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EU ETS Review: Key Proposed Changes To The Bloc's Carbon Market

On 17 July 2026, the European Commission proposed a revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) (the Proposal) for Phases 5 and 6 of the EU ETS post-2030. The Proposal forms part of a broader package of measures under the EU Clean Industrial Deal aimed at strengthening the EU's competitiveness, and accelerating industrial decarbonisation, with further legislative proposals expected in the coming months.

European Union Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Digital Waste Tracking: What Permitted Waste Facility Operators Need To Know

England is transitioning from a fragmented, largely paper-based waste records towards a centralised digital reporting system. The Digital Waste Tracking (England) Regulations 20261 (Regulations)establish the statutory framework for this transition by introducing mandatory reporting requirements for operators of permitted waste facilities.

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Lexplosion Solutions Private Limited

BNG For Energy And Infrastructure NSIPs: Navigating The New Guidance Ahead Of 2 November 2026

Defra has published all ten biodiversity gain statements and detailed guidance for NSIPs ahead of mandatory BNG on 2 November 2026. We examine what the new package means for developers with projects in the pipeline.

United Kingdom Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Circular Economy: From Regulation To Real Business Value

On 12 May 2026, we hosted a webinar in collaboration with Eco Intelligent Growth on Circular Economy: From Regulation to Real Business Value, exploring how circular principles...

European Union Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Waste Packaging Fraud: Investigations And Prosecution Risks

United Kingdom Environment

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Too Big To Ignore: Regulating The Data Centre Boom

United Kingdom Energy

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Travers Smith LLP

Battery Recycling And Reuse Technologies Drive Patent Growth

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Murgitroyd

EU Deforestation Regulation: The European Commission's Simplification Push

European Union Environment

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Lewis Silkin

Batteries In Full Circle

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

United Kingdom IP

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Boult Wade Tennant

United Kingdom Launches Its First National Strategy To Tackle PFAS

Worldwide Environment

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Jones Day

European Commission Adopts New Measures To Stop Unsold Clothes And Shoes Being Destroyed

United Kingdom Environment

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Lewis Silkin

'A New Vision For Water' – What The Government's Overhaul Of The Water Sector In England And Wales Really Means

United Kingdom Energy

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Addleshaw Goddard

UK Environmental Law: 2025 Round‑up And What To Expect In 2026

United Kingdom Environment

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Addleshaw Goddard

Defining Moments – A Day In The Life With Xuyang Zhu (Video)

United Kingdom IP

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Winston Taylor

Union Rights On The Rise: Headline Issues (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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A&O Shearman

The Business Of Beauty: From Luxury To Longevity With Lindy Firstenberg (Podcast)

United Kingdom Consumer

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AlixPartners

UK Jurisdiction Taskforce Publishes Final Legal Statement On Liability For AI Harms

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

AI-generated Grievances: What Every Employer Needs To Know (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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A&O Shearman

Environmental Improvement Plan 2025: What Businesses Need To Know

The UK Government has published its updated Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP), outlining the steps it intends to take in order to improve the natural environment...

United Kingdom Environment

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Gowling WLG

UK Emissions Trading Scheme Expands Scope To Energy-From-Waste

In July 2025, the UK government (along with the Scottish government, the Welsh government, and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for Northern Ireland...

United Kingdom Environment

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Jones Day

Landfill Tax Reform: Government Dumps Radical Reforms For Now

The Government has paused major Landfill Tax reforms, retaining the current two-rate system and key exemptions, which is positive news for the construction, recycling, and waste management sectors.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Addleshaw Goddard

Turning Over A New Leaf: What You Need To Know About The EPBC Act Amendments

The long anticipated amendments to the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have now been introduced to the House of Representatives. Government had indicated an ambitious timetable to have the amendments pass both houses by the end of this year.

