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Die Kraftstoffverordnung 2012 (KVO 2012) unterwirft Personen, die fossile Kraftstoffe für den Straßenverkehr in Verkehr bringen, einer Substitutions- und Treibhausgas...
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In September 2022, the Austrian Federal Competition Authority (FCA) published its Guidelines on sustainability cooperation agreements between companies (Guidelines).
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This article is part of a series on developments in Austrian environment and climate change law in 2022 and, in particular, focuses on case law developments
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In May 2021, a judgment of the Hague District Court ordering Royal Dutch Shell to reduce its worldwide CO2 emissions by 45 % by 2030 reverberated across the globe.
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Environmental protection and climate change are by far the hottest topics in contemporary competition policy. The European Green Deal, signed by the EU 27, sets out to make Europe the first climate-neutral...
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The energy and climate crises are leading to new proposals to accelerate the approval of renewable energy projects. New EU and national energy and environmental packages are on the way.
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A key objective of the draft Directive on common rules for the internal markets in renewable and natural gases and in hydrogen ("D-GD"), published in December 2021...
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2022 was a busy year marked by the late effects of the covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The latter has led to the rethinking of energy matters.
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The need for a sustainable economy and efforts to combat climate change are rapidly changing traditional markets, including the real estate industry.
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Companies today are under more and more under pressure to not only improve their environmental performance but also let the world know about it.
Dorda Rechtsanwälte GmbH
Der Weg aus der Abhängigkeit hin zur Europäischen Klimawende: Nach einer längeren Pause nach Erlassung des Erneuerbaren-Ausbaugesetzes schickt die Bundesregierung neue...
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In recent years, activists have relied on their creativity to hold states and companies accountable.
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The days when ESG could be dismissed as an occasionally effective marketing ploy are long gone.
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Corporate sustainability and ESG are of great importance for management decisions.
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Following heated debates among various political stakeholders and unprecedented back and forth, the EU Council ultimately endorsed a final compromise text...
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Am 31.10.2023 wurde die Erneuerbare-Energien-Richtlinie der EU ("Renewable Energy Directive III" bzw "RED III") im Amtsblatt der EU veröffentlicht. Die Richtlinie tritt 20 Tage nach ihrer...
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The European Union has adopted far-reaching reforms to the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to meet its ambitious target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 % by 2030.
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The main feature of green bonds is the intention or the commitment to invest the net proceeds of the issue in green projects. Up to date, there is no binding legal framework and therefore...
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In December 2019, the European Commission proclaimed the ambitious goal of making Europe the world's first carbon-neutral continent by 2050, ...
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Sustainability is expected to soon become a cornerstone of the regulatory environment. The non-financial aspects of an investment will be increasingly emphasised during the decision-making process...
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