High-quality carbon offsetting can help companies offset their unavoidable residual emissions. Conducting a thorough due diligence helps the purchasing company assess the offset’s quality and protect it from potential negative publicity. Any impropriety on the part of the offsetting partners reflects badly on the company and its environmental claims. In this article, we discuss keyRead more
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Key legal, policy and other developments for the Indian EV sector in 2022. India to be energy self-sufficient in 25 years: At an event marking 40 years of Suzuki in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the role EVs will play in making India energy efficient. The PM noted that the transport sector is keyRead more
The (Indian) Central Pollution Control Board published the General Framework for Imposing Environmental Damage Compensation in 2022. A meaningful implementation of the “polluter pays” principle requires that the assessment of environmental damage compensation is realistic and that the compensation is commensurate with the extent of damage. The Framework will help to scientifically assess compensation andRead more
Law, policy, and other developments affecting the sustainability sector in 2022 COP27 At the Sharm el-Sheikh Climate Change Conference (COP 27), countries came together to take action towards achieving the world’s collective climate goals as agreed under the Paris Agreement and the Convention. The conference took place from 6-20 November 2022 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.Read more