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French "Warming Trajectory" For Climate Change Adaptation Purposes

On January 23, 2026, the French government adopted a decree and a ministerial order regarding the "reference warming trajectory for adaptation to climate change."

France Environment

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Jones Day

France Multiannual Energy Plan No. 3: Third Programmation Pluriannuelle De L'énergie – PPE 3

After years of expectation, the French authorities have finally delivered.

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Bracewell

Current Trends In Climate Change Litigation: A Snapshot Of Risk And Insurance Considerations

In recent years, climate change litigation has begun to impact an increasingly diverse range of businesses and their directors and officers. This trend has been highlighted in The Grantham Research Institute's 2025 Report...

France Litigation

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K&L Gates LLP

Latest Developments On The EU Taxonomy Regulation

Since 2020, European Regulation 2020/852 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment (the EU "Taxonomy Regulation") established a classification of certain activities based on sustainable criteria.

European Union Energy

JD

Jones Day

NGOs File A Formal Complaint Against The Omnibus Procedure

European Union Commercial

JD

Jones Day

New Carbon Removal Certification Framework In Europe

European Union Environment

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Jones Day

E-commerçants : quelles informations environnementales fournir aux consommateurs ?

France Environment

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Haas Avocats

Security Over EU ETS Allowances: A French Legal Perspective

European Union Environment

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Bracewell

ECtHR Turns Up The Heat On Convention Members To Adequately Mitigate The Risks Of Climate Change

Worldwide Environment

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Macfarlanes LLP

EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) Passed By EU Parliament: What Are The Implications?

European Union Environment

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Norton Rose Fulbright

Carbon Capture Technology: Catalyzing Sustainability Through Innovation – A Patent Landscape Report

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Questel

LMA Provides New Guidance On External Review Process For Sustainability-Linked Loans

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Norton Rose Fulbright

Agritech : l'intelligence artificielle au service de l'agriculture

France Real Estate

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Haas Avocats

Renewable Ocean Energy Patents, And The Fight Against Climate Change

Worldwide Energy

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Questel

Developments Of The Advance Pricing Agreement Procedure In France

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NERA

French Supreme Court Rules On Pseudonymisation vs Anonymisation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

E-commerce : Les enjeux juridiques pour réussir 2026 (Video)

France Commercial

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Haas Avocats

On The Legal Side N°17 (Podcast)

France Technology

AD

August Debouzy

Franceinfo TV – New National And Local "Anti AirBnb" Rules With Sophie Erignac-Godefroy (Video)

France Real Estate

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UGGC Avocats

Secteur viti-vinicole : nos réponses à vos enjeux

La culture de la vigne est particulièrement liée aux conditions météorologiques. Le secteur viti-vinicole est donc l'un des premiers à être violemment touché par le...

France Healthcare

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Grant Thornton Société d’Avocats

The ESG Shift: Private Equity's Path Through Emerging Non-financial Realities

2023 is set to be a year of continued economic disruption for PE. IPEM's fifth annual Private Equity survey published this year, developed in collaboration with AlixPartners...

France Commercial

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AlixPartners

Affaire Grande Synthe, Saison 3 : Le Juge Tente De Maintenir La Pression Sur Le Gouvernement Pour Atteindre L'objectif De Réduction Des Gaz À Effets De Serre De 40% D'ici 2030

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...

France Environment

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Soulier Avocats

Grande Synthe Case, Season 3: The Judge Tries To Keep Up The Pressure On The French Government To Achieve The Objective Of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 40% By 2030

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...

France Environment

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Soulier Avocats

Evolution Of EU Carbon Legislation

European Union Environment

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Jones Day

French Financial Regulator Calls For Review Of SFDR Minimum Standards

France Environment

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Quel Bilan Pour La COP27 ?

France Environment

SA

Soulier Avocats

COP27: What Outcomes?

France Environment

SA

Soulier Avocats

200 technologies pour faire face dès aujourd'hui au changement climatique

Worldwide Environment

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Novagraaf Group

Financial Reporting Obligations: "The Sky Can(not) Wait"

European Union Finance

NR

Norton Rose Fulbright

ECB 2022 Climate Stress Test Calls European Banks To Action

European Union Environment

JD

Jones Day

EU Commission Proposes Two New Regulations To Tighten Control On Highly Potent Greenhouse Gases

European Union Environment

JD

Jones Day

What Are The New Green Reporting Duties In France?

