On 19 May 2025, the UK Prime Minister hosted the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission (Commission) in London for the first UK-EU summit since the UK’s departure from the EU. Amongst the various agreements, this included a new common understanding between the Commission and the
Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus: Financial services regulation and the carbon markets – the UK perspective
In the latest episode of our podcast series, Hannah Meakin, Saaraa Alimahomed and Simon Lovegrove discuss carbon trading, and the UK financial service regime.
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Changes to the ESG sourcebook – did you see Handbook Notice 127?
On 28 February 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued Handbook Notice 127.
Given that Handbook Notices are fairly routine in the sense that they refer to Policy Statements that have already been published together or contain miscellaneous amendments to the Handbook they can easily be overlooked. But on this occasion, Handbook
Key Takeaways from the UKELA Carbon Markets Discussion
Introduction
On 14 June 2024, and as part of Norton Rose Fulbright’s ongoing work in the environmental sector, we attended the UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA) Conference hosted in Manchester. Amongst the various interesting sessions during the conference was a discussion on carbon markets, hosted and moderated by Caroline May. The session focused