Climate change law is an increasing challenge for all organisations. It impacts in many ways: from energy efficiency regimes, greenhouse gas emissions permitting and sustainable investment, to reporting and public scrutiny, carbon trading, and renewable energy.
Climate change law is developed at a global level and the politics are international but the impact is local. Our climate change lawyers understand not just the global politics and international laws but how climate change law affects your business and how best to maximise the opportunities that the transition to a low-carbon economy presents.
Our climate change lawyers advise government departments, businesses, charities and investors on all aspects of climate change law. Our experience of the Kyoto mechanisms means we are well placed to support your organisation in adapting to new climate change law arising from the UN COP21 Paris Agreement of December 2015.
Areas of focus
Our climate change law expertise includes the following:
- Regulatory compliance – advising on mandatory low-carbon and carbon emission regimes.
- Project development and implementation – supporting clean-tech and low-carbon energy projects.
- Emissions trading – advising financial institutions and trading desks on all aspects of trading.
- Energy efficiency and sustainability – advising on mandatory regimes, voluntary initiatives, efficiency projects and corporate sustainability policies.
- Climate change litigation – thought leadership on civil claims and judicial review proceedings in the UK.
- Funds and investments – advising on fund mandates and the creation and application of environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies.