Sustainability

2/20/2025 4:02:11 PM

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

By Samay Shah Aaron Wu Sofía Hurtado Knaster

This blog is the first instalment of a two-part series examining the recent amendments to the Energy Charter Treaty. Introduction The...

1/30/2025 11:05:37 AM

Fuelling the energy transition: North Sea Oil & Gas, and Alternative Fuels

By Hywel Davies Oliver Moir Alexander Dustan +1 more...

The blog below is an extract from Slaughter and May’s UK Energy and Infrastructure: What’s to come in 2025 publication. For information...

1/28/2025 4:09:12 PM

Carbon Markets: Momentum builds towards integrity and expansion

By Susan Hughes Samay Shah Aaron Wu +1 more...

The blog below is an extract from Slaughter and May’s UK Energy and Infrastructure: What’s to come in 2025 publication. For information...

1/27/2025 3:49:18 PM

Renewables: Doubling down on development

By Azadeh Nassiri Kathryn Emmett

The blog below is an extract from Slaughter and May’s UK Energy and Infrastructure: What’s to come in 2025 publication. For information...

12/13/2024 2:38:58 PM

COP29: Did The ‘Finance Cop’ Find Its Feet, And What Progress Was Made On Carbon Markets?

By Samay Shah Charlotte Burgess George Murray +1 more...

The annual leading international climate change conference, COP29, concluded in the early hours of 24 November. For companies and...

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...

8/14/2024 2:10:43 PM

EU Methane Regulation: Evaporation of the 2020 Methane Strategy?

By Sofía Hurtado Knaster Samay Shah Aaron Wu

Methane (CH4): a formidable greenhouse gas, air pollutant, major component of natural gas and second-largest contributor to climate...

8/1/2024 4:15:22 PM

The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive is now in force

By George Murray

After a long and eventful legislative journey, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) came into force on 25 July...

7/22/2024 10:23:49 AM

Labour's legislative programme: energy and infrastructure to drive growth

By Hywel Davies Michael Corbett Isabel Taylor +3 more...

For industry, investors and the public alike, the King’s Speech delivered at the State Opening of Parliament serves as a useful barometer...

7/8/2024 10:30:23 AM

UK Supreme Court Delivers Landmark Decision on Downstream (Scope 3) Emissions – R(Finch) V Surrey County Council

By Samantha Holland Samantha Brady Natasha Ewart Smith

In a landmark climate decision, the UK Supreme Court (UKSC) has found that downstream greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (known as Scope 3...

6/23/2024 9:00:41 AM

UK’s Sustainability Reporting Standards: scope for divergence, timing and implementation process

By George Murray

In May, the Department for Business and Trade (“DBT”) published its Framework and Terms of Reference for the Development of UK...

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...

4/14/2024 9:00:00 AM

The Enchanted Path: Materialising a Provisional Carbon Removal Certification Framework

By Aaron Wu George Murray Sofía Hurtado Knaster +1 more...

On 20 February 2024, the European Council and Parliament negotiators reached a provisional political agreement on a regulation that will...

3/18/2024 4:50:09 PM

Unravelling the UK’s Energy Charter Treaty Withdrawal 

By Samay Shah Aaron Wu Demosthenes Caldis

A formerly-stalwart champion of the Energy Charter Treaty (‘ECT’), the UK confirmed its intention on 22 February 2024 to withdraw from...

12/18/2023 4:54:18 PM

COP28: Central Themes and Impacts for Businesses

By George Murray

The 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN's Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) drew to a late close in December after two...

12/14/2023 4:07:49 PM

ESG reporting consultations to watch in the UK

By Remi Pfister George Murray

Sustainability reporting and disclosure frameworks have continued to evolve in 2023 and will develop further in 2024. In June, the...