The Supervisory Body published the Methodology Guidance and the Removal Guidance to be presented for discussion in COP28.
After two years of discussion, the Supervisory Body (SB) responsible for determining the...more
Governor Newsom has committed to signing into law two bills that would require certain companies that do business in California to disclose their GHG emissions and climate-related financial risks.
In January 2023,...more
Data collected under the PROVE IT Act would measure the carbon emissions of certain goods in the US and other nations.
On June 7, 2023, US Senators Chris Coons and Kevin Cramer introduced the bipartisan Providing...more
The updated Green Guides will likely impact legal liability for environmental marketing claims in the years to come.
On December 20, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a notice (hereinafter, the 2022...more
Establishment of the loss and damage fund and development in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement were among the major developments in this year’s conference.
On November 20, 2022, the 27th annual Conference of Parties...more
12/9/2022
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Three funding opportunity announcements and a finance program provide significant investments to support carbon capture and sequestration.
Demand for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) to meet global and national...more
A major voluntary carbon standard invites comments on linking carbon credits with crypto instruments and tokens, reinforcing the growing importance of blockchain transactions in voluntary carbon markets.
On August 3,...more
What the proposed rule would mean for registrants and their filings with the SEC.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed climate disclosure rule, approved by a 3–1 vote on March 21, 2022, is the agency’s...more
4/6/2022
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The decision expands the availability of trademark protection for domain names and limits the number of terms deemed unprotectable because they are generic.
Key Points:
..The addition of the .com top-level domain to an...more
7/29/2020
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