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The document is a joint statement from over 360 organisations condemning the European Commission's 'Omnibus proposal' as a 'dangerous deregulation' effort. The signatories argue that the proposal undermines the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and the Taxonomy Regulation. They claim the proposal would reduce corporate accountability, limit access to justice for victims of human rights and environmental abuses, and diminish the quality of sustainability data by excluding a large number of companies from reporting obligations. The statement calls on EU leadership to block these changes and maintain the EU's commitment to becoming the first climate-neutral continent by 2050.

The report argues that the EU's initial hydrogen targets were overly ambitious and calls for a pragmatic shift toward 'hard-to-electrify' sectors. It identifies a significant gap between current production (0.02 Mtpa) and 2030 targets, projecting regulated demand between 2.2 and 2.8 Mtpa. The authors advocate for a 'carrots and sticks' approach—combining subsidies with enforceable RED III mandates and penalties—to drive offtake. Financially, the report estimates that €13.9 billion in public funding is needed to meet mandates, potentially rising to €45.6 billion under an Accelerated Transition Scenario, which could unlock €276 billion in private investment.

The document warns that the European Union's efforts to align the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Taxonomy Regulation via an Omnibus law are likely to weaken HREDD requirements. It identifies that the prioritization of supply chain resilience in industrialized countries and company-level issues—such as poor transparency, lack of traceability, and over-reliance on private voluntary standards—hinder accountability. The authors advocate for integrating HREDD into critical raw material supply chain policies with strict reporting, rigorous monitoring, and robust enforcement.

The statement argues that large-scale forest biomass energy is not carbon neutral and actively harms the climate, biodiversity, and human rights. It claims that current carbon accounting erroneously labels biomass as zero-emission, which masks the actual greenhouse gas releases and encourages deforestation. The document further asserts that biomass energy extends the lifespan of coal plants and diverts investment from truly low-emission renewables like wind and solar. It calls on governments and financial institutions to stop the expansion of the biomass industry and eliminate related subsidies in favor of forest restoration.

The US Treasury's final 45V guidance establishes a market-based framework for green hydrogen projects to qualify for tax credits based on three pillars: incrementality, temporality, and deliverability. The rule allows annual matching of clean power until 2030, after which hourly matching is required. It provides flexibility by allowing emissions calculations per hour and per electrolyzer, preventing an 'all or nothing' loss of credits. Developers can currently use bilateral contracts and existing registries to demonstrate viability to financiers, while preparing for a more sophisticated hourly Energy Attribute Credit (EAC) market.

The report analyzes hydrogen consumption and production in the EU 27, finding that 84% of consumption is concentrated in refining and ammonia production. It argues that decarbonising existing industrial hydrogen production is a more immediate and necessary priority than nascent sectors like mobility. The analysis highlights that while the EU has a production capacity of 10.3 Mt/y, high energy costs and volatile gas prices have led to low utilisation rates and plant closures in the ammonia and steam cracker sectors.

The document outlines a comprehensive approach to reducing methane emissions from solid waste, which accounts for approximately 20% of global anthropogenic methane emissions. It proposes a policy matrix categorized into legislative/regulatory, market-based, voluntary, and information/education approaches, mapped across the integrated solid waste management (ISWM) chain. The guide emphasizes that limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius requires the global implementation of solutions across all three categories of the ISWM chain: waste prevention/minimization, source separation/treatment of organics, and improved landfill engineering. It provides detailed case studies from Colombia, Germany, India, Italy, Peru, the Republic of Korea, and the United States to illustrate how different policy combinations are applied based on national contexts.

The waste sector accounts for approximately 20% of global anthropogenic methane emissions, equivalent to 5.4 Gt CO2e annually. This guide proposes a policy matrix organized by the solid waste management (SWM) chain to help policymakers implement a combination of legislative, market-based, voluntary, and educational tools. Key strategies include waste prevention, organic waste diversion (composting and anaerobic digestion), and improved landfill engineering (gas capture and biocovers). The document emphasizes that meeting the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming limit requires a comprehensive approach across the entire SWM chain rather than isolated solutions. It provides case studies from Colombia, Germany, India, Italy, Perú, the Republic of Korea, and the United States to illustrate how different nations layer these policy tools to reduce emissions.

The document argues that current EU legislation, including the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED), is insufficient to prevent PFAS pollution and cannot replace a REACH restriction. It highlights gaps in the IED's scope, a lack of specific emission limit values for most PFAS, and weak monitoring and reporting requirements. Furthermore, it finds that occupational health and waste management regulations fail to provide robust protection against PFAS risks. The briefing concludes that while emission controls are a necessary complement, only a REACH restriction can effectively cut pollution at the source.

