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Greece Taken to EU Court Over Environmental Impact Assessment Failures
July 27, 2022
The European Commission is referring Greece to the Court of Justice after the commission decided that Greece has failed to carry out environmental impact assessments for certain large infrastructure projects under the 1985 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive.
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EU Countries Agree on Mandatory Gas Cut Regulation
July 27, 2022
EU energy ministers agreed on a bloc-wide winter alert system to trigger mandatory cuts in natural gas consumption at the recent extraordinary energy council in Brussels including requiring that cuts of 15 percent can only be activated by a vote of the council.
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UK High Court Orders Government to Provide Details on Plans to Hit Net Zero Targets
July 20, 2022
The United Kingdom’s High Court has ruled that the UK government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), who published its Net Zero Strategy in October 2021 describing its plan to deliver net zero emissions by 2050, left out vital components and has ordered the BEIS to publish a new, more detailed report for March 2023.
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Vaughn in Ruetir: Will the UK leave the European Court of Human Rights?
July 20, 2022
Despite Great Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, it has remained a member of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), a position which has come into question in recent days after resignation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the upcoming vote for a new leader.
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A Gas Worries Continue, EU Invests on Hydrogen
July 20, 2022
The European Commission passed €5.4 billion in hydrogen subsidies launching 41 projects in 15 countries centered around hydrogen technology, in what is only the first of four expected waves of state aid approvals for hydrogen projects in the European Union despite questions remaining concerning the approval process and impact on the environment.
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