The UK government’s support for onshore wind farms as part of its broader strategy to combat climate change and transition to greener renewable energy sources has fluctuated over recent years however it looks to be firmly...more
Great Britain’s Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer has shaken up the British political scene since July 2024, including making a priority of a “Net Zero” policy regarding energy generation and use in the United Kingdom. Led...more
The new UK Government has taken several recent steps in its mission to achieve security of supply of affordable clean energy. We discuss its autumn flurry of energy and infrastructure related announcements in our article New...more
UK energy and infrastructure developments have been coming thick and fast as the new Government gets its feet under the table. With the Autumn Budget headlining a flurry of announcements on energy and infrastructure policy...more
With the commitment of no less than 22 countries at COP 28 to triple global nuclear power capacity by 2050, and the UK government’s announcement in its Spring Budget that it would buy two sites for two new nuclear power...more
In the recent case of Friends of the Earth v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities & others; South Lakeland Action on Climate Change v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities & others...more
We were proud to provide market-leading expertise and legal support to the secretariat of the Transition Market Finance Review. The review explores how the U.K. can become a leading market for transition finance domestically...more
Last week, the UK Government pledged £22 billion towards the development of the carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) industry in the UK. This is a significant step towards achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. ...more
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
In this week’s edition, we discuss the Swiss Government’s rejection of a landmark ruling that the country had violated the human rights of a group of its citizens by failing to take adequate action on climate change; a report...more
The UK government's decision to rollback and delay policy commitments designed to help achieve net zero by 2050 will be challenged in the High Court later this year....more
In this week’s edition, we look in detail at ESMA’s final guidelines on ESG and sustainability-related fund names. Staying with the regulatory guidance theme, we look at the Science Based Targets initiative’s announcement of...more
Greenwashing Beef Production - On February 28, New York State Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James filed a lawsuit with the New York Supreme Court against meat processing company JBS USA for misleading the public about its...more
Creating an effective regulatory framework will be critical to deliver Net Zero. But does that mean more – or less – regulation? From trade agreements to taxonomies, carbon adjustment mechanisms to corporate sustainability...more
In August 2023, the UK government announced that it would publish guidance on emissions monitoring and reporting for public sector organizations in order to help achieve its aim to reduce direct greenhouse gas emissions from...more
Until now, however, no comprehensive estimate existed of the of that opportunity, (or, to put it another way, the size of the financing gap between committed spending and the investment needed to deliver Net Zero by 2050...more
The UK Climate Change Committee (CCC) recently released its 2023 statutory report, evaluating the UK’s progress towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions and meeting carbon reduction targets. This report, mandated by the...more
The UK government has unveiled a number of measures with the overall purpose of reaching net zero by 2050 and meeting the UK’s climate targets. On 30 March 2023, on what has been called the UK’s “green day”, the UK...more
On February 10, the UK’s advertising regulator, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), announced the publication of updated guidance for advertisers making environmental sustainability-related claims to consumers,...more
On January 13, an independent report was published into the UK government’s approach to delivering on its net zero obligations. The review, commissioned by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), was...more
The Final Report recommends five themes that financial institutions should incorporate into their net zero transition strategies. On 1 November 2022, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) issued its Final...more
In recent years there has been recognition within the UK construction industry of the importance of the reduction of carbon emissions. Major standard forms have responded to market demand and made provision for carbon...more
The outcome of the review may signal what climate-related laws and policies to expect in the UK in the coming years. On 8 September 2022, newly appointed UK Prime Minister Liz Truss announced that Chris Skidmore MP, a...more
The High Court of England and Wales (the “High Court”) recently ruled1 that the U.K. government’s Net Zero Strategy (NZS) breached the detail and reporting requirements of the Climate Change Act 2008 (“CCA 2008”). In this...more
The Energy Security Bill, announced in the Queen’s Speech 2022, aims to facilitate the United Kingdom’s transition to cheaper, cleaner, and more secure energy. As part of the legislative agenda for the remainder of the...more