The briefing criticizes the EU's draft methodologies for the Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming Framework (CRCF), specifically regarding the 'mandatory biodiversity co-benefit' criterion. It argues that the results-based approach relies on circular and weak indicators, such as soil organic carbon (SOC), while the activity-based approach incorrectly presumes biodiversity gains without considering farm-specific contexts. The author calls for the adoption of more robust, science-based indicators, a delay in publishing methodologies to align with the Soil Monitoring Law, and the inclusion of a review clause to ensure environmental integrity.

A joint letter calling for an EU lending facility to frontload future ETS2 revenues, allowing Member States to invest in zero-emission alternatives for vulnerable households before the 2027 implementation of carbon pricing for buildings and road transport.

The 2030 Global Forest Vision provides a framework for governments to accelerate progress toward 2030 forest goals through actions in national planning, trade, finance, land rights, and governance. It emphasizes the need for integrated climate and biodiversity plans, the scaling of finance via mechanisms like the Tropical Forest Finance Facility (TFFF) and REDD+, and the recognition of Indigenous and local community land rights. The report also calls for financial regulators to address forest-related risks, the repurposing of harmful agricultural subsidies, and the restructuring of sovereign debt to value natural capital.

Global Witness reports that Veolia may be causing severe health complications, including congenital malformations, by pumping toxic leachates from a landfill into a protected Colombian wetland. Secret videos and sediment tests showing mercury levels 25 times higher than safe Canadian limits contradict Veolia's claims of environmental compliance. The contamination threatens the drinking water of 300,000 people in Barrancabermeja and impacts the Ciénaga San Silvestre ecosystem. The report also highlights the danger faced by environmental defenders in the region and argues for the strength of the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) to hold multinationals accountable.

Global Witness reports that Veolia is discharging untreated toxic leachate from a landfill into protected wetlands in Colombia, with sediment analysis showing mercury levels 25 times higher than safety limits. The report links this pollution to congenital malformations in the local population and the degradation of the San Silvestre swamp, which provides drinking water for up to 300,000 people in Barrancabermeja. While Veolia denies causality and claims its internal controls show no mercury, independent experts argue the company's sampling methods were flawed. The document also highlights the extreme danger faced by environmental defenders in the Santander region and argues that the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive is essential for holding such companies accountable.

The document analyzes the EU Omnibus proposal, characterizing it as a "massive deregulation project" that weakens corporate sustainability and due diligence requirements. It compares the proposal's specific changes to the demands of industry lobbies—including the French Banking Federation (FBF), Medef, BDI, Confindustria, the American Chamber of Commerce, and Business Europe—concluding that the Commission's proposal closely aligns with these corporate interests, suggesting "corporate capture."

The EU Green Policy Tracker prototype assesses the implementation of four specific European Green Deal (EGD) policies in Sweden and Estonia. Using a combination of desk research and semi-structured interviews with 12 government officials, the methodology employs a standardized taxonomy to identify facilitating and hindering factors. Implementation progress is categorized into initial (red), intermediate (amber), and advanced (green) stages based on the percentage of expected actions completed, which are then aggregated into an overall implementation score for each country.

The report identifies a wide array of solutions to reduce agricultural methane, which accounts for approximately half of global anthropogenic methane emissions. Key strategies include improving livestock feed efficiency, using methane inhibitors like 3-NOP and Asparagopsis seaweed, implementing advanced manure treatments such as acidification and solid-liquid separation, and adopting water-management practices in rice cultivation like alternate wetting and drying. The authors emphasize that while many technologies are market-ready, widespread adoption is hindered by financial and regulatory barriers, necessitating stronger government support and private sector engagement.

The document analyzes the scope of 'relevant legislation' under the EUDR, arguing for a broad, teleological interpretation that includes any law with a significant link to halting deforestation, regardless of whether it regulates formal land interests or is limited strictly to the production phase.

The European Commission's proposed 'Omnibus' directive is criticized by several civil society organizations as a 'massive and unprecedented' deregulation. The proposal seeks to reduce the scope and effectiveness of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), potentially allowing companies to avoid accountability for environmental and human rights abuses while limiting the transparency of climate transition data.

A joint statement by several civil society organizations criticizing the European Commission's 'Omnibus' directive proposal for drastically reducing the scope and effectiveness of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which they claim prioritizes corporate profits over human rights and climate goals.