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January 14, 2026: Earth Savers, provider of lighting services for commercial, industrial, and health care facilities, was acquired by Energy Management Collaborative for an undisclosed amount. With this acquisition, Energy...more
Notice 2026-1 (the Notice) provides important guidance under Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), for taxpayers claiming that carbon oxides are stored in secure geological storage following...more
Building on our previous blog regarding the AERH2S model, this update addresses the new editions of Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) Directive 071: Emergency Preparedness and Response and the associated Manual 026: Emergency...more
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
The North Sea, once a cornerstone of the global oil and gas sector, has experienced a significant decline in investment in recent years. With a current marginal tax rate of 78% following the introduction of windfall taxes and...more
The 2025 Federal Budget (Budget 2025) introduced a number of business income tax measures aimed at stimulating investment and accelerating the transition to a clean economy. Key initiatives include temporary immediate...more
Transition finance is emerging as a key market tool to enable companies operating in high-emitting or hard-to-abate sectors to access funding. While it has been much discussed, it has lacked frameworks that provided it with...more
On November 12, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Texas’s request for primacy over Class VI underground injection control (UIC) wells under the Safe Drinking Water Act, authorizing the Railroad...more
The rule positions the Railroad Commission of Texas as the primary permitting authority over Class VI wells and could expedite CCS projects in the state....more
On November 7, 2025, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee M. Zeldin signed a final rule approving the application of the State of Texas for transfer of primacy over Class VI Underground Injection Control...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Nov. 12, 2025, announced a final rule granting the State of Texas primary implementation and enforcement authority (also known as primacy) for Class VI Underground Injection...more
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation lifting moratorium on transportation of carbon dioxide by pipeline. ...more
On 29 October 2025, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ("DESNZ") published the Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan (the "Plan")– a policy framework setting out how the UK will meet its statutory Carbon Budgets...more
In July 2025, Jones Day released a White Paper titled, "CCUS Regulation and Incentives in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Comparative Table for Strategic Decision-Making," followed by the publication in August of "Carbon Capture...more
The relentless demand of artificial intelligence is fundamentally restructuring the energy industry. The term “energy transition” inadequately captures the current shift. This is a profound, necessary pivot toward...more
On October 15, 2025, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry issued an Executive Order (“Order”) halting the review of all new Class VI Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) well permits in the state and directed the state’s...more
On September 16, 2025, the Government of Alberta announced two key changes to Alberta's Technology Innovation and Emission Reduction Regulation (TIER) that allow: (i) certain facilities that had voluntarily opted in to TIER...more
H.R. 5301 has been introduced into the United States House of Representatives which is titled: Promoting Innovation in Pipeline Efficiency and Safety (PIPES) Act of 2025 (“PIPES Act”). ...more
On June 6, 2025, the federal government introduced Bill C-5, An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act, which proposes new legislation aimed at strengthening Canada's economy...more
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Sept. 12 a proposed rule to end the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) for most industrial facilities. Under the GHGRP, over 8,000 energy facilities and suppliers are...more
Texas is the latest in a growing number of states to tackle the issues related to ownership and severability of the pore space underneath land as carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) remains a relevant tool in CO2...more
The Department of Energy (DOE) has recently terminated or suspended a number of high-profile energy grants, withdrawing more than $3.7 billion in commitments for projects involving carbon capture, decarbonization, and...more
If you drive around Pennsylvania, you are likely not going to encounter a “For Sale” sign offering a cavern in the ground. But the voids, pore spaces, and cavities in the subsurface can be quite valuable now and in the...more
Like the European Commission in a series of other projects, the German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) assessed and signed-off on ESG-related collaboration between competitors....more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”) modifies the federal income tax credit for carbon oxide sequestration. Such tax credit, in place since 2008, was previously increased by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022....more