Clifford Chance
Global Environment Newsletter - Spring 2015
11 May 2015
The Spring edition of our Global Environment Newsletter covers the following topics:
- International: Climate Change Agreement negotiations continue: mixed success so far on further state commitments for emissions reductions
- EU: 1 June 2015 deadline for new classification, labelling and packaging rules
- Australia: Is ethical investment back on the agenda?
- Belgium: Urban planning and environmental permits integrated into one single permit in Belgium's Flemish Region
- Spain: Amendments to guarantee requirements under the environmental liability regime in Spain: more flexibility is given to operators and site owners
- The Netherlands: Soil remediation in The Netherlands: enhanced possibilities to coordinate remediation of sites polluted by more than one source
- UK: A change in environmental impact assessment thresholds: fewer residential, urban and industrial estate developments will be subject to EIA but more legal challenges may arise
