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On May 17, 2018, the European Commission released a legislative proposal for the first ever CO2 emissions standards for heavy duty vehicles in the European Union.

Yesterday, the Environment Secretary, Michael Gove, addressed the Oxford Farming Conference and provided the clearest indication yet of the Government's plans for farming subsidies after Brexit ...

While much of the development of ESG can be attributed to demands by investors and consumers, regulations are emerging to put requirements around companies' stated ESG-reported outcomes.

Beyond a mounting execution and DD risk for deals, ESG factors are now driving some transactions outright...

Representatives from nearly every nation have gathered in Belém, in the heart of Brazil's Amazon region, for COP30, which runs from 10 to 21 November 2025.

As climate change and energy transition play an increasingly important role in the decision-making of private and government entities, one issue is bound to become the focus of attention: Is there a ...

In an attempt to improve Scotland's recycling habits, the Scottish Government has introduced a new deposit return scheme (DRS) due for implementation in March 2021.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has published a response to the consultation on a new statutory scheme.

In this MB Microtalk video, Mayer Brown's James Taylor discusses "Greenwashing," or essentially portraying a company's products, activities or policies as having positive environmental outcomes when that is not the case.

The use of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as part of the range of measures designed to reduce the UK’s CO2 emissions continues to draw closer.

The environment calendar highlights key dates for proposed and existing legislation and policy and closing dates for consultation papers relating to major environment issues in the EU and England.

Two new sets of UK regulations have amended existing regulations with the main intention of creating greater public involvement in decisions concerning offshore activities. This is achieved by increasing the level of information that is disseminated to the public, both in terms of what they are told and where this is published.

Despite the long passed deadline of full implementation in the UK by 13 August 2005, the UK Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) at the end of July 2006 released what is hoped will be the final consultation on Regulations to transpose the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive into national legislation.

The British Energy Security Strategy ("the Strategy"), published on April 7, 2022, aims to ensure that the United Kingdom has "a flow of energy that is affordable, clean and above all secure.

Zero carbon homes refers to residential buildings designed and constructed with a primary focus on minimizing carbon emissions. These homes are part of the UK's efforts to combat climate change...

The database required for the HME designation was not ready and not expected to be fully operational until sometime in 2015.