To combat this, the proposed instrument sets out temporary, proportionate and extraordinary measures.

Following their adoption and publication in draft form by the European Commission last June, two new EU Taxonomy delegated acts were published in the Official Journal on 21 November...

Matheson recently authored an article for IFLR's ESG EMEA Report 2022 which discusses the role of corporate governance in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and explains why boards need to be proactive...

ESG or Environmental, Social and Governance factors have recently become a hot topic in the financial services and indeed in the pensions industry. But what are the legal...

The Commission is consulting until 21 March 2025 on draft amendments to the State Aid Implementing Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 and State Aid Best Practices Code as regards...

The attention of FOI Officers is drawn to the European Communities (Access to Information on the Environment)(Amendment) Regulations 2011, which were published just before Christmas, so you may have missed them in the Christmas rush!

Reform of the EU gas regulatory framework continues as the EU seeks to create the conditions to enable energy transition.

The CJEU has found that Bulgaria breached Article 4(1) of the Wild Birds Directive 2009/147/EC, by failing to include the entire Important Bird Area covering the Rila Mountains as a Special Protection Area (SPA).

Obligations under the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) had been due to commence from 30 December 2024.

nvironmental Delegated Act - setting out the technical screening criteria (TSC) for economic activities making a substantial contribution to the non-climate environmental objectives...

The European Commission amended State Aid rules to allow NGOs to request a review of State Aid decisions that relate to EU environmental law. This new review mechanism comes in light of the findings of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee in case ACCC/C/2015/128...

At William Fry, we view our impact on the world as integral to our success and approach sustainability not just as a business priority, but as a reflection of who we are.

BHSL is a multi-disciplinary environmental engineering and environmental management group of businesses.

The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has published its Insurance Newsletter for September 2022. A few key highlights below.

This case concerns Member States' obligations under the Water Framework Directive (Directive 2000/60/EC) ("WFD")). The CJEU determined that the EPA is not obliged...

The Government has published the Climate Action Plan 2023 ("CAP23"), a roadmap for meeting Ireland's emissions reduction requirements.

The European Commission approved a €5 billion German measure to support European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company in the construction and operation of a microchip manufacturing plant in Dresden.

This is an important step in the process towards the development of a national Private Wires policy for Ireland.

The Commission published a Staff Working Document on the Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework ("CISAF"). The CISAF was adopted on 25 June 2025 and encourages investment in clean energy...

On 1 April 2026, the High Court upheld the Commission’s grant of permission to Shannon LNG Limited in a challenge taken by Friends of the Irish Environment.