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In a landmark judgment handed down on 20 June 2024, R (Finch) v Surrey County Council and others [2024] UKSC 20, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has ruled that “Scope 3” greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from the eventual use of hydrocarbons produced from a proposed oil development should have been assessed in an environmental impact assessment (EIA) process carried out by a local authority.

In part three of a series for Mining Technology about international deep-sea mining regulation, Louise Woods and Elena Guillet explore how international investment law could be applied to dispute resolution.

In part one of an explainer series about international deep-sea mining regulation, Louise Woods and Elena Guillet share advice for setting up sponsorship agreements between contractors and sponsoring states.

In part two of our series about international deep-sea mining regulation, Louise Woods and Elena Guillet explain what miners need to know about dispute resolution under the different regimes involved in exploration agreements.

Due to the increased demand for critical minerals globally, Nabil Khodadad and Nonku Zondo explore how the African mining sector can benefit from and lead the energy transition.

As the aviation market moves towards a more sustainable future and fuel source, Brazil and other Latin American countries are likely to serve as key production locations for SAF due to their unique natural endowments and existing experience with bio-fuels.

By 2050, the cost of producing low-carbon hydrogen is expected to be five times higher in the most expensive regions than the least expensive regions, according to the Hydrogen Council.

In this article, published by Global Hydrogen Review, Lauren Davies, Andrew Nealon, Alistair Wishart and Garrett Finch examine some of the key challenges associated with using a ‘traditional’ project finance model in the development of low-carbon hydrogen projects and will also consider some potential solutions.

In this article published by Energy Intelligence, Louise Woods, Elena Guillet, and Nonku Zondo explore lessons from the IRA and opportunities for the UK to refine its critical minerals strategy.

This article for Practical Law by Nadine Amr provides a discussion of the 2023 Model Form of Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) of the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN).

On November 17, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) issued proposed regulations [REG-132569-17] regarding the definition of “energy property” and related rules applicable to the energy credit (the “Proposed Regulations”) available under section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

Green technologies are at the heart of the energy transition – they facilitate power generation and innovations that bring us closer to net-zero carbon emissions. The successful development of green technologies depends on critical minerals.