Podcast - Eficiencia Energética
Pepper Hamilton Higher Education "In Brief" Series: Renewable Energy Trends and Opportunities for College and Universities
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Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we live and work. At its core, AI is the ability of machines to think and learn without encoded commands, mimicking our own cognition. Within two months of its...more
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law & Inflation Reduction Act Opportunities - Visit our Energy Funding Matrix for a roundup of all of the various clean energy opportunities. We update the matrix on a biweekly basis and welcome...more
On Monday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the City of Berkeley ordinance entitled “Prohibition of Natural Gas Infrastructure in New Buildings” was preempted by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. The relevant...more
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (“ACEEE”) issued a January 2023 policy brief titled: Identifying States That Will Benefit Most from Updated Building Energy Code (“Policy Brief”)...more
No longer viewed as a fringe concept, ESG has taken off in popularity over the last several years and evolved into a business imperative for companies to generate long-term value for their stakeholders, including members of...more
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (“ACEEE”) issued on September 28th a document titled: Home Energy Upgrade Incentives – Programs in the Inflation Reduction Act and Other Recent Federal Laws (“Policy...more
The United States Department of Energy (“DOE”) issued a document titled: DOE Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap (“Roadmap”) - The Roadmap was prepared by DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy....more
Energy regulations in the UAE are spread across different Emirates, with Emirates like Abu Dhabi and Dubai having their own laws and regulations. Background- The United Arab Emirates is a federation made up of seven...more
Democrats Continue Push for Revised Build Back Better Act - With the window for action on a revised reconciliation bill to address Democratic climate and social policy goals quickly closing, Senate Majority Leader Charles...more
On January 12, 2022, the newly formed Commission on Clean Heat held its first meeting. The Baker-Polito Administration formed the Commission on September 20, 2021 in order to bring the state closer to its goal to be net-zero...more
How to best address impacts from our rapidly changing climate is an issue that has permeated almost all sectors of the global economy, traversing industries and impacting all. Governments and businesses around the world are...more
On June 2, 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) announced that the United States, Denmark, and Norway joined forces with the Global Maritime Forum and the Mærsk...more
On March 2, 2021, members of the United States House of Representatives introduced H.R.1512, the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s Future Act (“CLEAN Future Act”). The CLEAN Future Act, aims to...more
European Commission Announces 2030 Climate Target Plan - As part of the European Green Deal—and flowing from the European Commission's (the "Commission") December 2019 announcement of a 2050 zero carbon target across the...more
Based on the success of the Metered Energy Efficiency Transaction Structure (MEETS) developed at Seattle’s Bullitt Center, the Seattle City Council adopted an ordinance last year directing Seattle City Light (City Light) to...more
Earlier this week, the Department of Energy withdrew definitions of “general service lamps” and “general service incandescent lamps” promulgated under the Obama administration. The effect is it eliminate requirements that...more
The contentious and partisan debate in Washington over climate change policy may be shifting in a new direction—one that is driven not by partisanship but by a group of bipartisan members of Congress and the engagement and...more
Climate Change Regulatory Issues & Updates - California Air Resources Board Amends Cap-and-Trade Regulations - On December 13, 2018, the California Air Resources Board ("CARB") adopted amendments to California's...more
ARGENTINA - BIODIVERSITY - The Secretariat of Environment and Sustainable Development published the 2017 State of the Environment Report....more
Reasons for the implementation of a carbon tax in South Africa - Carbon tax seeks to give effect to the polluter pays principle by ensuring that the real cost of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the environment and...more
Climate Change Regulatory Issues & Updates - EPA Releases 2018 Edition of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory - A new version of EPA's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory shows a decline in U.S. total net greenhouse...more
The California legislature conducts its business in two-year sessions starting on the first Monday in December following an election. Last Friday, September 15, 2017, marked the last day for the California legislature to pass...more
This month’s tracker reflects key initiatives from May 16, 2017 – June 15, 2017. Latin America is moving full speed ahead to adopt and implement Climate Change Convention commitments, signaling that greenhouse gas ...more
Latin America continues it vigorous and progressive introduction of wide ranging environmental and sustainability issues. Some highlighted activity to reflect the range: Sustainability. Signaling what may be a future...more
Sustainable Development Focus - Microsoft tests deep-sea data centers for energy-efficient cooling, security - Construction Dive - Mar 1 - Microsoft researchers have developed undersea data centers that...more