Environmental and Energy Law
We assist companies, public bodies and energy operators in environmental and authorisation procedures, in the development of renewable energy plants and in relations with public administrations, with reference to environmental legislation (Legislative Decree No. 152/2006), national and EU energy regulation, and sustainability and ecological transition obligations.
Services
What we do.
- —Environmental authorisation procedures: Environmental Impact Assessment (VIA), Strategic Environmental Assessment (VAS), Integrated Environmental Authorisation (AIA), appropriate assessment, environmental impact studies and conference of services (Legislative Decree No. 152/2006)
- —Renewable sources: authorisations for photovoltaic, wind, biomass and biogas plants, renewable energy communities and agrivoltaic systems (Legislative Decree No. 199/2021)
- —Plant development: land acquisition, grid connection, municipal and agricultural permits, supply agreements and Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)
- —Environmental litigation: challenges to authorisation and sanctioning measures, remediation of contaminated sites, liability for environmental damage and impact on protected fauna and flora
- —Ecological transition and ESG: the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), PFAS regulation, sustainability ratings and non-financial reporting obligations (Directive (EU) 2022/2464)
- —Energy and public contracts: energy services contracts, Energy Performance Contracts (EPC), tenders for the integrated management of water services and waste
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