Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency planning,...more
8/26/2024
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Aviation Industry ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FERC ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Natural Gas ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Plants ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Transmission Grid
Introduction - The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized four separate rules (Power Plant Rules) that set new standards for power plant emissions in the United States. Collectively, these...more
5/17/2024
/ Air Pollution ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Power Plants ,
Public Health ,
Water Pollution
On 11 May 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new standards for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from new and existing power plants (the Proposed Rule). EPA projects that the rule, if finalized, would...more
Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency planning,...more
On 30 June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, limiting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) power to regulate carbon emissions from power plants...more
Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency planning,...more
In honor of World Oceans Day, House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) reintroduced legislation aimed at addressing the ocean impacts of climate change and reforming federal ocean management to better...more
This April, the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) is expected to release a draft of its new rule titled Greenhouse Gas Assessment for Projects (GAP Rule). The GAP Rule could have major impacts on local...more
The Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency...more
2/5/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Methane ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Power Plants
State Senator Scott Weiner recently introduced the Climate Corporation Accountability Act (SB 260 or the Bill) on the California Senate floor. If enacted, SB 260 would create mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG)...more
The Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation worth paying attention to. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon...more
Environmental sustainability and carbon management are increasingly part of the lexicon in corporate boardrooms around the world. Private industries around the globe are investing in voluntary efforts to manage their carbon...more
On January 16, 2020, the Washington Supreme Court (the “Supreme Court”) invalidated those portions of the Washington Clean Air Rule (“Rule”) that sought to regulate “indirect” emissions of greenhouse gases from businesses and...more
Advancing President Trump’s campaign promise to end the “war on coal,” on August 21, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed a new rule to replace the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan (“CPP”). ...more
On Monday, October 16, 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register, marking the start of the formal process to repeal the Clean Power Plan (“CPP”)....more
This is the final installment in a three-part series examining carbon policies along the West Coast.
In California, legislators are debating the future of its cap-and-trade program beyond 2020, the state is defending...more
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on March 28, 2017, entitled “Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth” (“Order”), which is designed to prompt reconsideration, and in some cases revocation, of the...more
This is the second installment in the West Coast Carbon Policy Update — Three Part Series, which will examine carbon policies along the West Coast in Washington, Oregon, and California.
In 2007, Oregon passed legislation...more
This is the first installment in the West Coast Carbon Policy Update — Three Part Series, which will examine carbon policies along the West Coast in Washington, Oregon, and California.
While federal efforts to reduce...more
Global policy on climate change and greenhouse gas regulation is poised to take a significant step forward as the Paris Agreement (“Agreement”) enters into force just before international climate negotiations resume in...more
This presentation to the Northwest & Intermountain Power Producers Coalition (NIPPC) reviews the current direction of carbon-reducing public policy and legal trends and their impacts on power producers and developers both...more
10/3/2016
/ Cap-and-Trade ,
CARB ,
Carbon Taxes ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FERC ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
SEPA
On August 2, 2016, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) published a final version of its guidance to federal agencies requiring the consideration of greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions and effects on climate...more
Many states have enacted their own laws to regulate greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emission reductions. Although the specific requirements of each state law differ, many of the laws incentivize the use of renewable energy and...more
On June 1 the Washington State Department of Ecology (“Ecology”) reissued a draft Clean Air Rule (“CAR”). A prior iteration of the rule was filed on January 6, 2016, but was withdrawn by Ecology to address and incorporate...more
The Washington Department of Ecology (“Ecology”) kicked off what promises to be a busy year in state-level greenhouse gas (“GHG”) regulation by releasing a first draft of the Washington Clean Air Rule (the “Rule” or the...more