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How France’s legal framework plans to support hydrogen production

France, for example, uses 900,000 tons of hydrogen, most of which is carbon-intensive, resulting in the emission of around 9,000,000 tonnes of CO2 every year.

HSF CEO Calls for Arbitral Institutions to Confront New ESG Landscape

Mr D'Agostino said that institutions could also play a role in influencing how arbitrations are run.

Germany mandates switch to heating via renewables with Building Energy Act amendment

The Act implemented the EU Buildings Directive, which imposed the lowest-energy building as standard for new buildings from 2021.

Nature-related risk in financial services: NGFS framework will ‘reframe’ understanding

Brown also highlighted how the “nexus” between climate- and nature-related risk is reflected in the framework.

Power-to-X technologies, e-fuels and their applications

PtX can also be used to create synthetic fuels, commonly known as ‘e-fuels’

UK to harness carbon capture and bioenergy to meet net zero commitments

Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is an engineered greenhouse gas removal (GGR) technology

Herbert Smith Freehills Sponsors Sustainable Innovation Forum At COP28

The firm will be a strategic partner of the Sustainable Innovation Forum

PFAS: cost of ‘forever chemicals’ remediation highlighted by US utility

The colloquialism derives from the fact that PFAS degrade very slowly.

Singapore: A lasting legacy via climate impact investing

Climate change is arguably the greatest global challenge facing the world

Sidley Represents Invenergy Renewables in US$1.5 Billion Renewable Portfolio Acquisition from American Electric Power

The acquisition represents the largest ever acquisition for Invenergy

Taiwan to provide credit guarantees for green electricity corporate power purchase agreements

All successful projects had submitted zero-subsidy bids and will rely on PPAs.

Sustainable Data Centres: The search for Resource Efficiency and Carbon Mitigation

This is a cautious wade-in which came after the 3-year moratorium because DCs are critical enablers of the digital economy.

Greenwashing lessons for investment managers

Whether or not greenwashing practices are imposed or voluntary, they are subject to regulatory risks and may lead to sanctions that may severely affect the reputation of the market player being accused of a violation.

Private sector investment critical for UK to meet climate commitments

Defra said the NAP3 publication marked a “step-change in the UK government’s approach to climate adaptation”.

Australia announces second offshore wind zone

The area is in the Pacific Ocean off the Hunter region in NSW and has the potential to generate up to 5 gigawatts (GW) of renewable wind energy and to power round 4.2 million homes.

Improving the ESG performance of your hotel/leisure asset (while also reducing costs and increasing value)

Climate-related financial directives are making reporting on climate related risks mandatory- and public.

UK government expands emissions trading scheme for carbon-intensive industries

The government said the level, which remains in line with its net zero pledges, would ease the industries’ transition to the new emissions requirements.

Successful bidders in Philippines green energy auctions announced

This includes a different auction process and will require participants to register with the wholesale electricity spot market through a contract for difference mechanism.

Offshore wind central to Ireland’s renewable hydrogen ambitions

It acknowledged that there are uncertainties in relation to the cost and potential end-use of hydrogen, as well as in relation to the infrastructure, skills and supply chains needed to deliver on it, currently.

Latham’s Energy & Infrastructure Industry Group Earns Six #1 Rankings

Firm recognized by Infralogic as a top advisor in the H1 2023 league tables.

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