EU Environmental Law Update - A 6 Part Webinar Series with Andrew Waite

Introduction

Presented by Andrew Waite, a Consultant with Prospect Law, this 6-part webinar series will explore the continued relevance of European environmental law in the United Kingdom following Brexit and the major new initiatives which have emerged from the European Commission which are likely to affect not only EEA countries but also influence developments in the UK and other countries.

What You Will Learn

This webinar series will cover the following:

Module 1 - Brexit and European Law

• How European environmental law will continue to apply in the UK
• Retained EU law
• Amended EU law
• The effect of the Withdrawal Agreement - the Northern Ireland Protocol
• Trade and Cooperation Agreement

Module 2 - Drivers for Change and Environmental Principles

• The dynamic Imperative of environmental law
• Environmental principles in EU law
• The legal roles of environmental principles in EU law
• The legal roles of environmental principles in current UK law
• Environmental principles in the UK under the Environment Act 2021
• Additional drivers: international law and the EU Environmental Action Programmes

Module 3 - Climate Change

• The new EU Regulation on Climate Neutrality
• Revisions to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
• Other policy changes to encourage reductions in greenhouse gas emissions: energy and transport

Module 4 - Zero Pollution Ambition

• Noise
• Water
• Air
• Revisions to the Industrial Emissions Directive
• Waste and the Circular Economy

Module 5 - Sustainable Products and Contaminated Land

• Sustainable products
• Extending the Ecodesign directive
• Sustainable electronic products
• Sustainable batteries
• End of life vehicles
• Packaging and plastics
• Chemicals
• A new contaminated land regime

Module 6 - Corporate Sustainability Reporting and the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

• Proposal for new directive on Corporate Sustainability Reporting
• Sustainable Finance Disclosure Directive

This webinar was recorded on 26th May 2022