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Europe Strikes A Deal: Provisional Agreement On The Omnibus I Directive

The European Union has reached a pivotal milestone in its sustainability agenda. After an intense month of trilogue negotiations...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Emissions Trading Scheme Expands Scope To Energy-From-Waste

In July 2025, the UK government (along with the Scottish government, the Welsh government, and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for Northern Ireland...

United Kingdom Environment

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Jones Day

Trends In Environmental Litigation And Their Impact On Companies In England & Wales

There is increasing pressure on states to curb their emissions and protect the climate. Government policy and lawmaking, which are initially driven by public opinion and social norms...

United Kingdom Environment

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CANDEY

COP30: What Were The Key Outcomes?

This briefing explores the outcomes of COP30, and in particular discussions on a roadmap away from fossil fuels and agreements on implementation, finance and the natural world.

Worldwide Environment

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Travers Smith LLP

Integrating Greenhouse Gas Removals Into The UK ETS

United Kingdom Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Climate Resilient Crops – Mitigating The Risks Of Climate Change

United Kingdom Environment

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J A Kemp LLP

COP30: What You Need To Know

Worldwide Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

European Court Of Human Rights Adds To Growing Body Of Climate Change Caselaw

Worldwide Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

ESG Initiatives And Antitrust: A Cross-Jurisdictional Snapshot

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Travers Smith LLP

What To Expect At COP30

United Kingdom Environment

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Travers Smith LLP

ESG Circular - Issue 1 - October 2025

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Next Stop On The Omnibus: EFRAG Consults On Amendments To The ESRS

European Union Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

United Kingdom: Renewable Energy 2026

United Kingdom Energy

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Bracewell

EU Court: Investments In Nuclear Energy And Natural Gas Can Qualify As Sustainable

European Union Energy

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Jones Day

COP30: What Were The Key Outcomes?

Worldwide Environment

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Travers Smith LLP

Beyond The Buzz: What Is Driving Stablecoin Adoption? (Podcast)

United Kingdom Technology

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A&O Shearman

UK Public M&A Monthly Activity Update: December 2025

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Legislation To Reverse PACCAR Decision And Regulate Litigation Funding Agreements Accelerated

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

Property Newsletter: Winter 2025 (Podcast)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gatehouse Chambers

General Court Upholds European Commission's Approach To Nuclear And Gas In Taxonomy Regulation

The European Union's (the "EU") General Court has dismissed two legal challenges against the European Commission's delegated legislation under the Taxonomy Regulation...

European Union Energy

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Proskauer Rose LLP

The ICJ And The Climate Crisis: A Landmark Advisory Opinion On State Obligations

"[T]he questions posed by the General Assembly represent more than a legal problem: they concern an existential problem of planetary proportions that imperils all forms of life and the very health of our planet.

United Kingdom Environment

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A&O Shearman

Responsibility Of Shell For Legacy Oil Pollution In Nigeria

On 20 June 2025, in a landmark decision, the High Court ruled that Shell plc and its former Nigerian subsidiary, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria...

United Kingdom Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

ICJ Issues Advisory Opinion On Climate Change: Implications For Public Authorities And Private Actors

On 23 July 2025 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change (the Advisory Opinion). In this blog...

United Kingdom Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Defining State Obligations In A Warming World: The ICJ's Advisory Opinion On Climate Change

Worldwide Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Built To Last: The Resilient Infrastructure Challenge

United Kingdom Government

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK FCA Plans To Streamline UK Sustainability Reporting

European Union Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

UK Sustainability Disclosure – Key Developments

United Kingdom Commercial

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

HMRC Publishes Draft Primary Legislation For UK CBAM

United Kingdom Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

How Does Article 6 Of The Paris Agreement Regulate Carbon Markets?

