Publications - all documents
- Publications
- Biodiversity
- The Common Fisheries Policy in brief
- Common Fisheries Policy reform proposal briefings
- Subsidiary briefing - Are Transferable Fishing Concessions (TFCs) property rights in England and Wales?
- Summary briefing: The legality of mandatory transferable fishing concessions
- The legality of mandatory transferable fishing concessions
- Response to European Commission consultation on Fishing Opportunities
- Comments on the European Commission’s proposal for a regulation on a Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)
- The Renewable Energy Directive tested - can we keep out bad biofuels?
- Regulations for the Creation and Expansion of National Parks in Poland
- The relationship between the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and ICCAT recommendation 09-06
- Legal requirements to protect bluefin tuna under EU: implications for ICCAT negotiations
- Proposed legal framework for reformed CFP
- International and EU regulation of offshore drilling: analysis and proposals for reform
- The Fishing credits system an industry guide
- The Fishing Credits System summary
- Environmental regulation of oil rigs in EU waters and potential accidents
- Guide to legal considerations on IWC vote
- Summary guide to legal considerations on IWC vote
- Legal briefings: Whaling, the international commision and the EU
- EU voting rules: a whaling focus
- The EU principle of cooperation and international environmental agreements
- The impact of the Lisbon Treaty on EU fisheries policy
- CFP reform proposal: Fishing Credits System
- CFP Green Paper response
- Climate & energy
- Click here for bioenergy publications
- Non-ETS mitigation potential: an overview
- The offset scandals in the Effort-Sharing Decision
- How can we kick start domestic action in non-ETS sectors?
- Energy Efficiency Directive: Can energy savings obtained between 2010 and 2013 or after 2020 be counted within an energy efficiency obligation scheme to fulfill the energy savings target under Article 7.1 of the Energy Efficiency Directive?
- EU consultation on reforming the Emissions Trading Scheme - ClientEarth responds
- The EU Effort-Sharing Decision - the basics
- A vision for the future of the Effort Sharing Decision in the post 2020 EU climate framework
- Summary analysis of Commission decision on Polish application for transitional free allowances under Article 10c ETS directive
- Public procurement provisions in the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED): Is the Council proposal acceptable and how can it be improved?
- Legal memorandum: Are provisions on public procurement and buildings renovation in the proposal for the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) unconstitutional?
- Public procurement in a proposal for an Energy Efficiency Directive - legislative proposals by different EU institutions
- Legal memorandum: Is Article 5 of the proposed Energy Efficiency Directive contrary to the existing or future EU Public Procurement legislation?
- Legal memorandum: Sustainable Procurement and the Proposal for an Energy Efficiency Directive
- Legal memorandum: The principle of subsidiarity and the Proposal for an Energy Efficiency Directive
- Legislative briefing: Summary critique of the legislation establishing the Green Investment Bank
- Legal implications of EU action on GHG Emissions from the International Maritime Sector
- Towards the Green Investment Bank Act
- A critical analysis of the review process contained in the Commission proposal for a Directive on Energy Efficiency
- Energy savings targets: Analysis of the Commission's proposal for a Directive on Energy Efficiency
- Position of the Coalition for Energy Savings on the Energy Efficiency Directive
- State Aid for power plants that are highly efficient and CCS ready under the ETS after 2013
- Setting the ETS cap - the set aside of ETS allowances
- ClientEarth calls on UK government to pursue alternative EPS design
- Overhauling EU regulation of fluorinated gases
- Commission power to tighten the EU quantity of allowances for 2013
- Transitional free allocation of allowance to the power sector
- Formal request for access to documents related to the implementation of the EU ETS Directive2003/85
- Possible EU actions to restrict the use of CERs generated from HFC-23 offsetting projects
- Consultation Response – Irish Climate Change Response Bill 2010
- Final hurdles: Financial security obligations under the CCS Directive
- Legal briefing: Possible EU actions to restrict some types of CDM projects
- Select committee receives our evidence on emissions performance standards for power generation
- ClientEarth responds to House of Commons call for evidence on emmissions performance standards
- ClientEarth complaint against Spanish subsidies for coal power plants
- Briefing The emissions trading scheme auctioning regulation
- The Lisbon Treaty's impact on climate change and energy policy
- National measures and the Ecodesign and Energy Labeling Directives
- lessons from UK climate act
- Comparative analysis: Australia's carbon pollution reduction scheme - part 2
- Australia's carbon pollution reduction scheme - analysis pt 1
- State aid for coal-fired power stations, briefing PDF
- Ecofys report: New emissions limits for power stations will deliver massive CO2 savings in the most cost-effective way [PDF]
- Legal analysis of final Council conclusions: EU climate and energy package
- Amendments to introduce a CO2 emissions limit value in the IED/IPPC Directive
- An emissions performance standard as the regulatory alternative to capture-readiness
- Laying the Regulatory Foundations for Carbon Capture and Storage in the EU: A legal review...
