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The European Hydrogen and Decarbonized Gas Market Package

White & Case LLP on 5/29/2024

On 21 May 2024, the Council of the EU adopted the Hydrogen and Decarbonized Gas Market Package. It aims to shift the gas system to low-carbon and renewable gases, and provides for the highly anticipated framework on dedicated...more

This Week’s Climate Policy Update - December 2023

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/21/2023

This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past three weeks and forthcoming climate-related events and hearings...more

“Transitioning Away” – Vinson & Elkins Examines Key Outcomes Agreed at COP28 and the First Global Stocktake

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 12/20/2023

The 28th Conference of the Parties (or “COP28”) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (“UNFCCC”) at Expo City in Dubai has ended with an agreement described by COP28 president Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber as “historic”...more

Shaping the Future: Unraveling the Impact of COP27 and Anticipating the Path Forward at COP28

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 11/21/2023

In an historic turn of events at the 27th annual conference of the parties (or COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) hosted by Egypt in November 2022, nations rallied to address the realities of...more

Sustainable Business Group Urges EU to Cut GHG Emissions 90% by 2040

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 10/31/2023

On September 5, 2023, the Corporate Leaders Group Europe (CLG Europe) published a position paper urging the European Union to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 90% by 2040, and asked EU member states to...more

Delivering Net Zero by 2050: the $200 trillion opportunity

A&O Shearman on 9/25/2023

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

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

(Carbon) Contracts for Difference – New Funding Program for Companies

White & Case LLP on 6/27/2023

Germany has finally published draft guidance on the long-awaited (Carbon) Contracts for Difference (or "CfD"). The first CfDs, previously announced in the European1 and German National2 Hydrogen Strategies of 2020, are...more

The EU Agreement on a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

White & Case LLP on 3/17/2023

On December 13, 2022, the Council of the European Union ("the Council") and European Parliament came to a provisional agreement on the final text of a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism ("CBAM") regulation. The compromise...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

There is no turning back for the global energy transition

White & Case LLP on 2/2/2023

Ambitious net-zero targets will unquestionably be the biggest catalyst for M&A in the energy sector for years to come - The race is on to achieve carbon neutrality, and this is providing one of the biggest investment...more

This Week’s Climate Policy Update - January #4

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/24/2023

To further the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind in the U.S. by 2030, the National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium issued its supply chain roadmap. Meanwhile, the...more

Decarbonizing in a downturn: Can the mining & metals sector afford (not) to change?

White & Case LLP on 9/23/2022

Softening commodity prices and economic headwinds may deter miners and metal companies from deploying the significant capital expenditure required to decarbonize....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

A range of tactics is needed to achieve a lower-carbon world

White & Case LLP on 4/1/2022

Countries and companies are increasingly committing to net-zero goals that would require them to significantly reduce carbon emissions on relatively short timelines. The transition to a lower-carbon world won’t be easy, given...more

Energy & Infrastructure Insight—Winter 2021—Issue 5

A&O Shearman on 11/4/2021

We are delighted to bring you the fifth edition of our Energy & Infrastructure Insight, providing expert information and analysis of the current issues facing the energy and infrastructure sectors across the globe. ...more

European Commission Launches Consultation on Draft 2022 State Aid Guidelines on Climate, Environmental Protection and Energy

Latham & Watkins LLP on 6/16/2021

The Development - ..On 7 June 2021, the European Commission (EC) published a draft Communication on the “Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy 2022” (CEEAG) that will replace the 2014...more

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The European Hydrogen and Decarbonized Gas Market Package

This Week’s Climate Policy Update - December 2023

“Transitioning Away” – Vinson & Elkins Examines Key Outcomes Agreed at COP28 and the First Global Stocktake

Shaping the Future: Unraveling the Impact of COP27 and Anticipating the Path Forward at COP28

Sustainable Business Group Urges EU to Cut GHG Emissions 90% by 2040

Delivering Net Zero by 2050: the $200 trillion opportunity

Field Guide to Clean Hydrogen

European RED III Seeks to Promote the Use of Green Hydrogen

(Carbon) Contracts for Difference – New Funding Program for Companies

The EU Agreement on a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

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

There is no turning back for the global energy transition

This Week’s Climate Policy Update - January #4

Decarbonizing in a downturn: Can the mining & metals sector afford (not) to change?

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

A range of tactics is needed to achieve a lower-carbon world

Energy & Infrastructure Insight—Winter 2021—Issue 5

European Commission Launches Consultation on Draft 2022 State Aid Guidelines on Climate, Environmental Protection and Energy

The Hydrogen Handbook - Germany

EU Returns to Science-Based Decision-Making in Landmark Nuclear Report

European Commission Announces 2030 Climate Target Plan

Hydrogen Rising: EU and UK Hydrogen Strategies and Incentives

Energy & Infrastructure Insight – Autumn 2020 – Issue 3

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 39, October 2020

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - April 2020 #2

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