Clifford Chance

Energy Transition webinars

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  The Impact of the Energy Transition on the Construction Sector

  10 October 2024

  Considerations around ESG, including business and human rights, regulatory issues and climate change litigation risk.

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  Unveiling the Trends: The Energy Transition in Asia Pacific

  22 April 2024

  The theme for this year's APAC Energy & Infrastructure conference (22-25 April) is Unveiling the Trends: The Energy Transition in Asia Pacific. The programme will explore the investment trends and technologies that will drive the energy transition in Asia Pacific including offshore wind, gas and other transitional fuels, energy storage including batteries, hydrogen, CCS, critical minerals and digital infrastructure, and identify investment opportunities for private capital to make this journey possible.

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  Private Capital and Energy Transition Platforms

  22 April 2024

  Continued interest by private capital investing in portfolio or platform deals across APAC continues to drive the transition to cleaner and more sustainable energy and infrastructure across the region. This session explored investment trends across key markets such as Japan, Korea, Taiwan, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia, including developments in stapled and portfolio financings that have helped to create additional value for investors.

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  The State of Play of the APAC Offshore Wind Market

  22 April 2024

  Accommodating regulatory change, new revenue stories, tightening contracting markets and other geopolitical and market-related headwinds – how has the offshore wind market across APAC had to evolve from the outset to present day? This session explored the evolving landscape of the offshore wind market in APAC and delve into the intricacies of developing and financing projects, as well as the factors which will be required to turn a widespread roll-out of commercial floating projects into a reality.

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  "O&G" vs LNG: The Evolving Role of Gas in the Transition

  22 April 2024

  At COP28, a landmark Oil & Gas Decarbonisation Charter was launched focused on accelerating climate action and achieving high scale impact across the oil and gas sectors. However, the Charter stopped short of a 'phaseout' of oil, coal and gas. This session will explore these complex dynamics, as developers, investors and financiers seek opportunities that align with emission reduction goals and societal expectations, balancing profitability with sustainability, energy security and a just transition. We will also look at ways in which LNG - often hailed as 'the fuel of the Transition' – may remain an important part of the energy transition in Asia Pacific.

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  Battery Storage: The Missing Piece of the Energy Transition?

  22 April 2024

  The efficient storage and grid infrastructure to transmit renewable energy continues to be an unsolved puzzle in the region’s energy transition. Navigating the evolving landscape is key to unlocking BESS potential, and countries such as Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam are shaping policy to encourage energy storage deployment. This session explores developments in adoption of BESS in the region, including the evolving regulatory landscape, grid integration and commercially viable revenue models.

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  Hydrogen and CCS: Making This a Reality in APAC

  22 April 2024

  Clean hydrogen and carbon capture hold immense potential for decarbonisation and are technologies critical to achieving global emission reduction goals. This session will explore how players are navigating these new technologies from a global perspective, including how projects are structured, policy support and incentives that are in place, supply chain considerations and the key commercial drivers for both investors and developers looking at these projects.

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  Critical Minerals and EVs

  22 April 2024

  With increasing global sales of electric vehicles (EVs) and demand for EV batteries to power the clean energy transition, the opportunities and risks are multiplying. In this session we will share our experience in assisting clients to navigate opportunities and risks associated with mineral extraction, supply chain security, increasing regulatory scrutiny, and funding needs in this sector.

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  Innovative Technologies and Digital Infrastructure

  22 April 2024

  Digitalisation and urbanisation continue to drive strong demand for data centres and subsea fibre optic networks. This session will look at key challenges presented by the escalating energy demands of data centres and the strategies being deployed to integrate renewable energy and reduce their carbon footprint; and the expansion of subsea cable interconnector projects in the region. We will also expand on how robust digital infrastructure lays the foundation for "smart city" solutions and opportunities in sectors such as logistics, shipping and transportation.

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  Energy transition – opportunities and challenges in offshore wind

  2 November 2023

  With increasing global demand for offshore wind to power the clean energy transition, the opportunities and risks are multiplying. In this webinar, Clifford Chance partners Matthew Buchanan, Liesbeth Buiter, Jan Conrady, Christof Häfner, Nadia Kalic, Alexander Leff and Gauthier Martin surveyed the issues arising from new technology, new markets, and new deals, regulatory changes and funding.

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  Energy in transition – the role of decommissioning

  13 June 2023

  Decommissioning is an integral part of the energy transition journey. The move by oil and gas majors to decarbonise their operations often leads to a transfer of the ageing assets to new, and often under-resourced, players. This can create opportunities but is also fraught with complexities and challenges for both outgoing and incoming operators. In this webinar, Clifford Chance experts David Evans, Spencer Flay, Leonhard Rudolph, Pat Saraceni and Kirsty Souter discussed the key risks arising in decommissioning operations, offered suggestions on how to mitigate and manage those risks and key factors for any robust decommissioning strategy.

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  Betting on Batteries

  21 March 2023

  With increasing global demand for batteries to power the clean energy transition (including in automobiles), the opportunities and risks are multiplying. In this webinar, our international team featuring Michelle Williams, Thomas Voland, Rae Lindsay, James Pay, Vicky Ma and Peter Hughes surveyed the issues arising from new technology, new markets, and new deals, including those associated with mineral extraction (human rights and supply chain), regulatory changes and the race to find funding.

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  The future of carbon credits – we’ll always have Paris

  2 November 2022

  Carbon credits are increasingly playing a significant part in decarbonisation strategies for governments and companies, but there are still unanswered questions around their legal characterisation and regulatory status. In this session, Belinda Ellington from Citigroup Global Markets along with Clifford Chance partners Paget Dare Bryan, Caroline Dawson and Nigel Howorth looked at recent developments in the voluntary carbon markets, the ongoing initiatives to promote trading activity and confidence using derivatives and structured products, and some of the key issues for regulated firms trading these products.

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  Energy transition – what is the impact of rising energy prices?

  21 June 2022

  As rising energy prices and the shifting political landscape bring greater uncertainty, our international speaker panel featuring Russell Wells, Anna Thwaites, David Evans, Philip Sealey and Felicity Ward, discussed how this will impact the speed of the wider energy transition. Our experts also looked at some of the innovations and developments that we are seeing as corporates and governments take on the challenge of reaching net zero.

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