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Climate change is one of the most significant environmental, economic, legal and political issues of our time.

Our Climate Change team draws together specialists from across the firm's offices, combining lawyers from our energy and resources, finance, corporate, environmental, litigation and infrastructure practice areas. Our extensive resources enable us to stay abreast of issues relating to climate change across multiple jurisdictions and to keep our clients informed of how these may influence regulation or create potential opportunities in Asia and Australia.

Brambles Industries Limited
Advised on land-fill gas projects in China. This included advising on management of land-fill sites, management and conversion of the gas emissions to electricity, and on the potential for the project to obtain clean development mechanism approval.

Chevron Corporation
Advised on the Chuandongbei sour gas project, a coal-bed methane joint venture with China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC). The deal, to develop and operate a gas field in western China in cooperation with CNPC, is China's largest onshore natural gas joint venture involving a foreign partner.

Confidential client
Advising on a confidential investment in the renewables sector in China. Our role included reviewing fund offer documents and information memoranda, as well as providing advice on the renewable/clean energy sector in China.

Essent Energy
Advised on the purchase of certified emission credits from Ngoi Duong project, a proposed Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) hydropower plant in Vietnam.

Green investment company
Currently acting for a specialist green investment company putting together a number of CDM projects in China, including three potential coal mine methane projects. Our involvement includes providing advice on the regulatory aspects and structuring of these projects, preparing all the relevant documentation and undertaking negotiations with the relevant Chinese parties.

Keppel Corporation
Advising on one of the largest waste-to-energy projects in South-East Asia. Allens is providing advice in relation to the various legal structures through which this project can be implemented.

Multinational client
Advised a high-profile multinational in relation to its potential investment as anchor sponsor in a China-focused clean energy fund. Our work included advising on the CDM process, as well as undertaking a review of specific clean energy sectors in China to highlight potential opportunities, incentives and regulatory issues.

Roaring 40s
Joint venture between China Light & Power and Hydro Tasmania. Advised on the procurement of wind turbines in China, including advising on the preparation of standard wind turbine supply and maintenance agreements.

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