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Network for Greening the Financial System Long-Term Climate Macro-Financial Scenarios for Climate Risks Assessments

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The Network for Greening the Financial System has published the fifth phase of its long-term climate macro-financial scenarios for climate risks assessments. The main development is an updated assessment of physical risk. It...more

McDermott Will & Emery

COP29 Day One: Trump’s Victory Is “Not the End of Our Fight for a Cleaner, Safer Planet”

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On the first day of the 29th Annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), US Climate Envoy John Podesta said the fight against climate change will not stop under President-elect Donald Trump’s next term....more

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Powering Up Data Centre Development in SE Asia with New Direct PPA Frameworks

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This insight highlights government initiatives in Southeast Asia that promote data centre development through Direct Power Purchase Agreements schemes. As jurisdictions compete to attract investment in the power intensive...more

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PFAS In Food Packaging: State-by-state Regulations - Updated November 2024

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In the absence of comprehensive federal regulation of PFAS in food packaging, states are dishing out their own laws. Thus far, 13 (thirteen) states have enacted laws addressing PFAS substances in food containers and packaging...more

McGlinchey Stafford

How a Second Trump Presidency Could Impact Brownfield Redevelopment: Policy, Economics, and Environmental Considerations

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A second Trump presidency may bring a renewed focus on deregulation and a reduction in federal oversight, which could have profound implications for brownfield redevelopment. Brownfields are previously developed sites, often...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Registration Opens for USDA’s 101st Agricultural Outlook Forum

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has opened registration for the 101st Agricultural Outlook Forum. The event, entitled “Meeting Tomorrow’s Challenges, Today,” will be held at the Crystal City Gateway Marriott in...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Scrutiny of ESG and Sustainability Initiatives Under Antitrust Laws

The intersection between antitrust and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives continues to draw attention from regulators and lawmakers. While unilaterally and independently adopted ESG and sustainability...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EUON Publishes Study on Nanomaterial Applications for Agriculture

The European Union (EU) Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) announced on November 12, 2024, that it published a new study evaluating nanomaterials applications in biocidal, plant protection, and fertilizing products used in...more

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President Elect Announces Proposed USEPA Administrator

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President-elect Donald J. Trump announced on Monday, November 11, 2024, his intention to nominate former Representative Lee Zeldin, Republican of New York, as the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection...more

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The Post-Chevron Toolkit: The New Era for Regulatory Review

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In a landmark ruling on 28 June 2024, the US Supreme Court expressly overruled the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine with its decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, eliminating the requirement that courts defer to...more

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Proposed Planning Policy for Wind and Solar Farms

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Consultation closed at the end of September on proposals to align national planning policy with the Government’s aspiration for Britain’s future as a ‘Clean Energy Superpower’ by 2030. Government has committed to respond...more

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Top five learnings from the ESG Gamechangers Summit

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At our third annual ESG Gamechangers Summit in London, leaders from across business, law, science and policy gathered to tackle the question: “ESG – risk or reward?” We have gathered our five top learnings from an afternoon...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Eureka Springs...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the Good Shephard Humane Society, Inc. (“Good Shephard”) entered into a November 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”)...more

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Air Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources and Washington County Tire Processing Facility Enter into Administrative...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Purcell Tire & Rubber Company (“Purcell”) entered into an October 22nd Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) addressing an alleged violation of the Missouri Air...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Adds New Options to Growing Menu of Prop 65 Warning Labels for Foods Containing Acrylamide, Citing “Additional...

California recently amended its Proposition 65 regulations to add several additional alternative “safe harbor” warning labels for foods containing acrylamide, a naturally-occurring byproduct that can result during high-heat...more

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President Trump’s First Energy Move

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When he assumes office again on January 20, 2025, newly reelected President Donald J. Trump can make one move regarding energy that not only will facilitate the increased availability of domestic oil and gas production but...more

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PE Firms Prepare to Navigate Market Uncertainty After U.S. Election

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31% of North American respondents believe that the Republican victory in November’s U.S. presidential election has the potential to boost portfolios, particularly for North American firms. Donald Trump’s victory in...more

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Southern District of New York Rules Lawsuit Seeking to Hold Banks Liable for Environmental Harm from Mining Must Be Brought in...

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On September 30, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that related lawsuits seeking to hold multiple global banks liable for financing mining activity that allegedly led to environmental...more

A&O Shearman

Climate investment is rising fast – but the financing gap to deliver Net Zero is rising faster

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Our second annual study into the scale of the financing needed to decarbonize the global economy reveals the challenge is bigger than previously thought. - Our research shows we are USD6 trillion a year short of what needs...more

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What will happen to IRA clean energy subsidies in the Trump Administration?

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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) was one of the most significant legislative victories of the Biden administration, fostering tens of billions (USD) in planned clean energy investments, much of this yet to be...more

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Autumn Budget 2024: Key Takeaways for the UK’s Energy Sector - Part One

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The UK's new Labour Government’s first Budget has revealed key measures, aiming to support the UK’s transition into cleaner energy. Whilst many changes are largely positive for the renewable sector, the Budget does highlight...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Deadline for Carbon-Related Disclosures Under CA AB 1305 Quickly Approaching

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The deadline for the California law requiring disclosure of information substantiating carbon reduction claims is January 1, 2025, so companies should begin working on these disclosure statements if they are not underway or...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: The Ghosts of Coal Combustion Residuals

Halloween is over, but spooky season just began for anyone that owned, or now owns, a coal-fired power plant. If not already, these facilities should be frightened about the potential liability implicated by the Hazardous and...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

New CESA Candidate Species Impacts Project Permitting Requirements Throughout California

At its Oct. 9-–10, 2024, meeting in Sacramento, the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) unanimously voted to make the western burrowing owl a “candidate” species under the California Endangered Species Act...more

Troutman Pepper

California Open to Input on Endangered Species Listing for Burrowing Owl

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The western burrowing owl was just recently elevated to a “candidate species” under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). As a candidate species, the owl now...more

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