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Austria
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
Die Kraftstoffverordnung 2012 (KVO 2012) unterwirft Personen, die fossile Kraftstoffe für den Straßenverkehr in Verkehr bringen, einer Substitutions- und Treibhausgas...
Denmark
Plesner
The Danish Energy Agency has sent a draft of a new executive order on a simplified and faster application and permit process for repowering of offshore electricity production...
Ireland
Arthur Cox
The provisional timetable for the RESS 4 auction is available. The qualification information pack will be published on 1 May 2024 and final auction results are expected...
Netherlands
Buren
Pursuant to Dutch law, any advertising statement should be factually accurate and should not be capable of misleading the average consumer.
Taylor Wessing
Updated guidelines provide more clarity on misleading and vague sustainability claims.
Spotlight On Sustainability: The European Directive For Consumer Empowerment In The Green Transition
Taylor Wessing
Sustainability continues to be in the spotlight. In March 2022 the European Commission proposed a directive to amend the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (2005/29/EC) ("UCPD")...
Serbia
Eurofast
Starting this year, recent amendments to Serbian law have shifted the deadline for submitting tax returns concerning the Environmental Protection Fee (Eco Tax).
Switzerland
Wenger Vieli AG
Berichterstattungspflichtige Schweizer Unternehmen mussten sich erstmals für das Geschäftsjahr 2023 intensiv mit der nichtfinanziellen Berichterstattung auseinandersetzen.
Vischer AG
On March 15, 2024, the National Council and the Council of States adopted an amendment to the Environmental Protection Act (EPA, SR 814.01).
UK
Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong
In the sixth in our series of briefings following the passing of the Energy Act 2023 (the Act) on 26 October 2023, our team looks at the introduction of a new licensable activity...
Bates Wells
"Climate change" and "climate crisis" have become synonymous with young people and their futures. But climate change is happening right now. A problem with talking about climate change in terms...
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
The headline on 19 March 2024 on BBC News confirmed what was feared: "Scotland's climate target unreachable says watchdog".
Marks & Clerk
Every so often I hear an interesting news story about a clued-up beach goer discovering thousands of pounds worth of ambergris washed up on the beach.
Herbert Smith Freehills
The High Court has determined questions of case management and disclosure following on from its previous ruling (considered here) that group claims against Shell Plc and its Nigerian subsidiary...
Travers Smith LLP
The WWF-UK proposal is notably more ambitious than the only other collaboration the CMA has opined upon under its Green Agreements Guidance...
Travers Smith LLP
In recent years, there has been an increasing trend for claims to be brought in the English Courts on behalf of large groups of claimants seeking redress for environmental damage suffered in overseas jurisdictions.
European Union
Osborne Clarke
While some natural capital-related regulatory requirements may currently only be voluntary, or not yet catch financial institutions, there may be merit in complying early...
Arthur Cox
Commissioner for Environmental Information to reconsider whether wind farm operators are subject to requests for access to information on the environment...
Van Doorne
RED III contains new renewable energy targets, some binding, some non-binding, but they are all ambitious.
MOLITOR Avocats à la Cour
Sustainability is a crucial asset for modern businesses, with 56% of European consumers being influenced by environmental factors to varying degrees when purchasing goods and services.
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