Exhibit 4.2


 


	NUMBER	SHARES




C-


 


SEE REVERSE FOR


CERTAIN DEFINITIONS


 


CUSIP [●]


 


SPECIMEN CLASS A COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE


 


STAR PEAK ENERGY TRANSITION
CORP.


 


INCORPORATED UNDER THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE CLASS A COMMON STOCK


 


This Certifies that ___________________________is the owner
of _______________


 


FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES
OF THE PAR VALUE OF $0.0001 EACH OF THE CLASS A COMMON STOCK OF STAR PEAK ENERGY TRANSITION CORP. (THE
“COMPANY”)


 


subject to the Company’s amended and
restated certificate of incorporation, as the same may be amended from time to time, and transferable on the books of the Company
in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed.


 


The Company will be forced to redeem all
of its shares of Class A common stock if it is unable to complete a business combination within the period set forth in the Company’s
amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as the same may be amended from time to time, all as more fully described in
the Company’s final prospectus dated               , 2020.


 




This certificate is not valid unless countersigned
by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar.


 


Witness the seal of the Company and the
facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.


 


Dated:                      


 


	Chief Executive Officer	[Corporate Seal]	Chief Financial Officer
	 	Delaware	 


 






     


     


    

 


STAR PEAK ENERGY TRANSITION CORP.


 


The Company will furnish without charge to each stockholder
who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class
of stock or series thereof of the Company and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
This certificate and the shares represented thereby are issued and shall be held subject to all the provisions of the Company’s
amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as the same may be amended from time to time and resolutions of the Board of
Directors providing for the issue of securities (copies of which may be obtained from the secretary of the Company), to all of
which the holder of this certificate by acceptance hereof assents.


 


The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on
the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:


 


	TEN COM	—	as tenants in common	UNIF GIFT 

MIN ACT	—	 	Custodian	 
	TEN ENT	—	as tenants by the entireties	 	 	(Cust)	 	(Minor)
	JT TEN	—	as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common	 	 	
        under Uniform Gifts to Minors
        Act

         

	 	 	 	 	 	(State)


 


Additional abbreviations may also be
used though not in the above list.


 









     


     


    

 


For value received,                                       
  hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto


 


 


(PLEASE
INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER(S) OF ASSIGNEE(S))


 


 


(PLEASE
PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES), INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE(S))


 


 


Shares of
the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint


 


 


Attorney
to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Company with full power of substitution in the premises.


 


Dated:__________


 


 



Shareholder


 


NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE(S) TO THIS
ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR
ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.


 


Signature(s) Guaranteed:

By


 


 



 


 


 



 


THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR
INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE
MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15 (OR ANY SUCCESSOR RULE).


 









     


     


    

 


In each case, as more fully described in
the Company’s final prospectus
dated                  , 2020, the
holder(s) of this certificate shall be entitled to receive a pro-rata portion of certain funds held in the trust account
established in connection with its initial public offering only in the event that (i) the Company redeems the shares of Class
A common stock sold in its initial public offering and liquidates because it does not consummate an initial business
combination within the period of time set forth in the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as
the same may be amended from time to time, (ii) the Company redeems the shares of Class A common stock sold in its initial
public offering in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of
incorporation to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to provide holders of the Class A common
stock the right to have their shares redeemed in connection with the Company’s initial business combination or to
redeem 100% of the Class A common stock if the Company does not complete its initial business combination within the time
period set forth therein or with respect to any other provision relating to the rights of holders of the Class A common stock
or (iii) if the holder(s) seek(s) to redeem for cash his, her or its respective shares of Class A common stock in connection
with a tender offer (or proxy solicitation, solely in the event the Company seeks stockholder approval of the proposed
initial business combination) setting forth the details of a proposed initial business combination. In no other circumstances
shall the holder(s) have any right or interest of any kind in or to the trust account.