Enforcement Of Environmental Sanctions In England And Wales

United Kingdom Environment

GW

Gowling WLG

Water Sector Reforms: Key Measures In The "A New Vision For Water" White Paper

United Kingdom Energy

GW

Gowling WLG

'A New Vision For Water' – What The Government's Overhaul Of The Water Sector In England And Wales Really Means

United Kingdom Energy

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

2026 Tersane, Tekne İmal ve Çekek Yerleri Hakkında Yönetmelik

Turkey Environment

EP

Esenyel Partners

The New 2026 SOLAS Container Loss Reporting Framework

Malta Transport

GA

Ganado Advocates

İşyeri Açma ve Çalışma Ruhsatlarına İlişkin Yönetmelik'te Değişiklikler Yapıldı

Turkey Environment

LP

LBF Partners

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Latest Videos

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Ep2 - Planning Ahead - The Planning And Development Act 2024 (Podcast)

WF

William Fry

Ocean Vision Legal: Saving The Ocean Through Law (Ocean Litigation And Ocean Rights) (Video)

OV

Ocean Vision Legal

Energy And Infrastructure - Carbon Capture & Storage (Video)

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Travers Smith LLP

S4:E11 – Beyond The Blueprint - Creating Places That Matter: 'Fear Less, Do More' With Helen Taylor (Video)

SO

Square One

COP28 Insights Mini-Series – Part 1 (Video)

MB

Mayer Brown

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