United Kingdom Energy

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Inter-American Court Of Human Rights Takes A Landmark Step In Climate And Human Rights Jurisprudence: Implications For States And Private Actors

Worldwide Government

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

European Union Proposes Reduction In Climate Reporting Obligations

European Union Environment

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Mintz

From Paris To The Hague: The ICJ Redefines Climate Obligations

Worldwide Environment

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

ICJ Issues Landmark Opinion On Climate Change

European Union Environment

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Withers LLP

Inter-American Court Of Human Rights Takes A Landmark Step In Climate And Human Rights Jurisprudence: Implications For States And Private Actors

On July 3, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ("Court") issued its Advisory Opinion OC-32/25 ("Opinion"), setting out the specific obligations of states to address the climate crisis from a human...

Worldwide Government

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

European Union Proposes Reduction In Climate Reporting Obligations

Last week, significant revisions were proposed to the European Union's ESG reporting rules, which reflect a major simplification and reduction in reporting obligations.

European Union Environment

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Mintz

From Paris To The Hague: The ICJ Redefines Climate Obligations

The ICJ's advisory opinion clarifies states' legal obligations to combat climate change, potentially increasing climate-related litigation and regulatory scrutiny for businesses...

Worldwide Environment

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

ICJ Issues Landmark Opinion On Climate Change

On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its landmark Advisory Opinion on Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change, a defining moment in the legal response to the climate crisis.

European Union Environment

WL

Withers LLP

Climate Change And Property Law: How Changes Impact Real Estate

United Kingdom Environment

TS

Teacher Stern

Rural Sector Urged To Embrace Opportunities To Lead On Sustainable Land Management

A packed audience gathered in the Lowland Hall at the Royal Highland Showground on Friday 20th June for the annual rural business breakfast briefing hosted by Shepherd and Wedderburn and Bidwells.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

From Mooncakes To Machines: Maxim's COO Discusses The Future Of Sustainable Food Production

Across Greater China, the food production landscape is undergoing a dramatic transformation due to the volatility of global supply chains, climate change and increasingly complex regulations.

Worldwide Healthcare

WL

Withers LLP

Cruel Summer? Riparian Rights In Scotland In Summer Months

With the summer in 2025 being the driest on record since the 1960s, this article takes a dive into the murky legal waters of riparian rights, particularly focussing on issues...

United Kingdom Energy

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

ESG Regulation: Has The "Washington Effect" Trumped The "Brussels Effect"?

The last 6 months have seen unprecedented turbulence in the field of sustainability regulation. The EU, historically a world leader in environmental standards and responsible business conduct...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Transport Resilience In A Changing Climate

United Kingdom Transport

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Gowling WLG

Winning Off the Pitch with vPPAs

United Kingdom Environment

TRAction

Energy And Infrastructure - Carbon Capture & Storage (Video)

United Kingdom Environment

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Travers Smith LLP

Revised Ports National Policy Statement Out For Consultation

United Kingdom Transport

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Addleshaw Goddard

Financial Reporting Council Publishes The Updated UK Stewardship Code 2026

United Kingdom Finance

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Travers Smith LLP

UK's Climate Change Committee Publishes Seventh Carbon Budget

United Kingdom Environment

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Jones Day

Climate Risk And Property (Supplementary Guidance)

United Kingdom Environment

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Hunters

ESG Strategy And Property

United Kingdom Environment

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Hunters

London Plan Consultation: Towards A New London Plan

United Kingdom Real Estate

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Building A Greener Future: CMA Issues Guidance To The Builders Merchants Federation

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

Beyond Compliance: Navigating The UK Modern Slavery Act's Updated Guidance

United Kingdom Government

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Withers LLP

What Does The UK-EU "Re-Set" Mean For Business?

United Kingdom International

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Travers Smith LLP

EU Parliament Supports Omnibus CBAM Changes

European Union Environment

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Jones Day

Cambridge Stays Ahead In The Race To Go Green

European Union Environment

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Marks & Clerk

Mastering TCFD: Your Guide To Ensure Seamless Reporting (Video)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

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Mayer Brown

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