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he European Water Resilience Strategy will develop a cross-sectoral plan for water and aquatic ecosystems...

News of potential delays to key deadlines under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will be met with relief in some quarters but leaves important issues to be resolved.

Every five years, the CRU undertakes a review of ESB Networks' and EirGrid's capex and opex over the preceding period to (i) forecast expenditure (ii) set revenues recoverable from customers...

The High Court in Ireland dismissed a challenge to a decision by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, following a competitive dialogue procedure, to award a contract for certain services.

The European Union has taken several initiatives to accelerate the roll-out of renewable energy development, key among which is streamlining and expediting permit...

The Commission issued the first in a series of guidance documents to support EU countries in transposing and implementing the revised Directive into national law.

Ireland's Budget 2025 is characterised by its significant investment in infrastructure which has been described as an ‘absolute priority' for the Irish Government.

Green leases are not a new concept, however, there is increased focus on such leases in the Irish real estate sector recently due to environmental concerns, a collective responsibility...

As significant EU legislation nears finalisation, we look at latest progress.

Our Energy Group is widely recognised as the premier all-island energy, renewables and resources practice.

In GB, the Feed in Tariff (FiT) scheme operates as a green subsidy which was introduced under the Energy Act 2008 to encourage the installation of small scale ‘green’ generation units.

On 9 February 2026, the European Commission launched two public consultations on the preparation of the EU's post-2030 climate policy framework.

The European Commission adopted the State aid Land and Multimodal Transport Guidelines and the State aid Transport Block Exemption Regulation on 16 March 2026...

The Irish Government has published the Critical Infrastructure Bill, a legislative initiative designed to tackle persistent delays in infrastructure approval processes. This development promises to streamline licensing, consenting, and planning procedures for critical infrastructure projects across Ireland.

In 2019, the EU endorsed a new target of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. However, it is predicted that current policies will only...

The European Commission proposed a Regulation to establish the Connecting Europe Facility for 2028-2034, and the rules for providing funding under the Facility to projects...

The Government has approved the Terms and Conditions (T&Cs) for the fifth auction under Ireland's Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS 5).