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Article 6: Opportunities for the private sector
At COP29, the rules required to operationalise the Paris Agreement’s Article 6 carbon trading mechanisms were finalised, marking a significant milestone in global climate efforts.
In this edition of Insurance focus Tyler Dillard in our London office considers the revolution of the sharing economy and reflects on how insurers have an opportunity to benefit from this growing market.
Following the announcement that the European Commission is minded not to renew the Insurance Block Exemption regulation, Mark Tricker in our London office considers the challenges that the insurance market might face without the benefit of the competition safe-harbour.
From our Amsterdam office, Floortje Nagelkerke, Nikolai de Koning and Recep Altun consider the scrutiny of ‘integrity risk’ being undertaken by the Dutch Central Bank.
In our quarterly review of cases we include two recent cases from Australia that consider section 54 of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984; we review ‘Wellington Motions’ under the law of Quebec; from Texas we consider the scope of the Prompt Payments Act and finally, we consider the likely impact of a recent German Supreme Court case on brokers’ role in the payment of claims.
In our regular international focus section we provide updates from both the London and Australian markets.
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At COP29, the rules required to operationalise the Paris Agreement’s Article 6 carbon trading mechanisms were finalised, marking a significant milestone in global climate efforts.
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The UK remains a world leader in offshore wind, accounting for roughly 20 percent of global offshore wind capacity, with 11.3 GW operational. It is forecast that installed capacity will rise to 19.5 GW by mid 2020s.
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In December 2022, and with a view to informing changes to policy and/or legislation, the previous NSW Minister for the Environment asked the Office of the Chief Scientist & Engineer (OCSE) to provide a report on the management of asbestos in recovered fines and materials for beneficial reuse (the Report).
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