Podcast - Cracking Down on Carbon Markets: CFTC and FTC Exercise Heightened Scrutiny
California’s unprecedented AB 1305 law purports to target “greenwashing” by mandating public disclosures about virtually any claim of “significant” carbon reductions, but its broad wording and uncertain effective date raise...more
Introduction- The burgeoning voluntary carbon credit (“VCC”) market presents a clear opportunity for tackling carbon emissions by allowing individuals, countries, and corporates to purchase credits to offset their own...more
It seems hard to believe now, but only a few years ago it looked like we might get federal cap-and-trade legislation to address greenhouse gas emissions. Almost exactly four years ago the House of Representatives passed the...more
On Wednesday, the European Parliament approved a proposal to delay the issue of 900 million emissions allowances (each representing the right to emit one metric ton of carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas equivalent, or CO2e)....more