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Greenhouse Gas Emissions New Regulations European Union

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Flexibility and Targets: The Latest Developments in EU and UK Vehicle Emissions Policy

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April 2025 saw regulatory developments on vehicle emissions standards in both the European Union ("EU") and the United Kingdom ("UK"). These changes will be of significant interest to vehicle manufacturers, as well as users...more

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The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: How to Navigate a Complex Mechanism

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This note is dedicated to importers and producers of specific goods from countries outside the European Union, who will be subject to carbon pricing equivalent to that applied to European manufacturers of the same goods,...more

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IMO’s Net-Zero Framework and the Global Carbon Price on Shipping

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A Major Milestone in Decarbonizing the Maritime Sector and a New Source of Demand for Green and Low-Carbon Hydrogen Derivatives and Biofuels - On April 11, 2025, the International Maritime Organization’s (“IMO”) 83rd session...more

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Crosscurrents—European Union Fails to Pass Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive & SEC Bails on Scope 3 Requirements

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Introduction - With the adoption by 196 parties of the Paris Agreement in December 2015, legally binding international climate change arrived. The Paris Agreement requires increasingly aggressive five-year cycles climate...more

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New Regulations and Standards Look to Clean Up the Voluntary Carbon Market and Fight Greenwashing

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As businesses across the globe strive to fulfill carbon-neutral and net-zero promises over the coming decades, the voluntary carbon market has emerged as a necessary resource to help businesses bridge the gap to...more

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EU carbon border adjustment mechanism – the transitional phase has begun: Are you ready?

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The EU Regulation establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) is designed to drive businesses to achieve a true global reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions instead of relocating carbon-intensive production...more

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UK and EU Sustainable Finance Regulation: Taking Stock with Change on the Horizon

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Both opportunities and challenges have arisen for the asset management industry as a result of the rapid introduction of UK and EU sustainable finance regulation in recent years. The new requirements have been heightened in...more

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Environmental Labels, Greenwashing, and Ecocide Tackled by France's New Climate Law

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On August 22, 2021, the French Parliament adopted the Climate and Resilience Law ("2021 Climate Law"). In aiming to accelerate the transition to a carbon-neutral and more resilient society, the 2021 Climate Law imposes...more

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EU Takes Key Step in Taxonomy Rollout

European Commission issues first Delegated Act in the much-debated Taxonomy, moving forward with a multi-step approach in determining which activities are classified as sustainable. Nuclear energy, natural gas and...more

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