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As of 7 January 2013, certain industries will become subject to more stringent environmental investigation and reporting obligations.

Companies today are under more and more under pressure to not only improve their environmental performance but also let the world know about it.

The ECJ has held that in certain cases, the Member States are required to propose to the Commission the declassification of a site on the list of SCIs.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Since the beginning of the Second Republic, the Constitution has provided so-called 'state targets', which have guided the government to declare certain interests to be substantial.

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

The European Union has adopted far-reaching reforms to the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to meet its ambitious target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 % by 2030.