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What Does a New UK Government Mean for Climate Change?

Jones Day on 9/18/2024

On July 4, 2024, the UK general election took place, and the Labour Party won with a significant majority. After 14 years of Conservative Party rule, a number of changes are now expected in respect of the UK's position on...more

UK Supreme Court Quashes Planning Permission Due to a Failure to Consider Downstream (Scope 3) Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Jones Day on 7/19/2024

The Situation: On June 20, 2024, the UK Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision in R (on the application of Finch on behalf of the Weald Action Group) (Appellant) v Surrey County Council and others (Respondents) [2024]...more

Charting the Course for Low-Carbon Hydrogen Trade

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 7/18/2024

By 2050, the cost of producing low-carbon hydrogen is expected to be five times higher in the most expensive regions than the least expensive regions, according to the Hydrogen Council. This significant cost gap will require...more

Significant Implications for Environmental Assessment of Major Projects

BCLP on 6/21/2024

The Supreme Court’s judgment in R(Finch) v Surrey County Council [2024] UKSC 20 has potentially significant implications on how environmental impacts of major projects are assessed. The question at the heart of the case was...more

Energieeffizienz Im Gebäudesektor – Ein Überblick Über Die Gesetzlichen Massnahmen

McDermott Will & Emery on 4/24/2024

Neues Solarpaket der Bundesregierung, neue Emissionsreduktionsziele der EU-Kommission, Sanierungs- und Solarpflicht für Gebäudeeigentümer, klimaneutrales Heizen, CO2-Abgaben, etc. – der Gebäudesektor steht aufgrund seiner...more

Taking Stock of Commodity Derivatives Regulation in the UK and EU

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 3/25/2024

In July 2021, HM Treasury published the Wholesale Markets Review consultation (WMR), which included proposals to reform the U.K.’s secondary markets framework. There was broad support for reforms to (a) modify the ancillary...more

Infrastructure delivery for the route to Net Zero

A&O Shearman on 3/11/2024

Are regulations across the lifecycle of a low-carbon infrastructure project helping or hindering the transition? What structures helping the route to Net Zero have been introduced so far? In which fields is work still to be...more

Energy and infrastructure project risks around escalation

White & Case LLP on 2/20/2024

In recent years, escalation, and price volatility, has re-emerged in the global economy. The impact on large energy and infrastructure projects will be significant: owners and contractors need to react and adapt....more

Projects, energy and infrastructure in the GCC – What does 2024 have in store?

A&O Shearman on 1/9/2024

Last year was big for the green hydrogen industry in the GCC. Alongside the dozens of MOUs entered into and announcements made at COP: - In May, the USD8.4 billion NEOM Green Hydrogen Project in KSA reached financial...more

Takeaways from Treasury's proposed regulations on U.S. tax credits for clean hydrogen production

A&O Shearman on 1/9/2024

The U.S. Treasury Department (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) issued proposed regulations on December 22, 2023, providing initial guidance on the clean hydrogen tax credit under section 45V (the 45V...more

Private capital's place in the Middle East energy transition

A&O Shearman on 11/29/2023

Ambitious plans for renewable energy projects will create long-term opportunities for private funds and sovereign investors in the region, say Ben Ward and Kamar Jaffer. They explore the trends in private markets and what...more

Green Deal or No Green Deal: Navigating Europe’s Renewable Energy Goals

J.S. Held on 9/28/2023

Whilst the United Kingdom (UK) no longer forms part of the European Union (EU), it remains part of Europe and still adopts common policies that were previously put in place. In fact, the UK energy sector is synonymous with...more

Field Guide to Clean Hydrogen

King & Spalding on 7/31/2023

Hydrogen is a key ingredient in any country’s future energy plans. In the United States, the hydrogen sector is on the launch pad, ready for lift-off. However, its trajectory hinges on a critical question: what criteria...more

European RED III Seeks to Promote the Use of Green Hydrogen

Latham & Watkins LLP on 7/7/2023

Renewable fuels of non-biological origin would play an expanded role in satisfying EU decarbonisation targets. The European Council has formally endorsed the proposed amendments to Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the...more

The energy community tax credit – IRS provides investors with certainty

A&O Shearman on 4/17/2023

The Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2023-29 (the “Guidance”), which provides helpful guidance for energy projects seeking to evaluate whether they qualify for enhanced tax incentives under the energy community (“EC”)...more

French Court Dismisses “Duty of Vigilance” Case Seeking to Halt Multibillion-Dollar Oil Pipeline Project

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 3/27/2023

On February 28, a French court dismissed an action filed by six French and Ugandan NGOs aiming to force the suspension of TotalEnergies’ multibillion-dollar oil pipeline project in Uganda and Tanzania. The NGOs based their...more

Sustainable Products Regulations - Sustainable is the New Black – Will there soon be a “Green” Battery?

Hogan Lovells on 3/21/2023

Zero-emission mobility, storage of wind and solar energy, vast amounts of portable electronics – the demand for batteries is tremendous. Batteries are a crucial factor for the development of decarbonised and climate-neutral...more

The Road to Net Zero: Offshore Wind Farms Are Gaining Momentum

Latham & Watkins LLP on 3/13/2023

Germany and Europe aim to be carbon-neutral by 2050, with wind energy set to become the most significant source of energy in the future. However, in Germany, the pace of deployment is still insufficient. Chancellor Olaf...more

Investors Pressure European Banks to End Financing for New Oil and Gas Fields

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 2/27/2023

On February 7, a group of 30 investors, representing over $1.5 trillion of assets under management, wrote to the CEOs and board chairs of five major European banks “urging them to stop directly financing new oil and gas...more

Delegated Acts of the European Commission concerning renewable fuels and assessing GHG emission savings

Hogan Lovells on 2/15/2023

Already for a while the European Commission was expected to adopt delegated acts on the basis of the so-called Renewable Energy Directive II (“RED II”) which determine specific criteria in relation to renewable transport...more

Cross-Border Energy Projects in Times of Crisis: Is EU State Aid a Solution for Green Transition?

Morgan Lewis on 12/15/2022

The European Union remains committed to its Green Deal. Despite all odds, geopolitical concerns and the energy crisis may actually accelerate the EU green transition and trigger a reduction of fossil fuel imports, with the...more

A Step Towards Removing the Red-Tape For Europe’s Green Hydrogen Sector

A&O Shearman on 9/16/2022

On September 14, 2022, the European Parliament (the Parliament) adopted its position on revised amendments to the Renewable Energy Directive (Recast) 2018 (RED II), amongst other things, proposing requirements for renewable...more

Hydrogen Rising: Commercial Issues in Europe in the Development of the Hydrogen Value Chain

K&L Gates LLP on 9/7/2022

K&L Gates partner Tariq Fedda sits down with Hydrogen Rising co-hosts David Wochner, Partner at K&L Gates, and Sandra Safro, Associate General Counsel at the Edison Electric Institute, to discuss a range of commercial issues...more

Energy & Infrastructure Insights: The Global Race for Hydrogen

Latham & Watkins LLP on 7/12/2022

What opportunities and challenges do we face with regard to the use of green hydrogen for the complete transition to a CO2-neutral economy? Partner Dr Tobias Larisch discusses this with Markus Exenberger from H2Global. ...more

European Commission Awards Grants to Seven Large-Scale Projects Under the Innovation Fund

Jones Day on 5/24/2022

On March 10, 2022, the European Commission ("the Commission") adopted a decision on the award of grants under the Innovation Fund ("the Fund"). A total of seven projects obtained a grant after a first call for large-scale...more

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