Christopher Marchesi

The Pilbara has never been more strategically important. For decades, it has underpinned Australia's prosperity through iron ore and LNG. Today, it is at the centre of a new industrial opportunity, driven by critical minerals, renewable ene…

Australia has become a key destination for data centre developers, investors and operators seeking exposure to long-term digital infrastructure growth.

The State Development Bill 2025 (Bill) is proposed to modernise Western Australia’s (WA) approvals framework for strategically significant precincts and projects.

Western Australia (WA) is delivering its most significant reforms to environmental approvals in a generation - cutting green tape and driving cultural change.

2024 saw significant momentum towards energy, sustainability and climate-related goals.

On Wednesday, 26 June 2024 the two-day 2024 Pilbara Summit (Summit) commenced in Ngarluma Country in Karratha, WA. The annual event brings together industry and government and a wide range of other stakeholders to delve into economic growth…

The International Energy Agency (IEA) consistently includes Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in its analysis as a vital technological development necessary for mitigating climate change impacts. CCS has the potential to perform its importan…

IntroductionThe Pilbara region makes an enormous economic contribution to Australia, helping to shape and sustain Australia’s standard of living.  The regional output is driven by an extractive and export-oriented economy, contri…

Explore how WA's environmental approval reforms aim to boost efficiency, tackle delays, and unlock investment opportunities. Discover key insights Today!"

Towards the end of 2023, the WA Government introduced the State’s proposed carbon capture and storage bill, the Petroleum Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 (Bill), into the WA Parliament.

While it is impossible to summarise what has happened in the energy infrastructure market in 2023 in one sentence, we always enjoy a challenge. So how have we seen the market this year?

In 2023, Australia showcased global leadership in clean energy and decarbonisation. G+T's ‘Decarbonising Australia: Policy Pulse Check’ gauged progress toward net-zero, outlining legal, political, and commercial challenges. At C…

The world is seeking to decarbonise rapidly to keep the Paris Agreement climate targets—and the planet—alive. Against that backdrop, Australia’s greenhouse gas intensive energy and resources industries are looking to the s…

On 25 August 2023, the Federal Government released for public consultation the ACCU Review Discussion Paper (Discussion Paper).

Australia is at the forefront of a global transformation towards sustainable energy solutions, driven by the necessity to decarbonise.

The recent release of the report on Western Australia’s Green Steel Opportunity (Report) prepared by the Mineral Research Institute of Western Australia has highlighted key pathways through which WA can join the green steelmaking valu…

In May 2023, the WA Government published the ‘SWIS Demand Assessment 2023 to 2042’ which summarises the role of the SWIS in the clean energy transition between now and 2042.

Given the funding initiatives announced in the recent Federal Budget, it is an appropriate time to reflect on where Australia is on its journey to building a globally competitive green hydrogen industry and where that sits in the context of…

The 2024 Federal Budget contained a range of measures designed to facilitate growth in those sectors of the Australian economy most leveraged to the global trend towards decarbonisation.

Australia’s Critical Minerals Strategy In March 2022, the Commonwealth Government, then under the leadership of Prime Minister Hon. Scott Morrison, released its Critical Minerals Strategy, confirming the Government’s ongoing com…

The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety in Western Australia (WA) recently released for comment a draft amendment bill, the Petroleum Legislation Amendment Bill (B) 2023

The Chambers and Partners Global Practice Mining Guide explores every aspect of Mining Law, including the general framework of the mining industry & its legal system.

On the 21st of February 2023, the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese announced $565 million in federal funding for port upgrades in the Pilbara.

In this article we provide a compilation of our Clean Energy + Decarbonisation article.

The new policy and guidance outline the WA Government’s decision-making processes relating to access and use of Crown land in WA for renewable hydrogen project proponents.

Recognising that action needs to take place to adapt to, mitigate against, and reduce the future impact of climate change, the WA government has recently taken further steps to mandate its commitment to having net zero emissions by 2050.

On 9 January 2023, the final report of the independent review into the integrity of Australian Carbon Credit Units and Australia’s carbon crediting framework, was released. The Review commenced in July 2022 and was undertaken by an in…

We outline the Greenhouse Gas Storage and Transport Bill and its role in carbon capture and storage in Western Australia and its wider effects.

We discuss the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline Public Knowledge Sharing Report’ (Report) into hydrogen gas blending in the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline.