Podcast - Carbon Markets Lightning Round: State and Federal Updates
A Discussion on Environmental Commodities with Bill Flederbach, President and CEO at ClimeCo
Nota Bene Episode 101: Catching up with Global Climate Regulation with Nico van Aelstyn
In this episode of our "An Energized Exchange" podcast series by our Energy & Natural Resources Industry Sector Group, attorneys Alex Holtan and Andy Kriha shine a light on all things carbon markets, both voluntary and...more
Happy Earth Month! In today’s blog, we observe the historic investment opportunity presented by the convergence of efforts to address climate change and spur the energy transition, such as public grant programs, regulatory...more
The plan accelerates already ambitious climate goals for California and charts a course to carbon neutrality by 2045. On December 15, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted its Final 2022 Scoping Plan...more
Many have characterized West Virginia v. EPA as a decision depriving EPA of an important tool to address climate change under the Clean Air Act. The decision is better viewed as steering EPA away from a flawed regulatory...more
At the same time that leaders from the nine states comprising the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) are touting the anticipated benefits of their decision to significantly reduce RGGI’s cap on carbon dioxide emissions...more
Many had hoped that the start of quarterly auctions under California’s new cap-and-trade program would usher in an era of rapid growth for the cleantech sector....more
It seems hard to believe now, but only a few years ago it looked like we might get federal cap-and-trade legislation to address greenhouse gas emissions. Almost exactly four years ago the House of Representatives passed the...more
Energy and Climate Debate: Following a week during which both Democratic and Republican versions of oil and gas legislation were voted down in the Senate, the upper chamber will debate a four-year extension of the USA...more
The long-awaited U.S. Senate climate and energy bill was unveiled on May 12, 2010, although it has not yet been formally introduced. Officially titled the “American Power Act,” the bill is nearly 1,000 pages long and was...more
The Kerry-Lieberman climate bill promotes accelerated carbon capture and sequestration through cap-and-trade bonuses for electric utilities and industrial facilities that are early adopters of carbon storage technology and...more
The narrow passage by the House of Representatives of H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 [.pdf], by a vote of 219-212 on Friday, June 26, marks the first time that major legislation on global...more