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International carbon credits in the EU : ensuring flexibility without undermining credibility

The EU is currently reviewing its post-2030 climate policy framework, including the potential use of international carbon credits, equivalent to up to 5% of...

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Marie Raude Lea Heinrich Jacopo Cammeo Alessia Casamassima Simone Borghesi
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The single European sky SES2+ – quo vadis?
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A study on consumer protection during gas phase-out
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The General Data Protection Regulation

Jul 4, 2018
GDPR webinar

The new European Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into force on 25 May 2018 across all EU Member States, has overhauled the EU data protection framework, harmonising data privacy laws throughout Europe and placing the rights of the individual to data privacy at the forefront of the measures. In this video, Hielke Hijmans from the Centre for Information Policy Leadership and Brussels Privacy Hub introduces the key terms of the new regulation.

 

If you want to see what the GDPR means for the energy sector, watch our webinar.

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