We are delighted to bring you the fifth edition of our Energy & Infrastructure Insight, providing expert information and analysis of the current issues facing the energy and infrastructure sectors across the globe.

Energy transition is a pivotal global topic that has attracted widespread interest. In this latest edition, we provide a roadmap of the key European regulatory developments relevant to hydrogen in 2021. Hydrogen has clearly become central to the European Commission’s decarbonization agenda.

Carbon offset credits provide a credible method of lowering various sectors’ carbon footprints and achieving emissions reduction targets. We examine how carbon offset credits are issued for sale, and we review the various carbon offset projects that are available for credit purchasers.

On July 14, 2021, the European Commission published its proposal for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which will be phased in from 2023 and be fully operational in 2026. We describe how CBAM certificates will work, how they are designed to reduce carbon leakage and which sectors they will apply to. We also offer some insight into the expected avenues for appealing CBAM-related decisions.