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Data Center Projects in Asia - Recent Trends, Key Risks, and Mitigation Strategies

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GROWING DEMAND FOR DATA CENTERS - As many involved in Asian infrastructure today will testify, Asia’s digital transformation is fueling an unprecedented demand for data centers....more

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Anticipating the AI Energy Impact: IEA Highlights Growing Demand from Data Centers

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently released a report forecasting a significant increase in global electricity demand from data centers, driven in large part by the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence...more

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US Environmental, Social, and Governance Legal Considerations for AI Companies - Status Quo and Practical Next Steps

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an indispensable tool, but with the rapid advancement in the technology has come a rise in electricity demand, drawing regulatory attention on the natural resources that AI requires....more

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Budget 2024 Provides Additional Details for the Clean Electricity ITC and Adds Another ITC for Electric

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In Budget 2024, the Government of Canada continued their drive to implement government incentives aimed at decarbonizing the economy through providing further clarification and design details for the Clean Electricity...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

ESG Essentials: What You Need To Know Now - Episode 15 - Climate Week NYC

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Get excited for Climate Week NYC with Rich Deming, CEO of East Energy Renewables, and episode host Karen Davis, Co-Chair of Fox Rothschild’s ESG Group. Listen to a sneak peek of the topics to be discussed in the Fox...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

AAM: Getting Cleared for Take-Off

Advanced Air Mobility represents an exciting new frontier and sustainable path forward for the aviation industry. Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is an umbrella term used to describe next-generation air transportation of...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Five Things to Know about Green Hydrogen

Green hydrogen is increasingly viewed as the key to decarbonising hard-to-electrify sectors such as transportation and heavy industry. With governments announcing ambitious hydrogen policies as part of their net zero...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 6, Issue 8

Report Claims ESG-focused US Shale Producers Perform Better Over Time - “'It is clear that ESG performance impacts investor appetite, even though ESG scores have not been the lead indicator of stock growth during the...more

Opportune LLP

Why Renewable Energy Can’t Survive Without Bitcoin

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One of the key pillars of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is curbing carbon emissions by reducing or eliminating fossil fuels. Efforts are underway to transition America onto relying 100% on renewable energy. To...more

Clark Hill PLC

Cannabis and the Environment: Seven Significant Side-Effects

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Cannabis cultivation and processing are rapidly-growing industries, as hemp and both recreational and medical marijuana products are being legalized across the country. With this rapid growth and legalization, however, comes...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 6, Issue 1

Gas Gap in Europe Drives U.S. LNG Exports to Record High - "About half of the record U.S. LNG volumes shipped last month went to Europe, up from 37% earlier in 2021." Why this is important: The onset of a challenging...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick Energy Storage Update 2021 – 2022

By any measure, 2020 served as a banner year for the global energy storage market, despite significant challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Investment in storage projects worldwide in 2020 increased almost 40%...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Energy in ASEAN: Singapore and Hydrogen

The launch of Singapore’s Green Plan 2030 (Green Plan) in February this year is likely to mark a turning point for the island state’s energy sector. As Singapore looks to create a more sustainable society, it will become...more

Hogan Lovells

Green Data: a global perspective on a new trend for data centers

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The data center market is rapidly gaining strength worldwide but with the inherent energy demands, the sector is increasingly focussed on targeting renewable energy. ESG is the topic of the moment for all sectors and data...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New U.S. Paris Agreement Pledge Sets Aggressive Target and Offers Clues for Business Planning and Advocacy Efforts on Climate...

Key Points - On Earth Day, the Biden-Harris administration announced a new target for the United States to achieve a 50 to 52 percent reduction in economy-wide GHG emissions by 2030, which constitutes the country’s new NDC...more

King & Spalding

ESG Trending Topics - Japan

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Japan’s Big Banks Bet on Infrastructure + ESG. In anticipation of increased infrastructure spending worldwide to meet countries’ net-zero carbon targets, Japanese banks Sumitomo Mitsui and MUFG have recently launched...more

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Environmental concerns spur Asia to reduce reliance on coal

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Asia's switch from coal to natural gas is driven by stricter emission standards, low natural gas prices, and more efficient new natural gas turbine technology. The overwhelming consensus seems to be that thermal coal is on...more

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