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Consulta pública del Proyecto de Modificación de la Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-157-SEMARNAT-2009, sobre los elementos y procedimientos para instrumentar planes de manejo de residuos mineros

El 2 de enero de 2026, la Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales ("SEMARNAT") publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación el Aviso de consulta pública del proyecto...

Mexico Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Reformas al Reglamento de la Ley General de Desarrollo Forestal Sustentable

El 20 de noviembre de 2025, se publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación ("DOF") el Decreto por el que se reforman y derogan diversas disposiciones del Reglamento de la Ley General de Desarrollo Forestal Sustentable...

Mexico Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Propuesta de Ley General de Economía Circular y Reformas Ambientales a la LGEEPA y LGPGIR

El 20 de noviembre de 2025, se publicó en la Gaceta Parlamentaria la iniciativa de Ley General de Economía Circular ("Ley"), así como reformas a la Ley General para la Prevención y Gestión Integral de los Residuos ("LGPGIR") y la Ley General de Equilibrio Ecológico y la Protección al Ambiente ("LGEEPA"). A continuación, se resumen los puntos más importantes:

Mexico Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

México presenta su Contribución Determinada a Nivel Nacional 3.0

El 18 de noviembre de 2025, la secretaria de Medio Ambiente, Alicia Bárcena, presentó la Contribución Determinada a Nivel Nacional ("NDC") 3.0 de México...

Mexico Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Reformas A La Ley General De Cambio Climático

Mexico Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Brazilian Congress Overrides Presidential Vetoes To The General Environmental Licensing Law And Approves New Rules On The Special Environmental License

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Brazil's Ministry Of Mines And Energy Opens Public Consultation On Regulation Of Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

COP30 Approves Key Decisions On Paris Agreement Market Mechanisms

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

COP 30: O papel do setor privado

Brazil Environment

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Koury Lopes Advogados

Update Of The Regulatory Framework For Sustainability In Mexico

Mexico Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Brazil's Federal Government Establishes The Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

COP30 Reinforces The Debate On Climate Legislation And Financing

Brazil Environment

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Koury Lopes Advogados

COP30 evidencia debate sobre legislação e financiamento climático

Brazil Environment

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Koury Lopes Advogados

Brazilian MME Opens Public Consultation On 2026 Emission-Reduction Targets, Boosting The Biomethane Market

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Câmara aprova projeto que pune devedores contumazes de impostos

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Koury Lopes Advogados

Mexico Implements New Subcontracting Inspection Protocol And Announces Minimum Wage Increase For 2026

Mexico Employment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Merger Control 2026

Mexico Commercial

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OLIVARES

Reforma Laboral para reducir la jornada laboral a 40 horas semanales presentada en el Senado de la República en México

Mexico Employment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

CNA In Charge: Thresholds Down, Fines Up.

Mexico Anti-trust

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Brazilian Public Consultation Discusses Rules For Carbon Capture And Storage (CCS) Projects

In the context of regulating the Future Fuel Law (Law No. 14,933/2024), the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) launched, on November 17, 2025, Public Consultation No. 205, concerning the draft Decree that regulates...

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COP30 Approves Key Decisions On Paris Agreement Market Mechanisms

On Friday, 21 November, the final day of COP-30, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA) adopted key decisions to advance the implementation...

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Transição energética: Justiça suspende licença de mina de carvão e termelétrica no Sul

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COP30 Reinforces The Debate On Climate Legislation And Financing

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The Brazilian government has published Federal Decree No. 12,688/2025, regulating provisions of Federal Law No. 12,305/2010 (the "National Policy on Solid Waste") and establishing the nationwide reverse-logistics system...

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Artigo no JOTA propõe novo olhar sobre economia circular e cadeia da reciclagem

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Dia do Meio Ambiente: o Direito como ferramenta do desenvolvimento sustentável

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Resumen De Impuestos Ecológicos En México

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Brazil Introduces Regulations On The Importation Of Solid Waste And Tailings

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Decreto regulamenta importação de resíduos sólidos e reforça proteção ambiental

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Brazil's General Environmental Licensing Act: New Provisions, Presidential Vetoes, Provisional Measure, And New Bill

On August 8, 2025, following the long and contentious proceedings of Bill No. 2,159/2021, Law No. 15,190/2025 was enacted with 63 presidential vetoes, establishing...

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Las Complicaciones Y Desafíos De Los Impuestos Ecológicos En México

Los impuestos ecológicos en México, aun cuando buscan responsabilizar a los agen¬tes contaminantes y promover la inversión en tecnologías limpias, su efectividad está en entredicho debido a la falta de transparencia ...

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Presentación De La Agenda Socioambiental 2024

Durante septiembre y octubre de 2024, la Dra. Alicia Bárcena, titular de la Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales ("SEMARNAT"), presentó la Agenda Socioambiental 2024: diagnósticos y propuestas.

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Decreto Por El Que Se Abroga El Reglamento Para Prevenir Y Controlar La Contaminación Del Mar Por Vertimiento De Desechos Y Otras Materias, Y Se Fija Un Régimen Transitorio.

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Mexico's Mining Reforms: Another Test For The Industry

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Brazil Launches Federal Strategy To Incentivize The Sustainable Use Of Biogas And Biomethane And Methane Zero Program

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Consulta pública del Proyecto de Modificación de la Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-157-SEMARNAT-2009, sobre los elementos y procedimientos para instrumentar planes de manejo de residuos mineros

El 2 de enero de 2026, la Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales ("SEMARNAT") publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación el Aviso de consulta pública del proyecto...

Mexico Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Reformas al Reglamento de la Ley General de Desarrollo Forestal Sustentable

El 20 de noviembre de 2025, se publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación ("DOF") el Decreto por el que se reforman y derogan diversas disposiciones del Reglamento de la Ley General de Desarrollo Forestal Sustentable...

Mexico Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Propuesta de Ley General de Economía Circular y Reformas Ambientales a la LGEEPA y LGPGIR

El 20 de noviembre de 2025, se publicó en la Gaceta Parlamentaria la iniciativa de Ley General de Economía Circular ("Ley"), así como reformas a la Ley General para la Prevención y Gestión Integral de los Residuos ("LGPGIR") y la Ley General de Equilibrio Ecológico y la Protección al Ambiente ("LGEEPA"). A continuación, se resumen los puntos más importantes:

Mexico Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

México presenta su Contribución Determinada a Nivel Nacional 3.0

Mexico Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Reformas A La Ley General De Cambio Climático

Mexico Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Brazilian Congress Overrides Presidential Vetoes To The General Environmental Licensing Law And Approves New Rules On The Special Environmental License

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Brazil's Ministry Of Mines And Energy Opens Public Consultation On Regulation Of Sustainable Aviation Fuel

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Brazilian Public Consultation Discusses Rules For Carbon Capture And Storage (CCS) Projects

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Mayer Brown

COP30 Approves Key Decisions On Paris Agreement Market Mechanisms

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Mayer Brown

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