Claudia De Meulemeester

Europe’s demand for stricter sustainability requirements in a stalled trade agreement with South American countries shows the difficulty in imposing a global baseline, as governments...

Young environmental campaigners will take heart from the success of Held vs Montana. However, it remains to be seen whether challenges brought in other US...

The finalised US Securities and Exchange Commission climate disclosure regulations look likely to arrive as anti-ESG sentiment features in many US presidential election campaigns –...

From pollution concerns to supply chain due diligence and litigation risks, liabilities linked to the use of plastics and its chemical components should alert companies...

The International Seabed Authority’s failure to agree on a mining code highlights the divisions over the prospects of scraping minerals off oceans’ floors in a...

Report highlights an uptick in patent requests being filed and accepted by a UK fast-track scheme designed to stimulate green tech innovations. Since the UK...

This month the US house financial services committee is holding a set of hearings on sustainable investing, reflecting political hostility towards the inclusion of environmental, social and governance factors in...

Litigation triggered by generational concerns about climate change is set to rise as courts are asked to consider the rights of different age groups in the face of climate impacts....

Three US supervisory authorities and private actors across the country are focusing on tackling greenwashing issues arising in their regulatory frameworks. Corporate net zero pledges, the marketing of sustainability products...

The IMO’s agreed emissions reduction targets signal progress in an industry that has engaged very little with the need to decarbonise. However, the targets are not aligned with the Paris...

Member states of the International Maritime Organization have started discussions on a draft proposal, which includes a shipping levy but does not include 1.5C targets. Negotiations between member states of...