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The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) evaluates the Council's general approach to the European Commission's Grid Package, which includes revisions to the TEN-E Regulation and permitting procedures. While welcoming the move toward mandatory sensitivity analyses and the recognition of permitting bottlenecks, CATF warns that shifting the 'central scenario' for infrastructure planning to an implementing act could 're-nationalised key elements' and increase Member State control. The document emphasizes a critical lack of transparency in modelling and warns that making digital permitting portals and tacit approval mechanisms optional could create a 'patchwork of policies' that slows cross-border deployment. CATF advocates for open modelling, independent review of cross-sector assumptions, and a time-bound permitting framework to meet Europe's climate and energy security goals.

The briefing analyzes PL nº 36/2021, which proposes significant changes to the Brazilian Forest Code. The authors argue that the bill would create a regime of general amnesty for illegal deforestation between 2008 and 2020, potentially canceling 35 billion reais in fines. Key concerns include the 'tacit approval' of rural environmental registries (CAR), the indefinite postponement of environmental regularization through the PRA, and the weakening of protections for various biomes and conservation units.