United Kingdom Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Mechanochemical Recycling Of Teflon®

United Kingdom Energy

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Marks & Clerk

Autumn Round Up Of Environmental, Social, Governance And Sustainability Regulatory News

United Kingdom Environment

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Lewis Silkin

Buckinghamshire Council v FCC Buckinghamshire Ltd

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Exploring The Interoperability Of Global Frameworks With KEY ESG

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

EU & UK: 5 Key Legal Sustainability Developments For The Fashion Industry

European Union Environment

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Addleshaw Goddard

The Environmental Governance (Targets) Regulations 2025

United Kingdom Environment

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ISOLAS

UK Extended Producer Responsibility For Packaging: Implications For Fashion Retailers

United Kingdom Consumer

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Browne Jacobson

Potter Clarkson Launches Landmark Patent Landscape Analysis Of The SynBio Revolution

United Kingdom IP

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Potter Clarkson

Patenting Trends In Circular Plastics

United Kingdom IP

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Keltie LLP

The Pioneers: Financial Times Interview With Anna Hammond

Worldwide Healthcare

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Withers LLP

UK Extended Producer Responsibility For Packaging: Implications For Fashion Retailers

The UK's Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging Regulations, effective from January 2025, introduces an entirely new approach to the management and recycling of waste packaging.

United Kingdom Consumer

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Browne Jacobson

Potter Clarkson Launches Landmark Patent Landscape Analysis Of The SynBio Revolution

Synthetic biology – or, more colloquially, using biology to do stuff – is no longer a niche research curiosity. From engineered microbes cleaning up environmental waste to CRISPR-edited cells...

United Kingdom IP

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Potter Clarkson

Patenting Trends In Circular Plastics

As environmental concerns and legislative pressures mount globally, innovation in plastics recycling and sustainable materials is no longer a niche pursuit; it is a commercial imperative

United Kingdom IP

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Keltie LLP

The Pioneers: Financial Times Interview With Anna Hammond

An innovator disrupting inefficient food systems, Anna Hammond has created a new model for eliminating waste and tackling food insecurity.

Worldwide Healthcare

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Withers LLP

Plastics: Next Steps For The UN Global Plastics Treaty And Key UK And EU Regulatory Developments

United Kingdom Tax

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Addleshaw Goddard

Can Recycled Concrete Help Make Construction Significantly More Sustainable?

As individuals, we are all well used to recycling plastics, paper, and glass, but industry needs to become just as active with the way they recycle...

United Kingdom Environment

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Potter Clarkson

Flick The Switch Board: Get Plugged Into The Latest UK Guidance On EEE And WEEE

Waste treatment, recycling and take back obligations in relation to electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) and waste of such electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)...

United Kingdom Environment

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K&L Gates LLP

Irish Government's Message To The Construction Industry: Waste Not, Want Not

Traditionally, construction and demolition (C&D) waste has been exempt from the application of waste levies.

United Kingdom Environment

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Addleshaw Goddard

Waste And Packaging – Obligations For The Sector

Many would grumble that recycling and waste obligations are a burden on the brewing and hospitality sectors that rival hiked energy prices and NI increases.

United Kingdom Environment

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Freeths LLP

How Can AI Help Make Construction More Sustainable?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Potter Clarkson

Enhancing Cosmetic Formulations: The Power Of Packaging

United Kingdom Environment

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Potter Clarkson

Fashion's Future: Adapting To The EU's New Ecodesign Regulation

European Union Consumer

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Withers LLP

Food Waste Powers New Battery Breakthrough

United Kingdom Environment

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Potter Clarkson

Enhancing Cosmetic Formulations: The Microplastics Problem

United Kingdom Environment

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Potter Clarkson

How Healthcare Organizations Can Strengthen Compliance To Fight Fraud, Waste And Abuse

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NAVEX

A New Commercially Viable Recycling Process For Polyethylene And Polypropylene?

United Kingdom Environment

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Marks & Clerk

Charging For Single-Use Disposable Beverage Cups In Scotland Creeps Closer

United Kingdom Environment

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

The Vast World Of Supply Chain Risks (Abbreviated)

United Kingdom International

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NAVEX

Break It Down Now: Stubborn Plastics Broken Down By Microbes

United Kingdom Environment

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Marks & Clerk

Can Biofuels Help Shipping Achieve A Greener Future?

United Kingdom Transport

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Potter Clarkson

Driving Emissions Down And Profit Up By Investing In Food Waste Reduction

United Kingdom Environment

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AlixPartners

How To Get Ahead Of Emerging Environmental Risks In The Food And Beverage Industry

United Kingdom Healthcare

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WTW

Recent Proposed Amendments To The UK And EU Emissions Trading Schemes (ETS)

United Kingdom Environment

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

New Methods Of Service A Boon To Landowners Seeking Interim Injunctions Against Persons Unknown

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gatehouse Chambers

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