Nach langem Warten liegt er nun endlich vor, der Begutachtungsentwurf für die Novelle des Wohnungseigentumsgesetzes (WEG-Novelle 2022).

While other investment sectors made major pushes into ESG investing way earlier, venture capital funds lagged. ESG stands for "environmental

Angelika Hellweger of Rahman Ravelli outlines a multiple sclerosis sufferer's legal action against Austria, claiming its inadequate climate measures worsen his condition. The ECHR is prioritizing Müllner v. Austria, highlighting climate change as a human rights issue.

In recent years, activists have relied on their creativity to hold states and companies accountable.

The European Union's Renewable Energy Directive, adopted on 9 October 2023 as part of the "Fit for 55" package, marks another legislative effort of the European Union towards enhancing sustainable energy use and combating climate change.

The EU Climate Change Package provides for a substantial change to the current European Trading Scheme.

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.

The world has seen a significant shift towards sustainable energy sources in recent years.

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.

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

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

Der Weg aus der Abhängigkeit hin zur Europäischen Klimawende: Nach einer längeren Pause nach Erlassung des Erneuerbaren-Ausbaugesetzes schickt die Bundesregierung neue...

Der Europäische Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte („EGMR") hat in einer richtungsweisenden Entscheidung festgestellt, dass sich aus der Europäischen...

In September 2022, the Austrian Federal Competition Authority (FCA) published its Guidelines on sustainability cooperation agreements between companies (Guidelines).

On 21 April 2021, the European Commission (ECOM) published measures aimed at fostering sustainable investment and steering finance towards the European Green Deal.

2022 was a busy year marked by the late effects of the covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The latter has led to the rethinking of energy matters.

The long-awaited white paper of the Commission on climate, renewable energy, and energy efficiency going forward beyond 2020 was released on 22 January 2014 (the Communication).

This article is part of a series on developments in Austrian environment and climate change law in 2022 and, in particular, focuses on case law developments

When we started our NFT self-experiment, it did not take long before questions relating to energy consumption came up.