Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast Episode Six: Understanding the Intersection of ESG and the Forest Sector with MaryKate Bullen, Director of Sustainability and ESG of Forest Investment Associates
Nota Bene Episode 101: Catching up with Global Climate Regulation with Nico van Aelstyn
INTRODUCTION - Deforestation is now the second leading cause of climate change globally, after burning fossil fuels, and is responsible for around 11% of all greenhouse gas emissions. In the last 60 years more than half...more
On May 2, 2023, the Brazilian Senate approved legislation that amends rules relating to public forest concession contracts and, significantly, now allows the use and commercialization of carbon credits. The amendment, which...more
In support of transitioning to clean energy and combating climate change, Congress enacted the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) (Pub. L. 117-169) to extend, modify and enhance many existing tax incentives, create new tax...more
Establishment of the loss and damage fund and development in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement were among the major developments in this year’s conference. On November 20, 2022, the 27th annual Conference of Parties...more
The 2020 wildfire season alone released more carbon dioxide than what California reduced through years of emission cuts. California is a recognized leader in climate policy, but a wildfire crisis is threatening to unwind...more
The Environmental Defense Fund issued a report titled: Ambitious Climate Mitigation Pathways for U.S. Agriculture and Forestry: Vision for 2030 (“Report”) - Personnel from the climate consulting firm ICF served as...more
United States Senate negotiators reached an agreement on July 27th on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”). The 725-page bill would use fiscal year 2021 reconciliation instructions to raise revenue in order to fund...more
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
In a lengthy opinion tackling several of CEQA’s hot topics, a court of appeal has rejected the EIR for the Martis Valley West project, finding its Lake Tahoe water quality analysis, GHG and traffic mitigation measures, and...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
Market participants can expect the initiative’s proposals to offer guidance on setting targets for emissions reduction and decarbonisation. On 12 January 2021, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) published its...more
In the latest installment of the Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast, titled Understanding the Intersection of ESG and the Forest Sector, MaryKate Bullen, Director of Sustainability and ESG of Forest Investment Associates,...more
The Earth’s climate is changing. With unprecedented fires in California and the State’s litigation with the federal government, the Brazilian rainforest fires, and the aircraft industry’s inability to curb aircraft emissions,...more
Environmental sustainability and carbon management are increasingly part of the lexicon in corporate boardrooms around the world. Private industries around the globe are investing in voluntary efforts to manage their carbon...more
After nearly a decade of work, on September 19, 2019, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) endorsed its much anticipated Tropical Forest Standard (TFS). The TFS is a first-of-its-kind framework for assessing...more
On January 11, 2019, the Commission on Act 250 issued its final report making its recommendations, along with draft legislation proposing those changes. In 2017, the Vermont General Assembly created the Commission on Act...more
EPA Chief Looks to Distinguish Himself from Pruitt in Agency-Wide Memo - "The new head of the EPA sent a staff-wide memo laying out steps the agency is taking to increase transparency, a move that's seen as an effort to...more
$900 million in appropriations for fiscal year 2016-17 - With California’s cap and trade program suffering from legal challenges, decreasing auction revenue and general criticism of the program’s effectiveness, Gov....more
In an Executive Order issued yesterday, California Governor Jerry Brown set “a new interim statewide greenhouse gas emission reduction target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 is...more