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

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

On 25 October 2018 Parliament adopted a new comprehensive environmental package comprising

As Austrian environmental law is shaped by the Austrian federal legal system, the Austrian polity and allocation of competences is outlined in the following.