Uwe Erling
Pohlmann & Company
Germany
An administrative and environmental law expert, Uwe Erling at Pohlmann & Company is highly sought-after among leading energy, industrial, chemical, commercial, and aviation companies regarding sustainability regulation and transition strategies. Building off longstanding expertise in environmental compliance mandates, Erling brings deep knowhow concerning EU ESG and climate change regulation.
Erling is a key contact within the aviation sector and is advising the German Aviation Industry Association and the Association of German Airports on climate protection law, emissions trading, and aviation law matters. The mandate supports the clients in navigating how a reduction of slots at German airports may be legally permissible for climate protection reasons.
A notable thought leader on pressing climate and carbon issues, Erling is the head of the legal subgroup on Emissions Trading to Combat the Greenhouse Effect at the Federal Ministry for the Environment. As a key academic author in this space, Erling contributes to the German Law Review for Substantive and Procedural Climate Protection Law and is currently co-authoring a commentary on the German Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Act.