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Renewable Energy Guidelines and Accelerated Approvals

12 December 2024 | ERLaw
The Clean Energy Council, in collaboration with KPMG, has released its Leading Principles: First Nations and Renewable Energy Projects. The document provides detailed guidelines on how to address challenges to

The Federal Budget: A Future Made in Australia

12 December 2024 | ERLaw
On Tuesday May 14, Dr Chalmers delivered the Federal Budget for 2025. A central part of the budget was the Future Made in Australia initiative which committed $22.7 billion over

Future Gas Strategy

12 December 2024 | ERLaw
The Future Gas Strategy was released on 9 May. Gas continues to be important to Australia through the energy transition with natural gas currently meeting 27% of our energy needs

Regulatory action on greenwashing

12 December 2024 | ERLaw
Greenwashing is an enforcement priority for regulators in Australia, including ASIC and ACCC. In the recent case of ASIC v LGSS Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 587 (Active Super case), ASIC

Trends in hydrogen

12 December 2024 | ERLaw
The IP Australia Patent Analytics Hub recently published its report called The Power of Hydrogen. The report analyses global patent filings between 2010 and 2020 to identify trends and commercial

Recent legislative updates in Queensland

12 December 2024 | ERLaw
As the pressures of climate change and the energy transition continue to escalate, the Queensland government has introduced a new suite of laws aimed at bolstering resource management and enhancing

Navigating the critical path

12 December 2024 | ERLaw
Gavin Scott, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright, Chair of Business Papers Committee ER Law Conference “Critical” is the word of the moment. The energy transition and everything related to it is

(R)evolution: How new CNH reporting frameworks are shifting boards’ engagement on sustainability

12 December 2024 | ERLaw
Dr Pamela Hanrahan MAICD is Emeritus Professor of Commercial Law and Regulation at the UNSW Business School, Chair of the Business Law Section of the Law Council of Australia, and

What happened at COP 16 and COP 29

12 December 2024 | ERLaw
This month saw the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16) and the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention

What the sector can expect under a Trump presidency

3 December 2024 | ERLaw
On November 5, Trump was re-elected President of the United States. His term will commence in January 2025, but he has already begun putting in place plans for his administration.