Environmental Law

The National Biomethane Strategy, published in May 2024, sets out the policy framework for an agri-led biomethane sector.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS") regulation in Germany is accelerating, with authorities increasingly relying on existing waste, water, and environmental criminal law, rather than waiting for new PFAS-specific statutes. Parallel EU measures are reinforcing this trend.

As noted in our December Horizon Scanner update, the European Commission proposed a suite of measures on 10 December 2025 to simplify environmental legislation.

The consultations, which aim to update and simplify the technical screening criteria to make the taxonomy framework more user-friendly and accessible for market participants...

In 2026 Malta introduced the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Regulations, 2026 (Legal Notice 39 of 2026) ('the Regulations')...

On January 23, 2026, the French government adopted a decree and a ministerial order regarding the "reference warming trajectory for adaptation to climate change."

The European Council has formally adopted the Directive on updating the list of pollutants affecting surface water and groundwater.

After peak European chemical sector M&A activity in 2021, rising inflation, geopolitical conflict, and destocking led to a decline in sales volumes and profit margins.

The shipping industry has witnessed tremendous growth in the international, global carriage of goods by container vessels.

The consultations, which aim to update and simplify the technical screening criteria to make the taxonomy framework more user-friendly and accessible for market participants...

On 1 April 2026, the High Court upheld the Commission’s grant of permission to Shannon LNG Limited in a challenge taken by Friends of the Irish Environment.

In Friends of the Irish Environment CLG v An Coimisiún Pleanála [2026] IEHC 205, Humphreys J dismissed a challenge to a decision of An Coimisiún Pleanála (Commission) to approve a 600 MW...