The NOVA Green Lab is a knowledge centre for independent discussion and knowledge exchange in the areas of environmental, climate and energy law. Our activities and publications deliver different outputs, from scientific research to events, courses, blogs, podcasts and youtube series, all with the purpose of fomenting a better and more sustainable future.
The recent study “Reflexive EU Environmental Law: Exploring Divergence in the French and German Transposition of the Single-Use Plastics Directive” investigates how reflexive environmental law (REL) techniques impact regulatory frameworks for plastics circularity. Using the Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUPD) as a case study, the authors compare how France and Germany have transposed the directive. The … Continued
I – Introdução O desenvolvimento de projetos de extração mineral em áreas ambientalmente sensíveis tem gerado debates significativos sobre os impactos ambientais e a compatibilidade com os instrumentos de gestão territorial. Este trabalho analisa o caso do projeto de ampliação da pedreira Vale de Mós A, operado pela SECIL, localizado no Parque Natural da Arrábida … Continued
Factual and Legal Background This preliminary reference concerns a dispute between the GSE, the Italian public company that manages inventive mechanisms for promoting renewable sources, and twenty-one energy company owners of renewable power plants, which had benefitted from the green certificate scheme until 2011. Following the transposition of Directive 2009/28/EC (thereon, the RED I) on … Continued
INTRODUÇÃO Este estudo de caso foca-se no projeto de Melhoria das Acessibilidades Marítimas ao Porto de Setúbal, um caso bastante controverso que envolveu um debate aceso entre os diversos ‘stakeholders’. Por um lado, a aspiração pelo desenvolvimento económico da região e a criação de postos de trabalho, juntamente com a modernização e melhoria da atratividade … Continued
Welcome to the 2024-2025 Cohort at NOVA Green Lab! We are delighted to welcome our new cohort of talented and passionate individuals to the NOVA Green Lab for the academic year 2024-2025. Our team has expanded to include a diverse group of students, ranging from Ph.D. candidates to Master’s and 4th-year Bachelor students, all united … Continued
The NOVA Centre on Business, Human Rights and the Environment (NOVA BHRE) and the NOVA Green Lab have opened a Portuguese edition of the Course on ESG Reporting and Due Diligence which will present the new requirements for companies to align their policies and strategies with ESG criteria in line with the expectations of investors and consumers, … Continued
The NOVA Green lab is opening applications for students of Ph.D., Master, and Bachelor programs (4th Year only) to become members of our team from October 2024 to September 2025. NOVA Green Lab is an innovative and active knowledge center of NOVA School of Law committed to promoting legal and multidisciplinary environmental, climate, and energy law research. Currently, we are running several projects, among … Continued
NOVA Green Lab promotes legal and multidisciplinary research in the field of environmental, climate, and energy law. Besides encouraging intensive scholarly debate, we may facilitate access of policymakers, civil society, stakeholders and citizens of different generations to the knowledge needed to achieve a better and more sustainable future, mainly focusing on the following SDGs.
Climate Action
Affordable and clean energy
Responsible consumption and production
Sustainable cities and communities
Life on Land
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