- EU climate and energy package: analysis of draft conclusions of the French presidency
- Legal briefing on corrective measures and liability for CO2 storage [PDF]
- Legal briefing on the Climate Change Bill: the scientific case for an 80% target and the proposed review of the 2050 target [pdf]
- Climate & forests
- Biofuels – Safeguards for advanced biofuels
- Biofuels – Legislative delegation in the EC proposal
- Biofuels – Driving best practice in voluntary certification
- Biofuels – Fundamentals for meaningful action
- Enforcing the EU Timber Regulation - how can information be used?
- The EU Timber Regulation and the use of certification
- What does the EU Timber Regulation mean for the production of forest-related commodities?
- Biofuels: Improving the ILUC proposal
- Doha working group submissions map: a working paper on financing results-Âbased REDD+
- Carbon impacts of bioenergy under European and international rules
- Implementing VPAs: Outlining approaches for civil society’s participation in VPA-related law reforms
- Making laws work: Implementing Voluntary Partnership Agreements and the EU Timber Regulation
- EU Timber Regulation – VPA Q&A
- Risk assessment under the EU Timber Regulation and VPAs
- Penalties under the EU Timber Regulation and VPAs
- Competent Authorities: Roles and Responsibilities under the EU Timber Regulation and VPAs
- The EU’s commitment to sustainable development: Time to progress from Green Public Procurement to Sustainable Public Procurement
- Sustainable timber - the opportunity provided by the revision of the EU Public Procurement Directive
- Working paper: Map of SBSTA Submissions: REDD+ Safeguard Information System
- ClientEarth response to the UK government Consultation on Renewables Obligation Banding Review and Renewables Obligation Order 2012
- Sustainable Public Procurement - Identifying Opportunities
- May Certification Schemes Play a Role in Meeting the Due Diligence Obligation Under the Timber Regulation?
- What Does the Exercise of Due Diligence under the Timber Regulation Require?
- The Impact of Transparency Requirements on the Timber Regulation
- Lessons from International and Regional Instruments: A ClientEarth and World Resources Institute Submission to SBSTA
- Legal review of the legislative mandate on indirect land use change
- The Recognition and Withdrawal of Recognition of Monitoring Organisations under the Timber Regulation
- Reporting Obligations under the Renewable Energy Directive and the Fuel Quality Directive
- Bringing the ETS in line with reality: Making biomass emissions count through the Monitoring and Reporting Regulation
- Classifying the Actors in Timber Regulation - the first step to accurate implementation
- ClientEarth v the European Commission: Application for Annulment and annexes
- The Renewable Energy Directive tested - Can we keep out bad biofuels?
