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Offshore Update: General Scheme Of Marine Protected Areas Legislation Published
The Irish Government has published the General Scheme of the Maritime Area Planning (Marine Protected Areas) (Amendment) Bill 2026, which would integrate marine protected area designation into Ireland's existing maritime spatial planning framework. This legislative proposal aims to protect 30% of Irish waters by 2030 while establishing new compliance obligations for public bodies and consultation mechanisms for stakeholders with maritime interests.
Ireland Environment
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Arthur Cox
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Escalating Its Legal Strategy, Greenpeace Netherlands Petitions Dutch Court For Information On Meat Producer JBS’ Climate Impacts To Build Future Case
Greenpeace Netherlands has filed a petition in Dutch court to compel global meat producer JBS to disclose detailed information about its greenhouse gas emissions, supply chain practices, and expansion plans. This legal action follows JBS's rejection of an earlier demand letter and could establish precedent for using Dutch evidence-gathering procedures to build climate cases against agricultural and other high-emission industries that have largely avoided climate litigation.
Netherlands Environment
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Arnold & Porter
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Offshore Update: General Scheme Of Marine Protected Areas Legislation Published
The Irish Government has published the General Scheme of the Maritime Area Planning (Marine Protected Areas) (Amendment) Bill 2026, which would integrate marine protected area designation into Ireland's existing maritime spatial planning framework. This legislative proposal aims to protect 30% of Irish waters by 2030 while establishing new compliance obligations for public bodies and consultation mechanisms for stakeholders with maritime interests.
Ireland Environment
AC
Arthur Cox
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Belgium Transposes The EmpCo Directive: Consumer Law Gets Tougher On Greenwashing
Belgium has transposed the EU's EmpCo Directive into national law, introducing stricter rules against greenwashing and misleading environmental claims. The new legislation expands the blacklist of unfair commercial practices and imposes additional pre-contractual information obligations on businesses. How will these changes impact companies making sustainability claims and selling products with digital elements?
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Escalating Its Legal Strategy, Greenpeace Netherlands Petitions Dutch Court For Information On Meat Producer JBS’ Climate Impacts To Build Future Case
Greenpeace Netherlands has filed a petition in Dutch court to compel global meat producer JBS to disclose detailed information about its greenhouse gas emissions, supply chain practices, and expansion plans. This legal action follows JBS's rejection of an earlier demand letter and could establish precedent for using Dutch evidence-gathering procedures to build climate cases against agricultural and other high-emission industries that have largely avoided climate litigation.
Netherlands Environment
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Arnold & Porter
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