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European Commission’s Green Paper on a 2030 framework for climate and energy policies

  • Jones Day
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  • European Union
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  • May 7 2013

On March 27, 2013, the European Commission published a Green Paper (COM(2013) 169 final) that launches a public consultation on the content of the

Carbon price plummets as EU rejects rescue plan

  • Gadens Lawyers
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  • Australia, European Union
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  • April 24 2013

The price of EU carbon credits (European Union Allowances (EUAs)) plummeted by 40 following the rejection of the EU emissions trading scheme (EU

Oil sands and European Union Fuel Quality Directive (FQD) - an update

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • European Union
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  • March 15 2012

In April 2009 the European Union adopted a new Directive (200930EC) revising an earlier FQD (9870EC) and requiring fuel suppliers to reduce the greenhouse gas intensity of energy supplied for road transport

More alternative PPA structures seem to develop - are we seeing a paradigm change?

  • Kromann Reumert
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • November 9 2012

Just a few years ago, almost all European renewable energy power purchase agreements (PPA) were based on fixed prices and an off-take obligation by the grid operator

New Energy Efficiency Directive: mandatory energy audits for corporations

  • Cugia Cuomo & Associati Studio Legale
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  • European Union, Italy
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  • November 30 2012

According to the new Energy Efficiency Directive 201227UE, which will enter into force on December 4th 2012, corporations should be subject to an energy audit performed by qualified experts before December 5th 2015

Nuclear focus: the global fallout of the Fukushima disaster

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union, Japan, United Kingdom
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  • June 6 2011

Global confidence regarding the use of nuclear energy has been shaken by the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit northern Japan in March 2011, severely damaging the Daiichi nuclear facility in Fukushima as a result

Poland: closer to free allowances for the power sector

  • CMS Cameron McKenna
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  • European Union, Poland
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  • March 31 2011

On 29 March the European Commission adopted the so-called "derogation package", comprising the Decision on the methodology of transitional allocation of allowances to installations for electricity production and the Guidelines concerning the optional application of Article 10c of Directive 200387EC, supplemented by a commentary in the form of Frequently Asked Questions

Commission publishes eco-design working plan for 2012-2014

  • White & Case LLP
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  • European Union
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  • February 5 2013

On 7 December, the Commission finalised its Working Plan for 2012 - 2014 under the EU's Eco-design Directive. The Working Plan sets out the

Carbon trading post-2012 a battle for transitional free allocation of emission allowances

  • Schoenherr
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  • European Union
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  • September 10 2012

The EU Climate Change Package provides for a substantial change to the current European Trading Scheme

Draft directive could stifle future development of biofuels

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • European Union
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  • December 19 2012

The Commission has published a proposal to amend existing legislation on biofuels, with the aim of addressing the environmental and other potentially