In December 2024, the European Union adopted the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR), which replaces the former Packaging Directive (94/62/EC). The regulation took effect 11 February 2025 and will apply after an 18-month transition period, beginning 12 August 2026.
On Nov. 10, 2023, the European Commission authorized a State aid scheme presented by Italy, earmarking EUR 1.7 billion to bolster agrivoltaic plants.
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Continue Reading Cultivating Sustainability: European Commission Greenlights Italy’s EUR 1.7 Billion Agrivoltaic Initiative
Greenberg Traurig cordially invites you to join a webinar focusing on the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Regulation.
Thursday, June 8, 2023
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On 12 April, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESMA, EBA, and EIOPA1) published a Consultation Paper proposing amendments to the European Commission’s Regulatory Technical Standards that implement Europe’s comparatively
Continue Reading SFDR Update: European Regulators Issue New Consultation & European Commission Provides New Guidance
The European Parliament (Parliament) enacted significant change to the proposed European Union (EU) Regulation for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in June 2022, as reported in an earlier GT
Continue Reading CBAM on Track to Take Effect in October 2023
EU law requires certain large companies to disclose non-financial information on the way they operate and manage social and environmental challenges. The current disclosure regime was introduced in 2014 by
Continue Reading EU to Make Changes to Its Sustainability Reporting Rules and Impose New Obligations on Non-European Companies
On Feb. 8, 2022, the Italian Chamber of Deputies approved a constitutional law (A.C. 3156) that modifies the Italian Constitution and elevates the environment to a constitutionally protected
Continue Reading Modification of Italian Constitution: Environment Elevated to Protected Primary Value
On Jan. 5, Mr. Mohammed Chamin – a Member of the European Parliament and the “rapporteur” on the proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in the Parliament’s Committee on Environment,
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The Greenberg Traurig Warsaw office has established an Environmental Protection Practice to provide clients with high-quality legal advice related to all aspects of environmental law.
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Continue Reading Greenberg Traurig Warsaw Office Establishes Environmental Protection Practice Led by Counsel Barbara Pancer