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Teaser Video

 

Documents of speakers:

• Selmayr, M., "Grüne Finanzen für ein nachhaltiges, stärkeres Europa"
  (Nachhaltigkeitsrecht 1, 290–301 (2021))

Workshop II: “Climate court actions – are they market relevant?” 

• Burtscher/Schindl, "Klimaklagen: Eine Zeitenwende?" (öjz 2022 p. 649-657)
• Burtscher/Spitzer, "Klimawandel: ein Fall für die Gerichte" (Die Presse, 5.11.2017)
• Climate litigation, (source: Setzer/Higham, June 2022)

Plenary Workshop: “Green Finance and the war in Ukraine: Do we now need to start from scratch on FitFor55 and Taxonomy?”

• Stefan Schleicher, Wegener Center at the University Graz, "Dealing with the Ukraine war: Giving answers before having put the questions?"

A. Websites of the European Commission

• Sustainable finance | European Commission (europa.eu)
• EU taxonomy for sustainable activities | European Commission (europa.eu)
• European green bond standard | European Commission (europa.eu)
• NextGenerationEU Green Bonds | European Commission (europa.eu)

 

B. Communications, regulations and directives

1. Fit for 55 package (COM/2021/550)

a. Legal text

• 'Fit for 55': delivering the EU's 2030 Climate Target on the way to climate neutrality

b. Additional documents:

I. Press release (14.07.2021)

• European Green Deal: Commission proposes transformation of EU economy and society to meet climate ambitions

II. Questions & Answers

• Q&A Emissions_Trading
• Q&A_Effort_Sharing_Regulation
• Q&A_Energy_System_Climate_Targets
• Q&A_Carbon_Border_Adjustment
• Q&A_Energy_Taxation_Directive
• Q&A_Sustainable_Transport

2. Forging a climate-resilient Europe (COM/2021/82)

a. Legal text

• Forging a climate-resilient Europe - the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change

b. Additional documents

I. Press release (24.02.2021)

• A new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change

II. Questions & Answers

• Q&A New EU strategy on adaptation to climate change

3. Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition (COM/2020/562)

a. Legal text

• LEX_Stepping_up_2030_Climate_Ambition

b. Additional documents:

I. Press release (17.09.2020)

• State of the Union: Commission raises climate ambition and proposes 55% cut in emissions by 2030

II. Questions & Answers

• State of the Union: Q & A on the 2030 Climate Target Plan

 

4. The European Green Deal (COM/2019/640)

a. Legal text

• LEX_European_Green_Deal

b. Additional documents:

I. Press release (11.12.2019)

• European Green Deal

II. Questions & Answers

• Q&A_European_Green_Deal

 

5. European standard for green bonds (COM/2021/391)

a. Legal text

• LEX_European_Green_Bonds

b. Additional documents:

I. Press release (06.07.2021)

• Press_Release_European_Green_Bonds

II. Questions & Answers

• Q&A_European_Green_Bonds

 

6. Strategy for Financing the Transition to a Sustainable Economy (COM/2021/390)

a. Legal text

• LEX Sustainable Economy Financing Strategy

b. Additional documents:

I. Press release (06.07.2021)

• Sustainable_Economy_Financing_Strategy

II. Questions & Answers

• Q&A_Sustainable_Economy_Financing_Strategy

 

7. April-Package for directing finance towards the European Green Deal (COM/2021/188)

a. Legal text

• EU Taxonomy, Corporate Sustainability Reporting, Sustainability Preferences and Fiduciary Duties: Directing finance towards the European Green Deal

b. Additional documents:

I. Press release (21.04.2021)

• Sustainable Finance and EU Taxonomy

II. Questions & Answers

• Q&A_April_Package_Reporting
• Q&A_April_Package_Taxonomy

 

8. Taxonomy Regulation for sustainable investment (VO/2020/852)

a. Legal text

• LEX_Taxonomy_Sustainable_Investment

b. Additional documents:

I. Press release (18.06.2020)

• Press_Release_Taxonomy_Sustainable_Investment

ii. First Climate Delegated Act

a. Legal text

• First Climate Delegate Act

b. Additional documents

I. Questions and answers

• Q&A EU Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act

iii. Complementary Climate Delegated Act

a.  Legal text

• Taxonomy Regulation Delegated Act 2022

b. Additional documents

I. Press release (02.02.2022)

• Press release EU Taxonomy: Complementary Climate Delegated Act

II. Questions and Answers

• Q&A EU Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act

 

9. Sustainable Europe Investment Plan; European Green Deal Investment Plan (COM/2020/21)

a. Legal text

• LEX_Sustainable_Europe_Investment_Plan

b. Additional documents:

I. Press release (14.01.2020)

• Sustainable_Europe_Investment

 

10. Action Plan: Financing Sustainable Growth (COM/2018/97)

a. Legal text

• LEX_Financing_Sustainable_Growth

b. Additional documents

I. Press release (08.03.2018)

• Financing_Sustainable_Growth

 

11. Regulation on EU Climate Transition Benchmarks (VO/2019/2089)

a. Legal text

• LEX_Climate_Transition_Benchmarks

 

12. Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (VO/2019/2088)

a. Legal text

• LEX_Sustainable_Finance_Disclosure

 

13. Regulation on specific requirements regarding statutory audit of public-interest entities (VO/537/2014)

a. Legal text

• LEX_Requirements_Audit_Public

 

14. Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (COM/2021/189)

a. Legal text

• LEX_Sustainability_Reporting

b. Additional documents:

 

I. Press release (21.04.2021)

• Sustainability_Reporting

II. Questions & Answers

• Q&A_Sustainability_Reporting
• Q&A_Taxonomy_Climate_Act

 

15. Regulation for Sustainability preferences for Investment funds (VO/2017/565)

a. Legal text

• LEX_Sustainability_Investment_Funds

 

16. Regulation on Information Requirements for Insurance-based Investment Products (VO/2017/2359)

a. Legal text

• LEX_Information_Requirements_Insurance

 

17. Regulation with regard to administration of alternative investment funds concerning sustainability risks (VO/2013/231)

a. Legal text

• LEX_Sustainability_Alternative_Funds

b. Additional documents:

I. Press release (19.12.2012)

• Sustainability_Alternative_Funds

 

18. Regulation with regard to product oversight and governance requirements for insurance undertakings and insurance distributors (VO/2017/2358)

a. Legal text

• LEX_Oversight_Insurance

 

19. Directive with regard to including sustainability factors in product surveillance duties (L/2017/593)

a. Legal text

• LEX_Sustainability_Surveillance

 

20. Regulation with regard to taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (VO/2015/35)

a. Legal text

• LEX_Pursuit_Insurance_Reinsurance

b. Additional documents

I. Press release (10.10.2014)

• Commission adopts detailed prudential rules for banks and insurers to stimulate investment in the economy