Photo: Pixabay/Justinite Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world with well over 2 billion cups of it consumed daily. Yet cultivated and wild coffee plants alike are facing various threats, a changing climate high among them. In fact, coffee yields could plummet by 50% in coming […]

EU agrees to ease Russia fertilizer curbs after row, angering Ukraine (Politico-Europe)  pfowlkes Fri, 12/16/2022 – 11:51 EU agrees to ease Russia fertilizer curbs after row, angering Ukraine (Politico-Europe)  In the News Dec 15, 2022

On 13 December 2022, European co-legislators (European Parliament and Council of the EU) reached a political deal on the world’s first levy on carbon intensive goods—the so-called Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The file is a fundamental piece of the “Fit for 55” package proposed by the European Commission (Commission) […]

Global starvation looms as food price rises intensify (The Good Men Project)  pfowlkes Fri, 12/16/2022 – 12:22 Global starvation looms as food price rises intensify (The Good Men Project)  In the News Dec 15, 2022

Country: Pakistan Source: Médecins Sans Frontières More than three months since devastating floods across Pakistan displaced millions, those returning are finding destroyed houses and still inundated land while those remaining in camps are faced with the threat of winter.

Whilst there has been a marked improvement in the aspirations of Australia’s leading companies with respect to environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting over the last few years, we expect the requirements for more comprehensive and standardised reporting will only continue to grow. There are a number of “push” and […]

Chambers and Partners has ranked K&L Gates as local and regional leaders in numerous fields of practice in the 2023 edition of the Chambers Asia Pacific guide. The guide recognises the firm and its lawyers across 18 practices in five jurisdictions spanning the Asia-Pacific region, with 23 K&L Gates lawyers receiving individual […]