Global Environment Newsletter - Winter 2015 / 2016

This issue covers the following topics:

International: COP21 – the real deal or another cop-out? Thoughts on the current international climate negotiations in Paris
International: The New Sustainable Development Goals – Global Action for People and Planet
EU: New EU rules on CO2 emissions from shipping - new obligations for CO2 emission monitoring, reporting and verification
Germany: New obligations for large distributors from belated implementation of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive - new obligations for take-back of equipment
The Netherlands: Reducing CO2 emissions: National Energy Agreement - a good start, but more efforts required
Romania: Current state of the Green Certificates market - Surplus of certificates expected in the coming years
UK: New Tough sentencing guidelines for health & safety and corporate manslaughter offences

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