With more than 450 lawyers in 75 offices across the globe, our Energy & Climate Change Group is one of the largest of its kind, covering most of CMS’s practices, geographies and sectors.
We have established an outstanding reputation through our ground-breaking work designing and implementing modern energy markets. Now we are at the heart of the transition to a decarbonised economy based on renewable energy, to help the world address the climate crisis.
Our work encompasses both strategic and operational challenges including climate change strategy, new technologies, risk and disputes, environmental regulation (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism) and major infrastructure projects, focusing primarily on the following areas:
- Renewable energy
- Carbon capture, use and storage
- Hydrogen
- Corporate net zero strategies
- Sustainable finance
- Electric vehicles and decarbonisation of the transport sector
- Circular economy
- Energy transition
- Industrial decarbonisation
As a climate change law firm, our experts advise clients on the tax perspectives of financing and optimising structures, as well as help them manage environmental risks and liabilities and resolve conflicts. At all times, we focus on solutions that are commercially sound and legally compliant.
By taking an international perspective, combining local expertise and cross-sectoral knowledge, we tailor our advice closely to clients’ needs, while staying aligned with the bigger, global climate change picture.
Please contact any of our Clean Energy, Environment & Climate Change lawyers to find out how we can help you.
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