Energy Transition Trends & Developments: The Road to Net-Zero Carbon Emissions with Archie Fallon

In this episode of Emphasis Added, incoming Season 5 host Jake Guarino and Season 4 host Brock Jones met with Archie Fallon, Managing Partner of Willkie Farr & Gallagher’s Houston office, to discuss developing legal and transactional trends in the energy transition space as the world marches toward its 2050 goal of net-zero carbon emissions. Archie serves as the Co-Chair of Willkie Farr’s Project Finance and Power & Renewable Energy Practice Groups, generally representing private equity funds and corporate clients in strategic energy and infrastructure transactions. Archie also serves as Chair of the Renewables Practice Committee at the Institute for Energy Law and as an advisory board member of Houston’s Renewable Energy Alliance. We discussed topics like Houston’s involvement in the energy transition, policy implications of clean energy adoption, and recent legislation affecting the energy industry. 

Season 4, Episode 10 Contents:

00:00 – Introduction
02:28 – Houston’s Renewable Energy Alliance
11:37 – The Energy Transition
18:04 – Transactional Trends with The Energy Transition
23:47 – Policy Considerations for Clean Energy
35:07 – ESG Regulations and Concerns
42:31 – Greenwashing
47:02 – Lawyers’ Involvement in The Energy Transition

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