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Biomass is set to be one of 2012's hot topics in energy infrastructure. As many jurisdictions aim to increase their use of renewable energy but are faced with a standing stock of thermal plants, developing a diverse mix of energy sources will underpin security...

The Government has launched a formal consultation on simplification of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme.  Significant new rules to allow flexibility to disaggregate have been proposed.  Much of the remaining substance of the proposals follows the ideas...

The 17th meeting of the Conference of Parties ("COP 17") and the 7th Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol ("CMP 7") took place in the bright sunshine of Durban, South Africa between 28 November and 9th December. As has now become common...

On 21 December 2011, the European Union Court of Justice (the "ECJ") handed down its long-awaited judgment on the validity of the extension of the EU emissions allowance trading scheme (the "EU ETS") to aviation emissions. This arose from...

The UK's renewable energy sector is facing an overhaul of the incentive schemes the Government offers to promote low-carbon power generation. The changes, which follow the energy market reforms the Government unveiled in December 2010, include a review of feed-in...

Tackling global warming is generally regarded as an important international issue, and Japan as a member of the international community has accepted an obligation to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Japan has announced a target to reduce the emissions...

The EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is facing the prospect of a new wave of regulation as the European Commission looks to clamp down on potential vulnerabilities that could expose the carbon market to further fraud and theft. The Commission unveiled the draft...

Tackling global warming is generally regarded as an important international issue, and Japan as a member of the international community has accepted an obligation to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Japan has announced a target to reduce the emissions...

The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme, one of the UK's main initiatives to cut carbon dioxide emissions, is facing an uncertain future following the launch of an informal government consultation into potential areas of reform. The Department of Environment and Climate...

Limited energy resources and dependency on imported energy provide a strong inducement for the Baltic States and Belarus to increase renewable energy eneration capacity. Under 2009 Renewables Directive1, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have committed to increase...