On 22 February 2024, the UK announced it is withdrawing from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) on the basis that it is incompatible with the energy transition, being the 11th state to do so. However, ECT protections for...more
The year 2023 will be remembered as a challenging one for private equity (PE), with complexities to navigate on many fronts. Traditional debt financing was expensive and scarce, expectations on valuations were tricky to...more
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Rapid deployment of new technology is required to achieve ambitious greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. The scope and diversity of deployment required will see participation by new market entrants and a likely...more
Biomethane is indistinguishable from natural gas and can be deployed as a drop-in renewable replacement to natural gas without the need for adaptation of network infrastructure or end-user equipment.
The scale of...more
Since providing our overview of the emerging hydrogen economy back in December 2019 and April 2020 and our commentary on the role of hydrogen in achieving Singapore’s net-zero ambitions in August 2021 and April 2022, hydrogen...more
New U.K. energy bill relief scheme protects Great Britain businesses from rising energy costs...more
Almost a year ago, we reflected on the outcome of the 26th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), or “COP 26”. COP 26 brought 120 world leaders together to...more