New EU omnibus package simplifies additional environmental legislation
12 December 25
Bianca Sofian
On 10 December, the European Commission published a package of measures to simplify environmental legislation (the “environmental omnibus”) in the areas of the circular economy, industrial emissions, environmental assessments and geospatial data.
EFRAG proposes a 61% reduction of data points for the revised ESRS
09 December 25
Emilie Degand
EFRAG published its advice on revising the first set of ESRS. EFRAG recommended reducing the number of current data points by 61%; clarifying the ESRS requirements; eliminating the preference for direct data in value chain reporting; clarifying the DMA; and improving interoperability with the ISSB standards.
COP30 fails to find agreement on a plan to phase out fossil fuels
02 December 25
Emilie Degand
COP30 took place in Belém, Brazil from 10 November to 22 November 2025. The parties were not able to agree on a plan to phase out fossil fuels, but they agreed on a new goal to triple adaptation finance by 2035, a list of indicators for the global goal on adaptation and a just transition mechanism.
UNFCCC report projects 12% decrease in total global GHG emissions compared to 2019
20 November 25
Emilie Degand
The UNFCCC published a synthesis report covering the updated NDCs.
The report projected that, by 2035, the total global GHG emissions of the 113 parties that submitted new NDCs, will be 12% below 2019 levels. By contrast, without the Paris Agreement, the projections estimate that emissions would have increased by 20% to 48%.
Parliament proposes a further reduction of the scope of the CSRD
19 November 25
Emilie Degand
The European Parliament reached a majority position on the Omnibus proposal. Parliament voted for a further reduction in the scope of the CSRD, going beyond the exclusions proposed by the Commission and the Council. Parliament also voted to remove the transition plan required under the CSDDD and to replace the mapping obligations with a risk-based approach for identifying and assessing adverse impacts.
European Parliament questioned on legality of Omnibus Directive
14 November 25
Peter Dunn
An ad hoc group of lawyers and academics has warned the European Parliament's Legal Affairs (JURI) Committee that the Omnibus Directive seeking to amend EU environmental legislation may infringe EU law and could face a high risk of legal challenge. The group asked the JURI committee to request an opinion from the Parliament's legal service before taking any further legislative action.