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Kasia has many years of experience advising on international regulatory regimes related to energy, climate change and the environment, as well as sustainability law.
She has cross-cutting knowledge on the EU Green Deal, assisting organizations in understanding its impact, managing the risks and implementing compliance strategies that often involve deep transformations, decarbonization or changes to global supply chains. Her particular focus is on emissions trading, carbon border taxes, sustainable corporate governance, supply chains accountability and sustainable finance.
Since 2013, Kasia has been recognized by international rankings of lawyers, in particular for her advisory on climate change law.
Kasia graduated from Jagiellonian University and Harvard Law School, where she was appointed a Gammon Fellow for Academic Excellence. She is a member of the New York Bar. She divides her time between Europe and North America.
How Kasia is building a better working world
“Legal regulations have become a catalyst for sustainability goals, taking over the space that has until recently been dominated by voluntary corporate initiatives. In our work we help build a vision of an innovative legal system which would drive the economic transformation toward carbon neutrality and circularity.”
Kasia’s latest thinking
How cooperation mitigates climate change
Learn how collective action among key stakeholders can facilitate progress toward Paris Agreement climate change goals.
28 Nov 2023
Kasia Klaczynska Lewis
Shipping Industry Must Navigate the EU Emissions Trading System
From next year, the shipping industry will need to steer a course through the new EU Emissions Trading System requirements and their financial implications. Kasia Klaczynska Lewis of EY explores key considerations for tax and finance teams.
28 Aug 2023
Kasia Klaczynska Lewis
Updated version of CBAM Regulation unveiled
On 25 January 2023 updated wording of Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Regulation was published.
31 Jan 2023
Kasia Klaczynska Lewis
Carbon credit rights under the Paris Agreement
Carbon markets are currently undergoing significant changes due to implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Together with The Gold Standard Foundation our EY Center for Climate Policy led by Kasia Klaczynska Lewis analyzed how the introduction of international cooperation for emission reductions and offsetting impacts the rights to carbon credits.
08 Nov 2022
Kasia Klaczynska Lewis
Methane: the world’s overlooked greenhouse gas comes to the spotlight
The topic of methane has recently been very high on the political agenda, with a number of European and global methane related initiatives and proposals making the headlines. This article explains why the need for a sharp, rapid and sustained reduction in methane emissions is crucial for achieving the net zero climate targets and what the key objectives of the new proposed policies and emission reduction standards are.
17 Feb 2022
Kasia Klaczynska Lewis
After COP26: The interplay between Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and the Voluntary Carbon Market
The outcome of COP26 is a positive sign to all voluntary carbon market participants. Proposed decisions on paragraph 2 and 4 of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement should bring more credibility and stability to the market. More frequent reviews of the Nationally Determined Contributions can also fuel decarbonization ambition and generate a higher demand for instruments like carbon credits. Before VCM stakeholders will harvest the fruits of what have been agreed at COP26, everybody needs to revisit the current standards and align their market practices with the Paris Agreement Rulebook.
27 Dec 2021
Kasia Klaczynska Lewis
The role of carbon neutral LNG in the energy transition
Almost in a heartbeat LNG has evolved in a general perception from the “cleanest fossil fuel on earth”, through the “transition fuel” to the famous “gas is over” pronounced by the President of the European Investment Bank Dr. Werner Hoyer in January of 2021, to announce departure from investments in fossil fuels, including natural gas.
18 Nov 2021
Kasia Klaczynska Lewis
Voluntary Carbon Market: Challenges and Promises of the Green Transition Tool
Voluntary carbon market, or VCM, is an initiative that enables anybody to offset their carbon emissions. From international oil and gas corporations, through local truck companies, to private individuals aiming to reduce the carbon footprint of their recent transatlantic flight.
20 Aug 2021
Malwina Burzec
How the EU aims to enforce sustainability goals beyond its borders
The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) could have a major impact on global trade.
28 May 2021
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