Australia
Herbert Smith Freehills
The recent 2023-24 Federal Budget announcement has attracted mixed reactions from across the mining sector, with new funding initiatives for critical minerals and decarbonisation largely welcomed...
Canada
Fasken
Recently, several Treaty 9 First Nations announced their intention to commence litigation against the governments of Ontario and Canada challenging the Crown's exclusive jurisdiction...
European Union
Mayer Brown
On 10 May 2023, the European Union adopted its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism ("CBAM" or the "CBAM Regulation"), which entered into force on 17 May 2023 and will apply from 1...
France
Haas Avocats
The Shift Project, en collaboration avec le Haut Comité du numérique écoresponsable (HCNE), a contribué à l'élaboration d'une feuille de route pour la décarbonation du secteur numérique.
Ghana
Acheampong & Associates
To obtain a mining license in Ghana, the procedures of the Minerals Commission of Ghana will have to be followed. The various kinds of mining licenses in Ghana include the following...
Acheampong & Associates
Ghana is one of the emerging oil and gas producers in the world. There has been considerable growth in this sector since oil was discovered in commercial quantities in 2007.
India
JSA
In line with the Government of India's Green Hydrogen Mission initiative, the Government of Gujarat ("GoG") on May 8, 2023 issued a ‘Policy on leasing of government...
IndusLaw
The Government has approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission. The initial outlay under this mission will be around USD 2.4 billion, including an outlay of approx.
Ireland
William Fry
This will be the third onshore auction run by the Government under the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS). Stakeholders will immediately note several key differences...
William Fry
The European Parliament, in March 2023, adopted draft amendments to the European Commission's proposal to revise the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (2010/31/EU)(EPBD).
William Fry
Following the publication of the provisional results last week of the first auction under the Offshore Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (ORESS) (see our previous article here)...
Kazakhstan
GRATA International
In this Handbook of Energy Law in the Low-Carbon Transition, scholars from 6 continents and 19 countries discuss practical ways forward and aim to move forward the transition on a global scale.
Mauritius
Centurion Law Group
With its total recoverable resources estimated to more than 100 trillion cubic feet (tcf), Mozambique, one of the key contributors to Africa's economic growth and development and home...
Nigeria
Alliance Law Firm
Reports in the national dailies about the disconnection of debtor electricity distribution
companies (Discos) and generation companies (Gencos) from the national grid by the Federal
Government reverberated through the nation.
Pavestones Legal
Reliable access to electricity is vital for the development and progress of any nation. Nigeria has grappled with a persistent problem of irregular power supply and arbitrary disconnection...
Scotland
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
Scotland has an enviable track record in onshore and offshore wind, and the Scottish Government's commitment to wind power is a strong basis on which to grow our renewable capabilities.
South Africa
Herbert Smith Freehills
The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition (MTIC) on Wednesday 24 May 2023 published the Energy Users Block Exemption and Energy Supplier Block Exemption.
Barnard Inc.
Just recently, the Minister introduced a new rule to the game, setting a ripple of anxiety through the private building owners' community.
Turkey
Herdem Attorneys at Law
Why did The International Chamber of Commerce's International Court of Arbitration order Türkiye to pay compensation to the Iraqi Central Government?
Herbert Smith Freehills
A recent Supreme Court decision has confirmed the orthodox position in relation to how the law of limitation applies to claims in private nuisance, in particular...