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2025 US Electric Vehicle Landscape: Market Growth and Regulatory Pressures

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Global sustainability goals, rapid technological innovation, and shifting consumer preferences are driving electric vehicle (EV) adoption at an unprecedented pace. Developments in charging infrastructure, energy integration,...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

30 Years of New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable

On December 5, 2025, Foley Hoag hosted the 30th Anniversary of the New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable (“Roundtable”), convening leading regulators, executives, and policy experts in the region’s electric power...more

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COP30 is over, here’s what businesses need to know

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The thirtieth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), or COP30, concluded on Saturday 22 November 2025. Held in Belém, Brazil, it was marked by extreme weather...more

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France overhauls geothermal licensing: key changes at a glance

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Geothermal energy offers a lot of potential in the energy transition agenda and can be a tool for energy sovereignty and a solution to fight against global warming and adapt to its consequences. Indeed, heating and cooling...more

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Energy Regulatory Update (UK) – November

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Our energy regulatory teams across Europe provide updates to clients on a regular basis. This newsletter contains a selection of recent UK news items of relevance to the energy transition and more generally to the energy and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Impact of the ASC 842 Lease Accounting Standards on a Toll Agreement for Stand-Alone BESS

The Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) recent lease accounting standards (ASC 842) are impacting toll agreements for stand-alone battery energy storage systems (BESS). These standards require offtakers (lessees) to...more

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LNG’s comeback: Global dealmaking is booming again, and APAC may be next

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Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is enjoying a resurgence. After several years of the energy transition looking like it would diminish the role of gas, market fundamentals have reasserted themselves. Power demand is rising...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Energy Law: Month in Review - November 2025

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Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review for November 2025. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month....more

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Carbon Capture Developments: Class VI Primacy in Louisiana and Texas

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As energy infrastructure projects ramp up along the U.S. Gulf Coast and beyond, the role of states in holding primary enforcement authority (“primacy”) for certain federal programs has taken center stage; this is particularly...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, December 2025

TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Posts FAQs Regarding Pesticides Containing A Fluorinated Carbon - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted a web page entitled “Pesticides Containing a Single Fluorinated Carbon.”...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Hydro-Québec Launches New Wind Power Call for Tenders in 2026

On December 11, 2025, Hydro-Québec announced that a new call for tenders for wind power projects will be launched in spring 2026 to meet Quebec’s growing demand for electricity....more

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Brazil’s Rising Strategic Value: New Opportunities for U.S. Businesses Under the 2025 National Security Strategy

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The November 2025 National Security Strategy of the United States marks a significant shift in how Washington views the Western Hemisphere, placing Brazil at the center of U.S. strategic priorities. By introducing the “Trump...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 9 – The Economic Development Edge — Regulatory Oversight Podcast

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In this episode of our special 12 Days of Regulatory Insights podcast series, RISE partner David Dove is joined by colleague, former State Senator Kirk Dillard, partner at Troutman Strategies to examine 2025 economic...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Federal ESA Rules Face Overhaul—California Prepares to Fill the Gap

As we speed towards 2026, the federal government has taken steps to resuscitate regulations adopted by the first Trump administration related to the implementation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The U.S. Fish and...more

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What the Court Decision Invalidating the Federal Wind Energy Moratorium Means for Renewable Energy

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In a highly anticipated decision, the moratorium on permitting wind energy projects that federal agencies have imposed since January 20, 2025 was struck down by the Massachusetts Federal District Court on December 8, 2025....more

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U.S. Oil & Gas Outlook 2026: How Energy Companies Can Navigate a Plateau Year

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2025 was expected to be a new golden age for traditional energy sources: the era of “drill, baby, drill,” under an administration intent on removing hurdles for producers. ...more

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I Missed the Northern Lights Again, But the Insurance Industry Should Be Watching Carefully

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On November 11 at 9:18 p.m., my phone erupted with the dings of incoming text messages advising me to go outside and “look north.” Those texts were soon followed by photos of the brilliant night sky above my small...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 12.11.2025

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • AGs Call Out Major Providers in Ongoing Robocall...more

Jones Day

The Climate Report: Fourth Quarter 2025

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REGULATORY ISSUES & UPDATES - Latest Developments on the EU Taxonomy Regulation - As part of the broader "Omnibus" package for the simplification and revision of recent EU ESG rules, the European Commission has moved...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Hydro-Québec lance un nouvel appel d’offres éolien pour 2026

Le 11 décembre 2025, Hydro-Québec a annoncé le lancement d’un nouvel appel d’offres éolien au printemps 2026 afin de répondre à la croissance de la demande en électricité au Québec....more

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Genesis Mission: White House Aims to Accelerate AI-Driven Scientific Discovery, Including Energy & Nuclear Research

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The White House recently issued an executive order establishing the “Genesis Mission,” a US Department of Energy (DOE)-led initiative aimed at accelerating scientific discovery using advanced AI. Nuclear energy was...more

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California Climate Disclosure Laws Update (UPDATED)

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On November 18, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit paused the enforcement of the California Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (SB 261) while the lawsuit challenging SB 261 and the Climate Corporate Data...more

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District Court Judge Rules Against Federal Moratorium on Wind Energy Permits

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A federal judge ruled this week that President Trump’s moratorium on offshore and onshore wind permits is unlawful, a significant, if temporary, victory for states such as New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts, which have...more

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Industrials Regulatory News and Trends - December 2025

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Welcome to Industrials Regulatory News and Trends. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers provide concise updates on key developments in the industrials sector to help you navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and...more

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"Nuclear Powered Artificial Intelligence (AI): Small Modular Reactors as an Emerging Power Source for AI Data Centers"

AI is advancing at extraordinary speed due to development of large language models relying on complex, GPU-powered compute clusters. The rapid advance of AI is creating unprecedented electricity demand, with projections...more

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