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What Does a New UK Government Mean for Climate Change?

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On July 4, 2024, the UK general election took place, and the Labour Party won with a significant majority. After 14 years of Conservative Party rule, a number of changes are now expected in respect of the UK's position on...more

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How Much “Climate Justice” Do We Need … How Much Can We Stand?

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How will you and I become extinct? The UN assures us that the weather will be unpleasant whenever it happens. The IPCC has predicted that global “warming”, “heating”, “baking” “broiling” and other Game of Thrones-worthy...more

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Carbon Quarterly – Volume 9

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Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency planning,...more

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D.C. Circuit Declines to Stay EPA’s New Methane Rule

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On July 9, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) declined to stay a new Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) rule that seeks to limit methane emissions in the oil...more

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UK Supreme Court Quashes Planning Permission Due to a Failure to Consider Downstream (Scope 3) Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The Situation: On June 20, 2024, the UK Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision in R (on the application of Finch on behalf of the Weald Action Group) (Appellant) v Surrey County Council and others (Respondents) [2024]...more

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Good to the Last Drop?

Our national climate goals of net zero emissions, renewable energy transition, electrified vehicle fleets, clean steel, green hydrogen, and the rest of the package focus on the ramp-up of clean energy sources and end uses. As...more

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June 2024 ESG Policy Update—Australia

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Australian Update - Australia and EU Enter Into Critical and Strategic Minerals Partnership - On 28 May 2024, Australia and the European Union (EU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a bilateral partnership to...more

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Significant Implications for Environmental Assessment of Major Projects

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The Supreme Court’s judgment in R(Finch) v Surrey County Council [2024] UKSC 20 has potentially significant implications on how environmental impacts of major projects are assessed. The question at the heart of the case was...more

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U.S. EPA Increases the Heat on Coolant Enforcement

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On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") filed a complaint for civil penalties against USA Wholesale, Inc. for the illegal import of hydrofluorocarbons ("HFCs"). HFCs are greenhouse gases used...more

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Vermont Law Requires Energy Companies to Pay for Climate Change Damage

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Vermont passed a first-of-its-kind law requiring energy companies to pay for part of the damages from extreme weather events, but the law likely will face legal challenges....more

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Alberta Next—What's next for Energy and Environment in Alberta

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Members of the Bennett Jones' Energy and Energy Regulatory groups attended the Calgary Chamber of Commerce’s recent “Alberta Next Series on Energy and the Environment” event, eager to hear from industry leaders and policy...more

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Major European Bank Withdraws From Fossil Fuel Financing

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This week, “BNP Paribas SA, the European Union's biggest bank” stated that it “is no longer participating in conventional bond issuance for” “oil and gas producers.”  In essence, BNP Paribas has announced that it will cease...more

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EPA Releases Suite of Environmental Regulations for Utility Sector: What does it mean for you?

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On April 25, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed four final rules representing multi-media regulation (air, water, waste, climate) for the utility sector. Individually, each rule would have been notable for...more

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Impact of Colorado Carbon Capture Legislation on Oil and Natural Gas Producers

State proposal to expand carbon capture authority also proposes changes to the Oil and Gas Conservation Act As part of a bill revising aspects of the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission’s (ECMC) (f/k/a Colorado...more

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MethaneSat Joins Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Constellation

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On March 4, 2024, MethaneSat, a satellite developed by a subsidiary of the Environmental Defense Fund that will locate and quantify methane emissions from oil and gas operations, was launched into orbit. According to the...more

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Hydrogen update Germany - new regulatory and market developments

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Exciting times for hydrogen market participants in Germany – in the last months, a variety of new regulatory instruments and policy initiatives have been announced which will boost the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy in...more

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Three Unfolding Cases Could Shape Future Energy Litigation, and Perhaps Business Practices

A stream of judicial decisions in the pipeline will have important implications for the energy industry. The three cases discussed below are among those that energy litigators and industry professionals are watching in 2024....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Cadwalader Climate - March 2024 - #2

Greenwashing Beef Production - On February 28, New York State Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James filed a lawsuit with the New York Supreme Court against meat processing company JBS USA for misleading the public about its...more

Gray Reed

What’s New From the Climate-Alarm Industry?

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A lot, it turns out. The Biden Administration, bending the knee to the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, has paused approval of new LNG export facilities. (In terms of influence on the President, this “wing” is...more

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Pacific Northwest Climate Law Update: Recent Developments Cloud the Future of Oregon and Washington Climate Programs

Two developments toward the end of 2023 have clouded the future of climate policy in the Pacific Northwest. First, on November 21, 2023, opponents of Washington’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA) submitted more than 400,000...more

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COP28: Key Takeaways From the Annual Climate Conference in Dubai

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The first global stocktake, Article 6, carbon markets, new finance pledges, and the loss and damage fund formed the major developments at this year’s conference. Between November 30 and December 12, 2023, Dubai hosted the...more

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What Happened at COP28?

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About the same as what happened at COP27. The 70,000+ fabulists, opportunists, and assorted acolytes comprising the congregation of the Church of Our Holy Mother of the Suffering Planet celebrated another high mass in,...more

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Pushback Against Climate Hysteria

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A quiz: What do Big Oil and Galileo, and maybe you, have in common? Answer is... ...more

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New Mexico Announces New Crack Down on O&G Operations

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Citing low compliance rates with air quality requirements, the New Mexico Environmental Department (NMED) has announced it is ramping up compliance assurance and enforcement activities at oil and gas operations within the...more

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Food Waste, Methane Gas, and the EPA

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The Environmental Protection Agency on Oct. 19 released new reports regarding the impact of methane emissions from food waste. As previously discussed in this space[i], many states have passed regulations to address methane...more

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