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DOE Releases New Report on Pathways to Commercial Liftoff for Sustainable Aviation Fuel

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced on November 13, 2024, the release of its latest Pathways to Commercial Liftoff report, “Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Sustainable Aviation Fuel,” which analyzes the technical...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, November 2024

We are pleased to share the November 2024 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more

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Angola Incremental Production Decree and Other Ongoing Developments

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On November 20, 2024, Angola enacted Presidential Decree 8/24 on Oil & Gas Incremental Production (“Incremental Production Decree”). This legal statute creates a new special legal and tax framework aimed to promote additional...more

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Brazilian Emissions Trading System Approved by the National Congress

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On November 19, 2024, the Chamber of Deputies approved Bill No. 182/2024, establishing the Brazilian Emissions Trading System (SBCE), following its approval by the Federal Senate on November 13. The text now awaits...more

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Balancing Act: Lithium Extraction and a New Era of Legal Issues

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As the world moves toward cleaner energy, lithium has become crucial, powering electric vehicles and renewable-energy storage systems. With lithium demand set to increase more than 40-fold by 2040, the race to extract this...more

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FERC’s Elimination of Reactive Power Compensation to Be Effective Early 2025

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Order No. 904, Compensation for Reactive Power Within the Standard Power Factor Range, 189 FERC ¶ 61,034 (2024), eliminating most compensation for reactive power service...more

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Preview of What’s to Come for Trump 2.0

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The re-election of former president Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States will have major implications for the key policy issues described below. Empowered by a Republican majority in both chambers, though...more

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Criminal Enforcement/Clean Water Act: U.S. Department of Justice Press Release Announces Six-Count Indictment Charging Phillips 66...

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that a federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment charging Phillips 66 Company with violating the Clean Water Act. The matter is being handled by the...more

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New Political Decisions Pose Challenges for Foreign and Local Investors

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As the dust settles from the elections in Mexico, a new set of political decisions that have transpired in constitutional amendments pose new and major challenges for local and foreign investors with current or future...more

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Dutch Appeals Court Rules That Shell Does Not Need to Reduce Its CO2 Emissions by Specific Amount

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Three years ago, a court in the Netherlands had ruled that Shell--a multinational fossil fuel company based in the Netherlands--had the obligation to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by forty-five percent by 2030, relative...more

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Winners at this Year's P3 Awards

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As mentioned in a previous post, the P3 Awards are held yearly to recognize and celebrate projects and individuals in the P3 space. This year many incredible projects and teams were nominated but only some of them took home a...more

DLA Piper

REIT Tax News - November 2024

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Welcome to the November 2024 issue of REIT Tax News. Below, we summarize five key developments impacting REITs this past year....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Energy Industry Outlook: Navigating Potential Policy Shifts in a Second Trump Administration

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The 2024 election ushers in a renewed focus on “energy independence” under a second Trump administration. Policies emphasizing expanded oil and gas development, regulatory rollbacks, and traditional infrastructure investment...more

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Mintz on Air - Predictions and Practical Policies

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In the latest episode of the Mintz on Air: Predictions and Practical Policies Podcast, ESG Co-chair Jen Rubin moderates a forward-looking discussion on what businesses can expect for ESG, clean tech, and energy regulation...more

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Shifting Supply Chains: How Trump's Trade Policies May Reshape Global Warehousing and Logistics

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The re-election of Donald Trump has renewed focus on policies prioritizing American interests. The “America First” agenda is expected to impact the logistics industry, both domestically and globally. As the new administration...more

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BOEM Announces Comment Period on California Offshore Wind Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

Despite the uncertainty surrounding the immediate future of the U.S. offshore wind industry after the re-election of Donald Trump, industry participants including the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) are cautiously...more

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BETO Will Host Project Peer Review April 22-25, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) ) will host the next Project Peer Review from April 22-25, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia. During the 2025 Project Peer Review, around 200 projects in...more

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UK Rooftop Solar – guiding landlords and tenants

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While we often associate solar panels with homes, businesses are also turning to renewable alternatives to power their properties. As electricity costs remain volatile one of the ways environmentally aware landlords and...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Biden Administration Finalizes Waste Emission Charge Rule

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On November 12, 2024, less than one week after the most recent presidential election which will likely result in substantial changes to energy policy in the United States, the United States Environmental Protection Agency...more

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SMRs & the GDA Process

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With the commitment of no less than 22 countries at COP 28 to triple global nuclear power capacity by 2050, and the UK government’s announcement in its Spring Budget that it would buy two sites for two new nuclear power...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

3D Printing and Modular Construction - A New and Growing Avenue for the Construction Industry

Just as many national, local and company-specific clean energy and sustainability goals are aiming for carbon reduction or carbon neutrality by certain future dates, such as the U.S. federal government’s target of at least 50...more

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The Future of U.S. Environmental Regulation: What to Expect in 2025

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While still a newly minted lawyer early in 1977, I had the good fortune to land a job with the then brand-new Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. This coincided with the 1976 election of Jimmy Carter as...more

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Natural Gas Survives Election, Aims to Thrive Post-Election

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The November election results signal changes to energy policy at the state and federal levels. While it is not yet clear how these changes will develop in the months to come, one winner that appears to have emerged at the...more

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A New Era of Energy Efficiency: The Impacts of Boston’s BERDO and New York City’s Local Law 97 on Commercial Lease Transactions

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As the effects of climate change become more urgent, municipalities across the United States are enacting laws attempting to reduce carbon emissions and improve energy performance. These initiatives present both landlords and...more

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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Proposes Final Changes to its Regulation for the Permanent Community Solar Program

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On October 7, 2024, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (the “Board”) issued a Notice of Proposed Substantial Changes to its previously proposed Community Solar Energy Program regulations (the “Proposed Changes”). The...more

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