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2023 began with further compliance challenges. Large German companies must adhere to the due diligence requirements of the new German Supply Chain Act, which aims to foster human rights and environmental standards.

The Koralm pumped storage hydroelectric power plant will be constructed in Styria, Austria. With a bottleneck output of about 1 gigawatt, it will be one of the most powerful hydropower plants in Austria.

The international Aarhus Convention was concluded by both the European Union and its member states. The convention lays down procedural safeguards in environmental decision-making processes.

In May 2021, a judgment of the Hague District Court ordering Royal Dutch Shell to reduce its worldwide CO2 emissions by 45 % by 2030 reverberated across the globe.

On 2 February 2022 the European Commission approved in principle a Complementary Climate Delegated Act (the "Complementary Delegated Act") which includes criteria for nuclear and gas energy activities under the EU taxonomy.

Erstmals sollen unternehmerische Sorgfaltspflichten in Bezug auf Menschenrechte und Umweltstandards auf Zuliefererbetriebe in Drittländern ausgedehnt werden.

In December 2019, the European Commission proclaimed the ambitious goal of making Europe the world's first carbon-neutral continent by 2050, ...

Following heated debates among various political stakeholders and unprecedented back and forth, the EU Council ultimately endorsed a final compromise text...

In February 2017 the Federal Administrative Court hindered the plans for a third runway to be built at Vienna Airport, explaining that the positive aspects of the project could not justify the extra carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution.

The draft amendment to the Environmental Impact Assessment Act (UVP-G), which is open for consultation until mid-September, pursues several regulatory objectives.

Aufgrund der Hochwasserkatastrophe vom September 2024 gerieten in den sozialen Medien die Wiener Donauinsel und die Thematik Hochwasserschutz...

Due to the flood disaster in September 2024, Vienna's Danube Island and the issue of flood protection versus renaturation increasingly became the focus of discussions...

Climate change litigation has been making waves, with companies and states facing legal challenges related to their environmental impact.

The Regulation (EU) 2024/1991, known as the "Nature Restoration Law" ("NRL"), represents a significant EU initiative aimed at reversing ecosystem degradation.

Die Kraftstoffverordnung 2012 (KVO 2012) unterwirft Personen, die fossile Kraftstoffe für den Straßenverkehr in Verkehr bringen, einer Substitutions- und Treibhausgas...

Die Novelle hat folgende Eckpunkte: schnellere, einfachere Bauverfahren, Wohnen leistbar zu machen, die gewerbliche Nutzung von Wohnungen zu reduzieren (Stichwort "AirBnB") ...

The Industrial Emissions Directive ("IED", 2010/75/EU) adopted in 2010 introduced more stringent measures for the protection of soil and groundwater.

Rechenzentren geraten zunehmend in den Fokus der UVP-Behörden in Österreich. Eine aktuelle Feststellung in Niederösterreich zeigt, dass Data Center künftig häufiger einer Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung unterliegen könnten – nicht wegen des Betriebs selbst, sondern aufgrund ihrer Diesel-Notstromaggregate. Diese Entwicklung wirft grundlegende Fragen für Projektentwickler und Investoren auf und könnte den Gesetzgeber zu einem eigenständigen UVP-Tatbes