Maarten Christiaens

The ICLG to Environment & Climate Change Law 2022 covers common issues in environment and climate change laws and regulations - including environmental policy and its enforcement, environmental permits, waste, liabilities, etc. - in 18 jurisdictions.

One year after the Dutch Supreme Court upheld the Urgenda decision, climate change litigation is still trending. We discuss four developments in the climate change litigation landscape that build on the principles laid down in the Urgenda case law.

Klimaatverandering staat hoog op de agenda van de Europese Commissie. Op 4 maart 2020 stelde de Commissie de Verordening van het Europees Parlement en de Raad tot vaststelling van een kader voor de totstandkoming van klimaatneutraliteit en tot wijziging v

The outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis has been officially acknowledged as a pandemic and public health crisis. In response, the Belgian authorities have decided to proceed with the grant of temporary authorisations for certain biocidal product types.