In 2016, former European Commission President Jacques Delors said that if EU policies “jeopardize cohesion and sacrifice social standards,” then “the European project has no chance of winning the support of European citizens.” …
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PCHR Hosts Fireside Chat on Advancing Women’s Participation in Public Policy
The UAE Permanent Committee for Human Rights (PCHR) recently hosted a fireside chat on women’s participation in public policy, in collaboration with the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA) and with …
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and EFRAG have jointly published a mapping of the correspondence between the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and the TNFD’s recommended disclosures and …
The Bonn Climate Conference wrapped up this week, marking the midpoint to COP29. Yet little progress was made on key issues, and, in a critical year for climate action and …
The world is burning, and our political leaders are failing us. With temperatures rising at an alarming rate, it seems that anyone who believes it is still possible to limit …
A month before the European Parliament elections, many of Europe’s industries are fighting to survive. But rather than make the difficult decisions needed to reverse the European Union’s industrial decline, leaders …
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Dubai Municipality publishes guidance for businesses on single-use plastics ban
Following the issuance of a single-use plastics ban in January by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai’s Executive …
The fifth MENA Environmental Law and Policy Scholars’ Conference was recently held in Sohar, Oman, from February 19-20. Hosted by Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) College of Law, Sohar University …
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Navigating the EU AI Act: Balancing Compliance and Innovation
As the global landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption continues to evolve, enterprises find themselves at a pivotal juncture, particularly within the European Union (EU). The recent introduction of the …
The concept of degrowth has recently captured the imagination of academics, activists, and politicians – particularly in rich countries – who are concerned about environmental sustainability and socioeconomic justice. Last …