Sustainability

3/25/2025 10:37:58 AM

SBTi Consults on Revised Corporate Net-Zero Standard: Greater Flexibility for Scope 3 Targets but Tight Control of Carbon Credits

By Samantha Brady Helena Campbell

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a corporate climate action organisation that develops standards, tools and guidance which...

3/14/2025 4:59:48 PM

EU Clean Industrial Deal: Energy policy plays a leading role

By Oliver Moir Kathryn Emmett

Reducing the cost of energy is a key area of focus to improve competitiveness of EU industry under the European Commission (EC) Clean...

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...

2/28/2025 5:38:16 PM

Clean Industrial Deal: the European Commission sets out new plans to reform competition policy

By Alexander Chadd Elizabeth Huang Dr Nele Dhondt

Earlier this week, the European Commission (EC) published the Clean Industrial Deal (CID), which sets out a suite of measures designed to...

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...

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...

1/27/2025 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...

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...

10/21/2024 3:40:42 PM

New incentive scheme for Long Duration Electricity Storage in Great Britain

By Michael Corbett Oliver Moir Kathryn Emmett

On 10 October 2024, the UK’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) confirmed plans to create a new revenue support...

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...

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...

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...

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...

11/14/2023 11:56:49 AM

The Energy Act 2023 enters into force: a milestone in the UK’s energy transition

By Kathryn Emmett Charlotte Burgess

Following its introduction in July 2022, the Energy Act 2023 (the “Act”) finally gained royal assent on 26 October 2023. Dubbed the “the...

3/10/2023 11:01:00 AM

Investors step up pressure on boards to keep pace with climate targets in upcoming AGM season

By Stephanie Schiller

In its annual letter to investee companies at the beginning of 2023, Aviva Investors issued a warning that, in the upcoming AGM season,...