In the context of the COP 21, the French Parliament adopted, on July 22, 2015, the Energy Transition Bill, which is currently being reviewed by the French Constitutional Court prior to its publication in the Official Gazette.

The next significant step toward addressing climate change took place on April 22, 2016 in New York, when 175 nations signed the Paris Climate Pact following the agreement reached in Paris in December of last year.

Hubert de Vauplane's article "Dette écologique et justice climatique," appeared in the the February 2016 issue of the French publication Revue Banque...

The EU decision follows the ratification by both the United States and China and means that a total of 72 countries have now ratified the Agreement.

The LULUCF Regulation does not set any obligation for private parties, but it may ultimately result in stronger obligations for actors in the LULUCF sector.

La première édition du « Livre sur les technologies vertes » issue de la collaboration de l'OMPI, du Centre et du Réseau des Technologies Climatiques (CRTC) et de l'Académie égyptienne...

The Global Pact project is extensively built on existing principles, many of them enshrined in the Stockholm Declaration of 1972 and the Rio Declaration of 1992.

On April 5, 2022, the EU Commission proposed two new regulations to restrict the emission and use of highly potent greenhouse gases, which heavily contribute to global warming...

European courts, both at the Union level and the Member State level, are continuously facing a rising tide of climate litigation cases, with different responses.

European Regulation 2023/1542, concerning batteries and waste batteries (the "EUBR"), is a dark horse. While it includes a number of restrictions associated with hazardous materials...

According to news reports, the EU Commission proposed delaying the European Union's Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) for a second time.

On December 18, 2019, the French Administrative Supreme Court ruled in favor of limiting a hydrocarbon mining permit for climate change reasons.

The OECD has released two groundbreaking test guidelines specifically designed for nanomaterials, addressing critical gaps in standardized testing methods for dustiness determination and environmental fate assessment. These new protocols provide regulatory frameworks for measuring how nano-objects behave under various conditions, supporting decision-making processes across OECD member countries. The guidelines build upon existing OECD testing standards while introducing specialized methodologies tailored to

Since the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2016 and its entry into force, businesses have struggled to adjust to the increasing regulation of emissions

The European Commission has finalized its simplification package for the EU Deforestation Regulation, introducing significant changes to product coverage and operational procedures. The package includes modifications to the list of regulated products, technical updates to the Information System, and multilingual guidance documentation. These developments represent the Commission's response to feedback from Member States and affected industries seeking more streamlined compliance processes.

Chemical recycling of plastic is at a turning point in Europe, with several large projects poised to start but still facing regulatory and market challenges.

On December 23, the European Commission announced a new package of measures to boost the "circular economy" and "strengthen Europe's plastic recycling."

As of January 1, 2022, new French environmental regulations ("RE2020") are coming into force, replacing the former thermic regulations ("RT 2012").

On September 9, 2025, the European Parliament adopted a new directive amending the Waste Framework Directive with respect to textiles and food waste.

Last week, the Paris Judicial Court issued its long-awaited judgment in the so-called "greenwashing" case brought by Greenpeace and other NGOs against TotalEnergies SE and its subsidiary...