January 2022 Issue
Q&A: Outlook for renewable energy in the US
FW discusses the outlook for renewable energy in the US with Chris LeWand at FTI Consulting, Inc., Dan Sinaiko at Allen & Overy LLP, Nuno Andrade at Santander, Himanshu Saxena at Starwood Energy, and R. Andrew de Pass at Vitol Inc.
Milbank LLP As climate change awareness and activism continues to grow across the globe in both the commercial and public spheres, increasing attention and focus has been placed on what we have come to know as the ‘energy transition’. This shift from traditional energy systems…
The hydrogen economy: instrumental to achieving clean energy targets
Baker Botts Momentum continues to build to expand the use of hydrogen from its primary use as an industrial feedstock to become a low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels, such as natural gas, and a key component to the electrification of the energy industry. Notwithstanding the growing…
Translating ESG: sustainability in the modern energy industry
K&L Gates The universe of issues discussed in the name of ‘sustainability’ has grown dramatically in recent years. No longer is the term simply synonymous with environmental efforts. Rather, today is the day of ‘big-tent’ sustainability, under which recycling, greenhouse gas reduction and renewable…
Rethinking strategic public-private partnerships to rapidly achieve a net-zero energy world
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Even prior to the mass production of the Model T Ford, it was known that CO2 emissions would eventually be responsible for increasing the average temperature of the planet. Today, finally, we are seriously attempting to limit further warming of the planet through the transition from…
Sharpe Pritchard LLP In 2019, the UK became the first major economy in the world to pass legislation to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. In 2021, the government set an ambitious climate change target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 78 percent by 2035 compared to 1990 levels. Heat is…
Opportunities for post-acquisition optimisation in the energy industry
Opportune LLP In almost every asset acquisition the primary focus is to transfer ownership with no interruption to operations. In the case of a refinery acquisition, there is little room for error as any change in operational status can result in significant cost and value loss. Leading up to the change…
Climate change, energy security and the role of the Canadian oil & gas industry
Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP Dealing with climate change is one of the most significant global imperatives of our time. The world needs solutions that can be acted upon locally, nationally, regionally and globally. But, on the eve of the global climate conference, COP26, the US called on the Organisation of the Petroleum…
Developments in the Brazilian power sector
Veirano Advogados Choosing a power supplier, buying power credits in advance, buying different amounts of power for each month or week or even hour of the day, choosing to buy power from renewable sources only, being able to track power consumption in real time, or buying power credits for charging your…
Q&A: ESG strategy in the energy sector
FW discusses ESG strategy in the energy sector with Clara Cibrario Assereto at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Simon Ede at CRA, Hillary H. Holmes at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, and Silke Goldberg at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP.
CONTRIBUTORS
Allen & Overy LLP
Baker Botts
Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
CRA
FTI Consulting, Inc.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
K&L Gates
Milbank LLP
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Opportune LLP
Santander
Sharpe Pritchard LLP
Starwood Energy
Veirano Advogados
Vitol Inc.