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Nota Bene Episode 33: Congressional Check-In for Q2: Paris Agreement, Presidential Nominees, and Privacy with Elizabeth Frazee
On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (the “ICJ”), the highest judicial body of the United Nations, issued its long anticipated Advisory Opinion on climate change (the “Advisory Opinion”). ...more
As we have previously reported over the last two weeks, the 29th Annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP29) focused heavily on climate finance and implementing key strategies for global emissions reduction,...more
COP28, the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, came to an end in Dubai on December 13, 2023. The nearly 200 states reached what has been labelled a “historic” agreement...more
Until now, however, no comprehensive estimate existed of the of that opportunity, (or, to put it another way, the size of the financing gap between committed spending and the investment needed to deliver Net Zero by 2050...more
In early April, the climate activist shareholder group, Follow This, filed shareholder resolutions seeking stronger energy transition strategies from several oil “super-majors.” The resolutions have been filed in advance of...more
In our previous post, we highlighted a number of global goals and campaigns aimed at addressing climate change. In this post, we examine climate change-oriented policies and initiatives that are being adopted by many...more
In recent weeks, there has been a lot written about the COP26 United Nations Annual Climate Change Conference, which was held in Glasgow, Scotland between October 31 and November 13, 2021. The central goal of the COP26...more
Africa offers vast potential for renewable energy deployment and investments - This article reflects changes in the rapidly evolving and crucial field of renewable energy in Africa. Currently, the International...more
As the world continues to experience the undeniable effects of rising global temperatures, governments and company stakeholders are acting to address climate change. In 2016, over 190 countries created the Paris Agreement,...more
The power and renewables industry is positioned for a sustained period of strong deal activity as the US focuses on hitting net zero carbon emissions by 2050 - Within six months of coming into office, President Joe Biden...more
Um die in der von der UN verabschiedeten Agenda 2030 und dem Pariser Klimaschutzabkommen festgelegten Ziele, insbesondere den Übergang zu einer CO2-armen, nachhaltigeren, ressourceneffizienten Kreislaufwirtschaft mit dem Ziel...more
Today, we issued a Client Alert summarizing the White House Climate Change Summit from last week. We are replicating it below for the benefit of our blog readers. President Biden hosted the Leaders Summit on Climate (Climate...more