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EU unveils methodology to calculate emissions savings in low-carbon fuels

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The European Commission is ramping up support for low-carbon "blue" hydrogen, increasingly positioning it alongside renewable "green" hydrogen as a key pillar of the EU's future energy mix. On July 8, 2025, the European...more

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Commission Opens Pathway for Environmental NGOs to Challenge State Aid

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The European Commission revised the Code of Best Practices for the conduct of State aid control procedures. The revised Code opens a pathway for NGOs to challenge State aid decisions on EU environmental law grounds....more

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EU Commission Pushes for Simplification of Permitting Procedures

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The European Commission hosted an event on April 10 on “Implementation Dialogue on Environmental Assessments and Permitting”. The purpose of these types of meetings is to simplify and reduce regulatory and administrative...more

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New Report on Taxonomy Recommends Additional Classification Criteria

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In parallel to the proposed “Omnibus”, which will likely revise the 2020 Taxonomy Regulation, the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance just issued a 397-page report recommending revisions to the technical screening criteria of...more

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Green Data Centers: Pioneering Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in the EU

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In recent years, the demand for data centers has increased dramatically, driven by the growth of digital data and the increasing reliance on cloud computing....more

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Omnibus Package Released: EU Commission Proposes Amendments to Sustainability Obligations

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The Commission’s proposal seeks to reshape EU Sustainability requirements by amending CSRD, CSDDD, EU Taxonomy, and CBAM. On 26 February 2025, the European Commission (Commission) published its much-anticipated first...more

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The EU Grand Plan to Cut Red Tape

On February 26, the European Commission released a series of key proposals and communications to reshape the European Union’s (EU) regulatory framework. Alongside the overall framework communication Clean Industrial Deal, the...more

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Europe's Latest Energy Squabble - England Versus Norway

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Great Britain’s Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer has shaken up the British political scene since July 2024, including making a priority of a “Net Zero” policy regarding energy generation and use in the United Kingdom. Led...more

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EU Taxonomy developments: EU Platform on Sustainable Finance call for feedback on draft report on new activities and updated...

On 8 January 2025, the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF) published a draft report and launched a call for feedback on proposed updates to the EU taxonomy. This includes revisions to the Climate Delegated Act and new...more

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Global ESG Insights - May 2024

Welcome to the latest edition of our monthly ESG Insights providing you with a summary of the key developments from around the world. Global - IFRS Foundation releases jurisdictional adoption guide for ISSB Standards- On...more

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Cadwalader Climate - March 2024 - #2

Greenwashing Beef Production - On February 28, New York State Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James filed a lawsuit with the New York Supreme Court against meat processing company JBS USA for misleading the public about its...more

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10 lessons in sustainability regulation

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Creating an effective regulatory framework will be critical to deliver Net Zero. But does that mean more – or less – regulation? From trade agreements to taxonomies, carbon adjustment mechanisms to corporate sustainability...more

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Exodus From The Energy Charter Treaty – What is Left of Europe’s Protections for Investors?

As of January 2024, France, Germany and Poland have officially withdrawn from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). Their decision to withdraw from the treaty follows a recent European Commission proposal for a mass exodus from...more

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Sustainable Business Group Urges EU to Cut GHG Emissions 90% by 2040

On September 5, 2023, the Corporate Leaders Group Europe (CLG Europe) published a position paper urging the European Union to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 90% by 2040, and asked EU member states to...more

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Delivering Net Zero by 2050: the $200 trillion opportunity

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Until now, however, no comprehensive estimate existed of the of that opportunity, (or, to put it another way, the size of the financing gap between committed spending and the investment needed to deliver Net Zero by 2050...more

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European Commission Launches Consultation on EU Climate Targets for 2040

The European Commission has launched a public consultation and a call for evidence seeking opinions on the EU’s intermediary climate targets for 2040. This is a scheduled step in the EU’s ambition to reach net-zero emissions...more

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Latest European developments on measures to support transition towards a net-zero economy

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On March 9, the European Commission adopted a series of measures to foster investment and financing the transition to climate neutrality and a net-zero industry in the EU. To this end, the Commission has...more

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Global real estate and ESG: How the EU, UK and US are responding to the climate crisis

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With governments across the globe warning that action is urgently needed to diminish global warming and address the climate crisis, we look at the response of the EU, UK and US, with a focus on real estate. Climate damage is...more

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This Week’s Climate Policy Update - January #4

To further the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind in the U.S. by 2030, the National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium issued its supply chain roadmap. Meanwhile, the...more

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The Energy Regulation and Markets Law Review - 11th Edition - France

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In our 11th year of writing and publishing The Energy Regulation and Markets Review, the most pressing global concerns are inflation, supply chain concerns, the Ukraine war and continuing effects from the covid-19 pandemic....more

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European Commission publishes its 2022 State aid Guidelines on Climate, Environmental Protection and Energy

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The Development - “Europe will need a considerable amount of sustainable investments to support its green transition. Although a significant share will come from the private sector, public support will play a role in...more

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European Commission Launches Consultation on Draft 2022 State Aid Guidelines on Climate, Environmental Protection and Energy

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The Development - ..On 7 June 2021, the European Commission (EC) published a draft Communication on the “Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy 2022” (CEEAG) that will replace the 2014...more

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2020 Post-Election Analysis: Issue by Issue

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FIRST 100 DAYS - As President-elect Biden stands poised to assume the office he has aspired to for the past three decades, he inherits a national crisis not unlike the one he stepped into as vice president nearly 12 years...more

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A Comprehensive Roadmap for Europe’s Complex Energy Transition - Part of the Jones Day Carbon Disruption series

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In Short The Situation: The European Commission ("EC") recently unveiled its dual strategy plans to transform Europe's energy system. The European Union's ("EU") Energy System Integration Strategy and Hydrogen Strategy aim at...more

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European Commission Launches Innovation Fund Call for Proposals to Support Innovative Clean Energy Projects

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On June 25, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("ECJ") delivered a judgment (C24/19) clarifying that orders and circulars of EU Member States that regulate the installation and operation of wind turbines...more

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