Climate action and clean energy

Key developments

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EU environment tracker 2025—climate action and air emissions—this tracker tool covers key new and upcoming EU legislation and consultations linked to the EU’s climate action and emissions reduction targets. The EU has committed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions progressively up to and beyond 2030 with the ultimate aim of reaching net zero emissions by 2050. These emissions targets have driven rapid developments in recent energy and environmental policy and legislation, including the launch of the European Green Deal and the enactment of the European Climate Law. To review legal developments from 2024, see Practice Note: EU environment tracker 2024—climate action, energy, and emissions
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The European Green Deal—tracker—tracks policy developments at the EU level under the European Green Deal, the European Commission's roadmap for moving to a sustainable economy, central to which is the commitment to make the EU the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. The Green Deal forms the basis of EU actions to tackle the risk of climate change, biodiversity loss, deforestation and pollution. This tracker provides an overview on the background to the European Green Deal and the

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French book delivery fee may be justified under EU law, court opinion says

MLex: France's €3 minimum shipping fee for book orders under €35 falls under Directive 2006/123, the EU Services Directive, and may be allowed as a cultural measure, Advocate General Maciej Szpunar said in an opinion issued on 3 July 2025. However, the law—which was challenged by Amazon, is not automatically excluded from EU rules just because it promotes cultural aims.

Commission evaluation finds WEEE Directive requires significant reform

The European Commission has published an evaluation of Directive 2012/19/EU (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive), identifying five major shortcomings requiring reform. The evaluation found that only three EU member states met the 65% collection target in 2022, while highlighting inadequate scope coverage for new waste streams, fragmented Extended Producer Responsibility schemes, and low implementation of quality treatment standards. The Commission will consider these findings during the WEEE Directive revision process as part of the upcoming Circular Economy Act, with potential measures including mandatory treatment standards and expanded scope to include green and digital equipment.

European Commission adopts Delegated Act regarding the use of alternative internal models under the CRR

The European Commission has adopted a Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 575/2013 (Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR)) with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the conditions for assessing the materiality of extensions of, and changes to, the use of alternative internal models, and changes to the subset of the modellable risk factors. The Delegated Regulation enters into force on the 20th day of its publication in the OJ.

Commission launches Hydrogen Mechanism under EU Energy and Raw Materials Platform

The European Commission has launched the Hydrogen Mechanism, the first operational component of the EU Energy and Raw Materials Platform. The mechanism, established under Regulation EU/2024/1789 on the internal markets for renewable gas, natural gas and hydrogen, aims to support the market development of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen, as well as its derivatives, including ammonia, methanol and electro-sustainable aviation fuel, until the end of 2029. The online platform will host various mechanisms covering hydrogen, raw materials, natural gas and biomethane, with the potential to include additional products in the future. Registration is now open for stakeholders, with the first supply-demand matching round scheduled for September 2025.