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Deep Sea Mining Uncovered: Part Two - Diving into the Deep Blue Sea: From Exploration to Exploitation

DLA Piper on 7/11/2025

Key takeaways - The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the 1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of UNCLOS (Implementation Agreement) established a general framework for Deep Sea...more

“The Finance COP” – what does COP29 mean for financing parties?

A&O Shearman on 12/10/2024

Badged as “The Finance COP”, the UN Climate Change Conference in Baku (COP29) has drawn mixed reactions to its climate finance deal. However, the recognition of the role for both the private sector and multilateral agencies...more

COP29: What Can We Expect?

BCLP on 11/7/2024

The 29th Conference of the Parties (“COP29”) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (“UNFCC”) is set to take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 22 November 2024. This is the first in a series of posts BCLP’s...more

Previewing COP28: Opportunities, Challenges and Anticipated Outcomes

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/4/2023

The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has commenced this week in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and will run through December 12, 2023. The UAE is...more

COP26: Key Takeaways and Action Items on Climate Change (Part II)

Stikeman Elliott LLP on 1/5/2022

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

The UN Report On Climate Change: What Does It Have To Do With Cannabis And Wine In The US?

Husch Blackwell LLP on 8/11/2021

Key Takeaways: •The recently released IPCC Report shows irreversible harm to the global ecosystem. •Fund managers focused on ESG criteria will have an increased focus on environmentally conscious companies and substantial...more

The rise of the SDG CLO: How to use the bond market to deliver the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals by 2030

White & Case LLP on 9/6/2019

In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted 17 sustainable development goals to be achieved by 2030 ("SDGs"). The SDGs include ending poverty and hunger, promoting gender equality, tackling climate change and...more

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