California Air Resources Board

EU Rejects Suspension of Auctions of EU Allowances; California Air Resources Board Formally Approves Linkage with Quebec

by Eric E. Freedman, Mariah Kennedy, Fiona Melville | K&L Gates LLP on 4/25/2013

On April 16, 2013 the members of the European Parliament voted 334-315 against the proposal of the European Union (EU) Commission to suspend future auctions of EU emission trading scheme (EU ETS) allowances until 2019 in...more

Challengers Double Down on Opposition to California’s Carbon Allowance Auctions

by Peter Hsiao, Sue Landsittel, William Sloan | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/25/2013

A second lawsuit has been filed challenging one of the centerpieces of California’s innovative cap-and-trade climate change regulatory program: the auction process implemented by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to...more

Industry Groups Petition EPA to Reconsider Approval of California's Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEV) Program

by Christopher Hanson | Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/5/2013

By December 2012, with the approval of the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), California was on the fast track to begin mandating the sale of zero-emission vehicles (“ZEVs”). Promulgated regulations require over 1.4...more

California GHG Auction: Some Anecdotal Evidence of the Cost of Regulatory Uncertainty?

by Seth Jaffe | Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law on 2/26/2013

The California Air Resources Board just released the results of its second auction of GHG allowances. While the auction for vintage 2013 allowances was still healthy, with all allowances sold at $13.62/allowance, the future...more

California Environmental Law and Policy Update - December 12, 2012

by David D. Cooke, Emily L. Murray, Sandi L. Nichols | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 12/14/2012

In This Issue: Environmental and Policy Focus - Looking ahead: Obama's second term environmental policy; Judge: San Diego transportation plan fails to consider California's climate policy, greenhouse gas emissions;...more

CARB Restates Its Cap-and-Trade Auction Results

by Theresa Cho, William Sloan, Michael Steel | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 12/11/2012

Last week the California Air Resources Board (CARB) issued an update to its November 19, 2012 report summarizing the results of the State of California’s first auction of greenhouse gas emissions allowances. The results in...more

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