- NGO report on biomass
- A legal compass for VPAs
- ClientEarth response to UK consultation on the revised draft National Policy Statements for Energy I
- Legal briefing: Transparency Requirements for Public Procurement in the European Union
- Legal briefing: The Proportionality Principle and Sustainable Timber Procurement Policies
- Letter to the UK Government's Consultation on the Renewables Obligation Order 2011
- Joint submission for public consultation on indirect land-use change
- ClientEarth and others v Commission biofuels lawsuit, 20 September 2010
- ClientEarth replies to European Comission defence on access to biofuels documents
- Legal Briefing Legislative Mandate to the Commission on Indirect Land-Use Change
- Legal briefing Stakeholder participation in REDD plus
- Legal briefing The place of Social Criteria in Public Procurement Policies for Legal and Sustainable Timber
- Briefing Recommendations for strengthening the R-PP template
- Legal Analysis: Applicable Legislation in the Illegal - Timber Regulation
- ClientEarth briefing on Due Diligence in the Illegal - Timber Regulation
- ClientEarth and Others v Commission biofuels lawsuit, 8 March 2010
- Mini-Briefing: Advantages and disadvantages of a general prohibition and due-diligence system
- Mini-briefing: Complementarity of a general prohibition and the due-diligence requirement
- Participant's Assembly, Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
- Legal Analysis: Accreditation Procedure in the Illegal-Timber Regulation
- Briefing: Specification of Penalties for Noncompliance with the Illegal-Timber Regulation
- Briefing: WTO Implications of the Illegal - Timber Regulation
- Access to justice
- Asking European Politicians to ensure better transparency of the EU
- EU Aarhus Centre calls for increased transparency from European agencies
- Declaration of Young People's Rights to a Healthy Planet
- UN tells EU to open courts to citizens on environmental matters
- Briefing Recast of Regulation 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament,Council and Commission’s documents
- Financial institutions
- Company law
- ClientEarth - helping investors to drive corporate sustainability
- Referral to the Financial Reporting Review Panel Re: the BP Annual Report and Accounts 2009
- ClientEarth submission to the FRRP re the Rio Tinto Group Annual Report 2008
- UK company law: digging deeper publication
- Financial Reporting Council priorities consultation - ClientEarth response
- EU Environment
- The path towards transparency in the implementation of the Commission's executive power
- European amicus brief submitted to US EPA case
- ClientEarth vs Council transparency lawsuit
- Briefing Amendments to the proposal for an EU regulation on implementing acts
- Legal briefing The power to negotiate on behalf of the EU in an International Agreement on mercury
- EU enforcement policy - ClientEarth presentation to European Parliament public hearing
- EU enforcement policy of Community environmental law
- What does the Lisbon Treaty mean for the environment in Europe?
- Health & environment
- High time to act on nanomaterials
- Information dissemination in the context of the REACH procedure for the authorisation of dangerous substances
- Stakeholder consultation on the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the Olympic Transport Plan
- Application to the general court-CE&CSvECHA
- Letter to the Commission: Uk Government ignoring guidance on complying with air pollution limits
- Letter to Commission on government failure to disclose air quality data
- Progress reports on evaluation and enforcement of REACH in Europe
- Consultation response on the postponement of phase 3 of London's low emission zone
- Letter to the Commission on the UK’s revised PM10 time extension notification
- CleanAir programme: Complain to Commission on London NO2 failings
- ClientEarth: Mayor of London's Air Quality Strategy is insufficient
- CleanAir programme: Third submission to Commissioner Dimas
- CleanAir programme continues with a further submission to the EU
- ClientEarth acts on London air pollution letter
- Public procurement
- Labels and certificates can simplify the task of procurement officials and tenderers, but only if the law is clear
- Court of Justice of the EU case law review: the link to the subject matter
- Providing an enabling legal framework for sustainable public procurement
- Using technical specifications and award criteria to promote sustainable development – reflections on IMCO amendments
- Life-cycle costing – reflections on IMCO amendments
- Life-cycle characteristics explained
- Procuring best value for money
- Distinguishing technical specifications and award criteria on the basis of role, not content
- The EU’s commitment to sustainable development. Time to progress from Green Public Procurement to Sustainable Public Procurement
- Sustainable timber: the opportunity provided by the revision of the EU Public Procurement Directive
- Identifying Opportunities for Sustainable Public Procurement
- Environmental thinking
- Biodiversity
