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COP30 Reinforces The Debate On Climate Legislation And Financing

The country arrives at COP30, taking place from November 10–21 in Belém, with a revised and more ambitious NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution)...

Brazil Environment

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Koury Lopes Advogados

COP30 evidencia debate sobre legislação e financiamento climático

Evento coloca Brasil no centro da agenda climática, sendo oportunidade para revisão de marcos legais, análise de riscos regulatórios e construção de soluções jurídicas para metas climáticas...

Brazil Environment

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Koury Lopes Advogados

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

On October 17, 2025, Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) launched a public consultation on the proposed annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emission-reduction targets for 2026, to be met by participants in the natural gas market through the acquisition of biomethane or Biomethane Guarantee of Origin Certificates (CGOBs).

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Brazil Publishes Federal Decree Establishing Reverse-Logistics System For Plastic Packaging

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...

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

In Preparation For COP-30, Federal Government Advances The Implementation Of The Brazilian Emissions Trading System

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

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

Brazil Environment

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

Estatuto do Pantanal é sancionado e traz novas regras ambientais

Brazil Environment

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

MP cria regime especial de tributação para data center

Brazil Environment

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

Public Hearing Ongoing On Brazilian National Bioeconomy Development Plan

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Brazil's CONAMA Standardizes Rules For Issuance Of Authorizations For Suppression Of Native Vegetation On Rural Properties

Brazil Environment

MB

Mayer Brown

Mexico Carbon Markets Poised For Expansion In 2026

Mexico Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy Is Approved

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

BNDES disponibiliza até R$ 5 bilhões para economia verde

Brazil Environment

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

Lei do Licenciamento Ambiental é sancionada com 63 vetos e MP aprova rito especial imediato para projetos estratégicos

Brazil Environment

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

USTR Requests Comments Concerning Possible Action On Imports From Nicaragua

Nicaragua International

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Cassidy Levy Kent

Brasília Em Pauta - Edição Nº 216

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Mayer Brown

WTO Agreement On Fisheries Subsidies (Video)

Mexico International

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Vazquez Tercero & Zepeda

What Is The Status – And Impact – Of The EU Whistleblowing Directive That Is Now In Place For Member States? (Video)

Panama Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Mexico Plans Tariff Increases On China And Other Non-FTA Countries

Mexico International

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Alvarez & Marsal

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COP30 Reinforces The Debate On Climate Legislation And Financing

The country arrives at COP30, taking place from November 10–21 in Belém, with a revised and more ambitious NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution)...

Brazil Environment

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

COP30 evidencia debate sobre legislação e financiamento climático

Evento coloca Brasil no centro da agenda climática, sendo oportunidade para revisão de marcos legais, análise de riscos regulatórios e construção de soluções jurídicas para metas climáticas...

Brazil Environment

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

Brazil Publishes Federal Decree Establishing Reverse-Logistics System For Plastic Packaging

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...

Brazil Environment

MB

Mayer Brown

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

Brazil Strategy

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

Normas de Información de Sostenibilidad

Mexico Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

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

Brazil Environment

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

Resumen De Impuestos Ecológicos En México

Mexico Environment

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Brazil Introduces Regulations On The Importation Of Solid Waste And Tailings

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Decreto regulamenta importação de resíduos sólidos e reforça proteção ambiental

Brazil Environment

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Koury Lopes Advogados

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Clean Air / Pollution

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...

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

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 ...

Mexico Environment

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Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa

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.

Mexico Environment

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Greenberg Traurig

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.

Mexico Environment

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Modificaciones A La Vigencia De La NOM-044-SEMARNAT-2017

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Santamarina y Steta S.C.

Brazil's National Policy On Air Quality Passes Houses, With Certain Vetoes

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

New Lawsuit Filed By Brazil's Federal Government Further Strengthens Climate Litigation Trends Against Private Entities In Brazil

Brazil Environment

MB

Mayer Brown

Mexico's Mining Reforms: Another Test For The Industry

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Steptoe LLP

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

MB

Mayer Brown

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Environmental Law

COP30 Reinforces The Debate On Climate Legislation And Financing

The country arrives at COP30, taking place from November 10–21 in Belém, with a revised and more ambitious NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution)...

Brazil Environment

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

COP30 evidencia debate sobre legislação e financiamento climático

Evento coloca Brasil no centro da agenda climática, sendo oportunidade para revisão de marcos legais, análise de riscos regulatórios e construção de soluções jurídicas para metas climáticas...

Brazil Environment

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

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

On October 17, 2025, Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) launched a public consultation on the proposed annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emission-reduction targets for 2026, to be met by participants in the natural gas market through the acquisition of biomethane or Biomethane Guarantee of Origin Certificates (CGOBs).

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Brazil Publishes Federal Decree Establishing Reverse-Logistics System For Plastic Packaging

Brazil Environment

MB

Mayer Brown

Mexican Energy Sector Regulations

CR

Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa

Mining Comparative Guide

Martins, Abreu Sodré, Basile e Menezes - MSBM

In Preparation For COP-30, Federal Government Advances The Implementation Of The Brazilian Emissions Trading System

Brazil Environment

MB

Mayer Brown

PLADESE, Call For Priority Projects And DACGs On Planning For Generation

DL

Dentons Lopez Velarde

La Comisión Nacional de Energía Publica Formato Único para el Trámite de Permiso de Expendio al público en estación de servicio de petrolíferos

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

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Climate Change

Brazil Publishes Federal Decree Establishing Reverse-Logistics System For Plastic Packaging

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...

Brazil Environment

MB

Mayer Brown

Mexican Energy Sector Regulations

New maximum terms have been established for the permits granted by the Ministry of Energy (SENER) or the National Energy Commission (CNE), notably reducing the validity period for commercialization permit holders from thirty to two years.

CR

Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa

In Preparation For COP-30, Federal Government Advances The Implementation Of The Brazilian Emissions Trading System

On October 16 and 17, 2025, the Brazilian Federal Government took new steps toward implementing the Brazilian Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading System (SBCE) and promoting carbon markets in Brazil.

Brazil Environment

MB

Mayer Brown

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

Brazil Environment

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

Estatuto do Pantanal é sancionado e traz novas regras ambientais

Brazil Environment

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

Mexico Carbon Markets Poised For Expansion In 2026

Mexico Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy Is Approved

Brazil Environment

MB

Mayer Brown

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

Brazil Environment

MB

Mayer Brown

CONAMA Updates Rules On Notification Of Management Authorities Of Conservation Units In Environmental Licensing

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

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STF confirma que dano ambiental é imprescritível; confira newsletter (Video)

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

Alterações no processo administrativo federal ambiental (Video)

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

Agenda Das Principais Obrigações Ambientais De 2023 (Video)

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

Ambiental News #6 (Video)

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

Adequação Ambiental De Propriedades Rurais (Video)

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

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