COP30—key implications for business, finance and the energy transition

A recording of the live webinar is now available as a podcast.

The discussion explores key themes shaping risk and opportunity, including:

• We assess where things stand with the 1.5°C global temperature goal under the Paris Agreement and the implications of the COP28 UAE Consensus agreed in 2023 following the first Global Stocktake.
• We analyze the implications for finance, particularly in clean energy, buildings, sustainable fuels, AI data centers, and climate adaptation.
• We evaluate whether 2026 is on track to be the biggest year yet for carbon markets.
• We consider how geopolitics, trade tensions, and fiscal constraints factored into the negotiations and outcomes.
• We identify what ultimately defined COP30, considering characterizations such as “Implementation COP,” “Roadmaps COP,” “Forest COP,” “BRICS COP,” and “COP of Truth.”

Speakers:

• Matt Townsend, partner and global co-head of our Environmental and Climate Law Group, London (Chair)
• Michael Diosi, partner, Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Group, London
• Rachel O’Reilly, partner, Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Group, London
• Gauthier van Thuyne, partner, Environmental and Climate Law Group, Brussels
• Tom d’Ardenne, counsel, Environmental and Climate Law Group, London
• Ying-Peng Chin, senior knowledge lawyer, Environmental and Climate Law Group, London