White & Case Tokyo office's Webinar series is bringing together the Firm's partners and industry experts to explore how digital transformation (or DX) and green energy transformation (or GX) are likely to affect strategic...more
5/24/2022
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Asia ,
Blockchain ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Green Energy ,
Japan ,
METI ,
Renewable Energy ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector
With an attendance of more than 190 world leaders, the long-awaited twenty-sixth Conference of the Parties (COP26) concluded with agreement on the Glasglow Climate Pact and the Paris Rulebook. Amid mixed views of whether...more
On July 30, 2021, the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) together with the Port Authority of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)...more
9/17/2021
/ Clean Energy ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Infrastructure ,
Japan ,
Net Zero ,
Offshore Wind ,
Power Grid ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Renewable Energy ,
Wind Power
Earlier this year, a panel of our US energy and infrastructure partners came together to consider what the Biden administration means for sustainable infrastructure projects, climate change polices, renewable energy projects...more
Energy firms and financial institutions have been eyeing LNG to power projects in Asia Pacific for some time but these projects have not materialised as anticipated. Of late, however, interest in developing these projects has...more
Significant energy market developments are raising questions for LNG sector players in Japan and worldwide. Following massive growth in the number of LNG production and export facilities, end-users and shipping capacity, the...more
2/19/2020
/ Buyers ,
Commodities ,
Contract Terms ,
End-Users ,
Energy Market ,
Exploration and Production Assets ,
Exports ,
Japan ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sellers ,
Shipping
Risks may persist around infrastructure investment in APAC, but the overall outlook is very positive -
While there are certain political and economic caveats, respondents are clearly looking east for growth and returns....more
3/30/2019
/ Asia Pacific ,
Foreign Investment ,
Global Market ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Long-Term Investment Funds ,
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) ,
Renewable Energy ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Roads ,
Technology
While investors are looking at a variety of sectors in the region, our survey reveals that roads are the top priority, while both conventional and renewable energy are still very much on the radar -
Our research shows that...more
3/23/2019
/ Asia ,
Asia Pacific ,
Australia ,
China ,
Energy Sector ,
Foreign Investment ,
Green Energy ,
Green Technology ,
Highways ,
India ,
Indonesia ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Japan ,
Oil & Gas ,
Philippines ,
Ports ,
Renewable Energy ,
Roads ,
South Korea ,
Taiwan ,
Vietnam ,
Wind Power