EU and German Climate Change Legislation Developments
Friday, May 7, 2021 April 2021 saw two major developments in climate change legislation in the EU and in Germany. These developments confirm that the goal of fulfilling the Paris Agreement and achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest will increasingly shape EU and German law-making for the foreseeable future. Further legislative action may be just around the corner. Provisional Agreement of EU Lawmakers on EU Climate Law At the EU level, European lawmakers reached a preliminary agreement on the European Commission’s proposal for a European Climate Law on 21 April 2021 af...