Writer covering climate, oil, lobbying, tobacco & bribery etc. Author of Green Backlash, The Next Gulf, A Quiet Word & others. Also at @PriceofOil & @UniofBathSource
in London’s Mayfair district are the offices of Park Energy Law, one of the world’s most influential energy law firms. It is from there that the company’s managing partner, James Jay Park, advises private oil and gas companies and, according to his website, “state-owned energy companies/governments on developing their petroleum regimes” in the Middle East and Africa. Governments around the world are increasingly throwing vast resources at the conundrum of acting on climate change while still providing affordable energy to power-hungry consumers. They employ an army of advisers, mandarins...…in London’s Mayfair district are the offices of Park Energy Law, one of the world’s most influential energy law firms. It is from there that the company’s managing partner, James Jay Park, advises private oil and gas companies and, according to his website, “state-owned energy companies/governments on developing their petroleum regimes” in the Middle East and Africa. Governments around the world are increasingly throwing vast resources at the conundrum of acting on climate change while still providing affordable energy to power-hungry consumers. They employ an army of advisers, mandarins...WW…