Climate case pleadings on appeal in Belgium

Climate case pleadings on appeal in Belgium

On Sept. 14, 2023, the appeal process of the Climate Case, with 60,000 plaintiffs, began at the Brussels Palace of Justice, the largest lawsuit in Belgium’s judicial history – and even the largest climate case worldwide. The hearings – each Thursday...
European Policy Overview September 2023

European Policy Overview September 2023

An important event took place in Brussels: The European Sustainable Energy Week. Against the backdrop of an ever-growing community, the 17th edition of the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) 2023 took place on 20-22 June. Under the theme of ‘Accelerating the...
European Policy Overview May 2023

European Policy Overview May 2023

Ostend Declaration Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and the UK signed the Ostend Declaration at a North Sea Summit on the Belgian coast on 24 April, pledging to increase their offshore wind capacity to 300GW by 2050. It...
European Policy Overview May 2023

European Policy Overview January 2023

At the very end of 2022, the European Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The objective of CBAM is to prevent that the greenhouse gas emissions reduction efforts of the EU be offset by...