In the recent case of Friends of the Earth v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities & others; South Lakeland Action on Climate Change v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities & others...more
10/31/2024
/ Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Mines ,
Environmental Assessments ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Site Assessment ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Net Zero ,
Oil & Gas ,
Popular ,
Secretary of State ,
UK ,
UK Supreme Court
In a highly anticipated judgment, a 3:2 majority of the UK Supreme Court ruled in R (Finch) v Surrey County Council and others [2024] UKSC 20 that environmental impact assessments (EIAs) for fossil-fuel projects must include...more
On 15 March 2024, the European Council approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“CSDDD” or “Directive”). If approved by the European Parliament and entered into force, the CSDDD will require large EU and...more
4/9/2024
/ Batteries ,
Child Labor ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Due Diligence ,
EU ,
European Parliament ,
Forced Labor ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Human Rights ,
Noncompliance ,
OECD ,
Penalties ,
Sanctions ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability