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Energy Transition Trends 2023

Energy security and affordability have become a major issue for many countries. Rising inflation, increasingly frequent and significant climate events, and an uncertain geopolitical and economic outlook provide a challenging backdrop for governments committed to net zero targets and keen to accelerate the development of low-carbon energy. We highlight some trends which focus on some of the innovations and legal developments that we are seeing in a number of sectors to meet these challenges.

Energy

E-fuels and green ammonia – the solution for decarbonising shipping and heavy transport?

Electro-fuels, or e-fuels, have a carbon footprint of almost zero compared with hydrocarbons and are likely to play a key role in supporting the global energy transition. They are a promising alternative to fossil fuels in the transport sector, particularly shipping and aviation, and are attracting growing interest from stakeholders looking to limit CO2 emissions and meet decarbonisation targets.

Fintech

The impact of ESG on emerging DLT technologies

How perception of the technology may help shape its future development, use and regulation.

ESG

UK Government imposes mandatory climate-realted financial disclosure on large UK businesses

The requirements expected to come into force on 6 April 2022

ESG

Tech's integral role in the transition to net zero

The role of Tech in Trade Policy & Climate Change

Environmental technology, ecological concept

PODCAST: The Climate Lawyer: Climate Meets Venture Capital

There's no path to net zero without innovation, and nobody knows innovation like venture capital. What does it mean to be a climate VC investor? Find out in the fourth episode of The Clifford Chance Podcast series, 'The Climate Lawyer', where host Richard Kim (counsel, Düsseldorf) is joined by Mona Alsubaei, a member of the investment team at Union Square Ventures (USV) and specialist in climate tech investing.

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Energy Alerter

Stay on top of the latest legislative, regulatory and market changes in the increasingly open global energy sector with our weekly alerter service. We cover oil & gas, electricity, renewable energy, nuclear, hydrogen, mining, environmental and climatic chance, and general environmental issues.

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Upcoming events

14 May: AI Series: Regulation of artificial intelligence in the UK and EU insurance sectors (hybrid)

Our panel will take a closer look at developments in the regulation of AI systems in the UK and EU that are directed specifically at the insurance sector. This includes comparing the EU AI Act with the latest information on the PRA and FCA’s approach to AI regulation that will affect the insurance sector value chain. We will consider how the insurance sector in the UK and EU could prepare for these new regulations, with a focus on the potential implications for governance arrangements and systems and controls

Time: 17:00 BST / 18:00 CEST

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