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

Originally viewed as one of the most promising countries in Europe for shale gas development, France recently affirmed its decision to ban hydraulic fracturing.

Reed Smith is a leading player in the field of energy and environmental law, and is committed to developing a more sustainable model for our cities.

On 22 October 2015, the Paris Civil Court handed down a judgment concerning environmental exposure to asbestos which could pave the way towards compensation of neighbours of industrial sites.

On November 27, 2024, the European Union ("EU") adopted Regulation (EU) 2024/3012 establishing a Union certification framework for permanent carbon removals...

250 à 300 entreprises en France sont si essentielles que leur identité est classée secrète. On les appelle les Opérateurs d'Importance Vitale (OIV). Aujourd'hui, une simple ligne de code peut provoquer une pollution...

After ordering the French State in 2017 to comply with air quality standards, and in 2021 to pay a penalty payment of €10 million for the period from January 11 to July 11, 2021...

The French Ministerial Statistical Department for Internal Security (Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure, also known by its acronym "SSMSI") has published...

In two judgments handed down on June 16, 2023, the Paris Administrative Court recognized for the first time the existence of a causal link between the bronchiolitis and ear infections affecting two children and the French State's failure to take action in terms of air pollution.

Noting that the French State had failed to take the necessary measures to ensure compliance with European air pollution thresholds in several urban areas in France, the Conseil d'État...

Le Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) a publié, pour la première fois, une étude portant sur les atteintes à l'environnement.

As people's awareness of global warming is growing and the struggle to preserve the environment and biodiversity is intensifying, the French Minister of Justice has adopted a circular setting...

On December 12, 2015, 195 countries adopted the first global agreement addressing climate change.

On July 1, 2021, in a case brought by the municipality of Grande-Synthe and several environmental organizations, the Conseil d'État (French Administrative Supreme Court) had ordered the French...

Un accord provisoire a été conclu entre le Parlement européen et le Conseil sur la protection de l'environnement par le droit pénal.

Après avoir ordonné à l'État en 2017 de respecter les normes de qualité de l'air, et en 2021 de payer une astreinte de 10 millions d'euros pour la période allant du 11 janvier au 11 juillet 2021...

Law No. 2021-1104 of August 22, 2021 on combating climate change and strengthening resilience to its effects (the "Climate and Resilience Law"), adopted on July 20, 2021, was promulgated on August 24, 2021.

Alors que les consciences s'éveillent face au réchauffement climatique et que les combats pour la préservation de l'environnement et de la biodiversité se multiplient...

Saisi par la ville de Grande-Synthe et des associations, le Conseil d'État avait enjoint le 1er juillet 2021 au Gouvernement de prendre, d'ici le 31 mars 2022, toutes les mesures permettant...