Kathryn Emmett

Oct 21, 2024 | sustainability.slaughterandmay.com | Michael Corbett |Oliver Moir |Kathryn Emmett |Lisa Sabbage

On 10 October 2024, the UK’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) confirmed plans to create a new revenue support mechanism for Long Duration Electricity Storage (LDES) projects, recognising their key role in achieving the government’s Net Zero mission to decarbonise the electricity system by 2030.

Jul 22, 2024 | lexology.com | Hywel Davies |Michael Corbett |Isabel Taylor |Kathryn Emmett |Lisa Sabbage |Alex Dustan

For industry, investors and the public alike, the King’s Speech delivered at the State Opening of Parliament serves as a useful barometer of government priorities for the coming year. The first King’s Speech under a new Labour government on 17 July 2024 was no exception, setting out an ambitious legislative agenda of 40 bills.

Jun 11, 2024 | lexology.com | Oliver Moir |Kathryn Emmett |Aaron Wu |Lisa Sabbage

Shortly after Rishi Sunak’s surprise announcement that the General Election will be held on 4 July 2024, the Government and civil service entered the “pre-election period of sensitivity”, colloquially referred to as “purdah”.

Feb 15, 2024 | lexology.com | Hywel Davies |Samay Shah |Oliver Moir |Aaron Wu |Kathryn Emmett

The European Commission’s ambitious recommendations to dramatically reduce the EU’s net greenhouse gas emissions by 90 per cent by 2040, published last week, foreshadow new regulatory measures to establish a European carbon dioxide (CO2) transport and storage market. In this article, we investigate certain regulatory barriers that the Commission may seek to address. At the outset, several interlocking international legal instruments regulate the transboundary shipment of CO2.

Dec 18, 2023 | lexology.com | David Watkins |Harry G. Hecht |Azadeh Nassiri |Samantha Brady |Gabriel Lim |George Murray | +4 more

The 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN's Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) drew to a late close last week following last minute negotiations over the headline text from the negotiations, the Global Stocktake Text (GST). Below, we summarise the international commitments made in the GST, and consider three significant developments for businesses coming out of COP28: the energy transition, climate finance, the just transition, and the role of nature.