We have a well established carbon economy team that is already working on some of the leading deals in this fast emerging area. We anticipate that the imposition of binding greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets at UK, EU and, ultimately, international level will significantly affect all business sectors. Companies that have already taken early action to understand and react to their growing regulatory risk exposure with appropriate strategies to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions will have a significant advantage over their competitors. Other benefits from early voluntary action include enhancement of corporate reputation, market leadership and the ability to better understand and influence the development of future legislative and policy measures, as well as reduced operational costs.

Our carbon economy team:

  • comprises lawyers from all of our practice areas, including our environmental, planning and regulatory (EPR) team;
  • was established to help major international, European and national companies prepare for the inevitable move towards a low carbon international economy and gain competitive advantage by exploiting the opportunities this will deliver; and
  • recognises that the effect on our clients of international, EU and national measures designed to tackle climate change requires a global, integrated approach, not least because of the diversity of existing and proposed measures, in terms of both the objectives to be achieved and the sectors they are targeted at.

For more information please email Sharon Long, practice development lawyer.

Brochures

Extending the EU ETS: implications for the EU chemicals industry.

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Carbon commitment index launched

This report measures the contribution business makes to fighting climate change.

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EPR News

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Briefings

The Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer-cebr carbon commitment share price index Q2 2008  View

Environment: carbon reduction commitment  View