Climate Change - Asia-Pacific Region
What the team is known for
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. Key clients include Air New Zealand, Contact Energy and Transpower New Zealand.
Strengths
"Climate change is integrated into a lot of their commercial and wider environmental and sustainability practices. Their team is broad, unlike many other firms, andreally full-service in a way many other firms aren't."
"We are grateful to Bell Gully for their support."
Work highlights
Bell Gully advised the Electricity Authority on issues relating to legislation to change the calculation of free industrial allocations of emission units under the New Zealand emissions trading scheme to emissions-intensive, trade-exposed businesses.
Notable practitioners
Natasha Garvan in Auckland is a key point of contact.
