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Environmental law articles, insights, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore insights covering topics such as clean air/pollution, climate change, environmental law and waste management.

Threading The Needle: ESG Risk In The Fashion Sector

The fashion industry is under increasing scrutiny for its environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") practices.

United Kingdom Environment

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Travers Smith LLP

Water White Paper: Is This The Turning Point We Have Been Waiting For?

On 20 January 2026, the UK Government published its Water White Paper, responding to last year's Cunliffe Report.

United Kingdom Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Community Right To Buy: Abandoned Neglected Or Detrimental Land

Since June 2018, communities have had the power to buy land that is either abandoned or neglected, or is detrimental to the environmental wellbeing of the community, even if the owner of the land is unwilling to sell.

United Kingdom Environment

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

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

An article providing an overview of major UK environmental law developments from 2025 and what is expected in 2026, covering regulatory reforms, new compliance obligations...

United Kingdom Environment

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Addleshaw Goddard

Environmental Improvement Plan 2025: What Businesses Need To Know

United Kingdom Environment

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Gowling WLG

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

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Jones Day

Risk Resilience-navigating The Storm

United Kingdom Environment

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Burness Paull

Trends In Environmental Litigation And Their Impact On Companies In England & Wales

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CANDEY

COP30: What Were The Key Outcomes?

Worldwide Environment

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Travers Smith LLP

Integrating Greenhouse Gas Removals Into The UK ETS

United Kingdom Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Greenwashing And Governance: Practical Pointers For Sustainability Communications

United Kingdom Environment

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Gowling WLG

Climate Resilient Crops – Mitigating The Risks Of Climate Change

United Kingdom Environment

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J A Kemp LLP

COP30: What You Need To Know

Worldwide Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Green Claims, Red Flags: UK Product Descriptions May Fall Foul Of The CMA's Green Claims Code

United Kingdom Environment

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K&L Gates LLP

New National Minimum Wage Rates For April 2026

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didlaw

UK Employment Roadmap At A Glance

United Kingdom Employment

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A&O Shearman

Data Centres: Common Issues And How To Avoid Them (Video)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Hiring For Startups: A Straightforward Guide

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

Employment Winter Newsletter 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

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Environment and Climate Regulation

Environmental Law

The DRC's Cobalt Conundrum: Balancing Strategic Resources, ESG Demands And Supply Chain Transparency

The global transition toward renewable energy, electric vehicles and advanced technologies has placed cobalt at the centre of the modern industrial supply chain.

United Kingdom Energy

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IR Global

Green Claims Across The Supply Chain

The CMA has published additional guidance (the guidance) on greenwashing for all businesses in the supply chain. The guidance supplements the CMA's Green Claims Code adopted in 2021...

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Government Confirms Switch To CPI Indexation For Renewable Subsidy Schemes From April 2026 But Rules Out A Freeze And Wider Realignment

The UK Government published its response to the separate (but aligned) consultations on changing inflation indexation in the Renewables Obligation ("RO") and Feed-in Tariff ("FiT") schemes on 28 January 2026...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Threading The Needle: ESG Risk In The Fashion Sector

United Kingdom Environment

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Travers Smith LLP

'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

Shedding Its Image: Logistics Sector Seeks To Deliver Sustainability

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Jones Day

How Immigration Can Fill Gaps In The UK's Green Energy Sector

United Kingdom Energy

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WestBridge Business Immigration

Why Deregulation Isn't The Answer: Re-focussing The Value Of Good Regulation

United Kingdom Technology

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Gowling WLG

UK's Planning And Infrastructure Act 2025: Planning Aspects

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Jones Day

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Climate Change

Europe Strikes A Deal: Provisional Agreement On The Omnibus I Directive

The European Union has reached a pivotal milestone in its sustainability agenda. After an intense month of trilogue negotiations...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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

Trends In Environmental Litigation And Their Impact On Companies In England & Wales

There is increasing pressure on states to curb their emissions and protect the climate. Government policy and lawmaking, which are initially driven by public opinion and social norms...

United Kingdom Environment

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CANDEY

COP30: What Were The Key Outcomes?

Worldwide Environment

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Travers Smith LLP

Integrating Greenhouse Gas Removals Into The UK ETS

United Kingdom Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Climate Resilient Crops – Mitigating The Risks Of Climate Change

United Kingdom Environment

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J A Kemp LLP

COP30: What You Need To Know

Worldwide Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

European Court Of Human Rights Adds To Growing Body Of Climate Change Caselaw

Worldwide Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

ESG Initiatives And Antitrust: A Cross-Jurisdictional Snapshot

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Travers Smith LLP

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Clean Air / Pollution

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

A New Vision for Water introduces reforms that organisations across the water supply chain, industry, agriculture, development and local government need to prepare for.

United Kingdom Energy

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Addleshaw Goddard

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

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

From plastics bans to new waste recycling obligations, there is a lot happening in ESG and sustainability regulation. We highlight the key developments to help businesses prepare for forthcoming changes.

United Kingdom Environment

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Lewis Silkin

New Water (Special Measures) Act Measures Come Into Force

United Kingdom Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Pioneers: Financial Times Interview With Kimin Tanoto

Worldwide Energy

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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

The Expanding Reach Of Environmental Criminal Law

United Kingdom Environment

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Devonshires

The Parent Trap: When UK Companies Face Liability For Overseas Harm

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herrington Carmichael

Winning Off the Pitch with vPPAs

United Kingdom Environment

TRAction

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Waste Management

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

A New Vision for Water introduces reforms that organisations across the water supply chain, industry, agriculture, development and local government need to prepare for.

United Kingdom Energy

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

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

An article providing an overview of major UK environmental law developments from 2025 and what is expected in 2026, covering regulatory reforms, new compliance obligations...

United Kingdom Environment

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

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

United Kingdom Environment

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Jones Day

Landfill Tax Reform: Government Dumps Radical Reforms For Now

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

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

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Latest Videos

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Energy And Infrastructure - Carbon Capture & Storage (Video)

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Travers Smith LLP

S4:E11 – Beyond The Blueprint - Creating Places That Matter: 'Fear Less, Do More' With Helen Taylor (Video)

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Square One

COP28 Insights Mini-Series – Part 1 (Video)

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Mayer Brown

[Video 2] Water Management: Mitigating Risks On Site (Video)

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Walker Morris

Climate Change And Your Property Portfolio: Understanding The Long-Term Risks (Video)

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WTW

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