France Employment

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Ius Laboris

Vers un devoir de vigilance européen

European Union Commercial

SA

Soulier Avocats

ECB 2022 Climate Stress Test Calls European Banks To Action

On July 8, 2022, the European Central Bank ("ECB") released the results from its annual stress tests, this year focused on banks' ability to incorporate climate risk stress testing into their risk...

European Union Environment

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Jones Day

EU Commission Proposes Two New Regulations To Tighten Control On Highly Potent Greenhouse Gases

On April 5, 2022, the EU Commission proposed two new regulations to restrict the emission and use of highly potent greenhouse gases, which heavily contribute to global warming...

European Union Environment

JD

Jones Day

What Are The New Green Reporting Duties In France?

The French Climate Law introduced new environmental reporting obligations for companies. Now, a recent decree has set out details of these obligations.

France Employment

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Ius Laboris

Vers un devoir de vigilance européen

La Commission européenne a adopté une proposition de directive sur le devoir de vigilance des entreprises en matière de durabilité. Les entreprises seront tenues de recenser et, s'il y a lieu, de prévenir...

European Union Commercial

SA

Soulier Avocats

Towards A European Corporate Due Diligence Duty

European Union Commercial

SA

Soulier Avocats

The French Climate Law And The World Of Work

The new French Climate and Resilience Law, which came into force in August 2021, implements important changes for employers.

France Environment

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Ius Laboris

COP26: What Outcomes?

The 2021 Glasgow Climate Change Conference or COP26[1], organized by the United Nations, took place from November 1 to 13...

France Environment

SA

Soulier Avocats

Quel Bilan Pour La COP 26 ?

La Conférence de Glasgow de 2021 sur les changements climatiques ou COP26[1], organisée par l'Organisation des Nations Unies...

France Environment

SA

Soulier Avocats

Environmental Labels, Greenwashing, And Ecocide Tackled By France's New Climate Law

On August 22, 2021, the French Parliament adopted the Climate and Resilience Law ("2021 Climate Law"). In aiming to accelerate the transition to a carbon-neutral and more resilient society, ...

France Environment

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Jones Day

Affaire Du Siècle : L'Etat Sommé De Sauver La Planète

France Environment

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Haas Avocats

Global Warming ("Case Of The Century"): The French State Must Repair The Ecological Damage Before December 31, 2022

France Environment

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Soulier Avocats

Réchauffement climatique (« l'Affaire du siècle ») : l'État doit réparer le préjudice écologique avant le 31 décembre 2022

France Environment

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Soulier Avocats

France Passes Groundbreaking "Climate Law" That Includes Labour-law Consequences

France Law Practice

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L&E Global

France Commercial

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Gide Loyrette Nouel

European Courts Face A Rising Tide Of Climate Litigation

European Union Environment

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Jones Day

The Results Are In! France's ACPR Publishes Report Of 2020 Pilot Climate Risk Assessment (Aka Stress Test) For Participating French Banks And Insurers

France Insurance

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Mayer Brown

JONES DAY TALKS®: European Central Bank's Climate Center And Investment Plans Focus On Sustainability

European Union Finance

JD

Jones Day

French Courts Ruled On Major Climate Lawsuits Against The State

France Environment

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Jones Day

Paris Arbitration Week Recap: Sailing The Winds Of Change At The 4th ICC European Conference On International Arbitration

European Union Litigation

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Mayer Brown

French Administrative Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Limiting Hydrocarbon Permits For Climate Change Reasons

France Environment

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Jones Day

French Parliament Adopts Ambitious Energy-Climate Law

France Environment

JD

Jones Day

Resolving Climate Change Disputes Through Arbitration

France Environment

JD

Jones Day

Implementation Of A "Low-Carbon Label" In France

France Environment

JD

Jones Day

Climate Change Litigation Heats Up In Europe

European Union Environment

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Jones Day

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