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  28.11.2023

  United Kingdom

  UK hydrogen production – further updates to LCHA terms

  Introduction On 21 November 2023, the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (“DESNZ”) shared an updated full-form front end agreement (the “Front End Agreement”) and Standard Terms and Conditions (the “Standard Terms and Conditions”) for the Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement (together the “LCHA”) to members of the Hydrogen Production Business Model Stakeholder Forum.This article outlines the key updates made to the LCHA since the last draft update in August 2023. DESNZ notes that the revisions are in response to feedback from the stakeholder...

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  22.11.2023

  República Checa

  New Czech Legislation Limits Development of Agricultural Land

  The Czech Republic is introducing changes to environmental legislation that will make the development on agricultural land harder. The legislation, which is currently pending parliamentary approval, will impose a ban on developing retail and warehousing projects, as well as most photovoltaic power plants, on high-quality agricultural land (Classes I and II), larger than one hectare. It will also increase the fees for removing any agricultural land from the Agricultural Land Fund (ALF), which is a prerequisite for development. These changes will have implications for developers, investors and landowners...

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  22.11.2023

  Middle East

  COP28 Ahead: Wave Energy - The Next Wave of Renewable Energy

  While solar and wind are the most prevalent renewable energy sources, other natural resources and occurrences can be harnessed to generate energy, such as the heat of the Earth and even the motion of the ocean. Waves have a higher energy density than other renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, biomass or geothermal. However, only half a gigawatt (GW) of ocean power had been installed globally as of 2021. Despite this, the International Renewable Energy Agency predicts a global potential of 70 GW by 2030 and 350 GW by 2050.Generating power from waves is not a new concept. Many wave energy...

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  20.11.2023

  Hungría

  Final draft of ESG Law transposing the EU’s CSR Directive submitted to Hungarian parliament

  On 14 November 2023, the Minister for Economic Development submitted to parliament the final draft "Law on the Rules of Environmentally Conscious and Societally and Socially Responsive Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Promoting Sustainable Finance and Unified Corporate Responsibility" (ESG Law).The ESG Law transposes the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive 2022/2464 (CSRD) into national law, establishes a national Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) framework to comply with EU obligations, and includes provisions of the proposed Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive...

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  17.11.2023

  Middle East

  Sustainable Aviation Fuels – The Journey Towards Sustainable Aviation

  In 2022, the aviation industry accounted for approximately 2% of global CO2 emissions and nearly 800Mt of carbon dioxide. Decarbonisation remains a major challenge for the aviation industry and  sustainable aviation fuels (“SAF”) and hydrogen (to be discussed at the COP28 Green Zone at the Global Sustainable Aviation Forum) are considered as important in reaching net-zero by 2050.Concerning hydrogen, the two main propulsion methods are combustion and fuel cells. Combustion involves burning hydrogen instead of kerosene, in a modified gas turbine, while fuel cells involve electricity...

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  16.11.2023

  Hungría

  Hungary holds public consultation for draft law on electronic identification and signatures in the financial sector

  On 10 November 2023, the Prime Minister's Cabinet Office submitted for public consultation the draft “Law on the Digital State and Certain Rules for the Provision of Digital Services” (“Digital Citizenship Law”).This Digital Citizenship law is linked to the National Digital Citizenship Programme, which aims at making it easier and faster for “digital citizens” (more precisely: every person resident in Hungary) to manage their affairs through a single mobile application. The mobile application will allow users to prove their identity, settle their payments to...

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