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PLMJ | European Union, Portugal | 26 Dec 2022
Voluntary offset markets for carbon (and other GHGs)
The general idea of these markets is that projects of various types transform their greenhouse gas (GHG) sequestration capacity into tradable credits…
Corrs Chambers Westgarth | Australia, Global | 13 Dec 2021
Beyond COP26: the key challenges and opportunities of transitioning to net zero
Early in 2021, the UN Secretary-General challenged countries to commit to ‘clear and credible’ net-zero targets. World leaders met in Glasgow in…
Keystone Law | United Kingdom | 5 Nov 2021
COP26: The legal effect of the Paris Agreement in the Isle of Man
On 4 November 2021, an announcement at the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow was made by Chair of the Isle of Man Climate Change…
King & Spalding LLP | USA | 11 May 2020
Facilitating Energy Sustainability: Procurement of Renewable or Certified Sustainable Natural Gas
A decade ago, individual and corporate consumers who sought to reduce their carbon footprint would purchase carbon offset credits, whereby their…
Baker McKenzie | Global | 23 Jan 2019
COP 24
During the first two weeks of December 2018, Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Kyoto Protocol and Paris…
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr | South Africa | 3 Sep 2018
Why your energy project should consider the imminent carbon tax emissions market
In 1997 South Africa became a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992) (Convention). Directed at regulating human…
George Etomi & Partners | Nigeria | 15 Aug 2018
State action plan to reduce aircraft emissions
As a signatory of the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Nigeria must reduce its greenhouse gas emissions from both domestic and international aviation. To demonstrate its commitment in this regard, Nigeria has developed an action plan to reduce aircraft emissions and implement the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation. Further, it......
George Etomi & Partners | Global | 15 Aug 2018
Reducing aircraft emissions on global scale
Aviation is among the fastest growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions, which has given rise to environmental concerns over their global impact and effect on air quality, particularly at ground level. In an effort to tackle aviation's increasing contribution to climate change, international organisations – such as the United Nations and the International Civil Aviation Organisation – are......
Hogan Lovells | South Africa | 30 Jul 2018
Carbon tax in South Africa
Carbon tax seeks to give effect to the polluter pays principle by ensuring that the real cost of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the environment and…
SOLCARGO | Mexico | 24 Jul 2018
Amendment to the General Law on Climate Change and its implications in the markets
On July 13, 2018 the Decree amending the General Law on Climate Change (GLCC) was published in the Mexican Official Gazette. The Decree addresses…
