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Practice · Climate Change Law

Legal counsel for the energy and climate transition.

From India's NDC commitments under the UNFCCC to MoEFCC's environment-protection regime and cross-border measures under the EU climate-action framework, we advise industries on the legal architecture of decarbonisation.

Indian government and judicial architecture at dusk
Overview

A specialist climate law practice.

India's climate framework spans the MoEFCC environment-protection regime, the Nationally Determined Contributions submitted under the UNFCCC Paris Agreement, and the wider scientific baseline set out in the United Nations' climate-change reports. Cross-border measures such as the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, published under the European Commission's climate-action framework, extend compliance into export supply chains.

We advise on transition planning, climate-risk disclosure, decarbonisation contracts, climate-aligned project finance and defence of climate-related litigation before the NGT and constitutional courts.

TCFD · ISSB S2 · RBI draft

Four pillars of climate disclosure.

01
Governance

Board oversight & management role

02
Strategy

Risks, opportunities & transition plan

03
Risk

Identification, assessment & integration

04
Metrics

GHG, KPIs & assurance-grade data

Capabilities

Climate legal services.

  • Energy Conservation Act compliance & PAT scheme advisory
  • TCFD-aligned and ISSB S2 climate risk disclosure
  • RBI draft climate risk disclosure framework readiness
  • Decarbonisation contracts and PPA structuring
  • Indian Carbon market alignment with CBAM compliance, embedded emissions and EU export strategy
  • Climate-aligned project finance and concession agreements
  • Climate litigation before NGT, High Courts and Supreme Court
  • Just-transition workforce and community advisory
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