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Consolidation of EU Green Deal Regulation on the Horizon

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The European Commission is advancing a major regulatory initiative in the form of an Environmental Omnibus Package (Omnibus) to streamline and consolidate core EU environmental legislation. Framed as a simplification effort,...more

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EU energy transition: Europe's critical materials value chain boosted by strategic projects announcement

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A recent announcement by the European Commission of 47 Strategic Projects is set to boost the bloc’s domestic supply of raw materials, strengthening its battery and defense value chains and presenting substantial potential...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The EU’s Omnibus Package: A Step Back on Sustainability?

We reported in previous blog posts (here and here) on the European Commission’s Green Deal initiatives and their impact on companies doing business in Europe as well as the significant recent headwind against these...more

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EU Commission Publishes Omnibus Package Proposing to Simplify EU Sustainability Laws

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While the European Union has established itself as a frontrunner in sustainability legislation, having passed a significant number of sustainability laws under its Green Deal, its recent omnibus sustainability package...more

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The Net-Zero Industry Act

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In order to reach its “net-zero” goals, the European Union is continuing to build out a regulatory framework focused on scaling up the investment into the manufacturing and development of “net-zero technologies”. The latest...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Cadwalader Climate - April 2024 #4

In this week’s edition, we discuss the European Parliament’s approval of a certification framework that is set to govern carbon removal activities, including the proper certification of carbon credits. Europe continues to...more

Jones Day

Third Time's a Charm: EU Moves to Approve the Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

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The Council of the European Union ("EU") approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ("CS3D") on March 15, 2024. The CS3D contains due diligence and governance obligations that will have an extensive impact...more

Mayer Brown

Initial reflections on the recent ‘one substance, one assessment' EU proposals

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On 7 December 2023, the Commission tabled three legislative proposals (the “Proposal(s)”) to implement the "One-substance-one-assessment" (“OSOA”) announced in the European Green Deal and the Chemicals Strategy for...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

EU Parliament Adopts Stricter Measures to Safeguard Water Quality and Combat Pollution

On June 27, the European Parliament proposed amendments to legislation aimed at reducing pollution in Europe’s water bodies covering inland, transitional and coastal surface waters and groundwater, to better protect human...more

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European Commission proposal on ESG rating activities

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On 13 June 2023, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation on the transparency and integrity of ESG rating activities, following concerns about the reliability, comparability and transparency of ESG...more

Morgan Lewis

Green Finance: Regulatory Regime and Key Trends in the EMEA Region

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In this article, we provide a high-level overview of the regulatory regime and key trends in green finance in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. This Part 1 addresses the European Union (EU), the United...more

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Net zero emissions by 2050 – new consultation on the proposed EU Climate Law

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The European Commission announced recently that it seeks feedback on proposals to adopt new regulations which establish the framework for achieving EU-wide 'climate neutrality' by reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero...more

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