Vinson & Elkins Sean Moran and Lauren Collins Discuss the Evolution of Tax Credits
Podcast - Carbon Markets Lightning Round: State and Federal Updates
CCUS: Understanding The Class VI Permitting Process
Carbon Capture & Storage: The Race To Net Zero
Carbon Capture, Use, and Sequestration (CCUS) Webinar
Energy & Infrastructure: Renewables Driving Change in the Investment Landscape
Videocast: Section 45Q Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) credit
Key Takeaways - - EPA is evaluating the Texas Railroad Commission's formal primacy application. If granted, Texas will assume primary enforcement authority—or primacy—over Class VI wells. - Carbon capture and storage...more
The new UK Government has taken several recent steps in its mission to achieve security of supply of affordable clean energy. We discuss its autumn flurry of energy and infrastructure related announcements in our article New...more
UK energy and infrastructure developments have been coming thick and fast as the new Government gets its feet under the table. With the Autumn Budget headlining a flurry of announcements on energy and infrastructure policy...more
On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1305 into law, also known as the “Voluntary Market Disclosures Business Regulation Act,” or AB 1305. This law marks the first of its kind in the...more
On August 4, 2023, the Department of Finance of Canada released significant legislative proposals relating to the federal government’s proposed measures to grow Canada’s clean economy. The release includes the draft...more
Senate Bill 1534 would establish a state policy of increasing carbon sequestration in natural and working lands and waters and require the State Department of Forestry, the State Department of Agriculture, the Oregon...more
Faced with opposition from within his own party, President Biden last week unveiled a new, pared down framework for his “Build Back Better” agenda. Following release of the president’s framework, H.R. 5376 (the “Build Back...more
Since the beginning of his presidential campaign, President Joe Biden has made clear his vision to drive the United States toward world leadership in green energy. With tax policy long an important tool in the toolbox for...more
On May 28, 2021, Treasury released the General Explanations of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2022 Revenue Proposals, more commonly referred to as the Green Book. The issuance of the Green Book provides further detail on...more
The energy market has undergone significant change in the past 12 months, with even more on the horizon. Our webinar series explores how these changes have shaped—and will continue to impact—the energy industry, including...more
The energy market has undergone significant change in the past 12 months, with even more on the horizon. Join us for a webinar series as we explore how these changes have shaped—and will continue to impact—the energy...more
In this episode Judith Rinearson interviews Mary Baker and Daniel Cohen about the major changes in the U.S. beyond COVID-19 since the election, focusing on the establishment of the new U.S. administration and the initiatives...more
This webinar featured a case study approach to a CCUS project to identify the key commercial arrangements and risk pressure points that sponsors, tax equity and cash equity investors, and lenders evaluate in connection with...more
This webinar uses a case study approach to a CCUS project to identify the key commercial arrangements and risk pressure points that sponsors, tax equity and cash equity investors, and lenders evaluate in connection with...more
Oregon House Bill 2488 requires the Land Conservation and Development Commission to adopt a new statewide planning goal to address climate change mitigation and environmental justice for disadvantaged communities (“Goal 20”)....more
On March 17, 2021, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) and U.S. Representatives Marc Veasey (D-Texas) and David McKinley (R-W.Va.) introduced the Storing CO2 And Lowering Emissions (SCALE) Act. ...more
It is still speculative as to what President Biden will put forward for promoting increased investment in renewable energy. Latham & Watkins attorneys explain how investment funds with a firm grasp of key structural...more
The US House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means has reintroduced the Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act, which aims to extend tax credits for renewable energy and carbon capture projects. If...more
Congress was away from Washington for much of the month of August for the annual recess and is scheduled to return after Labor Day for a limited work period before breaking again to allow members to campaign ahead of the...more
The flurry of activity at the end of 2019 demonstrates that congressional support for clean energy research and development (R&D) remains strong, as evidenced by level or increasing budgets for most of the relevant programs...more
In This Issue: - Energy and Climate - Congress - Administration - Department of Commerce - Department of Energy - Department of Treasury - Environmental Protection Agency -...more