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Road to COP28

The 28th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP28) will take place from November 30 - December 12, 2023 in Dubai.

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Global offshore wind: Key markets and prospects

Global offshore wind investment faces a period of immense opportunity, but also immense challenges.

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Energy transition

The energy transition is firmly underway. While global demand for energy continues to rise, increasing pressure from governments, investors, and consumers to support decarbonization across all industries has spearheaded radical change.

We are proud to be at the heart of the transition to a low-carbon economy and a trusted advisor to clients across all sectors. We do more than provide excellent, top-tier legal services, we are committed to helping our clients evolve and thrive as the world changes, developing a tailored approach to suit their precise business needs.

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We are committed to helping our clients evolve and thrive as the world changes and would be delighted to discuss how we can help you.

	Carbon capture Carbon markets and emissions trading Change management Climate change and sustainability disputes		Decommissioning, abandonment, rehabilitation and end-of-life strategies Digital innovation
	Electrification of heat eMobility Energy efficiency Energy storage		Governance, risk management and reporting Green and transition bonds Green LNG
	Hydrogen		Industrial feed stock Intellectual property
	M&A, joint ventures, investments and partnerships		Nature-based solutions Next generation fuels
	Offshore Wind Onsite renewable energy generation		Portfolio rationalization, disposals and divestments Project development and project finance
	Renewable energy procurement		Solar Supply chain resilience

Latest insights

UK Energy Act 2023: Merger control and competition law changes

On 26 October 2023, the Energy Act 2023 (Energy Act), the largest piece of primary energy legislation in over a decade, received Royal Assent and became law. The breadth of the Energy Act is impressive, covering areas such as energy infrastructure, energy efficiency, regulation of nascent technologies such as CCUS and hydrogen production and strengthening the regulatory landscape around more established sectors including offshore wind and oil and gas.

Global | Publication | November 29, 2023

CCS hubs: How useful is the analogy with an LNG Liquefaction project?

The context of this paper is an observation that there are many oil and gas fields around the world and particularly in South East Asia that are reaching the end of production, and in South East Asia a number of the largest gas fields have LNG export facilities associated with them.

Global | Publication | November 02, 2023

Client Alert: The European Commission has released its Wind Power Action Plan

The European Commission (EC) has just published a European Wind Power package including a Wind Power Action Plan, which aims at helping the European wind industry navigate the current challenging cont...

France | Publication | October 27, 2023

EU scales up green subsidies: How you can benefit from new support for clean investments

EU scales up green subsidies: How to benefit from support for clean investments

On March 9, 2023, the European Commission (EC) adopted changes to its State aid framework to support its “Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age” (the Net Zero Plan) presented in February 2023. The Net Zero Plan is part of the European Green Deal, which aims to make Europe the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050.

Global | Publication | October 27, 2023

ESG and sustainability

Law for a sustainable future

Global | Publication | October 02, 2023

EU Taxonomy Regulation and aviation: A transition to sustainability

On 5 April 2023 the long-awaited draft amendment to Delegated Act EU 2021/2139 including draft technical screening criteria in Annex 1 (the Draft Delegated Act) was published by the European Commission heralding the inclusion of aviation as a transitional activity within the EU Taxonomy Regulation. Following consultation, the draft was then updated on 13 June 2023 and published as part of the European Commission’s sustainable finance framework.

Global | Publication | September 29, 2023

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Citi advised on structuring first-of-its-kind B2B payment solution for renewables marketplace

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised global financial services firm Citi on structuring, in collaboration with Hokodo, a new B2B payment solution for renewable energy e-commerce marketplace Covento, which has been created by Vestas.

Global | Press release - Business | May 11, 2023

Paris team advises lenders in an innovative borrowing base facility to support Gunvor’s carbon trading activities

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright advised MUFG bank (MUFG) and Natixis Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB) and two other international lenders, in the signing of an uncommitted borrowing base facility of up to €240 million to support trading activities on the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).

Global | Press release - Business | April 03, 2023

Warsaw team advises PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna on PLN 2,3bn sustainability-linked financing

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright advised PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna, on PLN 2,3bn (€‎490m) ESG financing.

Global | Press release - Business | March 28, 2023

Warsaw team advises fund managed by Sienna Private Credit on a holdco financing

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright advised Sienna Private Credit on a holdco financing provided to a Polish borrower in relation to construction of a 35 MW wind farm in Poland. The construction of this wind farm is also financed by PKO Bank Polski as senior lender.

Global | Press release - Business | February 16, 2023

Warsaw team advises Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego on financing construction of wind farm sponsored by Budimex

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright advised Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego on financing construction of 7 MW wind farm sponsored by Budimex.

Global | Press release - Business | February 07, 2023

Warsaw team advises banks on PLN 866m (€ 180m) financing construction of Poland's first large-scale hybrid solar-wind project with a capacity of over 200 MW

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright advised consortium of banks comprising ING Bank Śląski, PKO Bank Polski and mBank on PLN 766m (€ 163m)senior secured financing for the purpose of constructio...

Global | Press release - Business | February 06, 2023

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Road to COP28: Latest insights, news and resources

The 28th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP28) will take place from November 30 - December 12, 2023 in Dubai.

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ESG and sustainability

Law for a sustainable future

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Climate change and sustainability disputes

Climate change and sustainability developments presents great opportunities but also manifest as a complex myriad of global legal, financial and reputational risks for companies, governments, directors and officers and other professionals operating in all sectors globally.

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