Exempt electrolysers from the scope of the Industrial Emissions Directive

Efforts by the European Commission to revise the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) present an opportunity to improve the legal framework for electrolysers. But a proposed revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) introduces requirements that would discourage electrolyser construction. IKEM concluded in a position paper issued after the Commission released its draft of the revision […]

Hydrogen in the Energy Transition

The IKEM Research Academy, founded in 2020, aims to advance fundamental research, scientific networking and the promotion of young talent in interdisciplinary climate protection research, focusing on law. In March 2021, the IKEM Research Academy held its first doctoral seminar, which explored legal issues associated with the infrastructure of the energy transition. The upcoming seminar […]

Easier said than done

The new coalition, made up of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens, and the Free Democratic Party (FDP), intends to function as an “alliance for freedom, justice and sustainability.” Indeed, the statements made in the coalition agreement sound ambitious in terms of climate protection. However, the agreement leaves questions concerning their implementation open. “This […]

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