Climate Change | Global

Gilbert + Tobin boasts a solid group of climate change lawyers at its Sydney and Melbourne offices. The team is consistently active on green investment mandates, ESG-related banking and financial services matters. It also advises clients on the implications of the Paris Agreement for businesses in Australia.

HFW's Singapore office offers a regionally renowned team equipped to advise on a wide range of legal issues pertaining to climate change. The team regularly handles a range of carbon trading and management matters, including mandates on carbon storage, market mechanisms and carbon origination. It is also well placed to handle green finance and energy and projects-related advice.

Baker Botts is recognised for its expertise in managing projects and navigating regulatory issues related to carbon capture and storage. Its well-experienced Singapore-based team also brings strong capability in climate change policy and regional projects.

Baker McKenzie is noted for its strong historical record of climate change legal advice. The team is regularly active on sustainability-linked financings and investments in clean energy and social impact investments. The firm draws on its offices throughout the region to advise both private and public clients on climate change legal frameworks and management mechanisms.

Bell Gully's Auckland office is highly respected as a leading resource for clients with climate change-related issues in New Zealand. The team offers expertise in trading and offsetting agreements for carbon and other emissions, as well as in advice on energy regulations and transition matters. It is additionally experienced in sustainability-linked financing and emissions-related disputes.

Nishimura & Asahi is recognised for its strength in matters pertaining to carbon neutrality initiatives and project financing work in the field of renewable energy. The team's experience in projects and energy-related work is complemented by its expertise in carbon capture and climate change and ESG-related regulatory issues.

Norton Rose Fulbright provides clients with significant climate change expertise from its office in Melbourne. Its offering spans a range of carbon offsetting-related mandates, as well as renewable energy projects and sustainability-linked financings. The team also has experience advising on climate change-related public policy.