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Australia
Herbert Smith Freehills
Major changes to the environmental protection regime in NSW have passed Parliament unopposed and entered into force, doubling maximum penalties for environmental crime and substantially...
Stacks Law Firm
The federal government can effectively ignore the risk that fossil fuel projects pose to the environment.
Holding Redlich
Key thoughts and lessons from the two-day event, where the theme was governance at the forefront.
Brazil
Tauil & Chequer
Following discussions during the 81st meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 81), which took place March 18–22, 2024, member states of the International Maritime...
Arnold & Porter
As our colleague Whitney Debevoise discussed in his article in the first edition of Latin Lawyer's The Guide to Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance, carbon markets ...
Tauil & Chequer
Beginning April 2024, companies registered in Brazil's Federal Technical Registry of Potentially Polluting Activities (CTF/APP) will begin to pay the Environmental Control and Inspection...
Tauil & Chequer
On March 25, 2024, the Brazilian federal government published Decree No. 11.961/2024, establishing an advisory and deliberative group, the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy Interinstitutional...
Canada
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Montréal-based Deep Sky is making big moves to address the climate crisis and attracting significant investment as it works to develop infrastructure in Canada to capture carbon...
MLT Aikins LLP
The move to low carbon technology and technological developments is spurring global demand for critical minerals – leading to predictions of long-term shortages of minerals that are essential components for clean energy and other green technologies.
Fasken (French)
Dans les deux premiers bulletins de notre dossier sur l'énergie nucléaire, nous avons exploré le regain d'intérêt pour l'énergie nucléaire et les défis liés à l'approvisionnement en combustible nucléaire.
India
KPMG
For indian companies that are leading the agenda on a global stage five key strategies are emerging from the discussions at davos.
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
There is an urgent, crucial need for a more efficient approach to reducing carbon emissions in buildings. This approach has the potential to drive real estate portfolios towards achieving net-zero emissions...
De Penning & De Penning
Biodiversity conservation is crucial for maintaining ecological balance, preserving ecosystems, and ensuring sustainable development in India.
Argus Partners
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has on December 7, 2023, issued a circular on National Repowering & Life Extension Policy for Wind Power Projects ...
KPMG
In today's dynamic business landscape, the imperative to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into corporate strategies has become increasingly apparent.
Ireland
Arthur Cox
The provisional timetable for the RESS 4 auction is available. The qualification information pack will be published on 1 May 2024 and final auction results are expected...
Japan
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
The Japanese Government has set targets to achieve carbon net-zero in 2050 and reduce greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions by 46% in 2030 as compared to 2013...
Netherlands
Taylor Wessing
Currently, three letters are a hot topic in the legal, business and financial world: ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance). Simultaneously with the rise of ESG, so-called "ESG disputes" emerged.
Nigeria
Etoile Partners
As the former UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, said ‘'Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth…these are one and the same fight''.
ENS
In an unprecedented legal move, ExxonMobil has instituted a lawsuit against two shareholder activists, alleging that their proposed resolution seeks to unduly interfere with the company's day-to-day operations.
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