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Legislative Update Report No. 2013-08 -- Apr 26, 2013

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 4/26/2013

In This Issue: Federal Government; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec/Quebec; Saskatchewan; and Yukon....more

Baker & McKenzie: Superannuation Trustees and Climate Change Report

by Baker & McKenzie Australia on 11/1/2012

In This Publication: - Preface ii - Executive summary 1 - Introduction 3 - The legal landscape 7 -- Climate change risk and opportunity 7 -- Access to Information 15 -- The Governance of...more

Episode 76 – Ben Lee Shares CircleUp’s Crowd Funding Model

by Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP on 10/10/2012

In Episode 76 of The Wendel Forum (originally aired on September 15, 2012, on 960 KNEW AM radio), show moderator Dick Lyons, co-founder of Wendel Rosen’s sustainable business practice group, welcomes Ben Lee, director of...more

Outlook for Institutional Investors in Renewables

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 9/18/2012

This article originally appeared in the September 3, 2012 edition of Power Finance & Risk. Participation in renewable energy projects by institutional investors has been increasing over the last few years, particularly...more

Rescued Down Under: The Linking of the EU ETS with the Australian CPM

by Reed Smith on 9/11/2012

Amid the recent frustrations of the carbon markets, on the 28th August 2012 arrived the exciting announcement of the intention of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (the “EU ETS”) to link with the Australian Carbon Price...more

Baker & McKenzie: Carbon Price Mechanism – Linking with EU ETS

by Baker & McKenzie Australia on 8/31/2012

The Australian Government today announced that it would implement a one-way link between Australia’s Carbon Price Mechanism (CPM) and the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) from 1 July 2015. The Australian...more

UK Quoted Companies to be Required to Report Greenhouse Gas Levels

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 7/6/2012

The UK Government has announced that it intends to introduce regulations taking effect from April 2013 requiring all companies quoted on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange to report details of their levels of...more

Washington Energy Update - June/July 2012

by White & Case LLP on 6/4/2012

In This Issue: - Recent Dos and Don’ts for Updated Market Power Study Filings - FERC Seeks Comment on Potentially Sweeping Changes to Its Open Access and Priority Rights Policies Relating to Interconnection...more

Securitization of Renewable Energy Loans

by Dechert LLP on 5/24/2012

Renewable energy sources have increasingly become a focal point of U.S. regulatory and financial institutions as well as trade associations and legislatures. One main source of interest in this regard is programs that have...more

Illinois Senate passes B-Corp Bill.

by Thorn & Associates on 3/30/2012

The Illinois Senate passed Senate Bill 2897 on March 28. The bill proposes a new type of corporate entity (like a C Corp or an LLC) known as a Benefit Corporation, otherwise known as a B-Corp. B Corps would be required to...more

ASIC releases guidance and policy proposals for carbon financial products

by Baker & McKenzie Australia on 3/13/2012

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) released Regulatory Guide 236 Do I need a licence to participate in carbon markets? (RG 236) on 9 March 2012. RG236 sets out new guidelines to help businesses comply...more

High Court of England and Wales Rules Emissions Allowances to be Treated as Property

by McDermott Will & Emery on 2/13/2012

Following a decision of the High Court of England and Wales in Armstrong DLW GmbH v Winnington Network Ltd [2012] EWHC 10 (Ch) the legal status of European Union Allowances (EUAs) traded under the EU Emissions Trading...more

Recently Proposed Legislation Adopts IPO Task Force Recommendations

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 12/13/2011

On December 1, 2011, Senators Charles Schumer and Pat Toomey introduced a bill designed to improve emerging-growth companies' access to public capital markets. The bill, known as the "Reopening American Capital Markets to...more

You Know It’s A Really Tough Regulatory Environment When . . .

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 7/1/2011

In this letter sent last June, the writer commiserated: ” . . . the financial markets are more volatile and challenging than ever before. Couple all of that with that the burden of new rules and regulations, and it is...more

Amid Derivatives Reform, Federal Regulators Contemplate Future Regulation of Carbon Markets

by McDermott Will & Emery on 12/3/2010

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a Notice and Request for Comment on a study regarding the oversight of existing and prospective carbon markets. Although carbon markets are currently far removed...more

SEC Interpretive Release On Climate Change Disclosure

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/30/2010

On February 2, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") issued an interpretive release (the "Release"), previously approved by a 3-2 vote on January 27, 2010, to provide guidance to public companies as to how...more

Climate Change Disclosure: A Growing Issue for Publicly Traded Companies

by Scott Deatherage on 12/12/2008

This article explores the issues related to disclosure of climate risk in Securities and Exchange Commission filings and in voluntary climate or environmental reports. It provides recommendations as to how to evaluate what...more

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