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Clean Fuel of the Future: Policy and Legislation Shaping Australia’s Hydrogen Industry

In recent years, the Australian federal government has committed, at both the domestic and international levels, to ambitious renewable energy targets. Australia’s hydrogen sector is positioning itself to play an increasingly...more

New Legislation Shaping Australia's Emissions Reduction Policy

In Short - The Situation: Significant climate law reforms came into force in Australia on 15 September 2022, with the commencement of the Climate Change Act 2022 (Cth) ("Climate Change Act") and the Climate Change...more

Evolving Carbon Markets: Australian Carbon Credit Units

In late 2021, the Australian Federal Government released its long term plan to deliver net zero emissions by 2050. This plan relies in part on workings of the Emissions Reduction Fund, which is a voluntary scheme aimed at...more

Australian Conservation Group Challenges EPA's Decision to Renew Coal-Fired Power Stations' Licences

Proceedings filed by public interest group Environment Victoria represent the first climate change litigation in Australia to challenge the licence to operate of coal-fired energy producers. A public interest group has filed...more

Australian Court Rules Environmental Regulator is Duty Bound to Develop Climate Change Policies

The Facts  In April 2020, a climate action group called Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action Incorporated ("BSCA") filed civil enforcement proceedings against the EPA in the NSW Land and Environment Court....more

Federal Court of Australia Rules That the Government Owes Duty of Care to Australian Youth on Climate Change

The Situation: In a landmark judgment, on 27 May 2021, the Federal Court of Australia ruled in Sharma v Minister for the Environment [2021] FCA 560 (Sharma) that, when deciding whether or not to grant approval to a coal mine...more

New Zealand Government Introduces World-First Climate-Reporting Disclosure Laws

On April 12, 2021, the New Zealand government introduced an omnibus bill into parliament, aiming to introduce mandatory requirements for businesses in the financial sector to disclose the impacts of climate change on...more

The Climate Report | Second Quarter 2021

Climate Change Regulatory Issues & Updates - Interim Update on Biden Administration Climate Change Initiatives - The last edition of the Climate Report discussed President Biden's signing, on his first day in office,...more

Class Action Suit Filed in Australia Opposes Coal Expansion Project on Behalf of Global Youth

On September 8, 2020, the law firm Equity Generation Lawyers filed a class action on behalf of young people globally, seeking an injunction to restrain the Australian Government's Minister for the Environment, Sussan Ley,...more

The Climate Report - Fall 2017

US. REGULATORY AND LITIGATION DEVELOPMENTS - EPA PROPOSES TO RESCIND CLEAN POWER PLAN - What EPA Did - In a decision expected and promised since the election of President Donald Trump, the United States...more

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