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In light of the increasing focus on net zero targets, what risks do disputes associated with energy transition pose?

Against the backdrop of the Climate Change Act 2008, the 2015 Paris Agreement Goals and the upcoming 26^th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26), there is an increasing focus on a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, with states and businesses beginning to set often ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions by 2030. Going forward, it appears likely that with the increasing pressure on keeping up with energy transition targets, there will be a greater scope for disputes to arise. 

In the latest instalment in our series of News Analysis preceding COP26, Peter Wickham, Melissa McFarlane and George Murray of Slaughter and May, consider the key risks associated with net zero disputes, particularly contractual claims, tort claims, public law actions and shareholder actions. 

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