by Hardwick Legal | Apr 14, 2021 | Purpose Built (LexisNexis)
<p><strong>Has the requirement of ‘non regression’ in the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) prevented the UK from diverging from the environmental protections in place at the end of the Brexit transition period?</strong></p><p>On 24 December 2020, the UK government and the European Commission announced a deal in principle on the legal terms of the future UK-EU relationship. The <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/brexit_files/info_site/tca-20-12-28.pdf" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="">EU-UK TCA</a> contains, at <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/948119/EU-UK_Trade_and_Cooperation_Agreement_24.12.2020.pdf" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Part 2, Heading 1, Title XI, Chapter 7</a>, a section on the ‘environment and climate’ which includes complex provisions to maintain a ‘level playing field’ in regard to environmental standards following Brexit. This means that while the UK can adopt its own, different, rules on environment</p>
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What do the ‘level playing field’ provisions in the UK-EU TCA mean for UK environmental law post-Brexit?
by Hardwick Legal | Apr 1, 2021 | Purpose Built (LexisNexis)
<p><strong>What is the Dasgupta review and what do its findings reveal about the economics of biodiversity?</strong></p><article><section><p>On 2 February 2021, HM Treasury published the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/final-report-the-economics-of-biodiversity-the-dasgupta-review" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable=""> final report</a> of the Independent Review on the Economics of Biodiversity led by Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta first commissioned in 2019. The review sought to examine the link between biodiversity and economic growth at a time of record-breaking rates of biodiversity loss. The final report outlines a comprehensive economic framework for biodiversity and ‘calls for changes in</p></section></article>
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Biodiversity, business and the Dasgupta Review 2021
by Hardwick Legal | Mar 30, 2021 | Purpose Built (LexisNexis)
<p><strong style="background-color:transparent;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;">How can UK industry sectors contribute to achieving the government’s target of net zero emissions by 2050, while remaining globally competitive?</strong></p><p>On 17 March 2021, the Department for Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) published its <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/industrial-decarbonisation-strategy?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_source=219295ba-245d-4daa-a3ce-990f5cfd13d2&utm_content=immediately" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="">industrial decarbonisation strategy</a> (the Strategy). The Strategy builds on the Prime Minister’s ten point plan for a green industrial revolution and outlines the government’s plan to: </p><ul><li>encourage low carbon options among investors and consumers;</li><li>transform current industrial processes; and </li><li>track and improv</li></ul>
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What can we expect from BEIS' industrial decarbonisation strategy?
by Hardwick Legal | Mar 25, 2021 | Purpose Built (LexisNexis)
<p><strong>In spite of the pandemic, the UK secondary market for offshore wind is transitioning into a mature asset class, as represented by the recent spate of M&A deals successfully run as competitive auction processes. But what are the current market dynamics, and what opportunities should lawyers be aware of?</strong></p><p>In our latest News Analysis, <a href="https://bracewell.com/people/gordon-stewart">Gordon Stewart</a>, <a href="https://bracewell.com/people/jo-en-low">Jo En Low</a> and <a href="https://bracewell.com/people/tom-jami href=""></a href="https://bracewell.com/people/tom-jami></p>
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Comment—the M&A secondary market in UK offshore wind
by Hardwick Legal | Mar 18, 2021 | Purpose Built (LexisNexis)
<p><strong>How does the recent law proposed by the European Parliament seek to ensure that businesses are held accountable when they harm, or contribute to harming, the environment, human rights and good governance? </strong></p><p>On 10 March 2021 the European Parliament adopted <a href="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2021-0073_EN.html" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="">a legislative initiative report</a> calling for the adoption of an EU law to require both EU and non-EU companies to conduct mandatory environmental and human right along their full value chains. The proposed law also makes provisions for the imposition of fines, sanctions and civil liability for non-compliance, as well as legal support for third-country vi</p>
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The EU Mandatory Environmental and Human Right Due Diligence law—key elements
