Water

Michiel Vanhamme

De doorwerking van de doelstellingen uit de KRW voor oppervlaktewater in projecten. Het derde blogbericht uit een reeks (deel III)

De Kaderrichtlijn Water (KRW) vereist dat alle EU-lidstaten uiterlijk in 2027 voldoen aan de in de richtlijn gestelde doelen.

Het verbod op achteruitgang van de grondwatertoestand en de Kaderrichtlijn water. Het tweede blogbericht uit een reeks (deel II)

De grondwatertoestand mag niet achteruitgaan. Dat verbod staat in de Europese Kaderrichtlijn water. In dit blogbericht schetsen wij het juridisch kader voor grondwater.

Natan Vermeersch wins the CREG Prize 2022

We are proud to announce that Natan Vermeersch has been awarded the prestigious CREG - Commission for Electricity and Gas Regulation - Belgium Prize in the Flemish Community for his master's thesis, titled "De gunning van offshore domeinconcessies".

Waterdoelen in Nederland – een schets van de juridische stand van zaken. Het eerste blogbericht uit een reeks (deel I)

Water staat hoog op de agenda. En met reden: de kwaliteit en kwantiteit van het oppervlakte- en grondwater in Nederland staan onder druk, aldus de Raad voor de leefomgeving en infrastructuur (“Rli”).

Tuur Desloovere

Associate Brussels

Climate change and sustainability - Environmental considerations for a sustainable business model

Climate change has become the most important sustainability issue of our time. Three major developments in the field of climate and sustainability inevitably affect the way businesses operate and how they move towards more sustainable business models.

Stibbeblog | Environment and Energy

Marie Boomert

Junior Associate Brussels

Stibbe advises ICDI

Stibbe advised ICDI (a collaborative group of three intercommunal bodies that are active in waste sorting) on the renovation, extension, and reorganisation of a large-scale waste sorting site in the Walloon region.

Stibbe represents the Flemish Region

Stibbe assisted the Flemish Region in an EU litigation by defending its interests based on Article 258 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU, previously Article 226 TEC).

Stibbe advises Blue Gate Antwerp

Assisting Blue Gate Antwerp in the redevelopment of its petroleum business cluster.

Stibbe wins case concerning Isla refinery air pollution on Curaçao

Many residents of Curaçao suffer due to severe air pollution from the Isla oil refinery. With Stibbe’s help, a number of residents living under 'the smoke of Isla', alongside environmental organisations, have sued the state of Curacao for wrongful acts.

Update on Climate Change Litigation

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.

Stibbe participates in AquaConnect programme

The research programme AquaConnect involves a consortium working on solutions to enable the Netherlands and other delta areas to become self-sufficient in their supply of fresh water.