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P2N0 - Edition 29 - News and Views on the Drive Towards Net-Zero GHG Emissions

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Welcome to Edition 29 of P2N0 covering the drive to avoid, reduce and remove greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to reach net-zero emissions (NZE). P2N0 covers significant news items globally, reporting on them in short form,...more

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Energy Storage Legislation Updates in the European Union and United Kingdom

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Discover the evolving policies and regulations of the European Union and United Kingdom, with both issuing landmark legislation in the energy storage. EUROPEAN UNION DEVELOPMENTS EU energy storage initiatives are a key part...more

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Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends - February 2025

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US formally submits notification of withdrawal from Paris Agreement. On January 27, 2025, Dorothy Camille Shea, the US acting ambassador to the United Nations, submitted a notification of withdrawal from the Paris Agreement...more

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Energy Performance of Buildings Regime - MHCLG and DESNZ Set Out Ambitious Targets in a New Consultation Building on the Previous...

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The UK government has launched a consultation to reform the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPB) regime, a crucial step towards achieving the nation’s ambitious net-zero targets by 2050. This extensive consultation, which...more

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UK energy: the new National Future System Operator and Clean Power 2030

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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

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New UK Government bets big on energy and infrastructure

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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

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Mansion House: New Remit Letters for UK Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority to Focus on Growth

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HM Treasury has published remits and recommendations for the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority, set out in a letter sent from Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to Nikhil Rathi, FCA...more

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Cleantech in Asia-Pacific: The wave of the future

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As the global race to net zero gathers pace, so does investment in the technologies and services—collectively known as cleantech—needed to support that drive - First coined in the early 2000s, following a surge in venture...more

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Picking up speed on the road to carbon-neutrality

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The drive to achieve a carbon-neutral future is accelerating. Through the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, nations committed to curbing climate change by limiting global temperature increases to no more than 2°C above...more

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The Net-Zero Industry Act

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In order to reach its “net-zero” goals, the European Union is continuing to build out a regulatory framework focused on scaling up the investment into the manufacturing and development of “net-zero technologies”. The latest...more

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APAC ESG Update | Spring Quarter 2024

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This White Paper focuses on ESG developments through the Asia-Pacific (“APAC”) region since the start of 2024. For businesses present in the APAC region, as well as doing business there, it is imperative to be vigilant of...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

The Road to Net Zero: Core Principles to Prevent Greenwashing

“Net zero” is a topic as hot as the climate these days. With so much regulatory attention being placed on it, companies that do not communicate their net zero efforts appropriately or, worse, intentionally make false and...more

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Good to the Last Drop?

Our national climate goals of net zero emissions, renewable energy transition, electrified vehicle fleets, clean steel, green hydrogen, and the rest of the package focus on the ramp-up of clean energy sources and end uses. As...more

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Boston Planning and Development Agency Approves Proposal for Net Zero Carbon Zoning

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On June 13, 2024, the Boston Planning & Development Agency (“BPDA”) Board of Directors approved a proposed zoning text amendment regarding Net Zero Carbon (“NZC Zoning”) and authorized its submission to the Boston Zoning...more

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Global business in a changing Europe - 2024

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With Parliamentary elections and a series of national votes in 2024, the EU is entering a pivotal period in its history. In this study, ‘Global business in a changing Europe’, we speak to corporate leaders across the world to...more

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Colorado GHG Roadmap 2.0

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Colorado established statutory greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and a state policy of a 100% renewable grid by 2040. In support of these targets, in 2021 the Governor released a...more

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Credibility is required to scale the carbon markets

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With the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluding that it will be difficult (and in some cases impossible) to reduce emissions to zero in certain sectors, several hundred million tonnes of CO2 will need to...more

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To deliver change, regulation must respect the efficiency of the debt capital markets

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Excessive rigidity has the potential to drive away issuers. Authorities focused on delivering Net Zero must therefore design rules with this in mind....more

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Is more regulation the best route to deliver Net Zero?

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How to accelerate the transition to a sustainable economy is a hot regulatory topic for most major economies around the world – and is set to continue ascending the agenda in the years to come. As sustainability-related...more

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State support mechanisms: learning from the past to accelerate the future

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Government backing is critical to tilt markets in favour of green energy. But to incentivise the innovation required, we have to reflect on past failures. In his 2021 book How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, Bill Gates coined...more

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Taxonomies – why the world needs harmonisation but not uniformity

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Taxonomies will play a critical role in channelling investment towards sustainable activities. But while alignment between frameworks is critical , a one-size-fits-all approach can never be effective....more

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10 lessons in sustainability regulation

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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

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Carbon capture and storage – challenges and potential in the Gulf Cooperation Council

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Carbon capture and storage is increasingly being put forward as a key part of reaching Net Zero. As the technology, regulation and market strategies evolve and new projects are commissioned around the world, Joe Clinton and...more

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Nine key takeaways from the UAE's new Hydrogen Strategy

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The UAE published its long-awaited hydrogen strategy last week, aiming to outline the key steps needed to position the UAE as a top global producer of low carbon hydrogen by 2031 and to support the UAE’s announced target of...more

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Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards - here to stay or at risk of becoming redundant?

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In September, ahead of the Conservative party conference, Rishi Sunak announced a step back from the Government’s net zero policy and targets.  This was followed up last week by the Government’s formal response to the Climate...more

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