Sustainability

12/5/2025 4:32:29 PM

The IMO’s Carbon Pricing Impasse: What the Delay Means for Global Shipping

By Alexander Chadd Aaron Wu Sofía Hurtado Knaster

On 17 October 2025, the International Maritime Organization ("IMO") postponed its vote on a pioneering carbon pricing framework—agreed in...

7/11/2025 5:28:13 AM

EC issues guidance on sustainability agreement to reduce CO2 emissions in European ports

By Dr Nele Dhondt Alexander Chadd

The European Commission (EC) has issued an informal guidance letter offering clarity on the application of EU competition law to an...

5/13/2025 9:35:00 AM

Is SAF Taking Flight? An Overview of the UK’s SAF Mandate and the Next Steps Needed to Decarbonise the Aviation Sector

By Daniel Mewton Azadeh Nassiri Oliver Moir +4 more...

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has emerged as the cornerstone of aviation sector decarbonisation strategies, offering the only current...

3/14/2025 4:37:18 PM

EU Clean Industrial Deal: Commitments to competitiveness and decarbonisation

By David Hay Kathryn Emmett

The European Commission (EC) Clean Industrial Deal (CID), published on 26 February 2025, outlines the European Union’s plan to accelerate...

2/26/2025 2:14:28 PM

Atomic Modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty: Incremental Change or Fundamental Reform? - Part II

By Samay Shah Aaron Wu Sofía Hurtado Knaster

This blog is the second instalment of a two-part series examining the recent amendments to the Energy Charter Treaty. Dispute...

10/31/2024 11:09:49 AM

The Autumn Budget 2024: Will the Budget deliver growth in UK energy and infrastructure?

By Michael Corbett Hywel Davies Oliver Moir +4 more...

On 30 October 2024, the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivered the first Budget under a Labour government since 2010, emphasising in her...

6/11/2024 4:12:06 PM

The pre-election period: a sensitive time for the energy transition

By Oliver Moir Kathryn Emmett Aaron Wu

Shortly after Rishi Sunak’s surprise announcement that the General Election will be held on 4 July 2024, the Government and civil service...

11/20/2023 5:28:56 PM

Brighter prospects for UK offshore wind

By Azadeh Nassiri Kathryn Emmett Adam Morland

Just two months ago the absence of any offshore wind projects in the UK government’s contracts for difference (CfD) allocation round 5...

9/27/2022 8:27:45 PM

Net Zero Review: Is the UK Government set to 'detour' on the 'path to Net Zero'?

By Slaughter and May

On Monday 26th September, the UK Government officially launched its Net Zero Review. As part of the launch, it was announced that Chris...

8/2/2022 11:58:12 AM

Energy security: are all approaches equal?

By Kathryn Emmett Will Wilson

The European Commission’s REPowerEU plan (“EU Plan”), published on 18 May 2022, shares common decarbonisation and security of supply...

8/1/2022 8:34:25 AM

Toward a Culture of Formalism? Virtues of the ICVCM’s Core Carbon Market Principles

By Aaron Wu

Of the 1.5 billion carbon credits now issued from more than 5,000 projects, critics claim many do not deliver the promised climate...

7/19/2022 3:33:35 PM

Reforms to the Energy Charter Treaty : what you need to know

By Maria Shepard Peter Wickham Samantha Holland

On 24 June 2022, the 53 signatory states to the Energy Charter Treaty reached an “agreement in principle” to the Treaty’s amendment and...

7/5/2022 4:01:38 PM

Key talking points from the Climate Change Committee’s 2022 Progress Report

By Kathryn Emmett

The UK’s independent Climate Change Committee (CCC) has issued a “some progress but needs to do better” report card to the UK Government....

6/29/2022 9:21:11 AM

Key takeaways from the ClimateTech Summit (part of London Tech Week)

By Harry Hecht

During the hectic schedule of London Tech Week - the flagship annual tech event in the UK – we were lucky enough to attend the...

6/7/2022 10:04:03 AM

Net Zero: can tax help guide a unified approach?

By Slaughter and May

It is perhaps trite to say that tax can be used as the proverbial carrot and stick alike - or simply as a revenue raiser. It also goes...

4/28/2022 12:24:50 PM

Corporations and the IPCC (Part 2): Making the Future Possible

By Aaron Wu Will Wilson

“Pour ce qui est de l’avenir, il ne s’agit pas de le prevoir, mais de le render possible” — Antoine de Saint Exupéry, Citadelle (1948) ...