The global climate landscape is constantly evolving, shaped by international agreements, regulatory frameworks, and market mechanisms. We provide strategic advice to help clients stay ahead of these developments, ensuring compliance and seizing opportunities in a dynamic environment.

Our expertise includes:

  • Paris Agreement. Assisting clients with aligning projects with the goals and requirements of the Paris Agreement, including navigating Article 6 market mechanisms and interfaces with Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) such as authorisation and corresponding adjustment processes.
  • EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Advising on participation in the EU’s cap-and-trade system, including compliance strategies, allowance trading, and integration of carbon pricing into project financing models.
  • Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). Advising on compliance with the EU’s carbon leakage prevention mechanism.
  • Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming Regulation (CRCF).  Advising clients with aligning projects and investments for deployment of carbon removal technologies and practices within European Member States in accordance with Regulation EU/2024/3012.
  • CORSIA. Supporting aviation-sector clients in meeting obligations under the CORSIA through the development and acquisition of eligible carbon offsets as well as project developers and finance providers in connection with the development and finance of eligible projects.
  • European Regulatory Developments. Offering guidance on regulations relating to corporate climate claims (Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive, Green Claims Directive), MiCA, MiFID II, the UK’s Regulated Activities Order, CSDDD and sustainability reporting (including CSRD), and more. 
  • U.S. Regulatory Developments. Offering guidance on climate disclosure obligations, including under Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and state rules and regulations such as California’s AB-1305, as well as federal and state level carbon initiatives such as the Department of Energy (DOE) Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchase Pilot Prize, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard.
  • VCM Infrastructure. Assisting clients in developing, or navigating the obligations of carbon standards, registries, marketplaces, quasi-regulators (IC-VCM, VCMI, SBTi, ISO etc.) and other infrastructure aimed at facilitating transactions in the voluntary carbon market (VCM). 
  • Web3. Navigating legal and regulatory frameworks applicable to the web3 space as it relates to climate, including in connection with tokenization of carbon units , use of blockchain and digital MRV initiatives.