The final agreement reached in Belém aims to triple adaptation finance by 2035 and boost climate commitments, but avoids including a roadmap for a fossil fuel phase-out despite demands from over 80 countries The Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30), held in the Brazilian city of Belém and…
The purpose of the text, which must now continue its parliamentary process, is to recognize the right to safe, accessible, and sustainable mobility and to modernize its planning, financing, and governance.
Following on with bringing flexibility to the rules on tax incentives to achieve decarbonization of the economy while staying competitive, the European Commission has approved the State Aid Framework to support the Clean Industrial Deal and published Recommendation (EU) 2025/1307 on tax incentives.
The High Court of Justice of Galicia orders the Xunta and the Hydrographic Confederation of the Miño-Sil to adopt urgent measures against the pollution of the As Conchas reservoir.
The waste directive is amended to prevent the generation of food waste and to define the foundations of the extended producer responsibility regime for textile and footwear products.
In this newsletter we compile the most relevant legal news on ESG matters in Spain, published by Garrigues and G-advisory.
In this newsletter we compile the most relevant legal news on ESG matters in Spain, published by Garrigues and G-advisory. READ MORE
AUTHOR: Luis Cabrera, principal in the area of ESG at G-advisory.
The new directive on the energy performance of buildings tackles the need to reduce the environmental impact of the building sector, which accounts for 40% of total energy consumption in the EU and 36% of its greenhouse gas emissions. Directive (EU) 2024/1275 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 April 2024 on…
