The laws outlined in this section are principally similar across the UK. However, as the UK comprises four nations with devolved administrations, for convenience we have primarily set out the position...

How is the media sector addressing the climate challenge?

With more than 450 lawyers in 75 offices across the globe our Energy and Climate Change practice is one of the largest of its kind. It was founded on ground-breaking work designing and im­ple­ment­ing mod­ern energy markets and is now at the forefront of developments on energy transition, renewables and the various responses to the climate crisis. From advising on climate change strategy, new tech­no­lo­gies, risk and disputes, to environmental regulation, Power Purchase Agreements, and real estate and infrastructure projects, we advise clients operationally and strategically. Our track record includes: Advising on the UK’s most advanced carbon capture project in the UK’s first zero-car­bon in­dus­tri­al cluster. BP, Eni, Equinor, Shell and Total have formed a consortium and as­sumed lead­er­ship of the Net Zero Teesside Pro­ject, pre­vi­ously known as the Clean Gas Project. Advising product manufacturers in relation to sustainability laws for on the launch of new broadcast and streaming devices. Advising broadcasting and media pub­lish­ing com­pan­ies in relation to Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting and the Energy Sav­ings Op­por­tun­ity Scheme. Advising various private equity funds, banks and large international manufacturing and real estate organisations such as Columbia Thread­needle Investments, Ametek, and John Laing Infrastructure Fund on en­ergy ef­fi­ciency, carbon and related re­port­ing ob­lig­a­tions across the EU. Advising major banks, insurers and asset managers on principles likely to un­der­pin reg­u­lat­ory frameworks including, EU Action Plan for Financing Sustainable Growth, Fin­an­cial Stability Board’s Task Force on Cli­mate-re­lated financial disclosures, LMA Green Loan Principles, ICMA Green Bond prin­ciples.