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The Road Ahead for Private Equity: Reflections and Predictions

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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Tax based finance leasing: a forgotten tool for green finance in the UK?

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Decarbonisation is the process of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and transitioning to a low-carbon economy. Decarbonisation requires significant investment in green technologies, such as renewable energy, energy...more

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Funding the energy transition: the role of Islamic finance

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Access to energy underpins our day-to-day and powers global economic prosperity and development, yet consumption of energy is the dominant contributor to climate change, accounting for approximately 60% of total global...more

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UK Energy Act 2023 - What to Know About the Landmark Act

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The Act demonstrates the UK’s renewed commitment to reaching net zero and paves the way for players in key industries to achieve their targets. On 26 October 2023, the UK Energy Act 2023 (the Act) received Royal Assent....more

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Delivering Net Zero by 2050: the $200 trillion opportunity

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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

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UK “Green Day” - Key Policy Measures Announced to Fuel Investment in Green Energy and Achieve Net Zero

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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

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The Hydrogen Handbook - United Kingdom

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Hydrogen—the smallest molecule, but one that holds the potential to be an energy superhero and play a significant role in reducing carbon emissions and slowing climate change. The H2 Handbook provides a comprehensive...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 38, October 2020

Noble Energy Shareholders OK $4.1B Sale to Chevron - "The addition of Noble will boost Chevron's U.S. shale oil holdings, making it the No. 2 producer behind EOG Resources, according to data from Rystad Energy." Why this is...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 41, November 2019

Why Everything They Say About California Fires — Including That Climate Matters Most — is Wrong - "'We’ve looked at the history of climate and fire throughout the whole state, and through much of the state, particularly...more

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UK Planning Policy on Shale Gas Found "Unlawful" by the High Court

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Climate change is an increasingly important concern for lawmakers and decision makers around the world. For companies and institutions looking to promote hydrocarbon projects in the future, climate change considerations may...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - December 2018 #3

Energy Companies to Appeal Loss of Forest Service Permit for Atlantic Coast Pipeline - "The builders of the $7 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline say they will appeal a federal court ruling that invalidated a permit allowing...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - September 2018 #2

As Storm Looms, 4th Circuit Reverses Ruling Against Dominion on Coal Ash Pollution at Chesapeake Site - "Water pollution from a coal ash landfill and settling ponds at a closed power plant in Chesapeake is not a violation of...more

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Climate Report l Summer 2018

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Climate Change Regulatory Issues & Updates - UK Government Adopts Zero Emission Road Transport Strategy - On July 9, 2018, the UK Government published "The Road to Zero," a strategy to implement measures to transition...more

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What Does COP-21 Mean for Business?

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6 Answers From Around the Globe - The historic COP-21 Paris Agreement on climate change is the first major development in the climate area at the international level since adoption of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997. ...more

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What Does the UK's New Conservative Government and New Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Mean for the UK's Energy...

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Introduction - On 8 May 2015 David Cameron's Conservatives won an unexpected majority in the House of Commons, bringing an end to the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition that had been in power since 2010. The Liberal...more

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